"Die Mother F'ers"--Geto Boys (circa 1992--ORIGINAL gangsta rap)
"Natural Born Killaz" --Dr. Dre and Ice Cube
"When a Man Loves a Woman" --Michael Bolton
Also, Motley Crue, ACDC, Metallica, and GNR had all become cliche by the time I was in 9th grade, and that was like 10 years ago. I like bigkneepads' list. Some good modern rock.