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29th Aug 2025

Flowback 20: Crunk, Kanye, and Club Heat - May 8, 2004

It’s May 2004 and hip-hop is running everything—the clubs, the charts, the streets, and your flip phone ringtone. Crunk chants are shaking walls, mixtapes are breaking stars, and a new generation of voices is pushing the sound into fresh territory. This week’s countdown is packed with energy, storytelling, and anthems that defined the mid-2000s. Flowback 20 rewinds to the beats and memories that made this era unforgettable.

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Flowback 20
From Gen X Productions comes Flowback 20—the hip-hop countdown that rewinds to the beats, bars, and bangers that shaped a generation. Every two weeks, host Tré takes you back to a legendary week in the 90s or 2000s, counting down the Top 20 rap and hip-hop tracks that ruled the charts, the clubs, and the culture.

From the golden age to the ringtone era, from gritty street anthems to glossy crossovers, Flowback 20 brings the energy, the stories, and the memories behind the music. Whether you were there the first time or just discovering the legends, each countdown drops you straight into the moment when hip-hop wasn’t just on the charts—it was the charts.

Stay connected @Flowback20 and flow back with us.

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