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2000s hip hop instrumentals to help you focus

Throw it back to the 00s as we look back at 50 years since the birth of hip hop. Expect tracks from Erykah Badu, Outkast, MF Doom, Destiny's Child and more.

Throw it back to the 00s as we look back at 50 years since the birth of hip hop. Expect tracks from Erykah Badu, Outkast, MF Doom, Destiny's Child and more.

With new mixes landing every week, you will never be short of focus time soundtracks. Whether you’re working, studying, or concentrating on a hobby, rest assured you can block out distraction with this mix of beautifully curated beats.

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Thu 31 Aug 202304:00
BBC Radio 1 Relax

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Music Played

  • Erykah Badu

    Window Seat (Instrumental)

    • Universal Motown.

  • OutKast

    So Fresh, So Clean (Instrumental)

  • Monica

    So Gone Remix (Instrumental) (feat. Busta Rhymes)

  • 2Pac & Nate Dogg

    Thugs Get Lonely Too (Instrumental)

  • MF DOOM & MF Grimm

    Dedicated (Instrumental)

    • Landspeed Records.

  • Aim

    From a Seaside Town

  • GZA/Genius

    Path of Destruction (Instrumental)

    • Babygrande.

  • 50 Cent

    In Da Club (Instrumental)

  • Pete Rock

    Pete's Jazz

  • Eve

    Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Instrumental) (feat. Gwen Stefani)

  • Large Professor

    Maica Living (Instrumental)

  • Erykah Badu

    Honey (Instrumental)

  • Madlib

    Distant Land

    • Blue Note.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Girl (Instrumental)

    • Columbia.

  • Talib Kweli

    Hot Thing (Instrumental)

  • Butch Cassidy, Master P, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Tha Eastsidaz

    Lay Low (Instrumental)

  • TLC

    Girl Talk (Instrumental)

  • JAY-Z

    99 Problems (Instrumental)

  • Jay Dee

    B.B.E. (Instrumental)

  • The Avalanches

    Etoh

  • Common

    The Light (Instrumental)

  • RJD2

    Silver Fox

  • Clipse

    Ma, I Don't Love Her (Instrumental) (feat. Faith Evans)

  • JAY-Z & Pharrell Williams

    Frontin' (Instrumental)

  • 50 Cent

    Candy Shop (Instrumental)

  • Blockhead

    The Music Scene

  • Nightmares on Wax

    You Wish

  • KMD & MF DOOM

    Get-U-Now

    • Metalface Records.

  • Tha Alkaholiks

    Best U Can (Instrumental)

  • Eminem

    Without Me (Instrumental)

  • Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, RZA, U‐God & Wu-Tang Clan

    Gravel Pit (Instrumental)

Broadcasts

  • Sat 5 Aug 202302:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 5 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Wed 9 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Tue 15 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Mon 21 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Fri 25 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Sun 27 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Thu 31 Aug 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax