VH1 Lists 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs

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01 Public Enemy / "Fight The Power"

02 Sugarhill Gang / "Rapper's Delight"

03 Dr. Dre / "Nuthin But A 'G' Thang"

04 Run-DMC ft/ Aerosmith/ "Walk This Way"

05 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five / "The Message"

06 N.W.A. / "Straight Outta Compton"

07 Notorious B.I.G. / "Juicy"

08 Snoop Doggy Dogg / "Gin and Juice"

09 Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It "

10 Kurtis Blow / "The Breaks"

11 Jay-Z / "Hard Knock Life"

12 L.L. Cool J / "I Can't Live Without My Radio"

13 Wu-Tang Clan / "C.R.E.A.M."

14 Tupac / "I Get Around "

15 Eminem / "Stan "

16 Missy Elliott / "Get Ur Freak On"

17 Sir Mix-A-Lot / "Baby Got Back"

18 50 Cent / "In Da Club"

19 Ice T / "Colors"

20 Kanye West ft/ Jamie Foxx / "Gold Digger"

21 Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force/ "Planet Rock"

22 Naughty By Nature / "OPP"

23 Outkast / "B.O.B."

24 Eric B and Rakim / "Paid in Full"

25 Fugees / "Killing Me Softly"

26 MC Hammer / "U Can't Touch This"

27 Beastie Boys / "Hold it Now, Hit it"

28 Ice Cube / "It Was A Good Day"

30 Digital Underground / "The Humpty Dance"

30 Tribe Called Quest / "Check the Rhime"

31 Kool Moe Dee / "How Ya Like Me Now"

32 Puff Daddy & The Family ft/ Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim

and The Lox/ "It's All About The Benjamins"

33 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / "Tha Crossroads"

34 Cypress Hill / "Insane In The Brain"

35 Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love / "Ladies First"

36 Nelly / "Hot In Herre"

37 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two"

38 Coolio / "Gangsta's Paradise"

39 Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing"

40 Run-DMC / "It's Like That"

41 Funky 4 + 1 / "That's the Joint"

42 Roxanne Shante / "Roxanne's Revenge"

43. The Game ft. 50 Cent / "Hate It or Love It"

44 Method Man ft/ Mary J. Blige / "I'll Be There For You

/You're All I Need to Get By"

45 Geto Boys / "Mind Playing Tricks On Me"

46 De La Soul / "Me, Myself, And I"

47 Young MC / "Bust A Move"

48 Nas / "One Love"

49 Boogie Down Productions / "My Philosophy"

50 Lil' Wayne / "Tha Block Is Hot"

51 Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew / "The Show"

52 Foxy Brown ft. Jay-Z - "I'll Be"

53 Lox ft. DMX and Lil' Kim / "Money, Power, Respect"

54 MC Lyte / "Cha Cha Cha"

55 Terror Squad ft/ Fat Joe and Remy / "Lean Back"

56 Busta Rhymes / "Woo-Ha! Got You All In Check"

57 Big Daddy Kane / "I Get the Job Done"

58 Ludacris ft. Shawna/ "What's Your Fantasy"

59 Ol' Dirty Bastard / "Shimmy Shimmy Ya"

60 L.L. Cool J / "I Need Love"

61 Slick Rick / "Children's Story"

62 Digable Planets / "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"

63 Kid 'n Play / "Rollin' With Kid N Play"

64 The Roots / "What they Do"

65 Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three / "Love Rap"

66 House Of Pain / "Jump Around"

67 Mase / "Feel So Good"

68 T.I. / "What You Know"

69 Common / "I Used to Love H.E.R."

70 3(rd) Bass / "Pop Goes the Weasel"

71 Whodini / "Freaks Come Out at Night"

72 J.J. Fad / "Supersonic"

73 Black Sheep / "The Choice Is Yours"

73 EPMD / "You Gots To Chill"

75 Lil' Kim ft. Lil' Cease/ "Crush on You"

76 Big Punisher ft. Joe/ "Still Not A Player"

77 Cold Crush Brothers / "Cold Crush Bros. at the Dixie"

78 Arrested Development / "Tennessee"

79 DMX / "Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Stop Drop)"

80 Three 6 Mafia ft. Paula Campbell/ "Hard Out Here For A

Pimp"

81 PM Dawn / "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"

82 Chubb Rock / "Treat 'Em Right"

83 2 Live Crew / "Me So Horny"

84 UTFO / "Roxanne Roxanne"

85 Black Star / "Definition"

86 Heavy D. and the Boyz / "Now That We Found Love"

87 Wyclef Jean ft. Refugee All Stars / "We Tryin' to Stay

Alive"

88 Jungle Brothers / "What U Waitin' 4"

89 Cam'ron / "Oh Boy"

90 Pete Rock & CL Smooth / "They Reminisce Over You(T.R.O.Y)"

91 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone / "Ridin'"

92 Yo-Yo / "Can't Play with my Yo-Yo"

93 N.E.R.D. ft. Lee Harvey and Vida / "Lapdance"

94 Master P ft. Sikk, Fiend, Mia-x and Mystical / "Make 'Em

Say Ugh"

95 L'Trimm / "Cars With The Boom"

96 DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince / "Parents Just Don't

Understand"

97 Eve / "Who's that Girl"

98 Warren G ft. Nate Dogg / "Regulate"

99 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft/ Ying Yang Twins / "Get

Low"

100 Biz Markie / "Just A Friend"

[JumpinJack AJ]

Awesome list!! I can't say i agree with the order...but nearly every song on it is dope!! They don't start thowing and dodgy ones until the 30's...and still then there are very few. Leave it 2 VH-1 2 show BET and MTV how it's done. Hip-Hop week is coming...I CAN'T WAIT!!

[Hero1]

No to the following:

07 Notorious B.I.G. / "Juicy"

11 Jay-Z / "Hard Knock Life"

15 Eminem / "Stan "

16 Missy Elliott / "Get Ur Freak On"

18 50 Cent / "In Da Club"

20 Kanye West ft/ Jamie Foxx / "Gold Digger"

23 Outkast / "B.O.B."

32 Puff Daddy & The Family ft/ Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim

and The Lox/ "It's All About The Benjamins"

36 Nelly / "Hot In Herre"

43. The Game ft. 50 Cent / "Hate It or Love It"

50 Lil' Wayne / "Tha Block Is Hot"

58 Ludacris ft. Shawna/ "What's Your Fantasy"

67 Mase / "Feel So Good"

68 T.I. / "What You Know"

75 Lil' Kim ft. Lil' Cease/ "Crush on You"

76 Big Punisher ft. Joe/ "Still Not A Player"

79 DMX / "Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Stop Drop)"

80 Three 6 Mafia ft. Paula Campbell/ "Hard Out Here For A

Pimp"

89 Cam'ron / "Oh Boy"

91 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone / "Ridin'"

93 N.E.R.D. ft. Lee Harvey and Vida / "Lapdance"

94 Master P ft. Sikk, Fiend, Mia-x and Mystical / "Make 'Em

Say Ugh"

95 L'Trimm / "Cars With The Boom"

97 Eve / "Who's that Girl"

99 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft/ Ying Yang Twins / "Get

Low"

decent list.. missed a hell of a lot of classics tho like 93 til infinity, buddy, jam on it, dont sweat the technique etc etc i could go on...

[bart5]

Word ^^ I agree that those songs shouldn't be on the list except Juicy deserves to be on it, and maybe Stan.

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This VH1 list is more credible than most but no list is complete without "Summertime"

[Jazzy Julie]

The list is pretty good, cant say ive heard them all im gonna have to look them up. Weird that they would choose parents over summertime tho.

[Mike]

No to the following:

07 Notorious B.I.G. / "Juicy"

11 Jay-Z / "Hard Knock Life"

15 Eminem / "Stan "

16 Missy Elliott / "Get Ur Freak On"

18 50 Cent / "In Da Club"

20 Kanye West ft/ Jamie Foxx / "Gold Digger"

23 Outkast / "B.O.B."

32 Puff Daddy & The Family ft/ Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim

and The Lox/ "It's All About The Benjamins"

36 Nelly / "Hot In Herre"

43. The Game ft. 50 Cent / "Hate It or Love It"

50 Lil' Wayne / "Tha Block Is Hot"

58 Ludacris ft. Shawna/ "What's Your Fantasy"

67 Mase / "Feel So Good"

68 T.I. / "What You Know"

75 Lil' Kim ft. Lil' Cease/ "Crush on You"

76 Big Punisher ft. Joe/ "Still Not A Player"

79 DMX / "Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Stop Drop)"

80 Three 6 Mafia ft. Paula Campbell/ "Hard Out Here For A

Pimp"

89 Cam'ron / "Oh Boy"

91 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone / "Ridin'"

93 N.E.R.D. ft. Lee Harvey and Vida / "Lapdance"

94 Master P ft. Sikk, Fiend, Mia-x and Mystical / "Make 'Em

Say Ugh"

95 L'Trimm / "Cars With The Boom"

97 Eve / "Who's that Girl"

99 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft/ Ying Yang Twins / "Get

Low"

decent list.. missed a hell of a lot of classics tho like 93 til infinity, buddy, jam on it, dont sweat the technique etc etc i could go on...

i would keep hate it or love it... well i dont know about 100 best ever, but i really like that beat and song.

juicy... yes this belongs.

hard knock of life... ehhhh mayyybe. they could pick alot better from him, like dead presidents 2

stan... uhmmmm. i wouldnt. im trying to pick a song that could replace this by him... ...maybe something off infinite, like infinite or anything else off that cd.(amazing)

b.o.b.- i like this song alot, i think it might deserve to be here. maybe fresh and clean or ms jackson or elevators could replace it....

[VIsqo]

I dont like the list including all about the benjamins, in da club and hot in herre, feels soo good, oh boy, lapdance, and stuff, and not bringing other songs way better and classic

[JumpinJack AJ]

I agree with Tim. Those songs Tim listed shouldn't even be in the top 200. I only like 8 songs out of the ones he listed. U gotta mix the old with the new i guess 2 be fair. So many classics were overlooked. When it comes 2 new music, none of the new ones listed were amoungst the best of recent music. I'm just happy that it's better than most lists like this and that they are supporting alot of artists who have been forgotten by those not down with the old school.

[sonic1988]

I agree with you, Tim. I honestly didn't even notice some of those songs, most disturbing being "In da Club" obviously.

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With these type of lists its hard to please everybody but I think they did a good job balancing out the history of hip hop