The Top 50 Hip-Hop Songs of All-Time

Do you remember back in the day when people wore shell-toe Adidas or suede Pumas? How about when everyone wore Adidas sweat-suits and hollow rope gold chains almost an inch thick? Do you remember the time when people walked around with a boombox on their shoulder and your parents kept asking you what is break-dancing and why there is cardboard all over the place? Those were the days were it all began. The days there were artists such as, the Sugar Hill Gang, Run DMC, Kool Moe Dee, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Eric B. & Rakim, A Tribe Called Quest, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Special Ed, NWA, and Salt-N-Pepa layed the building blocks for a new culture. It was back in the days before it all transformed to this mutli-billion dollar a year industry we call Hip-Hop. It was called Rap back the, the days when no one every expected it all to last. The days that the critics didn't care because they thought it would just be a fad. Little did they know, it would continue to grow, and that it would influence all most ever aspect of our lives. It has all transformed to a point were it is completely taking over and the critics can't say or do anything about it. What can you say when there are artists, such as Jay-z and Alicia Keys performing at the Yankees World Series celebration, or when Jay-Z aired right before the start of the Super Bowl? Critics these day's, really don't have a choice in the matter, and we owe it to the artists that started it all. Don't get me wrong, artists now a days definitely play their role in the growth and the commercialization of Hip-Hop, but they all wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all the sweat and hard work put in by all the old school artists. That's why I dedicate this Top 50 list to all of them.

Top 50 Hip-Hop Songs of All-Time

50.Ready or Not - The Fugees
49. F*** the Police - NWA
48. Push It - Salt n Pepa
47. Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
46. Nuthing But A G Thang - Dr. DRE
45. Shook Ones Pt 2 - Mobb Deep
44. One Love - Nas
43. They Want EFX - Das EFX
42. Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac
41. You Gots To Chill - EPMD
40. Banned From TV - NORE, Lox, Camron
39. The Choice is Yours - Black Sheep
38. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
37. Protect Ya Neck - Wu Tang Clan
36. In Da Club - 50 Cent
35. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
34. La Di Da Di - Slick Ricx & Doug E. Fresh
33. Can't Knock the Hustle - Jay Z & Mary J. Blige
32. I Used to Love Her - Common
31. Fight the Power - Public Enemy
30. Aint No Half Steppin - Big Daddy Kane
29. Mass Appeal - GangStarr
28. Top Billin - Audio Two
27. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y) - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
26. I Aint No Joke - Eric B. & Rakim
25. The World is Yours - Nas
24. Big Poppa - The Notorious B.I.G
23. C.R.E.A.M - Wu Tang Clan
22. Dear Mama - 2Pac
21. Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
20. All About the Benjamins - Notorious B.I.G, Lox, Lil Kim, Puff Daddy
19. South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions
18. Me, Myself, & I - De La Soul
17. All I Need - Method Man & Mary J. Blige
16. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
15. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
14. Check the Rhyme - A Tribe Called Quest
13. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
12. The Show - Dougie Fresh & Slick Rick
11. The Bridge is Over - Boogie Down Productions
10. Rock the Bells - LL Cool J
9. Mona Lisa - Slick Rick
8. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
7. I Got It Made - Special Ed
6. Sucker MC's - Run DMC
5. Planet Rock - Frika Bambaataa
4. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Children's Story - Slick Rick
2. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
1. Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang

I know people will criticize the list. Everyone has their opinions, people will want to change orders of the list, and possibly remove some songs. That would be up to you, but don't forget who laid all the ground work for what we have today.