I'm Helen Hong.

And I'm Jay Keith Van Stratton, and welcome to another best-of edition of GoFact Yourself.

The beats are solid and the flow is fresh.

And that can only mean one thing.

It's the best of hip-hop.

Yeah, we've had a lot of quizzes about hip-hop on our show over years, along with hip hop artists who joined us as experts and contestants. Jay Keith, do you listen to a lot of hip hop? I do have one channel pre-programmed on my car. It is the old school hip hop that L.L. Cool J runs on Sirius XM. Amazing. Yeah, I do enjoy hearing. I believe they call them old school jams.

They don't say it like that, though. What about yourself, Ellen? They're not like us. They're not like us. I'm sorry. Am I allowed to do that? I think so, but that means you have won the beef. Well, whether you're a longtime hip-hop head or are still learning how to respect the meter, you'll find a lot today to learn and love.

We'll start with a clip from episode 142 with comedians and actors Gina Yashire

and Billy Gardell. Let's hear more about why Gina loves 1990s hip-hop. That was just my era.

That was when I was coming up. I was in London.

Before I'd go out nightclubbing,

I'd watch MTV Cribs religiously and learn all the dance moves.

So my dream then became to move to America

so I could be in a dance video, a hip-hop video,

with Public Enemy and Big Daddy Kane.

Tina, who are some of your favorite artists and maybe some of your favorite tracks from that time? Public Enemy Fight the Power. Aiselaide la Sol. Okay. Queen Latifah. Okay. Another favorite. Yeah, you got some fellow fans here. Missy Elliott. You know, I can go on and on. Gina, there's a great sense of nostalgia looking back at hip-hop from the 1990s, but some hip-hop hits from the 90s already included their own nostalgia.

Take a particular song that became a certified gold single.

It featured a wistful look back at times gone by, which may seem a little odd given the artist who wrote and performed it was at the time a teenager.

Take a listen to this clip from the track

and we'll ask you your questions.

Back in the days, when I was young,

I'm not a kid anymore.

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