Greatest Hip-Hop tracks of all time?

2-ShortDa5foot5 · 30-04-2008 10:22AM #1

OKay... here we go!

I know this is gonna be difficult, as there's so many different styles, eras etc to be taken into account. I'd still like to see what everyone comes up with though.

Here are a few I'd put forward to start it off:

Mama said knock you out-- LL Cool J
Come Clean-- Jeru The Damaja
Keep ya Head up-- 2pac
Straight outta Compton-- N.W.A.
Rebel Without a Pause-- Public Enemy
Childrens Story-- Slick Rick
Unbelievable-- Biggie Smalls
The World is yours-- Nas
Tonight's Da night-- Redman
Let Me Ride-- Dr. Dre
Gin & Juice-- Snoop Doggy Dogg
Shook Ones Pt. II-- Mobb Deep
Don't believe the hype-- Public Enemy
F*ck the Police-- N.W.A.
Full Clip-- GangStarr
C.R.E.A.M.-- Wu- Tang Clan
Memory Lane-- Nas
Hood Took me under-- Compton's Most Wanted
It takes two-- Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Boom-- Royce Da 5'9"
Worst comes to worst-- Dilated Peoples

I could go on all day!

Comments??

ghostface ste · 30-04-2008 10:43AM

I'll throw these few out aswell to get it rolling:

Elevators (me & you) - Outkast
In Between Us - Scarface & Nas
Brooklyn Zoo - Old Dirty
You Never Know - Immortal Technique
The Overly Dramatic Truth - El-P
Protect ya Neck - Wu Tang
Dead Presidents II - Jay-Z
Da Rocwilder - Meth and Red (Purely as a crazy party track!!)
Wrath of Kane - Big Daddy Kane

I'll think of more later, agree with lot of OPs tracks, full clip by gangstar is superb

Orizio · 30-04-2008 02:30PM

Rather Unique - AZ...

Yeah thats about it.

Pen1987 · 30-04-2008 07:01PM

I'd have to disagree with the El-P suggestion! Even as an El-P fan! If I was to put in one El track it would be 'Stepfather Factory' or 'Deep space 9mm'

No Rakim yet!

Eric B is President - Eric B and Rakim
Let the rhythm hit em' - Eric B and Rakim
I aint no joke - Eric B and Rakim
Follow the Leader - Eric B and Rakim

and i'd throw in...

No Regrets - Aesop Rock
Early mornin' Tony - Felt
Ether - Nas

and finally!

Da' mystery of Chessboxin' - Wu-Tang Clan, cant believe this wasnt mentioned! The last verse has one of the greatest verses EVER "Homocide is illegal and death is the penalty? what justicfies the homcide, when he dies?!"

Jay Ru · 30-04-2008 09:51PM

the roots - what they do
the pharcyde - runnin, drop, passin me by
jay z - dead presidents
gangster - the ? remainz
special ed - i got it made
pete rock & cl smooth - t.r.o.y.
raekwon & ghostface - ice cream
wu tang clan - c.r.e.a.m.
a.t.c.q. - scenario, award tour, ooh my god
busta rhymes - woh haa
jurasic 5 - concrete school yard
big daddy kane - ain't no half steppin'
de la soul - stakes is high
junior mafia - players anthem
nine - whatchu want

Blisterman · 01-05-2008 09:23AM

I'd have to include some of the early tracks:

Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks

2-ShortDa5foot5 · 01-05-2008 10:28AM

Blisterman wrote: »

I'd have to include some of the early tracks:

Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks

+1

I would put forward the above too as contenders, along with these old school gems:

You Gots to chill By EPMD
I know you got soul Eric B & Rakim
Eye know By De La Soul
Public Enemy No 1 By Public Enemy
Boyz In The Hood (Remix) By Eazy-E

Ay Cee · 01-05-2008 10:35AM

Nine - Whatcha Want
LOTUG - Chief Rocka
Rakim - Know the Ledge (Off the soundtrack to a 2Pac film, AMAZED it hasn't been mentioned

)
NBN - Uptown Anthem (As Above)
EPMD - Head Banger
Boom - Royce
Hip Hop - Dead Prez
Young Black Teenagers - Tap The Bottle (Ye gotta love it!)

Just the immediate ones that spring to mind that haven't been mentioned.

evil_seed · 01-05-2008 10:36AM

Regulate

2-ShortDa5foot5 · 01-05-2008 10:37AM

Pen1987 wrote: »

and finally!

Da' mystery of Chessboxin' - Wu-Tang Clan, cant believe this wasnt mentioned! The last verse has one of the greatest verses EVER "Homocide is illegal and death is the penalty? what justicfies the homcide, when he dies?!"

Have to say I prefer 7th Chamber: "Champion gear I rock, you get yo boots knocked..." Or Clan In Da Front: "The Wu is comin through, the outcome is critical, f*ckin with ma style is sorta like a miracle..."

Jay Ru · 01-05-2008 11:27PM

evil_seed wrote: »

Regulate

don't know if thats one of the greatest hip hop tunes of all time, don't get me wrong its a good tune but i.m.o. it ain't one of the greatest!

evil_seed · 02-05-2008 08:20AM

B.O.B & Rosa Parks too

Affable · 02-05-2008 10:40AM

Dre/Snoop=Nuthin but a g thing
Lil Ghetto Boy

Mobb Deep-Survival of the fittest
Shook ones pt2

Tupac

Cant C me
Holla at me
Pain.

Public enemy

He got game.

Boom_Bap · 02-05-2008 11:44AM

I started writing a list but it's just too difficult.
But one song that I always come back to is Aesop Rock - No Regrets.

Orizio · 02-05-2008 02:02PM

evil_seed wrote: »

B.O.B & Rosa Parks too

Honestly, you could answer this thread with OutKast alone. Crumblin' Erb comes to mind straight away.

****, which track off their first three albums wasn't incredible?

Boom_Bap · 02-05-2008 02:04PM

Art of StoryTelling Pt. II not incredible......it ridiculously incredble lol

Recovered · 03-05-2008 12:03PM

I listen to a lot of music so kinda hard to pick all time favorites but I'm gonna focus a bit on the old school here:

Audio Two - Top Billin
(sampled over and over and over, latest well known sampling would be in 50's I get money): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igAS5-276wU

Can't believe noone has mentioned Das EFX? They have some really dope beats:
They want EFX:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U05LDDeWxkU
Real Hip Hop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZyFhERxkQc&feature=related
Mic Checka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO5HAA_IQfc&feature=related

Gangstarr - Mass Appeal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXyFZkU9bkQ

I'll stop there for now

Makaveli · 03-05-2008 01:23PM

Here's a few

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGwonG3iGaI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnydK0phSqM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbFVp6ifTOw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhKNqYKtiNI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBrzEVJwYFg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqYibS3m7UM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFZLq6R-ZtM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9owQwvdcikg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pja3qv7FVPQ

Must stop now.

Recovered · 03-05-2008 02:28PM

Makaveli wrote: »

Here's a few

Haha, the first one won't play in the embedded window for some reason but while I was listening to the rest I thought of Black Sheep and was thinking "Engine Engine nr 9, on the NY transit line..." and it wasn't until after I listened to all the tracks and then managed to click through the first one to take me to youtube and saw it actually is Black Sheep

.

Can only say I'm a fan of the first 2 in your list though, KRS one always rocks on!

AckwelFoley · 03-05-2008 03:33PM

too many t mention.. but i think this sums it up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXhkIIDzT-Q

Roar · 03-05-2008 03:37PM

Recovered wrote: »

I listen to a lot of music so kinda hard to pick all time favorites but I'm gonna focus a bit on the old school here:

Audio Two - Top Billin
(sampled over and over and over, latest well known sampling would be in 50's I get money): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igAS5-276wU

Can't believe noone has mentioned Das EFX? They have some really dope beats:
They want EFX:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U05LDDeWxkU
Real Hip Hop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZyFhERxkQc&feature=related
Mic Checka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO5HAA_IQfc&feature=related

Gangstarr - Mass Appeal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXyFZkU9bkQ

I'll stop there for now

+1

my favourite Gang Starr track

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=w9btiJLARwk

ghostface ste · 03-05-2008 05:57PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Art of StoryTelling Pt. II not incredible......it ridiculously incredble lol

+1

Song is crazy

2-ShortDa5foot5 · 06-05-2008 09:57AM

This came on shuffle on me iPod this mornin comin to work and I had forgotten about it, add this to the list:

My Life-- Styles P & Pharoahe Monch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZUpfTzHgGo

(Dunno how to embed...)

Boom_Bap · 09-05-2008 10:29AM

I just got this earlier

http://www.youtube.com/v/QLd_hzxkHdM&hl=en

Brings back memories, what a song. When i get home later i'm gonna dig out the album this is from and give it a whirl.

Makaveli · 09-05-2008 05:48PM

2-ShortDa5foot5 wrote: »

This came on shuffle on me iPod this mornin comin to work and I had forgotten about it, add this to the list:

My Life-- Styles P & Pharoahe Monch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZUpfTzHgGo

(Dunno how to embed...)

[youtube.]numbers/letters after the v= in the youtube url[/youtube.]

Without the . in the tags.

So,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZUpfTzHgGo

A handy trick to find out how people do stuff like that in their posts is to quote the post, that way you get to see the tags used.

shane86 · 10-05-2008 09:23PM

gh, wtf do people embed youtube links?!!? It always plays alot slower than when you just watch it directly from youtube.

Makaveli, can you name the videos posted, in order? If I play one, decide I dont like it and go on to the next, the one I dont like is still loading, so it slows the whole lot down.

Only listened to the Big L one, never heard it before. Fookin quality.

Makaveli · 10-05-2008 10:07PM

You can click on the videos and it will open a new tab (in Firefox anyway, don't know about other browsers) and load the video in youtube instead.

Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
KRS-One - Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)
Organized Konfusion - Stress
Main Source - Live At The BBQ
Big L - Put It On
Black Moon - How Many Emcee's
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Feat. Leaders of the New School)
Smif-N-Wessun - Wontime
Masta Ace - Take A Walk

Fresh Breath · 10-05-2008 10:56PM

I cant really many tracks out cause i know hip-hop has got some classics!

But some of the tracks that come to mind or more like the tracks that im listening to a lot lately would be:

J Dilla - Believe in god
J Dilla - Last donut of the night
J Dilla - People
Common - Misunderstood
Common - Testify
Talib Kweli - more or less
Gza - Animals

Hip Hop... One Love

2-ShortDa5foot5 · 12-05-2008 09:46AM

Fresh Breath wrote: »

ICommon - Testify

+1

Also "Heaven & Hell" By Raekwon & Ghostface. Just started listening to the Cuban Linx album and this is easily one of the best tracks on it.

5ForKeeps · 12-05-2008 01:48PM

Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight
Warren G - Regulate
Dre & Snoop - Nuthin But G Thang and Gin and Juice
2Pac & Dre - Changes & California Love
Biggie - Juicy

From purely a beefin point of view Hit Em Up by 2Pac was class. Kanye West changed the type of Hip Hop we were normally used too, his frist album was a ground breaker. The Jigga man has to get a mention, off the top of head Dirt Off Your Shoulder, the beat on that record was unreal.

Fresh Breath · 26-05-2008 09:24PM

2-ShortDa5foot5 wrote: »

+1

Also "Heaven & Hell" By Raekwon & Ghostface. Just started listening to the Cuban Linx album and this is easily one of the best tracks on it.

Yea i went through a mad wu tang phase got me into hip hop properly but now ive jus gone onto the real soul hip hop like J Dilla... R.I.P the best hip hop producer of all time!!