Top Ten Favourite Rap Songs - all eras, subgenres, etc.
Top Ten Favourite Rap Songs - all eras, subgenres, etc.
I made a remark on the forum about Numbers on the Boards being in my t10 rap songs, and it got me thinking: what are your t10 favourite rap songs? Old or new, mainstream or underground, d-boy shit or conscious shit, whatever.
Click for YouTube/Soundcloud, but most of these songs are widely known already. I included my favourite quotes from each.
1. Blue Sky Black Death & Jean Grae - It's Still a Love Song (The Evil Jeanius, 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFqLcxNPHcw
2. Big L - Danger Zone (Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, 1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHZ6tD4DpcA
3. Pusha T - Numbers on the Boards (My Name Is My Name, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_z_yRrRAQ
"How could you relate, when you ain't never been great / And rely on rap money to keep food upon your plate / I might sell a brick on my birthday / Thirty-six years of doing dirt like it's Earth Day / God"
4. Canibus - Poet Laureate II (Rip the Jacker, 2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZJoVAMwxCE
"Never mattered to him that art galleries hated him / Cos Thomas Kinkade called and said he would take ten"
"Your counselor advised you not to speak / My counselor advised me to keep rhyming till they stop the beat"
"I should leave this rap shit alone / And kick my incredible rhymes in the privacy of my own home"
5. Eminem - Rock Bottom (The Slim Shady LP, 1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-3CmKofKTU
6. Sean Price - Monkey Barz (Monkey Barz, 2005)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paywTc3oAJg
"In the Who Knew? estate in Jersey with Jay Williams / Drinking Amstel Light, shooting at clay pigeons"
7. Vince Staples - Norf Norf (Summertime '06, 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6Jc4juSF8
8. Mr. Len feat. Jean Grae - Taco Day (Pity the Fool: Experiments in Therapy Behind the Mask of Handing Out Dummy Smacks, 2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clH1gSic7Q0
"Now I'm picture perfect, pretty, prissy, painted and deserved / And I pity those that hurt me; I lay the law, the guilty verdict"
"Pulled up in the school parking lot, just me, destiny and a shotgun riding / Perfect timing, assembly in the cafeteria for joy of creative writing"
9. AZ feat. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - New York (Blue Sky Black Death Remix) (remix from Blue Sky Black Death album J(A)Y(Z), 2009; original from AZ album AWOL, 2003)
https://soundcloud.com/chronbaca/3-bsbd ... -ghostface
10. Mac Dre - Feelin' Myself (Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics, 2004)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6vE6oUc0t4o
"I'm sicker than SARS, higher than Mars / And I treat my bitch like an ATM card"
1. Blue Sky Black Death & Jean Grae - It's Still a Love Song (The Evil Jeanius, 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFqLcxNPHcw
2. Big L - Danger Zone (Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, 1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHZ6tD4DpcA
3. Pusha T - Numbers on the Boards (My Name Is My Name, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_z_yRrRAQ
"How could you relate, when you ain't never been great / And rely on rap money to keep food upon your plate / I might sell a brick on my birthday / Thirty-six years of doing dirt like it's Earth Day / God"
4. Canibus - Poet Laureate II (Rip the Jacker, 2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZJoVAMwxCE
"Never mattered to him that art galleries hated him / Cos Thomas Kinkade called and said he would take ten"
"Your counselor advised you not to speak / My counselor advised me to keep rhyming till they stop the beat"
"I should leave this rap shit alone / And kick my incredible rhymes in the privacy of my own home"
5. Eminem - Rock Bottom (The Slim Shady LP, 1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-3CmKofKTU
6. Sean Price - Monkey Barz (Monkey Barz, 2005)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paywTc3oAJg
"In the Who Knew? estate in Jersey with Jay Williams / Drinking Amstel Light, shooting at clay pigeons"
7. Vince Staples - Norf Norf (Summertime '06, 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6Jc4juSF8
8. Mr. Len feat. Jean Grae - Taco Day (Pity the Fool: Experiments in Therapy Behind the Mask of Handing Out Dummy Smacks, 2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clH1gSic7Q0
"Now I'm picture perfect, pretty, prissy, painted and deserved / And I pity those that hurt me; I lay the law, the guilty verdict"
"Pulled up in the school parking lot, just me, destiny and a shotgun riding / Perfect timing, assembly in the cafeteria for joy of creative writing"
9. AZ feat. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - New York (Blue Sky Black Death Remix) (remix from Blue Sky Black Death album J(A)Y(Z), 2009; original from AZ album AWOL, 2003)
https://soundcloud.com/chronbaca/3-bsbd ... -ghostface
10. Mac Dre - Feelin' Myself (Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics, 2004)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6vE6oUc0t4o
"I'm sicker than SARS, higher than Mars / And I treat my bitch like an ATM card"
This is too hard and subject to constant change.
J Dilla - So Far To Go (Feat Common & D'Angelo)
Blu - Amnesia
MF Doom - Doomsday
Madvillain - Raid
Slum Village - Fall in Love
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
Outkast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Common - The Light
Young Thug - Constantly Hating (feat. Birdman)
Viper - You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
J Dilla - So Far To Go (Feat Common & D'Angelo)
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Nice to see Gucci Mane (!) and Mac Dre (!!) get some love on here. Narrowing down to top 10 was pretty difficult and required some oddly convoluted leaps of logic on my part (ex. I ultimately couldn't decide on one Three 6 Mafia track and ended up leaving them off here entirely 
and while there's certainly more prolific artists with more 'great' songs than Rich Boy, the production on Throw Some D has some secret direct dopamine pathway to my brain). One thing I noticed is how much 2000s Southern Hip-Hop there is, which unfortunately eclipses other parts of my taste (the Bay Area from the late 90s-mid 2010s and pretty much any East Coast artists) but I guess that just goes to show how deeply that period of music resonated with me.
Big Pokey - Ball-N-Parlay
DJ DMD - 25 Lighters
The Jacka - Snow Covered Hands
Rich Boy - Throw Some D's
Main Attrakionz - Chuch
UGK - Int'll Players Anthem
Gucci Mane - Opposite
Mac Dre - She Neva Seen
GZA - Cold World
DJ Screw - Southside Groovin'
and while there's certainly more prolific artists with more 'great' songs than Rich Boy, the production on Throw Some D has some secret direct dopamine pathway to my brain). One thing I noticed is how much 2000s Southern Hip-Hop there is, which unfortunately eclipses other parts of my taste (the Bay Area from the late 90s-mid 2010s and pretty much any East Coast artists) but I guess that just goes to show how deeply that period of music resonated with me. Big Pokey - Ball-N-Parlay
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10 ommissions:bure wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:33 am Click for YouTube/Soundcloud, but most of these songs are widely known already. I included my favourite quotes from each.
1. Blue Sky Black Death & Jean Grae - It's Still a Love Song (The Evil Jeanius, 2008)
2. Big L - Danger Zone (Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, 1995)
3. Pusha T - Numbers on the Boards (My Name Is My Name, 2013)
4. Canibus - Poet Laureate II (Rip the Jacker, 2003)
5. Eminem - Rock Bottom (The Slim Shady LP, 1999)
6. Sean Price - Monkey Barz (Monkey Barz, 2005)
7. Vince Staples - Norf Norf (Summertime '06, 2015)
8. Mr. Len feat. Jean Grae - Taco Day (Pity the Fool: Experiments in Therapy Behind the Mask of Handing Out Dummy Smacks, 2001)
9. AZ feat. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - New York (Blue Sky Black Death Remix) (remix from Blue Sky Black Death album J(A)Y(Z), 2009; original from AZ album AWOL, 2003)
10. Mac Dre - Feelin' Myself (Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics, 2004)
Big Pun feat. Fat Joe - Twinz (Deep Cover '98)
ScHoolboy Q feat. Jadakiss - Groovy Tony / Eddie Kane
A$AP Ferg feat. ScHoolboy Q - Let It Bang
Fly Union - Kill Em
GZA - Liquid Swords
Sage Francis - Bridle
Deltron 3030 - Madness
Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock - Money Trees
50 Cent - I Get Money
haha i got sage francis srs sad_boy shit
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fun thread, I really respect putting Numbers on the Boards in an all-time top ten
mine would look something like this:
10. Public Enemy (feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane) - Burn Hollywood Burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-PNrZfiU8
9. Lil B - Pretty Bitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAYrMJWvC44
8. DJ Screw (chopped and screwed mix of a Point Blank song) - After I Die
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SNDoLXYtpc
7. Kanye West - New Slaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ0u09mFodw
6. Eric B. & Rakim - Lyrics of Fury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sulaqzO0ICk
5. Clipse (feat. Ab-Liva) - Ride Around Shining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENSJ3oG4nAM
4. Three-6 Mafia - Now I'm Hi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE5iJU3yrWA
3. Migos - Chapter 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LzDdwdBIGM
2. Chief Keef & Gucci Mane - Semi on Em
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIokSk09m_s
and, of course...
1. Graveyard Productions (aka Lil Grim and Children of the Corn) - Grab My Mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXoPOmXE8k4
mine would look something like this:
10. Public Enemy (feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane) - Burn Hollywood Burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-PNrZfiU8
9. Lil B - Pretty Bitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAYrMJWvC44
8. DJ Screw (chopped and screwed mix of a Point Blank song) - After I Die
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SNDoLXYtpc
7. Kanye West - New Slaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ0u09mFodw
6. Eric B. & Rakim - Lyrics of Fury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sulaqzO0ICk
5. Clipse (feat. Ab-Liva) - Ride Around Shining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENSJ3oG4nAM
4. Three-6 Mafia - Now I'm Hi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE5iJU3yrWA
3. Migos - Chapter 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LzDdwdBIGM
2. Chief Keef & Gucci Mane - Semi on Em
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIokSk09m_s
and, of course...
1. Graveyard Productions (aka Lil Grim and Children of the Corn) - Grab My Mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXoPOmXE8k4
10. Sean Price - P Body (ft. Rock)
https://youtu.be/PtCdpvJ3UMg
9. Busta Rhymes - What the Fuck You Want!!
https://youtu.be/Hsp2AGZNWEM
8. Clouddead - Rifle Eyes
https://youtu.be/fQ7dlVatTCc
7. Kevin Gates - 4 Legs and a Biscuit
https://youtu.be/dOa5MVVC1Es
6. Danny Brown - Monopoly
https://youtu.be/Nj0jiEIyT24
5. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang: 7th Wonder
https://youtu.be/zFiXrqHj0a4
4. El-P - Tougher Colder Killer (ft. Killer Mike & Despot)
https://youtu.be/1kmI2UdHdlQ
3. Big Boi - Shine Blockas (ft. Gucci Mane)
https://youtu.be/3GK23f_xtZY
2. Cannibal Ox - Battle for Asgard (ft. C-Rays Walz & L.I.F.E Long)
https://youtu.be/S-zoccgHSyk
1. Curren$y - Example
https://youtu.be/pxaHeCogjuU
https://youtu.be/PtCdpvJ3UMg
9. Busta Rhymes - What the Fuck You Want!!
https://youtu.be/Hsp2AGZNWEM
8. Clouddead - Rifle Eyes
https://youtu.be/fQ7dlVatTCc
7. Kevin Gates - 4 Legs and a Biscuit
https://youtu.be/dOa5MVVC1Es
6. Danny Brown - Monopoly
https://youtu.be/Nj0jiEIyT24
5. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang: 7th Wonder
https://youtu.be/zFiXrqHj0a4
4. El-P - Tougher Colder Killer (ft. Killer Mike & Despot)
https://youtu.be/1kmI2UdHdlQ
3. Big Boi - Shine Blockas (ft. Gucci Mane)
https://youtu.be/3GK23f_xtZY
2. Cannibal Ox - Battle for Asgard (ft. C-Rays Walz & L.I.F.E Long)
https://youtu.be/S-zoccgHSyk
1. Curren$y - Example
https://youtu.be/pxaHeCogjuU
Top 10 that is subject to change every day.
1. Gang Starr - Above the Clouds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucvta7xDo_4
2. Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiWClZrJSZY
3. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mdRv0ZdR8
4. Luniz - I Got 5 on It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSC9cgvtkRs
5. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q
6. 213 - MLK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDFEoQ30LyM
7. Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEbfeG2oAE
8. Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlp-IIG9ApU
9. Nate Dogg ft. Warren G - Nobody Does It Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPokr7jIhJs
10. Scarface ft. Ice Cube & Devin the Dude - Hand of the Dead Body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkltsgNZCyg
1. Gang Starr - Above the Clouds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucvta7xDo_4
2. Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiWClZrJSZY
3. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mdRv0ZdR8
4. Luniz - I Got 5 on It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSC9cgvtkRs
5. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q
6. 213 - MLK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDFEoQ30LyM
7. Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEbfeG2oAE
8. Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlp-IIG9ApU
9. Nate Dogg ft. Warren G - Nobody Does It Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPokr7jIhJs
10. Scarface ft. Ice Cube & Devin the Dude - Hand of the Dead Body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkltsgNZCyg