Songs where they say the (current) year in the lyrics. Attribution is appreciated if you use this research.
- Jim Nesbitt - Looking For More In '64
- Jim Nesbitt - Still Alive in '65
- Jim Nesbitt - Heck of a Fix in 66
- Jim Nesbitt - Clean the Slate in '68
- The Stooges - 1969
- The Stooges - 1970 h/t Dakota
- Jim Nesbitt - Havin' Fun in '71
- Bob Seger - Back in '72
- Adicts - Get Adicted
- Public Image Ltd - 1981
- Abrasive Wheels - 1982
- 2 Live Crew - The Revelation
- Big Daddy Kane - Ain't no Half-Steppin
- Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy
- Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype
- Public Enemy - Fight the Power
- Geto Boys - Seek and Destroy
- Digital Underground - Gutfest '89 (released March 1990)
- Operation Ivy - Freeze Up
- Public Enemy - Reggie Jax
- Geto Boys - Scarface
- DJ Quik - Sweet Black Pussy
- Too $hort - Rap Like Me
- Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right
- NWA - Alwayz into somethin
- Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped
- Geto Boys - Ain't With Being Broke
- Geto Boys - The Other Level
- A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (remix)
- Dr. Dre - Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')
- Dr. Dre - Lyrical Gangbang :: https://youtu.be/onaoNS_A2Og?t=2m48s
- Nas - Halftime
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
- Leaders of the New School - Connections - as heard on https://www.nts.live/shows/TED-DRAWS/episodes/ted-draws-15th-january-2019
- WuTang - Can it all be so simple
- Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity
- Hieroglyphics - You Never Know
- Too $hort - Playboy $hort (Get In Where You Fit In) :: https://youtu.be/m0GFDgbvqGo?t=2m10s
- Ice Cube - Check Yo Self ['The Message' Remix] :: https://youtu.be/K-LdCBSv4Lk?t=3m42s
- Snoop Dogg - Who Am I (What's My Name)?
- Snoop Dogg - Gz and Hustlas
- The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
- Loon-e-Toon, Mike T - Inglewoodz Finest
- 69 Boyz - Tootsee Roll
- Nas - Represent :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYkDwzi-FI
- Nas - The world is yours (Tip mix) released on 2013 re-release
- The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa
- Craig Mack / LL Cool J / Busta Rhymes / Biggie / Ra - Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
- RBL Possee - On the grind
- Tupac - California Lovin
- 311 - Hive
- Pharcyde - Runnin
- Lost Boyz - Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz
- Skillz - Skillz in '95
- BLACK DYNASTY - DEEP EAST OAKLAND (95 STYLE)
- OC Dre - Master Plan :: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3jXT1BmwBU
- E.S.G. "Swangin' And Bangin'"
- Underground Kingz - Fuck my car
- Underground Kingz - Outro
- Underground Kingz - Pinky Ring
- Outkast - Decatur Psalm
- Outkast - 13th Floor/Growing Old
- Tupac - Picture me Rollin
- DJ Screw - Pimp Tha Pen
- Nas - The Message :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeAsv9ZGvoA
- Jay Z - Brooklyn's Finest
- O.F.T.B. - Check Yo Hood
- Wu-Tang - Triumph
- Wu-Tang - Wu-Revolution
- Lil Keke - Still Pimping The Pens
- Celly Cel - Pop the Trunk
- Black Star - B Boys Will B Boys
- Peter and the Test Tube Babies - Twenty Years
- Mr. Shadow - 61909 (featuring O.D.M.)
- Rancid - 1998
- Juvenile - Flossin Season
- Snoop Dogg - Hustle & Ball :: https://youtu.be/ldIGX3gEvk0?t=3m6s
- Lil Troy - Wanna Be a Baller
- DJ DMD ft. Fat Pat, Lil' Keke "25 Lighters" (1998)
- Juvenille - Back that ass up (video)
- Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E.
- Mobb Deep - It's Mine
- MF Doom - Rhymes Like Dimes
- Missy Elliott - Mysterious (Intro)
- Missy Elliott - Stickin' Chickens
- Guerilla Maab - Still Here
- Project Pat - Choppers
- Will Smith - Will 2K
- Common, Sadat X, Talib Kweli - 1-9-9-9 h/t Dakota
- The Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious B.I.G.* (December 7, 1999)
- Wu Tang Clan - Conditioner
- Eminem - Go to Sleep
- Lil Kim - The Jump Off
- Bun B - I'm Ballin'
- The Screwed Up Click - S.U.C. 4 Da 713
- [Trae tha Truth - What it is] intro off the Later Dayz album
- T.I. - I'm Talkin' To You
- Ice Cube - Why We Thugs ( Bone Thugs-N-Family album )
- Trae the Truth - Picture me Rollin' sounds like 2007, not sure
- Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- Bun B - Angel in the Sky
- Mike Jones - When I See You
- Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja
- Underground Kingz - Intro
- MF DOOM - Bumpy's Message
- Travis Barker - Cuz I'm Famous
- Falling in Reverse - Alone by far the worst track on this list
- T.I. - You Can Tell How I Walk
- RJD2(unknown)
- Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry