Atlanta Throwback Mix

Back to the Roots — ATL Throwback, April 2026

Atlanta doesn’t forget where it came from — and this April, the city is proving it everywhere you look. DJ Ray drops nearly two hours of pure nostalgia, pulling from the records that built Atlanta’s identity as the music capital of the South. Classic ATL hip-hop, 90s R&B, early 2000s crunk, and the deep cuts that never got the radio play they deserved — all woven together in one seamless throwback set.

If you grew up on Goodie Mob, TLC, Usher before the stadium tours, OutKast before the Grammy sweep, and Lil Jon when crunk was brand new — this mix was made for you. Hit play, let the memories hit, and remember why Atlanta ran the game.

ATL Is Locked In Right Now — And the Throwbacks Hit Different

The timing of this drop couldn’t be better. Atlanta is fully locked in this week. The Hawks head into the playoffs Saturday, April 18, matching up against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference First Round — ATL vs. NYC, first round, winner-take-all energy. If you need the right soundtrack for playoff weekend, this throwback set has the city’s whole history behind it.

The records in this set aren’t just nostalgia — they’re the foundation that today’s Atlanta music still stands on. When Usher can announce two stadium nights in Atlanta in 2026 on the strength of records from the late ’90s, that tells you everything about how deep that era runs in this city.

The Sound That Built ATL

DJ Ray built this throwback set as a full narrative — not a playlist, a set. The arc opens in classic Soul and R&B territory, pivots into the LaFace era, moves through 90s hip-hop and neo-soul, then lands deep in the early 2000s club era. 56 verified tracks, fingerprint-identified by Shazam across the full 1h 43m.

Beyond the hits, DJ Ray digs into fan favorites and deep cuts — records that every real Atlanta head knows but that never got the mainstream radio run they deserved. Every transition has a reason. Every record earns its spot.

• Soul & R&B
  • Al Green — Love and Happiness
  • Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine
  • Usher — My Way
  • Keith Sweat — Twisted
  • Adina Howard — Freak Like Me
  • … and more from Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé — stream the full set to catch every record
• 90s & Early 2000s Hip-Hop
  • JAY-Z — I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
  • Snoop Dogg — Drop It Like It’s Hot (feat. Pharrell Williams)
  • 2Pac — How Do You Want It (feat. K-Ci & JoJo)
  • The Notorious B.I.G. — Who Shot Ya
  • Kris Kross — Jump
  • … and more from Mase, Ja Rule, Nelly, Q-Tip, Fabolous, J-Kwon — hit play to hear them all
• Crunk & ATL Club Era
  • T-Pain — I’m Sprung
  • Choppa Style — Choppa Style (feat. Master P)
• Caribbean & Reggae
  • Beenie Man — Romie
  • Chaka Demus & Pliers — Murder She Wrote (feat. Sly & Robbie)
  • … hit play for the full Caribbean set

Want the full story behind the set? Stream Di-VerZe HitZ Radio live 24/7 or browse all HitZ Shows to dig deeper into the archive.

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You Request It — We Play It

Di-VerZe HitZ Radio is Atlanta’s most interactive free radio station. DJ Ray reads every request and builds throwback sets around what the community is asking for. Got a classic you want to hear? Hit us up:

• Submit requests at diverzeent.com/contacts/
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