Throwback Jam of the Week: 8/8/22

 Throw on your Kangol and head around the way as we take you back to the 90s! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!

Artist: LL Cool J
Song: Around The Way Girl
Album: Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 9
Bonus Fun Facts: This song was LL Cool J's 1st top 10 single and features a sample from the song "All Night Long" by the Mary Jane Girls!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 11/22/21

  Throw on your Kangol and head to Queens as we take you back to the 80's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!

Artist: L.L. Cool J
Song: I'm That Type of Guy
Album: Walking With A Panther (1989)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: #15
Bonus Fun Fact: This song contains a sample from "The March of the Winkies" from the movie The Wizard of Oz and was the highest charting single from LL's "Walking With A Panther" album.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 2/24/20

Throw on your wetsuit and head to the Deep Blue Sea as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: L.L. Cool J

Song: Deepest Bluest

Album: Deep Blue Sea: The Soundtrack (1999)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A

Bonus Fun Fact: This song was the only single off this soundtrack album. L.L. Cool J was quoted as saying "This was my finest shark-related song ever. I can't believe it didn't chart."

Throwback Jam of the Week: 3/4/19

Throw on your Kangol, cut your hair in the fresh baldy style and watch an episode of In The House as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: L.L. Cool J

Song: Ain't Nobody

Album: Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 46

Bonus Fun Fact: This song was released as the second single from the Beavis & Butthead Do America Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles Chart and was nominated for a Grammy in 1998.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 9/3/18

It's that time of the week again here at 20 Years Before 2000...It's time for the THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK! These are the jams currently on my trusty Creative ZEN MP3 player and they encompass everything from Motown R&B classics to hip-hop and rap from the 90s! I would like to share them with you in the hopes that they can get you on your feet and bring back some sweet nostalgic memories! So throw on your Kangol, cut your hair in the fresh Caesar style and slip on your FUBU clothing as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: L.L. Cool J

Song: Mamma Said Knock You Out

Album: Mamma Said Knock You Out (Released 1991)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 17

Bonus Fun Fact: This song was inspired by a conversation LL had with his grandma when she told him to, "Oh baby, just knock them out!". Won the Grammy for "Best Rap Solo Performance" in 1992!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 7/30/18

It's that time of the week again here at 20 Years Before 2000...It's time for the THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK! These are the jams currently on my trusty Creative ZEN MP3 player and they encompass everything from Motown R&B classics to hip-hop and rap from the 90s! I would like to share them with you in the hopes that they can get you on your feet and bring back some sweet nostalgic memories! So throw on your Nike Visor, cut your hair in the fresh gumby style and slip on your KangaROOS as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: L.L. Cool J

Song: I'm BAD

Album: Bigger and Deffer (Released 1987)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 84

Bonus Fun Fact: Executive produced by Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons. Includes a sample from the theme song to the 1960s cartoon, Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 7/26/18

It's that time of the week again here at 20 Years Before 2000...It's time for the THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK! These are the jams currently on my trusty Creative ZEN MP3 player and they encompass everything from Motown R&B classics to hip-hop and rap from the 90s! I would like to share them with you in the hopes that they can get you on your feet and bring back some sweet nostalgic memories! So throw on your Nike Visor, cut your hair in the fresh gumby style and slip on your KangaROOS as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes

Song: Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)  

Album: Space Jam Soundtrack (Released 1997)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A

Bonus Fun Fact: This song never made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S, but it went all the way to #1 in Norway in 1997! The music video was directed by Hype Williams!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 3/15/18

It's that time of the week again here at 20 Years Before 2000...It's time for the Throwback Jam of the Week! These are the jams currently on my trusty Creative ZEN MP3 player and they encompass everything from Motown R&B classics to hip-hop & rap from the 80s & 90s! I would like to share them with you in the hopes that they get you off your feet and bring back some sweet nostalgic memories! In memory of the great New York rapper, Craig Mack who passed away this week, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 Throwback Jam of the week...

Artist: Craig Mack feat. Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes & Rampage

Song: Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)

Album: Project Funk da World (Released 1994)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: #9

Bonus Fun Fact: The original version of  this song was nominated for the 1995 "Best Rap Solo Performance" Grammy