Criteria: - The 100 songs listed here were chosen for Impact, Influence, Lasting Popularity, and Quality in the world of Rap and Hip-Hop.
All realms of Rap/Hip-Hop are included.
Newly added names are in Red
Edited By: Stereo Williams (HipHopBlog.com)
Last Updated: 11-16-2010
1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 2. Fight The Power - Public Enemy 3. Nuthin But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre 4. It's Like That - Run-D.M.C. 5. Rappers Delight- Sugarhill Gang 6. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G. 7. Children's Story - Slick Rick 8. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common 9. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa 10. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim 11. Rock the Bells - LL Cool J 12. Jesus Walks - Kanye West 13. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith 14. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow 15. Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A 16. Rosa Parks - Outkast 17. Check the Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest 18. Keep Ya Head Up - 2 Pac 19. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock 20. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock 21. Stan - Eminem 22. One Mic - Nas 23. Me Myself and I - De La Soul 24. The Show - Doug E. Fresh w/Slick Rick 25. The Bridge Is Over - Boogie Down Productions 26. Bring The Noise - Public Enemy 27. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest 28. Shed So Many Tears - 2 Pac 29. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim 30. Push It - Salt-n-Pepa 31. Ms. Jackson - Outkast 32. It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube 33. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 34. Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G. 35. Cha Cha Cha - MC Lyte 36. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan 37. Hard Knock Life - Jay Z 38. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions 39. You Gots to Chill - EPMD 40. Mind Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys 41. Dear Mama - 2pac 42. I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need - Method Man w/ Mary J. Blige 43. The World Is Yours - Nas 44. Set It Off - Big Daddy Kane 45. Rock Box - Run-D.M.C. 46. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest 47. Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs N Harmony 48. I Need Love - LL Cool J 49. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature 50. Sucker M.C.s - Run-D.M.C. 51. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J 52. Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill 53. U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah 54. Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde 55. Murder Was the Case - Snoop Doggy Dogg 56. Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 57. Ain't No Half-Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane 58. What You Know - T.I. 59. La Di Da Di - Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh 60. Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest 61. The Definition - Mos Def & Talib Kweli (Black Star) 62. Just A Friend - Biz Markie 63. All About the Benjamins - Puff Daddy w/Lil Kim, The LOX & The Notorious B.I.G. 64. Wild Thing - Tone-Loc 65. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott 66. Get At Me Dog - DMX 67. My Name Is... - Eminem 68. Triumph - Wu-Tang Clan 69. Regulate - Warren G. w/ Nate Dogg 70. The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep 71. Gangsta's Paradise- Coolio 72. In Da Club - 50 Cent 73. Ladies First - Queen Latifah w/ Monie Love 74. I Ain't No Joke - Eric B. & Rakim 75. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets 76. I'm Bad - LL Cool J 77. Top Billin' - Audio Two 78. Lyte As A Rock - MC Lyte 79. The Humpty Dance- Digital Underground 80. I Got 5 On It - The Luniz 81. Elevators (Me & You) - Outkast 82. You Got Me - The Roots 83. Paul Revere - The Beastie Boys 84. Colors - Ice T 85. P.S.K. (What Does It Mean) - Schoolly D 86. Boyz-N-The-Hood - Eazy E 87. Roxanne, Roxanne - U.T.F.O. 88. Shook Ones, Pt II - Mobb Deep 89. Dirty South - Goodie MOB 90. Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini 91. Big Pimpin' - Jay Z 92. Tennessee - Arrested Development 93. Deep Cover - Dr. Dre w/ Snoop Doggy Dogg 94. It's the Joint - The Funky Four + 1 95. A Milli - Lil Wayne 96. Crush On You - Lil Kim 97. Life Is...Too $hort - Too $hort 98. Ridin' - Chamillionaire w/ Krayzie Bone 99. 6 In the Mornin' - Ice T 100. Bust A Move - Young MC
101. Dead Presidents, Pt II - Jay-Z 102. Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest 103. I Got It Like That - The Jungle Brothers 104. King of Rock - Run-D.M.C. 105. Feel the Heartbeat - Treacherous Three 106. Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy 107. B.O.B. - Outkast 108. Slow Down - Brand Nubian 109. It Ain't Hard to Tell - Nas 110. Treat 'Em Right - Chubb Rock 111. I Can't Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J 112. The Symphony - The Juice Crew 113. Mass Appeal - GangStarr 114. Crossover - EPMD 115. Funkdafied - Da Brat 115. Come Clean - Jeru Da Damaja 116. Pop Goes the Weasel - 3rd Bass 117. How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill 118. Rockin' It - The Fearless Four 120. Proceed - The Roots 121. Hail Mary - 2Pac 122. I Got It Made - Special Ed 123. Buddy - De La Soul w/The Jungle Bros, Monie Love & Q-Tip 124. Dre Day - Dr. Dre w/Snoop Doggy Dogg 125. The Light - Common w/Erykah Badu 126. Bring the Pain - Method Man 127. Streets of N.Y. - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo 128. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys 129. Flava In Ya Ear (remix) - Craig Mack 130. Rubberband Man - T.I. 131. The Vapors - Biz Markie 132. I Seen A Man Die - Scarface 133. Smooth Operator - Big Daddy Kane 134. White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 135. Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G. 136. Brown-Skinned Lady - Mos Def & Talib Kweli 137. Ruffneck - MC Lyte 138. Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim 139. Lose Yourself - Eminem 140. Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...) - Jay-Z 141. I'm Still #1 - Boogie Down Productions 142. Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa w/En Vogue 143. Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature 144. Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest 145. Still Not A Player - Big Pun w/Joe 146. If I Ruled the World - Kurtis Blow 147. Express Yourself - N.W.A 148. Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy 149. Jam Master Jay - Run-D.M.C. 150. Cell Therapy - Goodie MOB 151. Woo-Hah (Got U All In Check) - Busta Rhymes 152. No Time - Lil Kim w/Puff Daddy 153. Five Minutes of Funk - Whodini 154. I Ain't Mad At Cha - 2Pac 155. Back That A** Up - Juvenile 156. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott 157. It's Funky Enough - The D.O.C. 158. One Day - UGK 159. Warning - The Notorious B.I.G. 160. Mona Lisa - Slick Rick 161. Go Crazy - Young Jeezy 162. We Want Eazy - Eazy E 163. Through the Wire - Kanye West 164. Steady Mobbin' - Ice Cube 165. 911 Is A Joke - Public Enemy 166. Fu-Gee-La - The Fugees 167. Street Struck - Big L 168. The Way You Move - Outkast 169. Sugar Hill - AZ 170. Around the Way Girl - LL Cool J 171. Words I Manifest - GangStarr 172. Hip-Hop - Dead Prez 173. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy 174. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See - Busta Rhymes 175. Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def 176. Hip Hop Junkie - Nice & Smooth 177. Road to Riches - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo 178. Superstar - Lupe Fiasco 179. Straighten It Out - Pete Rock & CL Smooth 180. Get By - Talib Kweli 181. Lean Back - Fat Joe 182. Space Age Pimpin' - Eightball & MJG 183. Chief Rocka - Lords of the Underground 184. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt N Pepa 185. You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo - Yo-Yo 186. We Got Our Own Thang - Heavy D. & the Boyz 187. Renee - The Lost Boys 188. Whatever You Say - Little Brother 189. Same Song - Digital Underground 190. Insane In the Brain - Cypress Hill 191. The New Rap Language - Treacherous Three 192. Rock Dis Funky Joint - Poor Righteous Teachers 193. The Next Episode - Dr. Dre w/Snoop Dogg 194. Do You Wanna Ride - Do or Die 195. Let's Get It Started - MC Hammer 196. Monie In the Middle - Monie Love 197. Drop It Like Its Hot - Snoop Dogg 198. Thuggish Ruggish Bone - Bone Thugs N Harmony 199. Ice Cream - Raekwon 200. Slam - Onyx
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