Top 100 Hip Hop Songs
10HHGA’s Top 100 Hip Hop Songs
Another list based on our personal tastes and on the music we listen to every day; not necessarily based on what is ‘expected’ in a list like this.
Feel free to agree or disagree and share your own thoughts – but remember: don’t be offended by another person’s taste or opinion; and keep all discussions respectful and clean. (Note: some of the Youtube videos are not available on mobile devices.)
- Run DMC – Sucker MC’s (1984) Watch / MP3 Download
- LL Cool J – I Can’t Live Without My Radio (1985) Watch / MP3
- Big Daddy Kane – Set It Off (1988) Watch / MP3
- Nas – NY State Of Mind (1994) Watch / MP3
- Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy (1988) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – Lyrics of Fury (1988) Watch / MP3
- Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause (1988) Watch / MP3
- NWA – Straight Outta Compton (1988) Watch / MP3
- MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha (1989) Watch / MP3
- Pete Rock & CL Smooth – They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (1992) Watch / MP3
- LL Cool J – Rock The Bells Original (1985) Watch / MP3
- Audio Two – Top Billin’ (1988) Watch / MP3
- Ultramagnetic MC’s – Ego Trippin’ (1988) Watch / MP3
- Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded (1987) Watch / MP3
- A Tribe Called Quest – Check The Rhime (1991) Watch / MP3
- Gang Starr – Take It Personal (1992) Watch / MP3
- De La Soul – Say No Go (1989) Watch
- Doug E Fresh – The Show (1985) Watch / MP3
- Wu Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck (1993) Watch / MP3
- Eazy E – Boyz In The Hood (1988) Watch / MP3
- Geto Boys – Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me (1992) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – Microphone Fiend (1988) Watch / MP3
- Run DMC – Peter Piper (1986) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – I Ain’t No Joke (1987) Watch / MP3
- EPMD – You Gots To Chill (1988) Watch / MP3
- Marley Marl – The Symphony (1988) Watch
- Just Ice – Going Way Back (1987) Watch / MP3
- Special Ed – I Got It Made (1989) Watch / MP3
- Schoolly D – PSK (What Does It Mean) (1985) Watch / MP3
- KRS One – Step Into A World (1997) Watch / MP3
- Tuff Crew – My Part Of Town (1988) Watch / MP3
- Public Enemy – Public Enemy No. 1 (1987) Watch / MP3
- Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy (1994) Watch / MP3
- LL Cool J – Jack The Ripper (1988) Watch / MP3
- Slick Rick – Children’s Story (1988) Watch / MP3
- Run DMC – Beats To The Rhyme (1988) Watch / MP3
- Camp Lo – Luchini (1997) Watch / MP3
- Main Source – Live at the BBQ (1992) Watch / MP3
- Jeru The Damaja – Ain’t The Devil Happy (1994) Watch
- Wu Tang Clan – Da Mystery Of Chessboxin’ (1993) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – Let The Rhythm Hit Em (1990) Watch / MP3
- NWA – Express Yourself (1988) Watch / MP3
- Public Enemy – Fight The Power (1989) Watch / MP3
- Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day (1992) Watch / MP3
- Dr Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg – Nuthin’ But A G Thang (1992) Watch
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message (1982) Watch / MP3
- Gang Starr – Step In The Arena (1991) Watch / MP3
- T La Rock – Lyrical King (1987) Watch / MP3
- Big Daddy Kane – Raw (1988) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – Follow The Leader (1988) Watch / MP3
- Lord Finesse – Return Of The Funky Man (1992) Watch / MP3
- Wu Tang Clan – Triumph (1997) Watch / MP3
- The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (1992) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – Juice (Know The Ledge) (1992) Watch / MP3
- 2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up (1993) Watch / MP3
- Mos Def – Mathematics (1999) Watch / MP3
- EPMD – Strictly Business (1988) Watch / MP3
- Biz Markie – Vapors (1988) Watch / MP3
- Wu Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M. (1993) Watch / MP3
- Nas – The World is Yours (1994) Watch / MP3
- A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation (1993) Watch / MP3
- Common – I Used To Love H.E.R. (1994) Watch / MP3
- Public Enemy ft. Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane – Burn Hollywood Burn (1990) Watch / MP3
- Stop The Violence Movement – Self Destruction (1989) Watch
- Kool G Rap – Streets Of New York (1990) Watch
- Stetsasonic – Sally (1988) Watch / MP3
- Doug E Fresh – La Di Da Di (1985) Watch / MP3
- MC Shan – The Bridge (1986) Watch / MP3
- Boogie Down Productions – The Bridge is Over (1987) Watch / MP3
- Big Daddy Kane – Ain’t No Half Steppin’ (1988) Watch / MP3
- A Tribe Called Quest ft. L.O.N.S. – Scenario (1991) Watch / MP3
- Bone Thugs N Harmony – Crossroads (1995) Watch / MP3
- Gang Starr ft Inspectah Deck – Above The Clouds (1998) Watch / MP3
- Luniz – I Got 5 On It (1995) Watch / MP3
- Wu Tang Clan – Bring Da Ruckus (1993) Watch / MP3
- LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out (1990) Watch / MP3
- Juice Crew – Juice Crew All Stars (1987) Watch
- Run DMC – Here We Go (1984) Watch / MP3
- The GZA – Liquid Swords (1995) Watch / MP3
- Gang Starr – Mass Appeal (1994) Watch / MP3
- Beastie Boys – Pass The Mic (1992) Watch / MP3
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime (1991) Watch / MP3
- Kool G Rap – Road To The Riches (1989) Watch
- Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa (1994) Watch / MP3
- NWA – Fuck Tha Police (1988) Watch / MP3
- Ice T – Colors (1988) Watch / MP3
- Souls of Misschief – ’93 Till Infinity (1993) Watch / MP3
- Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Nas – Verbal Intercourse (1995) Watch / MP3
- Beastie Boys – Paul Revere (1986) Watch / MP3
- Run DMC – Run’s House (1988) Watch / MP3
- EPMD – The Big Payback (1989) Watch / MP3
- Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx (1987) Watch / MP3
- Eric B & Rakim – Eric B Is President (Original) (1987) Watch
- Funky Four + 1 – That’s The Joint (1980) Watch
- Warren G – Regulate (1994) Watch / MP3
- O.C. – Times Up (1994) Watch / MP3
- Grandmaster Melle Mell & The Furious Five – Step Off (1984) Watch / MP3
- De La Soul – Ego Trippin’ PT 2 (1993) Watch
- Cold Crush Brothers – Fresh, Fly, Wild & Bold (1984) Watch
- Lord Finesse ft. Big L – Yes You May Remix (1992) Watch / MP3
Hit us with your own top 10(0) in the comments!
Dedicated To Real Hip Hop. 
Where’s Mos Def’s Brown Sugar ? SugarHill Gang’s Rappers Delight, Fugees, Jigga’s Dead Presidents II… ?
Where’s Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean, Mobb Deep – Shook Ones, Cypress Hill – How I could just Kill a Man???
this is the perfect introduction list for any newcomers to hip hop ,
great list
I agree with most… but in my humble opinion some tracks are missing like:
Tupac – Hail Mary
Notorious Big – Hypnotize
Outkast – Da art of storytelling part 2
Mos def – Life is Good
Talib Kweli – Get By
Common ft Jill Scott – I am music
Outkast – Aquemini
The Roots ft Eryka Badu – You got me
Dead Prez – Hip-Hop
Outkast – Miss Jackson
Nas – One Mic
A Tribe Called Quest – Lost my wallet in el segundo
Tupac – Changes
Run DMC – It’s tricky
Outkast – Hey Ya
WuTang Clan – Ain’t nothing to fuck with
Howevet respect for your taste… it’s all good hiphop at the end…
Salute
Eric B is President is way too low. Jinglin Baby remix by LL should have made it as well as Caught Up/Chubb Rock, Looking At The Front Door/Main Source, Bring the Pain/Method Man, How About Some Hard Core/MOP..NO LORD FINESSE!! AG’S Soul Clap was better than anything he made if you want to keep it BX.
1. mo money mo problems – biggie
2. survival of the fittest – mobb deep
3. fight the power – public enemy
4. mass appeal – gang starr
5. night of the living baseheads – public enemy
6. stan – em
7. friend or foe ’98 – jigga
8. buck em down – black moon
9. rosa parks – outkast
10. true to the game – ice cube
11. pubic enemy – tribe
12. 8 ball remix – n.w.a.
13. hard knock life – jigga
14. try to do me – brand nubian
15. you know my steez – gang starr
16. looking at the front door – main source
17. tell me who profits – souls of mischief
18. traveling at the speed of thought – ultramagnetic mcs
19. eye know – de la
20. original ’97 bonnie and clyde: just the two of us) – em
21. where i’m from – planets
22. bitties in the bk lounge – de la
23. resurrection – common
24. soul flower remix – pharcyde
25. who am i – snoop
26. electric relaxation – tribe
27. b boy bouillabaisse (counting all sections as 1) – beastie boys
28. cum on everybody – em
29. how i could just… – cypress hill
30. what’s on your mind – eric b & rakim
personal top 30 favorite joints
hit you with a few more right quck…
31. me myself and i – de la
32. stunts, blunts, & hip hop – diamond d
33. sometimes i rhyme slow – nice and smooth
34. born 2 live – o.c.
35. t.r.o.y. – pete rock & cl
36. roller skating jam… – de la
37. change – shadez of brooklyn
38. mad friday night – lo down
39. strobelite honey – black sheep
40. everythings gonna be alright – naughty by nature
outta here – krs
rock box – run dmc
agent 7 – digable planets
one love – has
my melody – eric b & rakim
hey young world – slick
yo! bum rush the show – public enemy
couple more
…many , many are missing.
This really is a good list with a lot of great songs. How you got down to 100 is incredible. Loving the site. Keep it up.