Top 100 Hip Hop Songs in History

my biggest issue with these lists is that they put influence over quality.

I mean, I understand the influence and “importance” of Push It, and its a dope track with an addictive beat, but top 10 ever is literally pushing it. I mean I don’t highly disagree with this top 10, shit it IS more respectable than a list Rolling Stone would’ve come up with or something, the standards and voting styles for stuff like this just don’t match up with my feelings on it

I agree with zamora’s list a here’s a few more gems, they are as follows, lol :

ATCQ & various artist – Scenario Remix
Busta Ryhmes – Put Your Hands Where My Hands Can See
Dr. Dre & Snoop – Deep Cover
Juvenile – Ha
Sugar Hill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
Concious Daughters – Funky Expedition
Luniz – I Got 5 On It
Goodie Mob – Who’s That Peepin’ In My Window
Outkast – Players Ball
Newcleus – Jam On It

oh yeah and 6th Sense too, lol.

Here’s a few they left off and also lesser known tracks but because of their depth and creativity, I feel they should be included…

1. Ras Kass – Nature of the Threat

2. Ras Kass – Interview With a Vampire

3. Canibus – Second Round K.O.

4. Canibus – Poet Laurette II

5. Chino XL – Wordsmith

6. Company Flow – Linda Tripp(one of the best diss songs ever)

7. Outkast – Aquemini

8. Outkast -Spottieottiedopalicious

9. Nas – No Idea’s Original

10. Jay-Z – Hovi Baby

11. Common – Testify

12. Nas feat. Jay-Z – Black Republican

13. Mos Def – Mr. Nigga

14. dead prez – Hip Hop

15. Wu Tang Clan – Impossible

16. Eric B. and Rakim – Follow the Leader

17. Big Daddy Kane – Raw

18. Mobb Deep – Shook Ones. pt 2

19. Onyx – Throw Ya Gunz

20. Gangstarr – Mass Appeal

as for VH-1′s list, Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” is one of the greatest songs but to me BDP’s “My Philosophy” is the best song of all time mainly because every word KRS-One says applies PRECISELY even to this day!

Peace

I see everyone’s list is hella tight…Shook One’s Pt. 2 shoulda been up in there, that’s one of the illest beats ever….Eminem proved that in 8 mile I can remember as soon as that beat came on in the movie, evryone in the movie head was on nod and he ripped that freestyle over that beat and the movie theater went off

Here’s a few more

Junior Mafia – Get Money
Junior Mafia – Players Anthem
Ahmad – Back in the Day
MC Lyte – 10% dis
Audio Two – Top Billin’
Kool Moe Dee – Wild Wild West
Eric B & Rakim – Ain’t No Joke

P.S. – the list everyone has submitted will crush the list VH1 put together

So far of all the songs posted here by people, theres about 77.. theres a good head start for ya Kev, haha.

^^^ becuz i spit hot fiya! lol. damn, geratest 100 of all time? i feel ike i’m votin for barack all over again! but yeah, ppl on here know the deal. madd songs i was thinkn of is already listed so lemme try and add some more… mc lyte – paper thin, rakim – juice(know the ledge), slick rick – lodi dodi, dipset – dipset anthem, wu – it’s yours & wu-tang clan ain’t nothin to fuck wit, notorious b.i.g. – who shot ya & dreams & kick in the door and victory, and, and …jay-z – cashmere thoughts & allure & and, and … busta – put ya hands where my eyes can see, 2pac – keep ya head up & brenda’s got a baby, ll cool j – loungin & i need love, whodini – friends, atcq – electric relaxation & can i kick it & bonita applebum & award tour and, and … beastie boys – paul revere & intergalactic, kanye – diamonds & that joint wit common an talib from his first joint, native tounges – buddy, blackstar – respiration, jean grae – lovethirst, fat boys – the fat boys are back, fresh prince – summertime & parents just don’t understand…talib – the blast & get by, mos – mathematics & ghetto rock & ms. fat booty, ghostface – daytona 500 & one & the joint wit mary fro the first album & cherchez la ghost(i can’t spell french) & madd other ghost songs, raekwon – incarcerated scarfaces & verbal intercourse & ice cream, digable planets – cool like dat… as u could prolly tell i love hip-hop and i could keep dis goin 4ever so i’ma cut it here an see what otha ppl got. damn, i wanna hear verbal intercourse rite now! word.

talib kweli – get by
nas – n.y. state of mind
black rob – like whoa
…

I love makin lists like that, ain’t got enough time to drop a 100 though, so I’ll just add those that pop into my mind right off the bat

2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up
Nas – The World Is Yours
Pharcyde – Passin Me By
Geto Boys – Mind Playin Tricks On me
Wu-Tang – CREAM
Ghostface – Motherless Child
Dre & Snoop – Ain’t Nothin But A G Thang
Naughty By Nature – OPP
House Of Pain – Jump Around
Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill A Man
Ice Cube – Today Was A Good Day
NWA – Fuck The Police
Stop The Violence Movement – Stop The Violence
Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full
Big Daddy Kane – Raw
Biz Markie – The Vapors
Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick – The Show
Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
Gandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 – The Message
OC – Time’s Up
Common – I Used To Love HER
Outkast – Ms Jackson
Nas – If I Ruled The World
Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Pt 2
Eminem – Lose Yourself
Pac – Dear mama
Gang Starr – DWYCK
Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep
Rappin 4-Tay – I’ll be Around
Chino XL – Kreep
De La Soul – Me Myself And I
Group Home – Supa Star
Black Moon – I Gotcha Opin
Main Source – Live At The Barbecue
KRS One – You Must Learn
DAS EFX – Real Hip Hop
Souls Of Mischief – 93 Til Infinity
Too Short – The Ghetto

Damn, there’s too many to name… You’ll notice these are all old songs; didn’t wanna include any recent ones cos I feel they haven’t been time-tested enough yet in order for anyone to say they important for the movement

Yeah, ‘Braggin’ Writes’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Timdog..? (ha ha) “FUCK COMPTON…” Classic diss.

All I’m saying is, Top 20s Yes, Top 100s, no. After 20, doesn’t it just become a superfluous, completely interchangeable list?

Personally, my number one would have been Public Enemy, but ‘Rebel Without A Pause’… Immense.

Mind Playing Tricks On Me – Getos
They Want EFX – Das
Blow Ya Mind – Redman
Dwyck – GS
Times Up – OC
I Aint No Joke – EB & R

etc etc…

Looking forward to your list! I dissected VH1′s list on my blog:

http://zen-denizen.blogspot.com/2008/10/vh1s-100-greatest-hip-hop-songs.html

What a tough assignment to take on, good luck!

A few ideas:

Kurtis Blow – Basketball
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
Melle Mel – White Lines
Whodini – Freaks Come Out At Night
Run-DMC – Sucker MC’s
Run-DMC – Peter Piper
Doug E Fresh & Ricky D – La Di Da Di
Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
Stetsasonic – Talking All That Jazz
Schooly D – P.S.K.
UTFO – Roxanne, Roxanne
Audio Two – Top Billin’
MC Lyte – Cram 2 Understand U
Big Daddy Kane – Raw
Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx
MC Shan – The Bridge
Juice Crew All Stars – The Symphony
Kool G Rap – Talk Like Sex
Eric B & Rakim – Eric B Is President
EPMD – It’s My Thing
Gang Starr – Code Of The Streets
Brand Nubian – Slow Down
Chill Rob G – Ride The Rhythm
Ice-T – 6 N The Morning
Public Enemy – Bring The Noise (or any song off Nations)

Plus like 50% of all singles from ’90-’93:)

And what about songs like “Egyptian Lover” or De La’s “Me, Myslef and I”? Are they great, or just very influential? Tough list to make, for sure.

It’s not a bad list but there are a few massive tracks missing that some people have already said.

Dead Prez – Hip Hop
Big L – Ebonics
LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says
M.O.P ft. Busta Rhymes etc. – Ante Up Remix
DJ Kool – Let Me Clear My Throat
Juice Crew – The Symphoney
Jay Z – 99 Problems
N.W.A – Express Yourself
Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic

Basically any track from Illmatic and It Takes A Nation of Millions to hold us Back. And there are many Gangstarr tracks that could be mentioned.

Obviously it’s impossible to get one definitive list because everyone has their own opinions on the matter.

word on dwyk!! cuz lemonade was a popular drink and it still is!!

Flava In Ya Ear Remix…

all of ready to die should be on there

a bit more snoop and ice cube, i mean boyz n the hood wasnt even there, bird in the hand, buggin out, and more

Organized Konfusion “Stress”
Dilated Peoples “Work The Angles”
Jurassic 5 “Jayou”
Low Profile “Pay Ya Dues”
Lootpack “Weeded”
Tha Alkaholiks “Make Room”
Stezo “It’s My Turn”

#1 BDP – My Philosophy (Phil K knows what’s up) the rest in no particular order (but they are numbered)
#2 ATCQ – Check the Rhime
#3 Wu Tang Clan – Protect Ya Kneck
#4 MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha (dopest female emcee ever in my opinion, she is sharp like a hanzo sword on this)
#5 Murs – Yesterday & Today
#6 Biz Markie – My Man Rich (sample by the jazz crusaders, incredible tribute record)
#7 Tupac – Lord Knows (Done lost too many niggaz to this gangbangin/Homies died in my arms, with his brains hangin, fucked up!/I had to tell him it was alright, and that’s a lie/and he knew it when he shook and died, my God)
#8 Run DMC – Peter Piper
#9 3rd Bass – Steppin’ To The A.M.
#10 Pete Rock & Cl Smooth – Straighten it Out

O shittt, wordd Mike, the Murs track Yesterday & Today is my fav of his along with Bad Man. nice job on adding it to the list.

Meth/Red “How High”
Redman “Time 4 Sum Aksion”
Method Man “Ice Cream”
KRS-One “Step Into A World”
Lost Boyz “Music Make Me High”
Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)”

??????????????????????????????? The Only Nas Song in this is One Love???????? Even though its a great track I don’t even think it was in the top 5 of Illmatic!!! World is Yours not even being in the top ten makes this a bullshit list!!