Back in the Day '93-'95
Early-'90s hip hop like Wu-Tang, Common, KRS-One, and Digable Planets
Back in the Day '96-'99
Late-'90s hip hop from Biggie, Roots, OutKast, and 2PAC
Underground Hip Hop
Backpackers and B-Boys keep pushing the envelope
Check the Rhyme
Classic joints in Hip-Hop history sprinkled with the sound of today.
HitKast Hip Hop
The hottest Hip Hop hits
HitKast Hip Hop and R&B
Hottest, freshest...
Wait, THEY Made a Christmas Record?!?
Holiday music from unexpected sources
Holiday Music: Wide Playlist
The widest playlist of holiday songs you'll find anywhere -- over 17,000 songs!
Top '00s Hits
Just the biggest hits of 2000-2009
Black American #1s
#1 Billboard Hot 100 hits from African American artists of the past 50 years
Listeners' Top 100: Hip Hop Classics
The 100 most popular tracks from our Hip Hop channels
Chicago's R&B Scene
Today's Chicago stars: Common, Kanye, Jennifer Hudson and more
HitKast Energize
High energy pop & dance like the morning sun in your eyes
Back in the Day BBQ
Keep the drinks on ice and the burgers flippin' with these classic hip-hop jams
2010s R&B
A round-up of R&B's best from 2010 to today
HitKast Jams
Today's biggest hits + the hottest hip hop
Radio 420
Tunes to burn one to on 4/20. Wait, what were we talking about?
Critics' Picks: Top Songs of the '00s
Derived from hundreds of critics' lists of the best music of the decade
Daddy's Home
Happy Father's Day, even to those who were a rolling stone
This Is Hip Hop
A rundown of Hip Hop history's biggest tracks
Throwback Hip Hop and R&B
Top jams from the '90s & 2000s heyday
Original Gangsta Radio
Edgy tales from the street...Tupac, Snoop, DMX, and NWA livin' the life
Lovers Rock Reggae
Smooth, mellow, reggae sounds with an emphasis on love and romance.
Music from "Black-ish"
Prime tracks from ABC's show 'Black-ish,' with Prince, Kanye, Earth Wind & Fire, and Marvin Gaye
Music from "The Boys"
Tracks from the superhero web TV series "The Boys" -- the best show on Amazon Prime right now
As Heard on TV: Hits Used in Commercials
All those great songs you hear in television commercials!
This Is Music: 2005
Essential 2005 tracks Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Rob Thomas, Lifehouse, and Gorillaz
Best Hip Hop and R&B: 2005
2005 jams from Snoop, Mariah, Fantasia, and the Game
Gospel 2010s
Our curators choose the best in Gospel music from 2010 through 2019
Top 40: March 24th, 2005
This was the night we met the madness of Dunder Mifflin for the first time. Click play on the so...
Best Hip Hop and R&B: 1993
The year of Snoop, Tupac, Wu-Tang, and A Tribe Called Quest
Preemo Beats: DJ Premier Productions
Tracks produced by one of the best, the incomparable DJ Premier
R&B Throwback: 1993
'93 was Jodeci, Janet, SWV, and Toni Braxton...let's go!
This Is Music: 1993
Remember these hits from Meatloaf, UB40, 4 Non Blondes, Snow, and Haddaway?
Best Hip Hop and R&B: 2002
Top tracks from Ashanti, Nelly, Ja Rule, JLo, and Missy Elliott that powered 2002
Hip Hop History
The genre's most important and influential tracks, inspired by the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-H...
Beats by Dr. Dre
Celebrating 30 years of The Chronic plus Dre's production genius for Snoop, Em, Fiddy, Hova, Nas,...
This Is Music: 1994
A year of hits from All-4-One, Prince, Mariah Carey, TLC, and Bon Jovi
This Is Music: 2003
2003? That's Evanescence, Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Norah Jones, and Outkast!
Best Hip Hop and R&B: 2004
Jams from Usher, Snoop, Ciara, Kanye, Alicia Keys, and Terror Squad
House Blend: Coachella at 20 channels
A combo of our 2019 series of channels celebrating 20 years of the Coachella Valley Music and Art...
This Is Music: 2004
It was all about Maroon 5, Usher, Outkast, Hoobastank, and Juvenile
The Rock Pile
Songs that have 'rock' or 'Rock 'n Roll' in the title or lyrics like "Rock Me Gently" and "Rock o...
Gone to Cali
Songs about California including "California Girls" AND "California Gurls" and more!
Best Hip Hop and R&B: 2006
Ne-Yo, T.I., Mary J., Lil Wayne, Three 6 Mafia and more for a 2006 throwback
The Most '90s
More '90s hits than you could fit in your old CD changer
Class of '95: Music of 1991-95
The biggest hits of your school days, plus some "oh wow's" for the '95 graduates
Class of '94: Music of 1990-94
Whitney, R.E.M., Mariah, and the Chili Peppers from your school days
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