Nothing like the summertime. Summer officially started on June 20th, but it really kicks off this July 4th weekend.
So to get you jumping for your summertime cookouts, BBQ’s, crusin around town, or taking a trip.. we got you covered on our Best Black Music Summertime Jams list. We each put down 20-25 of our favorites, we removed duplicates and will put all this in the mix Sunday & Monday Afternoon on Blax Radio 1pm pacific/4pm eastern.
Manga Dolo’s List:
DoloMang’s top 15 summerHip-Hop
- “Crooklyn” – Crooklyn Dodgers
- “People Everyday” – Arrested Development
- “Going Back to Cali” – LL Cool J
- “It’s Funky Enough” – The D.O.C.
- “U Can’t Touch This” – MC Hammer
- “You Must Learn (Live From Cacaucus Mountain Remix) – Boogie Down Productions
- “Saturdays” – De La Soul
- “Nickel Bags” – Digable Planets
- “U Don’t Hear Me Tho” – Rodney O. And Joe Cooley
- “Crossover” – EPMD
- “Going Back to Cali” – Biggie Smalls
- “Ain’t No Future In Yo Frontin” – MC Breed and the DFC
- “Fight the Power” – Public Enemy
- “California Love” – 2Pac
- “Summertime” – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh
DoloMang top 15 Soul summer joints
- “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” – James Brown
- “(Not Just) Knee Deep” – Funkadelic
- “Another Part of Me” – Michael Jackson
- “I Wish” – Stevie Wonder
- “Walking Into Sunshine” – Central Line
- “Hot Fun in the Summertime” – Sly and the Family Stone
- “Summer Breeze” – Isley Brothers
- “Summer Madness” – Kool and the Gang
- “Lovely Day” – Bill Withers
- “Sun Goddess” – Ramsey Lewis feat. Earth, Wind and Fire
- “Party Train” – Gap Band
- “Double Dutch Bus” – Frankie Smith
- “I Feel For You” – Chaka Khan
- “On Our Own” – Bobby Brown
- “Joy and Pain” – Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
DJ Rage’s list:
Soul Summer List
- 3 Little Birds – Bob Marley
- Masterblaster – Stevie Wonder
- Cruising – Smokey Robinson
- Breezin – George Benson
- Rock Creek Park – The Blackbyrds
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine – Roy Ayers
- Summer – War
- Look At California – Frankie Beverly
- Aint Nobody – Chaka Khan
- Car Wash – Rose Royce
- Mary Jane – Rick James
- Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield
- Riding High – Faze O
- Be Thankful For What You Got – William DeVaughn
- I Get Lifted – George McCrae
Hip Hop Summer:
- It was A Good Day – Ice Cube
- Another Summer – 213
- Summer Breeze – Dj Quik
- Summertime in the Cutlass – Nipsey
- California – Colonel Loud feat. TI, Young Dolph, ricco Barrino
- Lets Get Down – Tony Toni Tone & Dj Quik
- I – Kendrick Lamar
- Temptations – Tupac Shakur
- Gin and Juice – Snoop Dogg
- “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik” Outkast
- Diamonds & Wood – UGK
- Let Me Roll – Scarface
- Still Dre – Dre & Snoop Dogg
- Backseat – LL Cool J
- Bonita Applebum _ ATCQ
CLG’s List:
Summer Hip Hop List:
- “Summertime” – Fresh Prince
- “Ain’t No Future In Your Frontin” – MC Breed
- “You Gots To Chill” – EPMD
- “Ice Cream” – Raekwon
- “Straighten It Out” – Pete Rock and Cl Smooth
- “Summer Days” – Above The Law
- “Pitch In On A Party “ – Dj Quik
- “2 Of Amerikkkas Most Wanted” – 2Pac
- “Function” – E40
- “I Got 5 on It” Remix – Luniz
- “Lean Back” Terror Squad
- “Choosin’” – Too Short
- “Feelin Myself” – Mac Dre
- “Let Me Ride” – Dr Dre
- “Check The Rhyme” – Tribe Called Quest
- “Five Minutes Of Funk” – Whodini
Summer Soul List:
- “Summer Madness” – Kool In The Gang
- “Before I Let Go” – Maze
- “Outstanding” – Gap Band
- “Let’s Groove” – Earth Wind And Fire
- “Riding High” – Faze O
- “Freakshow On The Dancefloor” – Bar Kays
- “Computer Love” – Zapp
- “Atomic Dog’ – George Clinton
- “Let’s Work” – Prince
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