My top ten favorite Hip Hop songs...

[mcZu]

This was really hard to do, because I like a lot of songs and a lot of songs are top ten worthy. So I went with my all time favorites. It's in no order. I still feel like it's missing a lot of songs, but I can't cramp 80 songs in a top ten...


The Message is my all time favorite Nas song. The Sting sample is ear-gasmic, the lyrics are brilliant, and the overall feel is nothing less than stupendous.


Incredible lyrics, together with the guitar and her beautifull voice, it makes a display of pure Hip Hop and artistic purity. Incredible artist, and an incredible song.


A brilliant Tupac song, the song speaks for itself, no elaboration needed.


You just have to include Sing For The Moment, a brilliant display of lyricism. One of Eminem's best songs.


One of my favorite artists, one of his best songs in my opinion. Ten minutes of straight, pure, emotional lyricism, incredible song.


Another one of my all time favorite artists. Lupe Fiasco is just brilliant, and this song gives us a lil' more insight into who the man really is, while being lyrical, of course. Incredible song.


A conversation between God and Joe Budden himself. Thorough, and thought-out, conversation, an incredible concept, and it's nothing less than perfectly executed.


One of Nas' incredible, creative, concept songs. Just listen to it and you'll understand why I think it's brilliant.


Pure emotion, incredible lyricism, what else do you want?


A heartfelt, well executed, concept: a letter to his unborn child. This proves, again, how great Tupac was.

[biterph0bia]

Ahh, you have good taste

[shadyboymez]

very nice collection of songs there .. man would this be hard to do. I gotta say my favorite Nas song of all time will always be It Aint Hard To Tell, somethin about that beat just gets me everytime.

[Block]

Your Glasshouse / Song about a friend- Atmosphere
Cleaning out my closet - Em
Maple Leafs - Spoonfull
Walk back - spoonfull
Searching for some beautiful - Sadistik
Speak Low - Mac Lethal
babygirl - Brother Ali
3 sides to a story / dear diary- Joey Budden
Sea Lion - Sage francis


It's so damn hard to pick 10. I picked 11, lol.

[WakeUpShow]

this isn't best right? it's favorite?
I'll give you 20

1. The Way I Am- Eminem
2. Sing for the Moment- Eminem
3. The Message- Nas
4. Ambitionz az a Ridah- 2Pac
5. Underground- Eminem
6. Juicy- Biggie
7. Suicidal Thoughts- Biggie
8. You Never Know- Immortal Technique
9. Battle Cry- Joell Ortiz
10. Renegade- Em & Jay
11. One Mic- Nas
12. Life's a Bitch- Nas & AZ
13. Lose Yourself- Eminem
14. Through the Wire- Kanye West
15. Lost in the World- Kanye West & Bon Iver
16. Stan- Eminem & Dido
17. 25 to Life- Eminem & Liz Rodriguez
18. Criminal- Eminem
19. Boom!- Royce da 5'9"
20. Thank You- Xzibit

Not in any order, I just like to number shit haha

[stillmatic]

Cool lists.

Ironically, The Message is my favourite Nas song (I think...it changes a lot) and The Way I am is my favourite Eminem song.

[Cube23]

Nas - NY State of Mind
Rakim - Paid in Full
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - TROY
Nas - One Mic
Nas - The World Is Yours
Kanye - Jesus Walks
Kanye - Power
Eminem - Kim
Wu-Tang - CREAM
Wu-Tang - METHOD Man

[TheRealSlim]

Great list... the Lauren Hill track and the Fiasco track opened my mind up to some new shit I had never heard before...

Not really sure why you like budden, but I guess it's all subjective...

Some of my favorites:

Obviously like a billion em tracks, cleaning out my closet, soldier, sing for the moment, when I'm gone, rock bottom, the way I am, etc...

But moving on (in no order):

Leaving the Past- Immortal Technique
Harlem Streets - Immortal Technique
Obnoxious - Immortal Technique
Crackpipes - Sage Francis
Runaways - Sage Francis
Best of Times - Sage Francis
Makeshift Patriot - Sage Francis
Love the Lie - Sage Francis
Hell's Winter - Cage
Stripes - Cage
Trail of Lies - Jedi Mind Tricks
When All Light Dies - Jedi Mind Tricks
Heavenly Divine - Jedi Mind Tricks
Still D.R.E. - Dre
What's the Difference - Dre
Puppets - Atmosphere

[Devil'sAdvocate]

great taste.

[Yah-hah]

Your Glasshouse / Song about a friend- Atmosphere
Cleaning out my closet - Em
Maple Leafs - Spoonfull
Walk back - spoonfull
Searching for some beautiful - Sadistik
Speak Low - Mac Lethal
babygirl - Brother Ali
3 sides to a story / dear diary- Joey Budden
Sea Lion - Sage francis


It's so damn hard to pick 10. I picked 11, lol.

Glass house is one of my favorite songs by Atmos

[HipHopHead]

Atmosphere - Always Coming Back Home To You
Jedi Mind Tricks - Razorblade Salvation
Sadistik - November
Common - The Light
Eminem - Stan
Immortal Technique - Dance With The Devil
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Black Star - Thieves In The Night
Mos Def - Travellin' Man
Talib Kweli - Protective Custody

[Yah-hah]

Most of my favprite songs r nastalgically based like have alot memories
Lupe fiasco_daydreamin, but basically any song on food amd liquor
Army of the pharaohs-hollow points , best beat & into to any song imo
Aaliyah-tell me are you that somebody. Favorite childhood song
50 cent-Many men
Eminem-Sing for the moment
Vinnie paz-Same story
Diabolic-I dont wanna rhyme
Prince ea- Bars from sumer. My favorite song I think jaw was dropped the whole song
Rhyme asylum-Poison penmanship or multiplicity
Redcloud-krylon teardrops
Atmosphere-Scapegoat
Eyedea & abilities-Bum fetish

Lupe fiasco-Birds and the bees
Vinnie paz-Righteous kill & washed in the blood of the lamb
Aaliyah-One in a million
Drake-Still fly remix
Nikki minaj- jumpoff 2007
Ludacris ft young jeezy-Grew up a screw
J.Cole-Lights please
Lupe fiasco kick push 2
Common-Testify
This ia my fiance Satawna's list

[ShadyNarkoticz]

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
Eminem - Hailie's Song
Nas - One Mic
Eminem - Kim
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full

Can't really do a top 10 because 5-10 would just be songs I just like, my top 5 are songs that have changed or impacted my life.

[dead prez]

No particular order

Verbal Intercourse-Nas, Raekwon, Ghostface

Many consider Nas to take this song, and arguably his best verse. Though I do like everyone's performance in that song equally.

Hell on Earth Mobb Deep

This song has Prodigy's best verse, even without it this song would still be great, but the last verse pushes this from great to classic. After a perfomance like that P had nowhere to go but down as an mc.

Madness Deltron 3030

I would say Del tha Funkee Homosapien, but that would be unjust to Dan the automator as the production is just as good as Del's performance. Plus the sample is one of the best I've heard.

Valhalla K-os

Many might not even consider this Hip Hop, but he does a wonderful job at blending genres, and is a good thing to come out of Canada unlike Drake or even worse Bieber.

N.i.g.g.a.s Bleed Biggie

Probably Biggie's best storytelling song, the way he paints a picture is one of a kind. It's almost like watching a movie the way he conveys it.

Impossible Wu tang

Everybody rips it from RZA's great diction, to Ghostface's amazing storytelling which he shows.

Family Business Kanye West

One of my favorite Ye songs, everything from the mic performance to the beats was great, even though many don't consider Kanye that great of an emcee this song was great.

Rock Bottom Eminem

One of Eminem's best song, which he showcases excellent use of multies, wordplay, and displays great emotion on the mic, you could feel his hunger in the song. My favorite personal Eminem song.

Street Life Az and Half A Mill

One of my favorite Az verses, he doesn't seem to reach for multies and he flow naturally, half a mill did alright too (r.i.p.)

Moment of Truth Guru

Rip that is all.

[FreeSpeech]

SOME of my favorites:
The Way I Am - Eminem
Sing For The Moment - Eminem
Can't C Me - Tupac
Jesus Walks - Kanye West
Daydreamin' - Lupe Fiasco
DontGetIt - Lil Wayne (IDK what it is about this, half of it's just talking, but it's great)
Renegade - Jay-Z (Not just cuz Em's on it, Jay's verses are amazing too)
Auqemini - Outkast
Shadows On The Road - Tech N9ne
I Can- Nas

I just tried to pull out a few songs I love by different artists. Like, there are a dozens of Eminem songs that I listen to more than the other songs I listed. And I left out tons of amazing artists. This is kind of a sampler...