Top Ten Rap Songs of All Time

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Vote for Lose Yourself - Eminem 1) Lose Yourself - Eminem

Inspirational song, never gets old. This guy raps wit heart. Now tell me, y is Crank Dat on this list, i never liked this song and the song is no good, people jus vote for the dance

3anegroes

great song. but crank that at number 3? this site has issues

awesomenessdefined

listening to it puts you in the music "ZONE" if yall know what I’m saying


Vote for Changes - 2pac 2) Changes - 2pac

Amazing with great lyrics
my favorite tupac song

jeffrey23

tupac is the best rapper of all time just think this song changes was in holland 14 weeks in the super top 50 and 4 weeks on number 1!

2pac = greatest lyricist of all time, no one else can even compete with him. also his music actually had a message unlike most nowadays


Vote for Crank That - Soulja Boy 3) Crank That - Soulja Boy

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

T3nFromdaSouth

best song eva

this has got to be in atleast the top 5 cuz’ come on it’s Soulja Boy


Vote for Dance with the Devil - Immortal Technique 4) Dance with the Devil - Immortal Technique

Haunting lyrics and great story

dis song needs 2 be number 1
the story is crazy
dis song deserves numba 1 no question

this is an amazing song
it really does give you chills every time you listen to it


Vote for One Mic - Nas 5) One Mic - Nas

better than that soulja boy garbage

that real song you have to feel

Amazing song. great message.. don’t see why its not way ahead of soulja boy... soulja boy is killing hip hop..


Vote for Hit 'em Up 6) Hit 'em Up

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

genihanna

#1 no contest

Grab your glocks when u see tupac cal the cops when u see tupac

PAcs Best should be higher up


Vote for Remember The Name - Fort Minor 7) Remember The Name - Fort Minor

An awesome song by Mike Shinoda & Styles of Beyond.

chaosking

this songs beat is kick ass

One of the best beats and lyrics


Vote for The Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 8) The Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

It Have To Be In The Top 10

xdogg

How is this not in the top 10

How is this not in the top 10


Vote for Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio 9) Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio

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

challey

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

best coolio song he ever made homie!!!


Vote for Juicy - Notorious B.I.G. 10) Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.

shuld be #1 fur shurr....his a legend

should be #1

best lyrics and best rapper of all time


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice 11) Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

simply the best

Magnolia

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

Song-Legend

Alexandr

Vote for Forgot About Dre - Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg 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

Vote for Many Men (Wish Death) - 50 cent 13) Many Men (Wish Death) - 50 cent

best song ever

best song ever

fo sho

Vote for California Love - 2pac and Dr Dre 14) 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

Vote for Hate It Or Love It - The Game 15) 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

Vote for Poppin' Bottles - Birdman Ft Lil Wayne 16) 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

Vote for Triumph - Wu-Tang Clan 17) 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...

Vote for The Way I Am - Eminem 18) The Way I Am - Eminem

the best song

must at the top

Vote for In da Club - 50 Cent 19) In da Club - 50 Cent

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

Vote for Thugz Mansion - Tupac 20) Thugz Mansion - Tupac

this song kills it bro...
ıt should be number 1 man ım 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.

Vote for It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube 21) 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!

Vote for Ayo Technology - 50 Cent 22) 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 !

Vote for Shook Ones Part II - Mobb Deep 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

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

best ever

wilq

Vote for Nothin But a 'G' Thang - Snoop Dogg 25) 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

Vote for Dear Mama - 2pac 26) 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

Vote for Knuck If You Buck Freestyle - Lil Wayne 27) 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!

Vote for I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common 28) I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common

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

Should be #1

Vote for Stan - Eminem 29) 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

Vote for Real Mutha******' G's - Eazy-E 30) Real Mutha******' G's - Eazy-E

best eazy-e song ever!!!

Vote for C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan 31) C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan

Vote for Stronger - Kanye West 32) Stronger - Kanye West

I love this song

best song

Freakin awesome

Vote for 99 Problems - Jay-Z 33) 99 Problems - Jay-Z

the best

A classic!

A classic!

Vote for The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 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.

Vote for Gravel Pit - Wu-Tang Clan 35) Gravel Pit - Wu-Tang Clan

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

Vote for What You Know - T.I. 36) What You Know - T.I.

Brilliant beat and brilliant lyrics.

most powerful song ever

T.I. is simply the best

Vote for Like Toy Soldiers - Eminem 37) Like Toy Soldiers - Eminem

Soul Song

Vote for The Real Slim Shady - Eminem 38) The Real Slim Shady - Eminem

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

Vote for Real Gangsta - South Park Mexican 39) Real Gangsta - South Park Mexican

best mexican rapper forget that cali music

this is some true rap music

Vote for Life Goes On - 2pac 40) Life Goes On - 2pac

this song in amazing

great rap song. this song is very insprirational

Vote for We Fly High - Jim Jones 41) We Fly High - Jim Jones

Vote for Regulate - Warren G 42) 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!

Vote for Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas 43) 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

Vote for Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang 44) 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!

Vote for The Point Of No Return - Immortal Technique 45) The Point Of No Return - Immortal Technique

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

Great song, amazing lyrics.

Vote for They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - Pete Rock and CL smooth 46) They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - Pete Rock and CL smooth

Vote for Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison 47) Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

Best song ever!

Mark Morrison has created a masterpiece!

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

NUMBER ONE NO DOUBT BAYBAY

Snoop Dogg iz da king!

Vote for Sky's the Limit - Lil Wayne 49) Sky's the Limit - Lil Wayne

at least top 10 just listen to the lyrics even though the beat isn’t his

Vote for Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. 50) Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr.

Best adrenaline rush song ever.

Vote for Express Yourself - N.W.A. 51) Express Yourself - N.W.A.

has to be number 1.

CLASSIC

written all over it

Vote for When I'm Gone - Eminem 52) When I'm Gone - Eminem

Vote for Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G. 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

Vote for N.Y. State of Mind - Nas 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

Vote for The Game - Dreams 55) The Game - Dreams

has to be... atleast top 50 at best

Vote for It Ain’t Hard To Tell - Nas 56) 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!

Vote for Breathe - Fabulous 57) Breathe - Fabulous

Vote for Slippin’ - DMX 58) Slippin’ - DMX

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

dope song should be in top 5

Vote for Ambitionz Az a Ridah - Tupac 59) Ambitionz Az a Ridah - Tupac

best rap ever

Vote for Act a Fool- Ludacris 60) Act a Fool- Ludacris

Vote for Let's Ride - Bone Thugs N Harmony 61) Let's Ride - Bone Thugs N Harmony

Don’t know it listen to it ya love it.. n if you have vote :)

Vote for I'll Still Kill - 50 Cent & Akon 62) I'll Still Kill - 50 Cent & Akon

Vote for International Player's Anthem - UGK Ft. Outkast 63) International Player's Anthem - UGK Ft. Outkast

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

Vote for I Get Money - 50 Cent 64) I Get Money - 50 Cent

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

Vote for 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted - 2pac & Snoop Dogg 65) 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted - 2pac & Snoop Dogg

BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vote for Ridin - Chamillionaire 66) Ridin - Chamillionaire

Shuld be the best hip hop song ever =)

Vote for Money, Power & Respect - The LOX 67) Money, Power & Respect - The LOX

Vote for Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. 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

Vote for B.O.B. - Outkast 69) B.O.B. - Outkast

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vote for The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground 70) The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground

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

Vote for Cut My Wrists - Hawthorne Heights 71) Cut My Wrists - Hawthorne Heights

best hands down

Vote for Ingen Sommar Utan Reggae - Markoolio 72) Ingen Sommar Utan Reggae - Markoolio

markoolio is the bomb 4 rizzle

Vote for Get Low - Lil Jon 73) Get Low - Lil Jon

one of the best club songs ever

Vote for Little Weapon - Lupe Fiasco 74) Little Weapon - Lupe Fiasco

Vote for Top Billin - Audio Two 75) 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

Vote for Warrior Part 2 - Eminem 76) 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

Vote for Thug Luv - Tupac & Bone Thugs and Harmony 77) 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

Vote for Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot 78) Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot

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

luvtoread

Hilarious!

Vote for Numb/Encore - Jay-Z and Linkin Park 79) Numb/Encore - Jay-Z and Linkin Park

Vote for Children's Story - Slick Rick 80) Children's Story - Slick Rick

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

Vote for Air Force Ones - Nelly 81) Air Force Ones - Nelly

coolest rapper
coolest rap

Vote for Down 4 U -  Ashanti, Charli Baltimore, Ja Rule & Vita 82) Down 4 U - Ashanti, Charli Baltimore, Ja Rule & Vita

Vote for Candy Shop - 50 Cent & Olivia 83) Candy Shop - 50 Cent & Olivia

Keep goin’ til’ you hit the spot.

Vote for P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent 84) P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent

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

Vote for Deep Cover - Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg 85) 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.

Vote for Not Many - Scribe 86) 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

Vote for Brenda's Got A Baby - 2pac 87) Brenda's Got A Baby - 2pac

Vote for Gangsta Nation - Westside Connection 88) 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

Vote for Hellrazor - Tupac 89) Hellrazor - Tupac

itz just tooooo goood

Vote for Shawty - Plies 90) Shawty - Plies

Awesome beat
good dance tune

Vote for All My Life - Blade Icewood 91) 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!!!

Vote for Flow Motion - Bone Thugs N Harmony 92) Flow Motion - Bone Thugs N Harmony

Vote for Growing Pains (Do It Again Remix) - Ludacris ft. Scarface 93) Growing Pains (Do It Again Remix) - Ludacris ft. Scarface

Vote for Smoke Dope and Rap - Dre Dog 94) Smoke Dope and Rap - Dre Dog

Vote for The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep 95) The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep

probably the most remixed singel line in all of rap ever

Vote for Just Cruisin' - Will Smith 96) Just Cruisin' - Will Smith

A true classic from the 90’s!

Vote for Bring the Pain - Method Man 97) Bring the Pain - Method Man

listen here if u wanna feel the real G!

Vote for I Dont Give A **** - 2Pac 98) I Dont Give A **** - 2Pac

good song

Amazing

Vote for I Love It - Young Jeezy 99) I Love It - Young Jeezy

young jeezy’s at his best

Vote for Serenade My Life - Gonzoe 100) Serenade My Life - Gonzoe

This is a solid song with an awesome beat