By 1994, Hip-Hop in the Bay had multiple rap styles ... I think if Jazz Hop Soul had been released a year or two earlier, when songs like “Cool Like Dat” by Digable Planets, Us3’s “Cantaloop,” and ...

From the golden age of rap to present day, look at (and listen to) some of the most iconic funk samples ever used in hip-hop, and watch WE WANT THE FUNK! on PBS.

Like any genre, some hip-hop songs are timeless hits, while other songs only get heard on a random streaming shuffle or when a DJ plays them at a hip-hop-themed day party. From Camp Lo to Coolio ...