Best Rap/Hip Hop Songs Ranked
Rank |
Title |
Artist |
Year |
1 |
It Takes Two |
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock |
1988 |
2 |
Push It |
Salt-n-Pepa |
1987 |
3 |
Elevate My Mind |
Stereo MC's |
1990 |
4 |
Summertime |
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
1991 |
5 |
Rapper's Delight |
Sugarhill Gang, The |
1980 |
6 |
It's a Shame (My Sister) |
Love, Monie |
1990 |
7 |
Connected |
Stereo MC's |
1992 |
8 |
C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train) |
Quad City DJ's |
1996 |
9 |
Renegades of Funk |
Bambaata, Afrika & Soul Sonic Force |
1983 |
10 |
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss |
P.M. Dawn |
1991 |
11 |
Tennessee |
Arrested Development |
1992 |
12 |
Bust a Move |
Young MC |
1989 |
13 |
Me, Myself And I |
De La Soul |
1989 |
14 |
Fight for Your Right |
Beastie Boys |
1986 |
15 |
World Destruction |
Time Zone (Afrika Bambaataa & Johnny Lydon) |
1984 |
16 |
The Message |
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
1982 |
17 |
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) |
Digable Planets |
1993 |
18 |
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) |
Us3 |
1993 |
19 |
Rump Shaker |
Wreckx-N-Effect |
1992 |
20 |
Ch-Check It Out |
Beastie Boys |
2004 |
21 |
One Time's Got No Case |
Sir Mix-A-Lot |
1992 |
22 |
Baby Got Back |
Sir Mix-A-Lot |
1992 |
23 |
Going Back to Cali |
LL Cool J |
1989 |
24 |
The Breaks |
Blow, Kurtis |
1980 |
25 |
She's Crafty |
Beastie Boys |
1986 |
26 |
It's Like That |
Run-D.M.C. |
1984 |
27 |
Finger Lickin' Good |
Beastie Boys |
1992 |
28 |
I'll House You |
Jungle Brothers |
1988 |
29 |
Say No Go |
De La Soul |
1989 |
30 |
Paper Doll |
P.M. Dawn |
1991 |
31 |
Simple As That |
Jungle Brothers |
1993 |
32 |
Monie in the Middle |
Love, Monie |
1990 |
33 |
Hold It Now, Hit It |
Beastie Boys |
1986 |
34 |
The Magic Number |
De La Soul |
1989 |
35 |
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) |
Elliot, Missy |
1997 |
36 |
It's Tricky |
Run-D.M.C. |
1986 |
37 |
Eye Know |
De La Soul |
1989 |
38 |
Wordz of Wizdom |
3rd Bass |
1989 |
39 |
Come Into My House |
Queen Latifah |
1989 |
40 |
Egg Man |
Beastie Boys |
1989 |
41 |
You Be Illin' |
Run-D.M.C. |
1986 |
42 |
Basketball |
Blow, Kurtis |
1984 |
43 |
Brass Monkey |
Beastie Boys |
1986 |
44 |
Mr. Wendal |
Arrested Development |
1992 |
45 |
She's on It |
Beastie Boys |
1985 |
46 |
Got to Keep On |
Cookie Crew |
1989 |
47 |
Walk This Way |
Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith |
1986 |
48 |
1-2-3-4 (Sumpin' New) |
Coolio |
1996 |
49 |
This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Fulltime Era (L. I. F. E.) |
De La Soul |
1989 |
50 |
Good Vibrations |
Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch (Featuring Loleata Holloway) |
1991 |
51 |
Ladies First |
Queen Latifah and Monie Love |
1989 |
52 |
Jingling Baby |
LL Cool J |
1990 |
53 |
Wild Thing |
Tone-Lōc |
1989 |
54 |
The Humpty Dance |
Digital Underground |
1990 |
55 |
Get Ur Freak On |
Elliot, Missy |
2001 |
56 |
Dear Yvette |
LL Cool J |
1985 |
57 |
Rock the Bells |
LL Cool J |
1985 |
58 |
Planet Rock |
Bambaata, Afrika |
1982 |
59 |
Freaks Come Out at Night |
Whodini |
1984 |
60 |
Hey Ladies |
Beastie Boys |
1989 |