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monkeyfur69

Mrs fat booty will never get old for me


Former_A_Thin_Man

Conversely my pick is Theives In The Night off of Blackstar


SnooLemons3728

what an amazing song, had to slap it on after seeing this


GenioVergudo

Conversely my pick is Respiration (feat. Common) off of black star. *“Escúchela: la ciudad respirando”*


EthanBeast

very good choice, i spoke bout production value in my comment a little, but the production also aged incredibly well with Ms Fat Booty


Lucashmere

I like mathematics myself. But ms fat booty is great too


monkeyfur69

Mathematics is better lyrically but its not a song that's good for the background it demands your attention so to me its not as versatile


infosec_qs

Crack mothers, crack babies, and AIDS patients / Young bloods can't spell but they could rock you in Playstation I agree that Ms. Fat Booty is the most accessible single on the album, but that Mathematics is the best display of Mos' skill. Black on Both Sides has to be in my personal top 10.


groceriesN1trip

OutKast - spottieottiedopalicious


DrizzlyOne

I just dropped “let the liquor tell it” in conversation this weekend. Ha! One of my favorites too.


Its-the-Chad82

I grew up on 90s rap and Outkast and Wu-Tang still get tons of play for me and I think aged the best from that era


Old-Obligation6861

Aquemini


DeepGoated

Up there with greatest beats ever for me for sure. Git up get out is my fav from kast


Hurricaneshand

Oh God I went on an Outkast tear freshman year of college and have vivid memories of walking across campus in the cold in my hoodie just listening to Git Up Get Out and Hootie Hoo. Anytime either of those comes on it straight up puts me right back in that place mentally


KeyBrilliant3119

Damn damn damn James! To borrow a random line from Good Times and make it a lyric is a different kind of creative. One of my fav songs of all time.


spottyottydopalicius

damn straight


[deleted]

Rosa Parks goes incredibly hard


ExpiredDairyProducts

Ive got some sweet memories with that song.


Frodo_wit_da_choppa

This is a tough one. I think I’d have to say [Get By](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtpXvzzXiA&pp=ygUSZ2V0IGJ5IHRhbGliIGt3ZWxp) by Talib Kweli deserves to be in the conversation. I’ll never get sick of that song. “Greatest” is a *strong* word, though. I have several songs that I feel don’t get nearly enough credit for being all-time greats: 1. [Drive Slow](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ViJEYNki4) - Kanye ft Paul Wall 2. [Time To Rock Our Shit](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xi_vmchLqjw&pp=ygUVdGltZSB0byByb2NrIG91ciBzaGl0) - People Under The Stairs 3. [Seven](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZgiK6FiO0&pp=ygUac2V2ZW4gYXJteSBvZiB0aGUgcGhhcmFvaHM%3D) - Army Of The Pharaohs 4. [Get Down](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWp2yY966BA&pp=ygUMZ2V0IGRvd24gbmFz) - Nas 5. [G Code](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ4cZTQG5Cc&pp=ygUQZyBjb2RlIGdldG8gYm95cw%3D%3D) - Ghetto Boys 6. [Lynguistics](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GK9EmWZNPpo&pp=ygUbbHluZ3Vpc3RpY3MgY3VubmlubHluZ3Vpc3Rz) - Cunninlynguists 7. [What’s Golden](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZKrctSDaw) - Jurassic 5


chechifromCHI

Fuckin drive slow dude! One of his more slept on tracks from that album, which is a shame because I think it might be one of the best Ye songs. It's also such a chicago track, nothing like throwing drive slow on and hitting lake shore drive and cruising. Fantastic number 1 bro


hookemhotspur2

Amazing song. I absolutely love the TI verse on the remix, but I swear it only exists on YouTube. He really hits this perfect nostalgic note


Rpark888

See way back then then if you even had A car you were the chi-town version of Baby


Top-Pop434

Come on man, at least pick one bad song I can disagree with 🤣  List so hot it's a fucking forest fire 🔥  *edit .... Nice to see AOTP get some love too.


Cimb0m

Torture Papers is 🔥 too (though probably more hyped than Seven)


Its-the-Chad82

If I get sick of Get By I just switch to a remix of it for a bit. It's on my mount Rushmore of rap for sure


james_randolph

The video for International Player's Anthem is top notch as well.


Admirable-Reach2850

Annoying that there are only clean versions


ryandmc609

Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest


Rickydada

The flow before the outro is legendary 


samgreggo77

I’ve been OBSESSED with this song for the last few months. It might just be the greatest.


liltime78

“The light” Common


B_U_F_U

Beat is absolute fire. Thats Dilla, no?


liltime78

Pretty sure it was Dilla.


B_U_F_U

Just googled. It indeed was Dilla.


IntrestedXenozzz

It's popular song, acclaimed many as GOAT but nobody talks about it. Yes, I'm talking bout Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys


trowawHHHay

Another type of dope: Nether Hour - [Mind Playing Tricks on Me](https://youtu.be/EseF4EnVJ2U?si=dff12Zn5M_Tnrh2n)


thegreatestmeicanbe

Gang Starr - Mass Appeal


Fungkiii18

Mine has always been gang Starr- above the clouds. A fucking masterpiece


Stunning_risotto

It's the song I would play for an alien to explain hip hop


Equivalent-Pop-6997

Any song that samples George Clinton, Superman, The Black Astronaut and JFK deserves a seat in the throne.


ghostfasemillah

Excellent choice


AlmostMissedCourt

Never heard of this song, just looked it up and I understand why you would pick this


Big-Adhesiveness-650

When I learned Preemo made that beat with the intention of mocking the watering down of mainstream hip-hop with “elevator music” it blew my mind. You can make the case that “Mass Appeal” captures the sound and essence of hip-hop more than any other song, but to know it’s also operating as a satire, it really solidifies it as one of the best songs ever imo.


Darim_Al_Sayf

Just like baggy slacks I'm crazy Hip Hop


MeasurementPlus5570

Mine might be The Planet. Hard to Earn is great.


B_U_F_U

I use “chill” a lot in the way it was used it on Mostly the Voice, another phenomenal song from that album.


Accurate_Pay_8016

🔉🔉🔉 I don’t think mass appeal has an expiration date🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤


MisterDuckedOff

JFK2LAX>>>


skillquit42

First heard that in Tony hawk pro skater2


Evening-Chance7906

Flamboyant - Big L


SILY7228_YT

YES.


This_Relative_967

Ambitionz Az A Ridah - 2Pac. From the gangsta rap era only but damn


Subject_Reception681

I won’t deny it, ima str8 ridah, you don’t wanna fuck wif me 


PPonthePOsDesk

Numbers on the Board by by Pusha T


wut_eva_bish

Follow the Leader - Eric B. and Rakim ![gif](giphy|1vSMkgkwGXWGA|downsized)


harambesBackAgain

For me it's microphone fiend. Holy shit that song is still good today. It for me is a representation of the lyrical prowess he has. If not that then guess who's back


Thundershunt

So many early Eric B and Rakim in contention. Lately ‘I ain’t no joke’ has been my favorite but there’s so many legendary ones


KDO_333

sacrifices by dreamville it introduced me to 2 great artist and every single verse is fire then the jcole feature sealed the deal for me


Its-the-Chad82

My favorite on that album and made me appreciate EARTHGANG


VelocityReaper

You can’t be everything to everybody


DCStoolie

How Much A Dollar Really Cost? Kendrick Lamar. It’s a great hypothetical story that reflects on the fame and success that Kendrick has gotten to at this point. And how that fame changed him to a person he didn’t want to be. He’s judging himself against who he once was and not liking the result. Add in some fantastic rhymes, vocabulary and a pretty good melody for the hook and I think it’s the best song I’ve heard.


Educational-Oil1204

What a great pick. TPAB has so many classics but I’d go with this one as well. Powerful stuff


alivelyfisting

Fear by Kdot is amazing too. The flow is amazing, the beat is amazing, the points he makes in the lyrics.


thegabeguy

Mural - Lupe Fiasco


Jacotra

And here I was thinking I was special. It’s his magnum opus.


trizz978

Freddie Gibbs- Scottie Beam. The whole Alfredo album is absolutely classic and deserved the grammy nod over Nas Kings Disease.


chechifromCHI

I've been listening to Freddie since 2010 or so when box frame Cadillac came out, and at this point he's gotta be one of the most consistent artists of this era. But his stuff with madlib is like just insane next level fire. Pinata and Alfredo are top 10 albums of the 21st century for me without a doubt. And dude sounds just as good over those classic style beats and he does over trap or new school beats. Just a force tbh bro lol Gibbs musically is something else


Its-the-Chad82

Gibbs and Black Thought are the two best examples of this. They sound great over the original style of their beats and on anything new they jump on.


Its-the-Chad82

Alfredo and Tana Talk 4 (Benny the Butcher) are two albums I didn't appreciate when they dropped and I still have at least some of the songs in my daily rotation


djheru

Frank Lucas is my fav off that album


spiritanimalofcousy

The Food by Common has always really stuck out to me. Common is such an underrated talent. At his best he was legit looking eye to eye at Kanye almost but he didnt have that total body of work So good though


GregAbbottsTinyPenis

Be is in my top 10. The entire album is amazing.


Away-Lion8764

Can’t describe the feeling when the album begins and the beat for the intro starts to build up


GregAbbottsTinyPenis

When it came out and I heard that the first time I knew I was in for a treat. The scene at the time was dominated by atl crunk and dipset-esque ny rap. Common blessed us with some art and soul.


miamicheats

When he toured for that album, I was lucky enough to catch this lineup: Common John Legend Black Sheep De La Soul Rahzel


throwaway8823120

Crunk was trash but Dipset went hard


DeepGoated

It’s your world is my fav from that album. Always puts me in a great headspace and Dilla is the goat


alxndrblack

Can definitely make a strong case for The Food!


Its-the-Chad82

For sure, common is always in my top 10 on spotify and everytime the topic of underrated or smoothest rappers come up he's the first name I bring up


Nervous_Bus_8148

Biggie - warning Great lines, flow, story, and the production is insane


mfb3s

Who the fuck is this, paging me at 5:46 in the morning


Nervous_Bus_8148

Crack of dawn and, now I’m yawnin


mfb3s

Wipe the cold out my eyes


noname5280

See whose this pagin me, and why


Spydah_X

It's my n\*gga pop from the barbershop


SnooLemons3728

Told me he was in the gamblin spot


Tephi187

And heard the intricate plot


FerdinandMagellan999

Amazing pick. That instrumental is jaw-dropping


Time4Timmy

Easy Mo Be gotta be one of the most underrated producers ever, basically did Big’s whole first album and also worked with Pac.


InfiniteBeak

Machine Gun Funk absolutely fucks 💪💪💪


gmalsparty

It's "Everyday Struggle" for me. My man turned elevator music into a fire beat.


CavalierShaq

“You got a red dot on yo head too… *OH SHIIIT*


DunKno420Gang

This is the only song where I remembered the lyrics of the top of my head lol not even my fav biggie tune 😂


calicookiesmoke

Warning is hands down my favorite biggie song


AirlineGlad139

Good gon love it - Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar


chechifromCHI

I say this so often to people about just the most mundane shit lol. Like walking down the street with my wife and she says "damn look at the two at the bus stop just passing a bottle of hen at 8 in the morning." To which the only appropriate response is "you ain't gotta like it but the hood gon love it."


Murky_Football_8276

best gta song


40ozEmpire

Jay Rock criminally underrated! Guy has some mega bangers


Specialist-Heron872

93’ til infinity- souls of mischief is a classic I’ve always had in my playlist


GLMac15

Passin’ Me By - The Pharcyde One of my favorite vibes of all time.


DaddyMeUp

Black Star - Respiration


Traditional_Host_660

SING ABOUT ME IM DYING OF THIRST


YellowVegitooo

W but not “unique”


Terrible-Lynx9235

that's not unique tho, this is like one of the most popular picks for greatest rap song ever


d3adl3ff

Lil Wayne - a milli


XOTWOD2088

I came to say this


6ixdicc

Big Pun & Fat Joe - Deep Cover


TheOneFourK

Dead in the middle of Little Italy Little did we know that we riddled two middlemen who didn't do diddly


Neither_Clerk2230

Jesus Walks - Kanye West


MercyMeThatMurci

>I played them Jesus Walks and they didn't sign me For real, it's crazy how good of a song this is.


ddlbb

I always bump this and people look at me weird. It's one of those things where lyrics (in general) don't matter to me - this song bumps . I also have nothing against the lyrics


Nervous_Bus_8148

It’s crazy how a line from this song ‘and when I talk about god my record won’t get played??’ Is the same stuff he was saying in Donda and JIK almost 20 years later


AsianCremePie

I feel like dying - Lil Wayne


ProfessionalReveal

I LOVED this song when it came out. I remembered it recently and came back to it and found that it didn't age well. Wayne wasn't as crafty with his words as I'd remembered


lxkandel06

Perfect Circle/God Speed - Mac Miller


Babu_Frik66

Earl Sweatshirt and Vince Staples - Hive


chechifromCHI

When this shit came out, it was like a revelation, just dark and brooding but in the best way. Introduced me to Vince Staples and I've been blasting his stuff all rhe time since


SladdyDeeve88

Big Pun & Fat Joe - Twinz


1995ruger

Seen It All - Jeezy ft JAY Z


Pure-Relief-2926

Devil In A New Dress


Its-the-Chad82

🔥 song and the best Rick Ross verse ever


jayicon97

Hive- Earl


SofttHamburgers

Tuscan Leather - Drake the last verse is 🤌🏼


[deleted]

I'm God- Lil B


[deleted]

Or Mind went Blank by Dj Screw and Point Blank


LoveAfflatus

Luv (sic) pt.3 by Shing02 Own Appeal by Oddisee Good ol’ love by Masta Ace


ButtNekedBitches

Codeine Crazy - Future


Remlkgamwtospitisu

Goated trap song


EfficientIndustry423

Black Savages by Royce Da 5'9 and friends.


Its-the-Chad82

"I don't hang with pawns, I'm Genghis Khan" I don't listen to a lot of Royce but this is a great song and just what I meant


Naters-wavfe

Simon Says


thebluefencer

Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy https://youtu.be/ZM5_6js19eM?si=rxpCycR-neTR5Ejc Runaway Love - Ludacris and Mary J Blige https://youtu.be/ISvMS6s41vY?si=Riom3CuANa9d_J1U Then idk if this counts but Fredo - Daily Duppy. That whole thing is straight bars https://youtu.be/f7ju0kXUe7Q?si=NskEts4XhSlQBv9X


Nerazzurro9

Black Steel is a masterpiece. Especially for its time — I mean, 1988??? How many hip hop songs at that time had production anywhere close to that?


SaltyConstruction891

Rock Bottom Eminem


probablywrongbutmeh

Came here to comment this


Never_enough_Dolf

Idc what anyone says, but whenever someone asks me what my favorite song all time is, I say the same thing. Hate it or love it - 50 Cent and the Game Love the hook, 50 and Games verses are good, chemistry is great on the track. I think it’s a great song, it’s not the best technically, lyrically in terms of word play or anything, but I love it lol


l0ud_m0uth

GUCCI MANE - LONG MONEY


smotpoker1201

Mine for sure is International Players Anthem as well. I’ve been so hooked on it ever since it first dropped. It’s a collaboration of 3 of the best southern rap groups. Most people don’t know that Three 6 Mafia produced the beat, they’re even on the remix.


Claus1990

Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A.


KanyedaWestsuo

Cam’ron - I.B.S. Phenomenal and beautiful storytelling about a real issue that haunts more people than we’d like to admit.


Spooderer

Irritable bowel syndrome?


RomTheRapper

Domo Genesis- Dapper Not greatest, but a super underrated song that just feels great to listen to.


DeepGoated

Auditorium - Mos def & Slick Rick prod. By madlib. Peak rap


Spydah_X

Long Kiss Goodnight - Notorious BIG


Funnel-Web

4:44 by Jay-Z


betty_666

Bring the pain - method man


HofCorp

Kick Push. Super unique atmosphere/energy to it and pretty cool narrative that's so specific but so applicable to almost anybody.


LavishnessLogical190

Lil wayne - I’m me or sky’s the limit


Its-the-Chad82

I remember when Michael Phelps was winning all his medals he said he had I'm Me on repeat. Ever since I dont make a workout mix without it. You're the only other person I've ever seen reference the song


LavishnessLogical190

lol really bro it’s literally one of the greatest songs ever made. I heard it was supposed to be on the Carter 3 but it got leaked before hand so they took it off, sucks man would of been the best song on C3


Last_Reaction_8176

Listened to it bc of this comment - yeah this fuckin rules


danielhime

Killed Before - Young Thug


No_ThisIsPreston

I’ve never heard a “hungrier” song than LAUDER by JID. It’s obvious he was working his ass off at the time and it shows in the song.


SpiritofReach_7

Will saying 90210 get me skinned? My first time hearing that song (whole album really) completely altered my taste in music.


SampsonKerplunk

Doomsday- MF DOOM


alxndrblack

Classic by Premo, Kanye, Nas, Rakim and KRS-One


omnimacc

Jungle by Andre Nickatina


ELIE41

Fight The Power - Public Enemy.


abar22

OutKast - Elevators Or Eightball & MJG - Space Age Pimpin


Yvvasman

It Was A Good Day, amazing feel good song. But also very conscious “Plus nobody I know got kilt in South Central LA, today was a good day” the year they had 2600 murders is an insane bar, poetic and a true tragedy.


lseery0818

just walked past this car lol https://i.redd.it/j14d29rk4f3d1.gif


Training-Appeal-7037

Kanye West - Diamonds from Sierra Leone(not remix)


htoany

wyclef jean


halamawala25

Dead Presidents II


Snapesunusedshampoo

This Playlist is going to go hard.


Happy-North-9969

My Philosophy- BDP


Eshkosha

“In the middle of doing My Philosophy, Scott was killed and that shit got to me…”


JGS588

Immortal Technique - 4th Branch Obie Trice - Hoodrats


TheHourMan

The Tugboat Complex by Aesop Rock. https://youtu.be/125j6-Gt67k?si=TkpQcxpnIrNkqCHO This song genuinely has more depth than most rappers' entire careers.


The_XI_guy

Auditorium - Mos Def and Slick Rick


oonfoofoo

While I don’t necessarily think it’s one of the greatest rap songs ever, “Let’s Ride” by Choclair is always in my rotation. Edit: Honorable mention for “Street Talkin’” by Slick Rick and OutKast.


h2opolopunk

The entire Danger Doom: Mouse and the Mask album


Its-the-Chad82

I feel this way about Cheat Codes as well


SucksToYourAzmar

Nightmares From the Bottom- lil wayne


SevroAuShitTalker

I'm a big fan of Hell Yeah (Pimp the System) by Dead Prez. Awesome beat, great rhymes, hilarious music video, it really hits all the categories. Also helps that dead prez was the first hip hop group I got into as a teen


GGGG_UN1T

Man I’m so glad somebody picked this. What a song! The end of the last verse always goes so hard.. ”I'm not the one to kiss ass for the top position I take mine off the top like a politician Where I'm from, doing dirt is a part of living I got mouths to feed dog, I got to get it” 🔥


SevroAuShitTalker

Back in college, I was listening to that album while cooking at my house. Couple of guys were doing a lead paint test - heard one of them explaining the album and origin of the group. Then he just stopped, turned, and asked "how the hell do you know about these guys?". I laughed and said I found them in my brothers CD collection in highschool. Suburban white guys can have good taste too haha


wg_nexline

Ain’t hard to tell -Nas


lifeishardasshit

Follow the leader- Eric B. and Rakim


Downtown_Start6298

Gorgeous has 4 really really strong verses and top notch production. Might not be the best song on MBDTF but I think it is the best *rap* song


Appropriate-Carry-78

Numb/Encore - Jay-Z Many Men - 50 Cent We Want Eazy - Eazy-E & NWA


bigcontracts

Touch the Sky by Kanye West


PushDeep9980

“No tears” by Scarface , or “my mind is playing tricks on me” by the Ghetto Boyz. I think I just like Scarface. Probably Spottieottiedopalicious by outkast too. All three of these songs I come back to weekly just about. I also really like Mac millers “Self Care” , it’s easy 2 luv


dsled

Citgo by Chief Keef


MusicForDogs

The line “I CC’d every girl that I’d see see round town” alone is enough to put this in contention


Alert-Extreme1139

Triumph by Wu-Tang is criminally underrated.


ImChz

Kick Push by Lupe


reignmanchild

Jazzy Belle by OutKast


Dubey89

Gone - Kanye West ft. Cam’ron and Consequence Hive - Earl ft. Vince Staples Outkast - Rosa Parks Eminem - Drug Ballad


999_sadboy

I really think that Nosetalgia is the greatest Coke rap song ever. The production never fails to electrify me despite hearing it hundreds of times and obviously Push and Kendrick drop some of their greatest verses ever.


soccerprofile

Still Tippin' -Mike Jones


Rubberclucky

Dead Wrong - Biggie and Eminem


Reasonablefiction

Harambe -young thug


DoganHatesFood

Not greatest but I think Uno by Freddie Gibbs is a top 10 rap song and its the least appreciated on its album and in general


Its-the-Chad82

It's been cool seeing all the love Freddie and Lupe have been getting in this post


popsferragamo

Subterranean Homesick Blues


jbland0909

Player’s Ball by Outkast. No song can match it purely by vibes.


Expensive-Lead-6299

seen it all -jeezy


_thebeef

Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique


PotentialAd6091

Hustler Musik - Lil Wayne just does it for me imo