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2006: The golden age of rewinds

Twitter launched, the bangers didn’t stop, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nas, Amy and JT dropped classics that defined an era. Your smart speaker never sounded so good.

2006 was a madness. Twitter launched, Blu-ray dropped and the tunes were next level. Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nas, Amy Winehouse, JT, Busta, Nelly Furtado, Chamillionaire and Keyshia Cole delivered anthem after anthem. From club heat to slow jam gold, this mix is all killer no filler

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Music Played

  • Rihanna

    Unfaithful

    • Unfaithful.
    • Def Jam.

  • The Pussycat Dolls

    Buttons (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • Buttonz.
    • A&M.

  • Mims

    This Is Why I'm Hot

    • This Is Why I'm Hot (PG Advisory).
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Busta Rhymes

    Touch It (Remix) (feat. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, DMX, Lloyd Banks & Papoose)

    • Interscope.

  • Shareefa

    Need A Boss (feat. Ludacris)

    • Def Jam.

  • Janet Jackson

    So Excited (feat. Khia)

    • Virgin Records.

  • Nelly Furtado

    Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland)

    • D Style Recordings.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • DFA Records.

  • Mobb Deep

    Quiet Storm

  • Keyshia Cole

    Love

    • Interscope.

  • John Legend

    Heaven

    • Deltasonic.

  • Chamillionaire

    Ridin' (feat. Krayzie Bone)

    • Universal.

  • Justin Timberlake

    SexyBack (feat. Timbaland)

    • Deltasonic.

  • Dem Franchize Boyz

    I Think They Like Me (feat. Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow Wow)

    • So So Def / Virgin.

  • Beyoncé

    Irreplaceable

    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

  • Nas

    Hip Hop Is Dead

    • Def Jam.

  • DJ UNK, OutKast & Jim Jones

    Walk It Out (Remix)

    • Big Oomp/ Koch Records.

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