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Top 10 best hip hop songs off all time

Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM.

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10. Public enemy- Fight the Power
Extremely influential song -that challenged the urban community to join together, and fight the powers that be, which were dividing the community. Born following the intense economical policies of Reagonomics, this song spun off classic songs and collaborations such as self destruction, where hip-hop artists joined forces to spawn a movement.

9. T.I.- T.I. Vs TIP
Extremely underrated classic, which could very easily be the number one, hip-hop lyricist song of all-time! One of the first songs were a hip-hop artist challenges the duality of his alter ego, through self-help, guidance, and motivation. This track showed, that hip hop artist of various backgrounds (south) can be just as enlightened, if not more enlightened than their east coast counterparts.

8. Jay Z- Song Cry
Every man has made mistakes with women and have an awesome woman, from our past, who we've let get away. We felt that pain in this song, where H.O.V.A begs for forgiveness when he finally acknowledges the woman he's wronged has finally moved on. A touching track indeed!

7. Slick Rick- Children's Story
Wow! Talking about painting a picture! This song took you on a ride light none other. A modern day version of Peter and the Wolf, this song showed the artistry of story telling that could be implemented in a hip-hop song.

6. Roots- What they do
A controversial track which poked fun, at the perceived, less enlightened hip-hop community. It also had one of the funniest music videos of hip-hops long illustrious history.

5, Outkast- Ms Jackson
Let's face it, being an involved single father is one of the most challenging feats a man can over come. This gem reminded single fathers, you are not alone. Weather the storm, take care of your business, and stand firm in the face of social adversity.

4. Eminem-Stan
From the opening chorus, to the traumatic and shocking end, this song takes you on a ride with the idol-ship fans pour onto their favorite musicians. An extremely disturbing track, which spoke to the dysfunction artist feeds to an even more, dysfunctional audience.
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3. Nas-Rewind
Inspired by the movie Memento, Nas under goes one of the most impressive feats in hip-hop history..... The dude writes a song backwards! Impressive to say the least and ushers hip-hop into the realm of artistry, which has arguably never been duplicated since.

2.Tupac- Brenda has a baby
Social consciousness and our personal lives being, fully, integrated in a complex world took it to an entirely new level in this track. Tupac enlightens the world how one soul, headed down a destructive path affects the whole, not just the a singular entity. A true classic!

1. Lupe fiasco- Dumb it Down
The feat this young man accomplished in this song was phenomenal. He pokes fun at executives and the streets for their lack of knowledge and inability to cipher through complex lyrics. An extremely, complex song which lyricists will study for years. Give it a listen, put it on repeat, and you will continue to discover goose eggs through every play.

Your favorite song wasn't on the list..... Sound off below, but provide insight on the impact you believe it had on hip-hop/musical culture.

Comments

# 1 newefan @ Oct 11

first off i want to say i'm glad there is hip hop /rap fans out their like me. i do agree with most of this list but for me to list different songs it would take forever because im a big fan of this music.alot of tupac songs could be on this list . you seem to actualy LISTEN to the music which is what alot of people don't take the time to do .do you listen to rhymesayers or doomtree artists .im from minnesota and i never new about p.o.s. and brother ali until a co worker played a cd of both after that i was hooked .

# 2 shadthedad @ Oct 11

@newefan
I have never heard of either, but will Google/You tube and give a listen.

# 3 patmaster7891 @ Oct 11

i could not disagree with you anymore

# 4 cwash020 @ Oct 12

Very interesting list...and different. I give you props for not having a list littered with Biggie, Jay Z, and Pac (as much as I love all three). What They Do is indeed one of my favorite Roots songs and I have every one of their CDs in my collection since Do You Want More. Dumb it Down is a lyrical feat which sparked a lot of discussion on hip hop message boards.

# 5 wallofhate @ Oct 12

1. Should be Rappers Delight. It put rap on the map on a larger scale and its known by all races and age groups.

# 6 wallofhate @ Oct 12

Jesus walks by Kanye West should be on this list too imo

# 7 bigdipper88 @ Oct 12

Don't forget about, T.R.O.Y.- Pete Rock & CL Smooth.. arguably the greatest hip-hop song of all time

# 8 Galarius @ Oct 12

uhhhhhh....'187' maybe?????

# 9 bubbaman11 @ Oct 12

What were the qualifications for making this list? While I can surely appreciate your intentions, if you asked 100 members to list their top 10, you'd probably end up with over 800 different tracks. Oh, and btw, how Eric B. and Rakim don't make this or any other hip-hop list regardless of the criteria is a mystery to me. Just my two cents.

# 10 thegame19991999 @ Oct 12

anything before the year 2000

# 11 bigdipper88 @ Oct 12

& I'd say the top 5 all time rap/hip-hop artists would be: Biggie, Nas, Jay Z, Scarface & maybe Eminem. At least, that's my top 5. I'd hope most would agree.

# 12 shadthedad @ Oct 12

@the game 1999
Slick Rick's Children story and Public Enemy's fight the power

@bubbaman
Creativity, originality, and social impact

# 13 emac444 @ Oct 12

Jay-Z - Allure
2pac- Me against the world
The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts
Nas- The message
Eminem- Say what you say

# 14 tril @ Oct 13

My top would probably vary day to day. im basing this list off of songs I played over and over.
in no particular order

10. ATCQ- Scenario
09. Pete Rock CL SMooth- Mecca and the Sould Brother
08. Gangstar-Moment of Truth
07. De La Soul-Plug One, Plug 2
06. Mobb Deep-Shook Ones
05. Notorious BIG- One More Chance
04. Jay Z- Feeling It
03- Liitle Brother-After the Party,
02- Kanye West-Jesus Walks
01- The Roots featuring Common-Love of My Life