Throwback Jam of the Week: 2/21/22

 Throw on your Dark Shades, and head to Southern California as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!

Artist: Tony! Toni! Tone!
Song: Feels Good
Album: The Revival (1990)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 9
Bonus Fun Fact: The rap break in this song was performed by Mopreme Shakur under the stage name Mocedes! Mopreme is the step brother of the late Tupac Shakur!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 10/25/21

  Throw on your leather hat and head to Spook Central 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: Bobby Brown
Song: On Our Own
Album: Ghostbusters II Soundtrack (1989)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 2
Bonus Fun Fact: This song reached #1 on Billboard's "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" and features backing vocals by Babyface.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 9/20/21

Throw on your baggy pants and head to the barber shop for the fresh Gumby cut 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: Bobby Brown
Song: Every Little Step
Album: Don't Be Cruel (1989)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 3
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was the fourth single off the "Don't Be Cruel" album and won Brown a Grammy in 1990 for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance".

Throwback Jam of the Week: 9/13/21

  Throw on your baggy pants and head to the recording studio as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!

Artist: Hi-Five
Song: I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)
Album: Hi-Five (1991)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 1
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was co-written and produced by Teddy Riley and spent 2 weeks at #1 on the Billboard "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 8/23/21

 Throw on your colorful leather jacket and head to get some wings in Buffalo, NY 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: Joe Public

Song: Live and Learn

Album: Joe Public (1992)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 4

Bonus Fun Fact: This song was ranked as #16 on Complex.com's list of the 25 best "New Jack" songs of all time. Joe Public served as the backup band to Boyz II Men, Shanice and Kriss Kross. They were also the hosts of the 90's VHS release "NBA JAMS MUSIC VIDEO".

Throwback Jam of the Week: 7/5/21

  Throw on your dopest party suit and head to the studio 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: Johnny Kemp
Song: Just Got Paid
Album: Secrets of Flying (1988)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 10
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was written & produced by Kemp with help from Teddy Riley. The final version of this song was intended for another singer, but Kemp's sample "scratch vocal" was what ended up on the released single! NSYNC did a cover of this song in 2000.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 3/1/21

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

Artist: Timex Social Club
Song: Rumors
Album: Vicious Rumors (1986)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 8
Bonus Fun Fact: Based on the success of this song, Timex Social Club was hired by Russell Simmons to open for RUN DMC on their "Raising Hell" tour in 1986!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 4/22/19

Throw on your thick rimmed glasses, cut your hair in the fresh wave style and hit the streets with your crew as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: Heavy D and The Boyz

Song: Now That We Found Love

Album: Peaceful Journey (1991)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 11
Bonus Fun Fact: This Teddy Riley produced song is a 90s remake of the 1973 O'Jays hit song. It plays at the end and during the credits of the Will Smith movie "Hitch".

Throwback Jam of the Week: 3/18/19

Throw on your doo rag, cut your hair in the fresh baldy style and hit the street ball courts as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: SWV

Song: Anything

Album: It's About Time (1992)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A

Bonus Fun Fact: This song was featured on the "Above The Rim" movie soundtrack. There is a remix of this song that features the Wu-Tang Clan. This was the final single to be released from this album.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 1/14/19

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 Gumby style and grab some Hi-C Ecto Cooler as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: Michael Jackson

Song: Jam
Album: Dangerous (Released 1992)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 26

Bonus Fun Fact: The music video for this song prominently features Michael Jordan and also includes cameos by rap groups Kriss Kross and Naughty By Nature!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 1/7/19

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 Gumby style and grab some Hi-C Ecto Cooler as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: Bobby Brown

Song: We're Back
Album: Ghostbusters II Soundtrack (Released 1989)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A

Bonus Fun Fact: This song was featured in the film Ghostbusters II where Bobby Brown himself makes a cameo appearance as the doorman at Gracie Mansion!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 3/22/18

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! So throw on your Starter Cap, get your hair cut in the fresh Caesar style and slip on your Pumas kicks as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 Throwback Jam of the week...

Artist: Johnny Gill

Song: Rub You The Right Way

Album: Johnny Gill (Released 1990)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 3

Bonus Fun Fact: A Remixed version of this song exists with a rap verse from CL Smooth!