As if you really needed an excuse to fire up My Name Is or The Next Episode, the arrival of the weekend is extra reason to dip into the archives.
From Method Man and Eminem to Notorious B.I.G. and others, let’s get you fired up for the two-day breather with a superb selection of rap and hip hop songs from the end of the 20th century and start of the 21st century.

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