In this episode, Danny, Steve and James reminisce over ’92 as classic hip-hop tracks from that year battle it out for a place on our DREAM TEAM.

1992 was the year that saw Dr Dre go solo on that ass and introduce the world to a certain Snoop Doggy Dogg, while Redman, The Pharcyde, Das EFX, Pete Rock & CL Smooth and Diamond D dropped debut albums to die for.

We also banged heads with EPMD, jumped around with House of Pain and spent a lovely day with Ice Cube playing craps, getting lucky with the ladies and not getting shot.

So how does DREAM TEAM work? Simple. We draw 22 songs against each other in a series of one-on-one matches, then discuss them and use the three-man vote to decide the winner. 

The 11 winning tracks earn a place on our Spotify playlist, which you can enjoy using the link below. We also decide on the team's name, manager and star player.

The 1992 Squad:

1. Da Lench Mob ‘Guerrillas In Tha Mist’ 
2. Das EFX ‘They Want EFX’ 
3. Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics ‘Sally Got A One Track Mind’ 
4. DJ Quik ‘Jus Lyke Compton’ 
5. Dr Dre ‘Let Me Ride’ 
6. Dr Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg ‘Deep Cover’ 
7. EPMD ‘Headbanger’ 
8. Eric B & Rakim ‘Know The Ledge’ 
9. Gang Starr ‘B.Y.S.’ 
10. House Of Pain ‘Jump Around’ 
11. Ice Cube ‘It Was A Good Day’ 
12. Ice-T & Ice Cube ‘Trespass’ 
13. K-Solo ‘The Baby Doesn’t Look Like Me’ 
14. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo ‘On The Run’ 
15. Lord Finesse ‘Return Of The Funky Man’ 
16. MC Serch ‘Back To The Grill’ 
17. Paris ‘The Days Of Old’ 
18. Pete Rock & CL Smooth ‘They Reminisce Over You’ 
19. Redman ‘Time 4 Sum Aksion’ 
20. Showbiz & AG ‘Soul Clap’ 
21. The GOATS ‘Typical American’ 
22. The Pharcyde ‘Passin’ Me By’

DREAM TEAM 1992 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2r3aUx7SpgqPPtmUW70E2T?si=9d8596d3606c4b89

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