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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

Listen now on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds or ask your smart speaker to play 1Xtra's Throwback Thursday.

Produced by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1Xtra.

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