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100 Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Songs Ever (TRUE or FALSE?)

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1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
3. Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
4. Fight The Power - Public Enemy
5. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
6. Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A.
7. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambatta
8. U-N-I-T-Y - Queen Latifah
9. Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
10. I Need Love - LL Cool J
11. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
12. One Mic - Nas
13. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
14. Cop Killa - Ice T
15. It's Tricky - Run DMC
16. Excursion - A Tribe Called Quest
17. California Love - 2pac
18. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
19. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
20. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
21. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
22. Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
23. Nuthin But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
24. Bridge is Over - Boogie Down Productions
25. The Way I Am - Eminem
26. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
27. Rosa Parks - Outkast
28. Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.
29. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
30. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot
31. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
32. Work It - Missy Elliott
33. Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
34. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common
35. The Magic Number - De La Soul
36. Real Love - Mary J. Blige
37. Rock Box - Run DMC
38. Ms. Jackson - Outkast
39. Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
40. On and On - Erykah Badu
41. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt-N-Pepa
42. Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
43. Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
44. The Show - Doug E. Fresh
45. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets
46. Me Myself and I - De La Soul
47. It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
48. New Jack Hustler - Ice-T
49. My Adidas - Run DMC
50. Roxannes Revenge - Roxanne Shante
51. White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
52. Stan - Eminem
53. One Minute Man - Missy Elliott
54. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
55. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim
56. Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
57. Childrens Story - Slick Rick
58. Say No Go - De La Soul
59. Hot In Herre - Nelly
60. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
61. Love of My Life - Erykah Badu
62. Through the Wire - Kanye West
63. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
64. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
65. Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim
66. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
67. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
68. Potholes In My Lawn - De La Soul
69. Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy
70. Dear Mama - 2pac
71. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
72. Brown Skin Lady - Black Starr
73. Ready or Not - The Fugees
74. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott
75. My Minds Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys
76. Creep - TLC
77. Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy
78. Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini
79. Funkee Ko Medina - Tone Loc
80. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G.
81. Hey Ya - Outkast
82. How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee
83. Lyte As A Rock - MC Lyte
84. Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
85. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan
86. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
87. Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
88. Love Is Blind - Eve
89. Brenda's Got A Baby - 2 Pac
90. Jesus Walks - Kanye West
91. Raw - Big Daddy Kane
92. Boyz-N-The-Hood - Eazy E
93. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill
94. To Beat Ya'll - Lady B
95. Roxanne , Roxanne - U.T.F.O.
96. Woo-Ha!! Got You All In Check - Busta Rhymes
97. Gin & Juice - Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre
98. Bust A Move - Young MC
99. Lodi Dodi - Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
100. I'm Still Number One - Boogie Down Productions
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Reply #1 posted 07/10/06 3:57pm

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Just a cursory glance at this list suggests that any list that places 'Rebel Without A Pause' at #69 and 'Lodi Dodi' at #99 behind such drivel as 'Bust A Move' is no real list at all.
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Reply #2 posted 07/10/06 3:59pm

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violator said:

Just a cursory glance at this list suggests that any list that places 'Rebel Without A Pause' at #69 and 'Lodi Dodi' at #99 behind such drivel as 'Bust A Move' is no real list at all.


There's more:

101. No More Drama - Mary J. Blige
102. Let The Rhythm Hit Em' - Eric B. & Rakim
103. Street Dreams - Nas
104. Cha Cha Cha - MC Lyte
105. Ladies First - Queen Latifah
106. You Must Learn - Boogie Down Productions
107. Looking For The Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambatta
108. Eye Know - De La Soul
109. The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
110. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
111. Me Against The World - 2pac
112. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions
113. Express Yourself - N.W.A.
114. Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa
115. I Can't Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
116. Big Pimpin' - Jay Z
117. Fugee-La - The Fugees
118. Country Grammer - Nelly
119. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See - Busta Rhymes
120. Wild Thing - Tone Loc
121. Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') - Dr. Dre
122. Around The Way Girl - LL Cool J
123. Jam Master Jay - Run DMC
124. People Everyday - Arrested Development
125. No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
126. Gettin Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
127. Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature
128. One Love - Nas
129. 99 Problems - Jay Z
130. To Zion - Lauryn Hill
131. Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
132. Hip Hop - Mos Def
133. southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkast
134. The 6th Sense - Common
135. Ether - Nas
136. Keep Ya Head Up - 2 Pac
137. Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys
138. None of Your Business - Salt-N-Pepa
139. My Melody - Eric B. & Rakim
140. 911 Is A Joke - Public Enemy
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Reply #3 posted 07/10/06 7:13pm

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That list is so suspect it aint even funny. 1st off, how can you have Lauryn Hill with non rap songs on there? Then how can you have Badu AT ALL? And then how did Mary J. make it? Then, where's X-Clan? That list is pretty suspect. Gets no luv from me.
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Reply #4 posted 07/10/06 7:17pm

RipHer2Shreds

I'm sorry, but falloff Gimme a damn break! First of all Hey Ya is a great song, but hip hop? No. We can debate it, but that's a pop song. And La Di Da Di (they misspelled it with the Snoop spelling) should be at #1 or at the very least in the top 5. #99? Gimme a break.
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Reply #5 posted 07/10/06 7:18pm

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StoneCrib said:

That list is so suspect it aint even funny. 1st off, how can you have Lauryn Hill with non rap songs on there? Then how can you have Badu AT ALL? And then how did Mary J. make it? Then, where's X-Clan? That list is pretty suspect. Gets no luv from me.


14. Cop Killa - Ice T

They really screw up on this one. THIS is a heavy metal song by Body Count (Ice-T was the band leader for one album). It's not hip-hop or rap!
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Reply #6 posted 07/10/06 7:19pm

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79. Funkee Ko Medina - Tone Loc
80. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G.
81. Hey Ya - Outkast

Ranking problem #1
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Reply #7 posted 07/10/06 7:19pm

RipHer2Shreds

And Cop Killa? Wasn't that supposed to be kinda rock?
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Reply #8 posted 07/11/06 2:15am

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How are you gonna mention Eric B. and Rakim without having Microphone Fiend That is his hardest track ever. And What about It Takes Two by Rob Base & D.J, Easy Rock! You can put that joint on at a party and everyone from 13 to 50 will be dancing, I know cause I just deejayed a flipping college graduation party with about 100 folks of different age two weeks ago and played that song because I got tired of people asking me for Promiscuous Girl and Snap Ya fingers. (I played it between the two afforementioned songs and guess which one had the most people on the dance floor, Gee I wonder Why!)
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Reply #9 posted 07/11/06 5:03am

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karmatornado said:

How are you gonna mention Eric B. and Rakim without having Microphone Fiend That is his hardest track ever. And What about It Takes Two by Rob Base & D.J, Easy Rock! You can put that joint on at a party and everyone from 13 to 50 will be dancing, I know cause I just deejayed a flipping college graduation party with about 100 folks of different age two weeks ago and played that song because I got tired of people asking me for Promiscuous Girl and Snap Ya fingers. (I played it between the two afforementioned songs and guess which one had the most people on the dance floor, Gee I wonder Why!)


It Takes Two is a hip-hop classic on a faster tempo than Promiscuous Girl. That's why.

You can also use LL Cool J's Rock Tha Bells for any party too.
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Reply #10 posted 07/11/06 7:52am

namepeace

TOO HIGH:

3. Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
5. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
8. U-N-I-T-Y - Queen Latifah
9. Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
10. I Need Love - LL Cool J
12. One Mic - Nas
13. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
17. California Love - 2pac
26. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
52. Stan - Eminem


DON'T BELONG ON THE LIST AT ALL:

14. Cop Killa - Ice T
15. It's Tricky - Run DMC
20. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
30. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot
36. Real Love - Mary J. Blige (WTF?)
40. On and On - Erykah Badu (again, WTF?)
41. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt-N-Pepa
53. One Minute Man - Missy Elliott
56. Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
58. Say No Go - De La Soul
59. Hot In Herre - Nelly
61. Love of My Life - Erykah Badu (again, WTF?)
62. Through the Wire - Kanye West
64. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
76. Creep - TLC (anyone who can't differentiate between R&B and hip-hop shouldn't be making lists)
84. Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
79. Funkee Ko Medina - Tone Loc
96. Woo-Ha!! Got You All In Check - Busta Rhymes

TOO LOW:

18. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
19. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
31. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
44. The Show - Doug E. Fresh
46. Me Myself and I - De La Soul
55. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim
57. Childrens Story - Slick Rick
69. Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy: arguably one of the five most important songs of the last 20 years IN ANY GENRE and it's NO. 69 ON THE HIP-HOP LIST, behind Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, Sir Mix-A-Lot and HAMMER? This list is exhibit 1 for the need for continuing hip-hop education for those who claim to love it.
77. Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy
100. I'm Still Number One - Boogie Down Productions

[Edited 7/11/06 7:55am]
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Reply #11 posted 07/11/06 7:01pm

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TonyVanDam said:

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1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
3. Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
4. Fight The Power - Public Enemy
5. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
6. Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A.
7. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambatta
8. U-N-I-T-Y - Queen Latifah
9. Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
10. I Need Love - LL Cool J
11. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
12. One Mic - Nas
13. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
14. Cop Killa - Ice T
15. It's Tricky - Run DMC
16. Excursion - A Tribe Called Quest
17. California Love - 2pac
18. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
19. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
20. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
21. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
22. Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
23. Nuthin But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
24. Bridge is Over - Boogie Down Productions
25. The Way I Am - Eminem
26. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
27. Rosa Parks - Outkast
28. Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.
29. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
30. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot
31. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
32. Work It - Missy Elliott
33. Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
34. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common
35. The Magic Number - De La Soul
36. Real Love - Mary J. Blige
37. Rock Box - Run DMC
38. Ms. Jackson - Outkast
39. Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
40. On and On - Erykah Badu
41. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt-N-Pepa
42. Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
43. Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
44. The Show - Doug E. Fresh
45. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets
46. Me Myself and I - De La Soul
47. It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
48. New Jack Hustler - Ice-T
49. My Adidas - Run DMC
50. Roxannes Revenge - Roxanne Shante
51. White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
52. Stan - Eminem
53. One Minute Man - Missy Elliott
54. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
55. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim
56. Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
57. Childrens Story - Slick Rick
58. Say No Go - De La Soul
59. Hot In Herre - Nelly
60. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
61. Love of My Life - Erykah Badu
62. Through the Wire - Kanye West
63. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
64. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
65. Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim
66. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
67. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
68. Potholes In My Lawn - De La Soul
69. Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy
70. Dear Mama - 2pac
71. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
72. Brown Skin Lady - Black Starr
73. Ready or Not - The Fugees
74. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott
75. My Minds Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys
76. Creep - TLC
77. Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy
78. Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini
79. Funkee Ko Medina - Tone Loc
80. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G.
81. Hey Ya - Outkast
82. How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee
83. Lyte As A Rock - MC Lyte
84. Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
85. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan
86. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
87. Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
88. Love Is Blind - Eve
89. Brenda's Got A Baby - 2 Pac
90. Jesus Walks - Kanye West
91. Raw - Big Daddy Kane
92. Boyz-N-The-Hood - Eazy E
93. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill
94. To Beat Ya'll - Lady B
95. Roxanne , Roxanne - U.T.F.O.
96. Woo-Ha!! Got You All In Check - Busta Rhymes
97. Gin & Juice - Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre
98. Bust A Move - Young MC
99. Lodi Dodi - Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
100. I'm Still Number One - Boogie Down Productions



For God's Sake, who made that list?
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Reply #12 posted 07/11/06 7:06pm

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namepeace said:

TOO HIGH:

3. Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
5. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
8. U-N-I-T-Y - Queen Latifah
9. Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
10. I Need Love - LL Cool J
12. One Mic - Nas
13. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
17. California Love - 2pac
26. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
52. Stan - Eminem

DON'T BELONG ON THE LIST AT ALL:

14. Cop Killa - Ice T
15. It's Tricky - Run DMC
20. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
30. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot
36. Real Love - Mary J. Blige (WTF?)
40. On and On - Erykah Badu (again, WTF?)
41. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt-N-Pepa
53. One Minute Man - Missy Elliott
56. Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
58. Say No Go - De La Soul
59. Hot In Herre - Nelly
61. Love of My Life - Erykah Badu (again, WTF?)
62. Through the Wire - Kanye West
64. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
76. Creep - TLC (anyone who can't differentiate between R&B and hip-hop shouldn't be making lists)
84. Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
79. Funkee Ko Medina - Tone Loc
96. Woo-Ha!! Got You All In Check - Busta Rhymes


TOO LOW:

18. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
19. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
31. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
44. The Show - Doug E. Fresh
46. Me Myself and I - De La Soul
55. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim
57. Childrens Story - Slick Rick
69. Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy: arguably one of the five most important songs of the last 20 years IN ANY GENRE and it's NO. 69 ON THE HIP-HOP LIST, behind Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, Sir Mix-A-Lot and HAMMER? This list is exhibit 1 for the need for continuing hip-hop education for those who claim to love it.
77. Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy
100. I'm Still Number One - Boogie Down Productions


I pretty much agree with your whole post. hmmm Especially the "too low" bit. nod
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Reply #13 posted 07/11/06 7:20pm

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Damn, THIS one slipped past me - How did THEY make the list AT ALL? ...

76. Creep - TLC

Whoever did this list probably listens to JUST Justin Timberlake.
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Reply #14 posted 07/11/06 8:35pm

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At least 50Cent didn't make this list. If he ever did, WE RIOT!!! mad cool
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Reply #15 posted 07/11/06 10:49pm

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The fact that Rakim is not even in the top 10 is a joke...Where's "Paid In Full"..Where's "Microphone Fiend,"? Hell "Eric B For President" is really low...I mean, come the fuck on???
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TonyVanDam said:

At least 50Cent didn't make this list. If he ever did, WE RIOT!!! mad cool

shhh Don't tell KrazyKid that. razz
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