What are the top 5 Rap Singles of All-Time?

[Crevard113]

Geto Boys - My Mind Playin Tricks On Me
Wu Tang - Can It Be All So Simple
Wu Tang - C.R.E.A.M
Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day
ESG - Swangin & Bangin

 

[tuckgod]

Gotta make one list bro, and 5 songs in total. The point is to make it difficult.

Rapper’s Delight
The Message
Self Destruction/All In The Same Gang
Juicy
California Love

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Tha Crossroads
Hot In Herre
Drop It Like It's Hot
I'll Be Missing You
In Da Club

 

[ImmaGetJoeClarkArrested]

Crossroads
In Da Club
Gangstas paradise
Can’t touch this
Nothin but a g thang

 

[Bigblackted4]

Summertime is the greatest single ever

 

[Breh Obama]

Country Grammar
Juicy
Back That Azz Up
Big Pimpin
Nothin But a G Thang

 

[XannyWarbucks]

Nothin’ but a g thang
C.r.e.a.m.
Juicy
In da club
The message

If we’re talking about impact and everything. Not my favorites(everyday struggle is my favorite on rtd, many men in grodt, protect ya neck on 36 chambers) but these seem like the first songs I would play for someone asking me about hip-hop.

 

[H.J.Duck]

California Love is on that list.

I think I gotta put Shook Ones pt. 2 there too.

Fight the Power for obvious reasons, but also, because they flat out start the song by saying 1989! and it still doesn't sound dated.

Then I'll go with In Da Club.

And as a surprise pick, Hov's Empire State of Mind. Big single and Hov summed it up perfectly. Radio friendly/"soft" sound yet the lyrics are not if you pay attention.


When I started this I was sure Nothin But a G Thang, Straight Outta Compton or Regulate woulda been on it. And some deserve to be on it more than that Hov song. But I tried to be objective and include songs from different eras too

 

[big bun]

I’d venture to guess (no particular order):

1. Can’t Touch This
2. Gin and Juice
3. Baby Got Back
4. Walk This Way
5. In Da Club

G Thang has to be in there though...somewhere.

 

[Man]

Impossible to pick only 5, anyway off the top these caused big waves when rap wasn’t pop-ular yet

The Message
Rapper’s Delight
fukk Tha Police
OPP
Gangster’s Paradise

 

[Homey the clown]

1.Dr Dre- Nuthin but a G Thang
2.50 Cent- In da club
3.2pac-California Love/How do u want it

4.Puff Daddy- I'll be missing you
5.Jay Z-Hard knock lufe

 

[Purplekush]

C.R.E.A.M.
Summertime
Gin & Juice
T.R.O.Y.
Shook Ones Pt. 2

 

[nieman]

Passin Me By has to be there

 

[Taadow]

*comes in2 thread and slams list on the table*



Okay:












Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid In Full"





Master P - " Is There A Heaven 4 A Gangsta?"




Goodie Mob - "Cell Therapy"






Luniz - "I Got 5 On It"





And,





DJ Kool - "Let Me Clear My Throat (Live from Philadelphia)"

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

If you think about which songs completely crushed the game it's:

Rappers Delight
The Bridge Is Over
California Love
Juicy
In Da Club

Not my favorites but when I think about both strength at the time of release plus lasting impact and historical value these are the 5.

when did juicy crush the game???

that didn't happen. that's puff's propaganda at work.

DJ Kool - "Let Me Clear My Throat (Live from Philadelphia)"

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