Every trip needs epic background music. A great playlist is essential for a long flight or train ride. Whether you’re headed on a quick weekend getaway or backpacking across Europe, I put together a fun list of old school rap music that will take you WAY back. If you don’t see your favorite jam, let me know what I am missing in the comments below (a traveler’s playlist can never be too long)! Here it goes:
My Ultimate Throwback Rap Travel Playlist
- “Juicy” by The Notorious B.I.G.
- “California Love” by 2Pac
- “Gin and Juice” by Snoop Dogg
- “Rosa Parks” by Outkast
- “If I Ruled the World” by Nas
- “Put it on Me” by Ja Rule
- “Slow Jamz” by Twista
- “Unfoolish” by Ashanti
- “Sunshine” by Lil’ Flip
- “Can’t Let You Go” by Fabolous
- “Hey Ma’ by Cam’ron
- “Lose Yourself” by Eminem
- “Wipe Me Down” by Lil Boosie
- “Peaches and Cream” by 112
- “Yo” (Excuse Me Miss) by Chris Brown
- “Dear Mama” by 2Pac
- “Still Not a Player” by Big Punisher
- “U Don’t Have to Call” by Usher
- “Into You” (feat. Tamia) by Fabolous
- “Let it Go” by Keyshia Cole
- “Oh Boy” by Cam’ron
- “Overnight Celebrity” by Twista
- “Feel So Good” by Mase
- “Where the Party At” by Jagged Edge
- “Got Your Money” by Ol’ Dirty Bastard
- “Patiently Waiting” by 50 Cent
- “Knuck if You Buck” by Crime Mob & Lil Scrappy
- “In Da Club” by 50 Cent
- “Some Cut” by Trillville
- “I Know You See It” by Yung Joc
- “Say I Yi Yi” by Ying Yang Twins
- “Drop and Gimme 50” by Mike Jones
- “Shake That Monkey” by Too $hort
- “Whistle While You Twurk” by Ying Yang Twins
- “And Then What” by Young Jeezy
- “Choppa Style” by Choppa
- “Bojangles Remix” by Pitbull
- “By Myself” by Ying Yang Twins
- “Goodies” by Ciara
- “Raise Up” by Petey Pablo
- “Tha Block is Hot” by Lil Wayne
- “Me & U” by Cassie
- “Slow Motion” by Juvenile
- “Get Your Freak On” by Missy Elliott
- “It’s Goin’ Down” by Yung Joc
- “Party Up” by DMX
- “Wobble Wobble” by 504 Boyz
- “Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa
- “My Name Is” by Eminem
- “99 Problems” by Jay Z


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