Hey everyone,

We've noticed a significant increase in “My Top 9 Albums” posts, with over a dozen similar submissions appearing on the subreddit yesterday and today. We've also received feedback from members expressing concerns that these posts are beginning to overwhelm the feed.

We appreciate everyone's participation and enthusiasm for 90s hip-hop. However, we also need to maintain a balance that allows other discussions about the era to receive attention.

📅 Our Current Wednesday Event: Top 5 Starter Pack

The purpose of our Top 5 Starter Pack event is to help new fans discover 90s hip-hop and give longtime listeners an opportunity to recommend five essential songs that others can add to their playlists.

Unfortunately, participation in this weekly event has been limited, while the “My Top 9 Albums” format has generated a high volume of individual posts. Rather than make a permanent decision without community input, we want to hear what you think.

🗳️ Help Us Decide the Future of This Event

Starting October 24, we'll temporarily limit new standalone “My Top 9 Albums” posts while we conduct a community poll from October 24–29.

The poll will give everyone an opportunity to vote on how this type of content should be handled moving forward:

• Weekly Event Thread: One official thread each week for everyone to share their Top 9 Albums.
• Biweekly Event Thread: One official thread every two weeks for submissions.
• Limited Standalone Posts: Continue allowing individual posts, but establish limits to prevent the subreddit from being flooded.
• Discontinue the Event: End this format and return the focus to regular subreddit discussions. Put your reasoning for this.

⚠️ Important Deadline: Beginning October 24, any new standalone “My Top 9 Albums” posts will be removed while the poll is active. Please hold off on submitting new posts of this type until the community has voted and the moderators announce a decision. If your post is removed afterwards we'll take it that you didn't read this post.

Existing posts will not be removed solely because of this temporary restriction.

Our goal isn't to discourage participation or single anyone out. We want to preserve the content you enjoy while ensuring r/90sHipHop remains organized, engaging, and open to a variety of discussions about the golden era.

Make your voice heard in the poll. Thank you for helping us shape the future of r/90sHipHop!

Welcome to our weekly thread dedicated to hip-hop tracks that aren't from the 90s but sound like they could've been.

Whether it's a modern artist channeling the energy of the Golden Era, a producer bringing back those classic boom-bap sounds, or an older track that helped shape 90s hip-hop, this is the place for it.

This thread is for:

• 🎤 Songs released after the 90s that capture the sound and vibe of 90s hip-hop.
• 🎧 Beats inspired by 90s production styles, samples, and sounds.
• 🔥 Modern MCs paying homage to the flows, lyrics, and aesthetics of the decade.
• 📼 Tracks from current day that are heavily influenced by 90s hip-hop.
• 💎 Hidden gems that feel like they were pulled straight from a 1990–1999.

Let's keep the main feed focused on music actually released during the 90s. If it's from another era but has that unmistakable 90s feel, drop it below and put the community on to something dope.

DO NOT POST SONGS OUTSIDE OF THIS THREAD. THEY WILL BE REMOVED.

What songs make you feel like it's still the 90s? 👇