Here are some suggestions for good background, cocktail hour style hip hop. 
Sean posted an in depth description here and here is the Itunes playlist.
1. So Good So Right - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
2. They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock
3. Me, Myself & I - De La Soul
4. It's Nasty - Grandmaster Flash
5. It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
6. Livin' It Up - Ja Rule & Case
7. Blame It - Jamie Foxx
8. Bonnie & Clyde - Jay-Z & Beyoncé
9. What's Golden - Jurassic 5
10. Good Life - Kanye West
11. Callin' Out - Lyrics Born
12. Cold Rock a Party - MC Lyte
13. Quiet Dog - Mos Def
14. Feel Me Flow - Naughty By Nature
15. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G.
16. So Fresh, So Clean - OutKast
17. Move - Q-Tip
18. Take You There - Sean Kingston
19. Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg
20. On Top of the World - T.I.
21. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
22. Deeper Shade of Soul - Urban Dance Squad
23. Summertime - Will Smith
24. I Get Around - 2Pac
25. Disco Inferno - 50 Cent
1. So Good So Right - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
2. They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock
3. Me, Myself & I - De La Soul
4. It's Nasty - Grandmaster Flash
5. It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
6. Livin' It Up - Ja Rule & Case
7. Blame It - Jamie Foxx
8. Bonnie & Clyde - Jay-Z & Beyoncé
9. What's Golden - Jurassic 5
10. Good Life - Kanye West
11. Callin' Out - Lyrics Born
12. Cold Rock a Party - MC Lyte
13. Quiet Dog - Mos Def
14. Feel Me Flow - Naughty By Nature
15. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G.
16. So Fresh, So Clean - OutKast
17. Move - Q-Tip
18. Take You There - Sean Kingston
19. Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg
20. On Top of the World - T.I.
21. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
22. Deeper Shade of Soul - Urban Dance Squad
23. Summertime - Will Smith
24. I Get Around - 2Pac
25. Disco Inferno - 50 Cent
