Bliss was it to be alive in that process of editing that Guardian partwork about hip-hop and R&B. I may be paraphrasing Ghostface Killah there (at least, I think it was him), but editing this supplement that you should surely hold in your hands today (or look at on the internet) was great fun.
This is the space for you to share your favourites, both in terms of acts and recorded output, plus – naturally – your own suggestions for inclusion on the list. I acknowledge upfront that this list skews more towards hip-hop than R&B – we could have done with some more moments to play with – so recommendations in that area especially are welcome.
As a parting gift I give you a few links to things I found along the way, but were unable to include for reasons varied: an archive of Mr Magic's WBLS radio show; the video to Heavy D's Don't Curse (featuring v special verses from Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane); the, rather bizarre, beliefs of the Universal Zulu nation; Joe Budden's Focus; that Biggie 17-year-old freestyle; his opening verse on Pudgee tha Fat Bastard's Think Big; the many Soundcloud remixes of Chris Brown's Look at Me Now...
