Top Ten Rap Songs of All Time

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1) Lose Yourself - Eminem

“I hate rap(most of it anyway)but this song rocks.”

PotBellyPup

“Such meaningful lyrics”

chiaotzu333

“just because that white boy can rap. it had great flow”

shamus94

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2) Changes - 2pac

“The new generation don’t know what rap is. They think that it’s all about being gangsta. But it ain’t. 2Pac was so good because he challenged reality and wanted to make a difference. Nas is right, Hip Hop has really died.”

Sherv111

“I cannot stand modern day rap besides The game. And to say that eminem-lose yourself is a better rap song than THE great 2pac’s work of art changes your just insane.”

AllTimeLowFan

“anyone that has soulja boy or vanilla ice in their top ten DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIP HOP. and if you voted for them your a joke. 2pac is the greatest.”

southie187

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3) Crank That - Soulja Boy

“song as sexxy as Soulja Boy
”

Lon3lyGiRl15

“excellent song, gotta know the dance or it’s not the same =]”

T3nFromdaSouth

“best song eva”

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4) Dance with the Devil - Immortal Technique

“Great sonng Very sad”

tacoman904

“The most hard core realist song ever. This song will make you shiver. And not just that. this song is real, unlike lil Wayne’s stuff.”

godzillaman

“Haunting lyrics and great story”

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5) Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

“simply the best”

Magnolia

“better than crank that”

ronluna

“this is the best rap song ever... it’s in fact the first rap song to make it to number 1 on the charts... quite an accomplishment”

jwileson

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6) Hit 'em Up

“hit em up has a meening its because when he got shot 5 times and thought biggie shot him”

thuglife23

“I agree that hit em up should be the best song up here because 2-pac spit this from his head and did not write anything and because of how hard the lyrics and beat is so good, that what makes the song good and how he disses biggie in the biggest diss in rap history!!! no doubt!”

Savage09

“Definitely answers a lot of questions and shows just how strong TuPac was.”

genihanna

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7) One Mic - Nas

“I have a feeling nobody whos voting on this list has actually listened to all the songs because this should be in the top 3”

3anegroes

“better than that soulja boy garbage”

“that real song you have to feel”

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8) Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.

“1. Juicy
2. One Mic
3. Twinz
4. Changes
5. Dance With the Devil
Hit Em Up sucks. Tupac was just immature and pissed off. The lyrics are weak, and the song just sucks overall. That ignorant song is one of the reasons the two best rappers of all time are dead.”

ryguys9

“This is definitely top 3 material- Why is crank that even up there? That song sucks”

ciacrossfire121

“1. Juicy
2. changes
3. dancing with the devil”

ashleyg106

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9) Remember The Name - Fort Minor

“What else do you want?”

tiburon956

“An awesome song by Mike Shinoda & Styles of Beyond.”

chaosking

“I didn’t expect them to be this far up
over all, they have the most diversity (literally and figuratively) in their songs, so it is great!”

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10) The Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

“It Have To Be In The Top 10”

xdogg

“How is this not in the top 10”

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11) Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio

“This song gets me pumped. To bad it’s also the only hit he had”

challey

“CLASSIC”

“1-lose yourself 2-ganstas paradise
3-in da clup”

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12) Forgot About Dre - Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg

“Groundbreaking song... start of west coast style. Greatest lyrical flow.”

“You should be ashamed that this isn’t in the top 10 and that that souja boy crap is ahead of this song.”

“Probably the best song ever made in history...Just listen to Dre’s last verse”

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13) California Love - 2pac and Dr Dre

“EASY NUMBER 2. HOW DID IT FALL THIS LOW”

“dre and tupac are great rappers, this this song shwos off both of their skills as rappers”

“Let’s just pretend dre’s not there”

14) Many Men (Wish Death) - 50 cent

“best song ever”

“fo sho”

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15) Poppin' Bottles - Birdman Ft Lil Wayne

“Lil Wayne is the sickest rapper ever to walk planet earth and any rapper that wants to try to compare I’m sure he will take your song and tear it up with a better beat and better lyrics... CANT EVEN COMPARE!”

“This song whoops soulja boys ass”

“GANGSSSSSTAAAAAAAAAA”

16) Hate It Or Love It - The Game

“This has got to be in the top 10! Even Soulja Boy made it with the same verse over and over in crank Dat”

“this song is the beginning of real rap”

“best song ever”

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17) The Way I Am - Eminem

“the best song
”

“must at the top”

18) Triumph - Wu-Tang Clan

“I can’t believe C. R. E. A. M. isn’t number one but at least you had one right wu tang was on the list.”

“Raw lyricism, perfect execution by all of the members in the Wu-Tang Clan.”

“This is the only joint that deserves to be on this list. You all need to stop listening to the radio and all that "ringtone rap". There is real music out there...throw your radio out the window and turn off mtv please...”

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19) It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube

“yo this song is a fresh a$$, chyll song... gotta be in the top...”

“This should be above any garbage that 50 cent has ever made. One of my top 10 easily”

“Perfect rhythm!”

20) In da Club - 50 Cent

“The best song in 2003! Should be on this list!”

21) Stan - Eminem

“this song is so well written and deep the production is also perfect.”

Chris-1

“one of my favorite rap songs eminem is amazing his lyrics are crazy!”

“Amazing song lyrics flow like water should be in the top ten”

22) Thugz Mansion - Tupac

“this song kills it bro...
Ä±t should be number 1 man Ä±m telln ya all”

“acoustic is the best”

“Tupac is the greatest rapper, with the best messages, his music isn’t only rhythmical but it’s also poetic and a story.”

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23) Shook Ones Part II - Mobb Deep

“this is top 5 in every mc’s list, we need to stop voting on hip hop we need to vote on rap songs everyone come on!”

chris62185

“damn dis should at least b sum where up there top 5 at least”

“best song”

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24) Still Dre - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg

“best ever”

wilq

25) Dear Mama - 2pac

“Tupac sang about real problems, this song, with "Brenda’s got a baby" and "Keep your head up" are the real treasures of rap music and everything it represents. I think you all should hear and vote for this song.”

“Best song ever. That’s it.”

“Definitely top 10 candidate”

26) Ayo Technology - 50 Cent

“THE BEST SONG IN THE WORLD THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS IN RAP HISTORY”

“Homey this best song eva”

“The best of the best by the Rapking !”

27) I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common

“I can’t believe people would vote for songs by kanye west, 50 cent, eminem, lil wayne, and douche bag soulja boi. Songs these days always have to go with a dance. This song is deep. Not like crank that or stonger, where you just dance. I hate how those types of songs are always popular.”

ogwestside

“What an amazing song. Just the total package great storytelling and lyricism and it actually makes you think. Its one of those songs you really have to listen to its not some crappy snap music and it doesn’t have some goofy dance its just pure hip-hop. If your into soulja boy or Dj unk don’t even bother cause you wont be able to grasp it I didn’t like hip-hop until I heard this song it totally changed my opinion on the genre as a whole it got me into real hip-hop as a whole. This is the best hip-hop song of all time. What is changes doing up there by the way? Its not even the best pac song much less the 2nd best song. Lose yourself is top 100 good its a classic but its not even close to the best hip-hop song. Stan was shadys best song and "many men" by 50 cent was a retards atempt to be deep and it failed, ayp technolgy is junk, crank that just might be the worst song of all time, and if you vote for lil wayne your a moron and the knuck if you buck freestyle he did made me laugh it was so pathetic. Ice ice baby is one of the worst songs of all time and don’t even get me started on pop bottles and lil wayne as a wack rapper in general. Also the message should be way higher as well and so should top billin by Audio 2. Stan should be higher maybe about 18 its a crazy story with a twist witch I love and shook ones is top 10 Prodigy in his prime was one of the best. Nas is the greatest rapper of all time and I think the world is yours is one of the best rap songs of all time. But this is no doubt the very best.”

ChrisHenry

“This is a joke this song is pure, real hip-hop. The fact that its not in the top five just shows how much hip hop is dying”

GandhiGarcia20

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28) Nothin But a 'G' Thang - Snoop Dogg

“bangin song, eminem cant rap for his life. the only reason he is so big is because he is white. he is trash at rappin and all the garbage he spits is false. snoop for life baby”

“this song never gets old”

“west coast rap at its best”

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29) Real Mutha******' G's - Eazy-E

“best eazy-e song ever!!!”

30) Stronger - Kanye West

“good beats. stronger, better, faster,... etc”

nbaallstar

“I love this song
”

“best song”

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31) 99 Problems - Jay-Z

“If your having girl problems I feel bad 4 you son, I’ve got 99 problems but a bitch ain’t one... them lyrics are sick.. and wat’s CRANK THAT.. doing so high that’s no even real rap”

tiburon956

“the best”

“A classic!”

32) Knuck If You Buck Freestyle - Lil Wayne

“Dankest remix of all time. period.”

“best freestyle ever”

“best song ever.. the rhymes that lil wayne comes up with are amazing!”

33) C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan

34) The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

“It is very stupid that this song is not number 1!
everyone knows "dont push me because I’m close to the edge! "”

“cmon on rolling stones 500 greatest songs of all time this was the only rap song on the top 100 this should be number 1”

“such a huge song that it’s impossible to not have heard it somewhere, even if you haven’t heard the whole song. The signature synthesizer riff has been sampled by a million hip-hop artists and is the primary reason this group became the first ever hip-hop act admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2007). This song was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the United States National Recording Registry, and is also #51 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (the second highest for any song released in the 80’s.) One of the first old school rap songs to address POVERTY, the struggles and frustrations of living in the ghetto—and it was selected by the Registry for this exact reason.”

35) When I'm Gone - Eminem

36) The Real Slim Shady - Eminem

“the lyrics & flow are insane as usually when it comes 2 Eminem”

37) Life Goes On - 2pac

“this song in amazing”

“great rap song. this song is very insprirational”

38) What You Know - T.I.

“Brilliant beat and brilliant lyrics.”

“most powerful song ever”

“T.I. is simply the best”

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39) Real Gangsta - South Park Mexican

“best mexican rapper forget that cali music”

“this is some true rap music”

40) Like Toy Soldiers - Eminem

“Soul Song”

41) Gravel Pit - Wu-Tang Clan

“this song should be #1 and any wu song should be top 10 WUUU TAAANG”

42) Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas

“Well, I apologize, but look at the top ten (minus a few...soulja boy, ouch...Nas isn’t my favorite rapper, but he REALLY has a VERY TRUE point. No more Hip Hop...just commercial illiteracy...It’s a shame when people can’t except a rap song for the lyrical content (which, in my opinion, makes it "Hip Hop") and just want to buy into the current fad, which is an example of what we have today. There are a select FEW artists still out there, or new to the game, that can put it down. But, for the most part, it is just "I have more money than you, buy my record...". So, Nas truely makes the best statement I’ve heard, basically since the change of the millenium, "HIP HOP IS DEAD.".”

“classic song”

43) Regulate - Warren G

“Can Freestyle the whole song and it never gets old”

“thsi is easily one of the best songs ever made and it didnt make the list..what a shame”

“this is my favorite rap song!”

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44) The Point Of No Return - Immortal Technique

“Listen to the song, you will know why it got my vote.”

“Great song, amazing lyrics.”

45) Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang

“honestly, how is this song not at least number two (should be one). If it wasn’t for this song there would be no rap! How can ice ice baby be rated higher?! seriously!”

“I don’t understand why this song issn’t number one. It was the first rap song to have been cut down and put on record. This song is AWESOME!”

46) Sky's the Limit - Lil Wayne

“at least top 10 just listen to the lyrics even though the beat isnâ€™t his”

47) We Fly High - Jim Jones

48) Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg & Pharrell Williams

“NUMBER ONE NO DOUBT BAYBAY”

“Snoop Dogg iz da king!”

49) They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - Pete Rock and CL smooth

50) Express Yourself - N.W.A.

“this song is my fav rap song
”

bleaghh

“has to be number 1.”

“CLASSIC

written all over it”

51) It Ain’t Hard To Tell - Nas

“Lyricism and Knowledge with a bit of a story. He uses sick metaphors, flows nicely and paints you a picture. I feel like this song is one of the songs that is a blueprint for what Hip-Hop should be.”

“plain sick, in a good way”

“Ridiculous One-liners, preposterous metaphors, relentless rhythm speed, all interwined into a crazy beat. Surely the best mix ever!”

52) Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

“Best song ever!”

“Mark Morrison has created a masterpiece!”

53) Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.

“SETS THE REAL HIP HOP MOOD........ AMAZIN LYRICS....AMAXIN FLOW....AMAZIN BEATS......B.I.G...R.I.P
”

54) N.Y. State of Mind - Nas

“real hip hop right here, listen to the lyrics, unlike the trash rap in mtv these days”

“one of the best hip hop songs ever”

55) Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr.

“Best adrenaline rush song ever.”

56) The Game - Dreams

“has to be... atleast top 50 at best”

57) Let's Ride - Bone Thugs N Harmony

“Donâ€™t know it listen to it ya love it.. n if you have vote :)”

58) Breathe - Fabulous

59) Put it On - Big L

“Very underrated song. And so is Big L. You’ve gotta be kidding me if this goes right here.”

nolvorite

“should be top 10 at least”

60) I'll Still Kill - 50 Cent & Akon

61) Slippin’ - DMX

“tight rhymes, not just hype, more chill dmx, like another of his songs, damien.”

“dope song should be in top 5”

62) Ridin - Chamillionaire

“Shuld be the best hip hop song ever =)”

63) Ambitionz Az a Ridah - Tupac

“best rap ever”

64) International Player's Anthem - UGK Ft. Outkast

“dre’s verse is sick and the beat throughout is pumping”

65) Act a Fool- Ludacris

66) Little Weapon - Lupe Fiasco

67) Numb/Encore - Jay-Z and Linkin Park

68) Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.

“Oh my God THIS The best song ever not rap just besrt music track ever recorded, whats wrong with you people all with ya new school bulls.. t. THsi IZ the best Song. No Doubt Hands Down”

69) Get Low - Lil Jon

“one of the best club songs ever”

70) 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted - 2pac & Snoop Dogg

“BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

71) Ingen Sommar Utan Reggae - Markoolio

“markoolio is the bomb 4 rizzle”

72) I Get Money - 50 Cent

“This song is off the chain i luv it. i GET MONEy all the damn way!”

73) Money, Power & Respect - The LOX

74) Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot

“can not believe this isn’t on list yet! best and funniest rap song ever!”

luvtoread

“Hilarious!”

75) B.O.B. - Outkast

“ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

76) Cut My Wrists - Hawthorne Heights

“best hands down”

77) Warrior Part 2 - Eminem

“this should be number one, so much better that all the others, i dont care if the nuber one is a clasic, new school can beat old school”

“the best beat and song ever”

78) The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground

“Humpty Hump defined Digital Underground and increased their popularity at the time”

79) P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent

“Great Song..... What you can expect from ol’ 50”

80) I Love It - Young Jeezy

“young jeezy’s at his best”

81) Top Billin - Audio Two

“Definitely top 10. sampled by countless artists on countless songs. much better most of the songs on this top 10 list. you no the song 50 not a gangsta cent dropped last year I get money. well its a sample of this song”

82) Gangsta Nation - Westside Connection

“how iz this not in the top ten at least WTF? Such a gangsta song i mean come on its Westside connection”

83) Air Force Ones - Nelly

“coolest rapper
coolest rap”

84) Down 4 U - Ashanti, Charli Baltimore, Ja Rule & Vita

85) Candy Shop - 50 Cent & Olivia

“Keep goin’ til’ you hit the spot.”

86) I Dont Give A **** - 2Pac

“good song”

“Amazing”

87) Thug Luv - Tupac & Bone Thugs and Harmony

“I’m from st clair in Cleveland datz where BTH from and Tupac is the greatest of all time”

“this song is pretty”

88) Not Many - Scribe

“Simply da best! Awesome music from NZ!

How many dudes you know roll like this?
How many dudes you know flow like this?
Not many, if any
Not many, if any”

89) Brenda's Got A Baby - 2pac

90) Children's Story - Slick Rick

“ol’ skool story telling with a meaningful message.Brilliant flow of words fused together!”

91) Just Cruisin' - Will Smith

“A true classic from the 90’s!”

92) Bring the Pain - Method Man

“listen here if u wanna feel the real G!”

93) Deep Cover - Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

“This is a real rap record right here. Everyone on this site must be a kid because there are some stupid songs on this list.”

94) Hellrazor - Tupac

“itz just tooooo goood
”

95) Shawty - Plies

“Awesome beat
good dance tune”

96) Smoke Dope and Rap - Dre Dog

97) The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep

“probably the most remixed singel line in all of rap ever”

98) All My Life - Blade Icewood

“Some of the best Detroit rap you will ever listen to! Blade Icewood (Darnell Quincy Lindsay, March 14, 1977 - April 19, 2005) loving memory .... this man was bout to blow up in this industry . . . Icewood and The street Lordz’ - A platinum masterpiece including Juvenile, Beanie Sigel and Baby aka Birdman . . . the original Cheddar Boyz! Icewood would have topped charts all over the country if he could have proceeded his rap career! Your crazy if you don’t like this mans work!!!”

99) Flow Motion - Bone Thugs N Harmony

100) Growing Pains (Do It Again Remix) - Ludacris ft. Scarface