And so begins the great debate. The question of the greatest hip-hop beats of all time plagued each one us at some point. It’s a question that hip-hop producers, beat makers, MC’s, and fans have asked and argued since the beginning of time (or at least hip-hop history). Unfortunately, most people when confronted with the question have not had at their disposal the deep knowledge and passion of Crate Kings readers.
Now it’s your job to settle the argument once and for all. Leave a comment with what you think were the greatest hip-hop beats of all time. Was there a sleeper that was truly underrated?
Depending on the nature of the comments, we may have a poll to determine what in fact is the single greatest hip-hop beat of all-time.
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Souls of Mischief-93′ til infinity
Common- The Light
The Firm- Phone Tap
Jay-Z- Can I Live & D’Evils
Mobb Deep- Survival Of The Fittest
Nas- Memory Lane, N.Y. State Of Mind, One Love, & Made You Look
The Pharcyde- Runnin’
Milkbone- Keep It Real
Slum Village- Fall In Love
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth- T.R.O.Y
Camp-Lo- Luchini
Wu-Tang Clan- C.R.E.A.M.
Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
Boogie Down Productions – The Bridge Is Over
A Tribe Called Quest – Excursions
Salt N Pepa – Get Up Everybody (Get Up)
Newcleus – Jam On It
Run DMC – Peter Piper
Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
Outkast – So Fresh And So Clean
Dr Dre ft Snoop – Deep Cover
Beastie Boys – So What’cha Want
Nas – Life’s A Bitch
Wu Tang – 7th Chamber Pt. II
GZA – Liquid Swords
Gangstarr – Royalty
Jay Z – Dead Presidents II
T.R.O.Y. IS the perfect beat! OF ALL TIME!
I couldn’t agree more!
Troy
It is pretty odd that initially, this seems like an impossible challenge. but honestly. TROY. TROY. TROY.
Dwyck
“Know the Ledge.” Thank you and good day.
Its all about the benjamins, Bad Boy, 1998
SOUNDCLOUD.COM/SHAWNBIGGS
Group Home – Living Proof
– Up Against the Wall (getaway car remix)
45 King – 900 Number
This is a crazy discussion!
Visionaries – LOVE
C’mon really!
Junge Brothers – J Beez Coming Through
EPMD -Jane
– So whatcha sayin
Too many!
HMMM..GONNA GO RANDOM W/ THIS LIST…
GHOSTFACE :BLOCK ROCK(PROD. BY MADLIB)
BEATNUTS:OFF THE BOOKS(PROD. BY THE BEATNUTS)
DR. DRE AND SNOOP DOGGY DOG:DEEP COVER(PROD. BY DRE)
RAKIM:IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME(PRODUCED BY DJ. PREMIERE)
JAY-Z FEATURING NOTORIOUS B.IG:BROOKLYN’S FINEST(PROD. BY SKI)
PUBLIC ENEMEY-SHUT EM DOWN REMIX, BRING THE NOISE
DE LA SOUL-ROCK CO CANE FLOW
PETE ROCK AND CL SMOOTH-ACT LIKE U KNOW, TROY, MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER, I GET PHYSICAL, THE SUN WONT COME OUT, ESCAPISM
THE BEATNUTS- LET OFF A COUPLE
AZ-HO HAPPY JACKIE
MADLIB-MORE RICE
GANGSTARR-TONZ OF GUNZ, SPEAK YA CLOUT, CODE OF THE STREETS, BYS, PLAYATAWIN
JERU DA DAMAJA-COME CLEAN, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
EPMD-PLEASE LISTEN TO MY DEMO
ICE CUBE-BIRD IN THE HAND
KOOL G RAP-BAD TO THE BONE, ROAD TO THE RICHES
J-DILLA-JUNGLE LOVE, MY PEOPLE, CANT U SEE, PAUSE
NAS-WORLD IS YOURS REMIX
MAIN SOURCE-SNAKE EYES
DAS EFX-MICROPHONE MASTERS-DOME CRACKER MIX-SPINNA MIX
DR DRE-WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
GHOSTFACE-NUTMEG, WILDFLOWER, FASTER BLADE
RAEKWON-RAINY DAYZ, KNOWLEDGE GOD
ODB-BABY C’MON
FAT JOE-SH-T IS REAL-PRIMO REMIX
SHOWBIZ AND AG PARTY GROOVE
DIAMOND D-IM OUTTA HERE, FREESTYLE THAT’S THE SH-T
JAYLIB-NOWADAYS, STARZ, STRIP CLUB
GOODIE MOB-LIVE AT THE OMNI, FIGHTIN
ATCQ-LYRICS TO GO, GOD LIVES THRU
THE LIKS-2012
XZIBIT-HANDLE UR BUSINESS
QUASIMOTO-HYDRANT GAME
MURS-WALK LIKE A MAN
JAY Z-HEART OF THE CITY, NEVA CHANGE
WUTANG-SCARY HOURS, CREAM, PROJECTS REMIX, BELLS OF WAR
COMMON-HOT SH-T, HUNGRY, 1/2 MANY
ROYAL FLUSH-MAKIN MOVES
SMIFF N WESSUN-LET’S GET IT ON
JAY Z – DECEMBER 4TH, PSA, ALLURE
JUNGLE BROTHERS-IN TIME, PROMO, JB’S COMIN THRU
OC-TIMES UP
BDP-SOUTH BRONX, LOVES GONNA GET CHA
NAS-REPRESENT, MEMORY LANE
NOTORIOUS BIG-MY DOWNFALL, MACHINE GUN FUNK, STORY TO TELL
OC-WHAT I REPRESENT
MIC GERONINMO-IM SO HIGH
BEATNUTS-LET OFF A COUPLE
THE ROOTS-SECTION, SPARK
MOS DEF-SUNSHINE, NEW WORLD WATER
TALIB KWELI-GOOD TO YOU
CASUAL-DIDNT MEAN TO, THAT’S HOW IT IS
MOBB DEEP- THE REALEST
D-12-NASTY MIND
LARGE PRO-IJUSTWANNACHILL, MAD SCIENTIST
Very close to my own short list.
Vanilla Ice – Havin’ A Roni
Chicago Bears – Shufflin’ Crew
Rappin’ Duke – Da-Haa
Paula Abdul feat. MC Skat Kat – Opposites Attract
Theme from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Honorable Mentions :
California Raisins – Books, Check ‘Em Out
Bart Simpson – Do The Bartman
Kids Inc. – Kids Inc. Rap
Crooklyn Dodgers-Crooklyn dodgers (prod by q-tip)
**Dr. Dre- G Thang, Let Me Ride, Xxplosive, The Next Episode, Bitch N’s, Still Dre, Phone Tap, Deep Cover…
**DJ Premier-NY State Of Mind, Ex Girl to Next Girl, Mass Appeal, Come Clean, Downtown Swinga (every version!), 10 Crack Commandments, Nas is Like, BABY PA (group home farandole flip, fuckin crazy!!!) Brownsville, Friend or Foe, Firing Squad, You Know My Steez, Above The Clouds, Royalty, Now You’re Mine, BYS……..
**Pete Rock-TROY no question, The Boss, Skinz, It’s Like That, Shut Em Down remix, Jump Around Remix, Slow Down remix, Real Hip Hop remix, Down with the King, THE FADES EM ALL REMIX!!!!!! FIERY HOT SHIT!, One Life To Live, The Saga Begins, Fakin Jax, Center Of Attention, True Master, Soul Brother #1 and #1 Soul Brother, Pete’s Jazz, Play Dis Only at Night, Mind Blowin, Mind Over Matter, and Grown Man Sport. The Mary J. Blige Family Affair remix was ridiculous too.
Dilla-Stakes is High, Runnin, Word Play, Get Ahold, Nag Champa, Dooinit, Find My Way, Shake em Down, Give It Up, Dynamite, Untitled, Get Dis Money, Players, The Nyro Beat, Fall In Love, React, What Up, Turn Me Up Some, It Ain’t Safe No More, Workinonit, Fever/Sum Spooky Shit, Stilts/Watching Smurfs on Shrooms, Busta, Flyyyyyy, The Red, Starz, Raw Shit, Make Em NV, Reckless Driving, Nothing Like This, The Midnight Express Loop, A Film Called Pimp, The Timmy Thomas shit Jay E & Doom rhymed on, The Smokey Robinson beat with the crazy Jamerson bassline…
RZA- C.R.E.A.M., Can It Be, Ice Cream, Verbal Intercourse, Poisonous, Wisdom Body, Bring The Pain, All That I Got Is You, Wildflower, Motherless Child, Triumph, Liquid Swords, Shadowboxing, 4th Chamber, Criminology, Incarcerated Scarfaces…
Rock Co Kane
Luchini
Benjamins Remix
Tried by 12
Slang Editorial
The Blast
Who Shot Ya
Give The Drummer Some
In The Ghetto (Rakim)
Ego Trippin
The Bridge
The Bridge is Over
Eric B. for President
Lyrics to Go
Electric Relaxation
Buddy Remix
Choice is Yours remix
PSA-Jay Z
Takeover
Danger-Blah
America’s Most Blunted
Return Of the Loop Digga
Devil In A Blue Dress
Snow
etc etc
oh shit. I forgot One Love…
Large Pro’s It’s A Boy Remix for Slick Rick
Smoke Dope and Rap Dre Dog/24 Deep Bro Lynch Hung
Return Of the Gangsta- Kast
Meatgrinder
Take Em To War-KGR
Fuck, I love beats.
The grandaddy of them all is probably “Funky Drummer” by James Brown. What beat has been used more times than that one in Hip Hop’s history?
But once Hip Hop became “Hip Hop”, as a known entity, I think “Sucker MC’s”, by Run DMC, set in motion the idea that a Hip Hop song is all about beats & rhymes.
3 x Dope – Mr Sandman
Earl the Poet – Highnoon
Uptown – Dope on Plastic
Ultramagnetic MC’s – Give the Drummer Some
Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause
Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend
Marly Marl & Craig G – Droppin Science
YZ – Thinkin of a Master Plan
BDP – My Philosophy
D Nice – Call me D Nice
Big Daddy Kane – Aint No Half Steppin
7A3 – Coolin in Cali
K9 Posse – Aint Nuttin To It (12″ version)
Nice n Smooth – Funky For You
Lakim Shabaazz – If You See a Devil Smash Him
Intelligent Hoodlum – Arrest the President
Latee – This Cuts Got Flava
Steady B – Let the Hustlers Play
Chubb Rock – Treat em right
Masta Ace – Go Where I send Thee
Masta Ace – Music Man
Ed o G – Gotta Have It
7A3 – Goes Like This
Public Enemy – Timebomb
Stezo – To The Max
JVC Force – Strong Island
Special Ed – Ya Wish Ya Could
Mantronix – Who Is It
Mantronix – King of The Beats
Definitely diggin your list. Big up.
Lord Finesse-True and Living
Black Moon-Slave
De La Soul-Eye Know
J Dilla-Think Twice
Wu Tang Clan- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
Main Source-Looking at the Front Door
Quasimoto-Discipline 99 Pt. 1
MF DOOM-Gas Drawls
A Tribe Called Quest-Clap Your Hands
Pete Rock-Straighten It Out
Lord Finesse-True and Living
Black Moon-Slave
De La Soul-Eye Know
J Dilla-Think Twice
Wu Tang Clan- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
Main Source-Looking at the Front Door
Quasimoto-Discipline 99 Pt. 1
MF DOOM-Gas Drawls
A Tribe Called Quest-Clap Your Hands
Pete Rock-Straighten It Out
TROY is def at the top. No matter what mood your in that track makes you forget and knod your head.
Hard to go past Dilated Peoples ‘Worst Comes to Worst’ for me…
Aint Nuthin But A G’Thang….Dr Dre
TROY
Recognize
The Red
Who shot ya
Still Dre
Worst comes to worst
Straight out the jungle – Jungle Brothers .
a few off the top of my head that no one mentioned:
mobb deep – shook ones pt 2
dilla – won’t do
2pac – str8 ballin, picture me rollin, pour out a little liquor, do for love (can’t believe in 91 comments no one mentioned a 2pac song!?)
What’s the criteria for great…historical significance? personal opinion? innovative production techniques? the lyrics on top of the beat? the chopping of the sample track? Great is kind of a generalization, as evidenced by these 50+ lists. I mean naming 20 Dilla beats isnt really the point here is it?
Here are a few that MAY get slept (I CAN GO ON FOR DAYS):
Artifacts – Wrong Side of the Tracks
Erule – Listen Up
AZ & Pete Rock – Rather Unique
KRS-ONE – My Life
Madvillian (you know who) – All CAPS
EPMD – So Whatcha Sayin”
K-os – Rise Like The Sun (Part 1: The Dawn)
M.O.P. – Blue Steel Rmx
Group Home – Up Against the Wall Rmx
Craig Mack – Flava In Ya Ear
Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About
De La Soul & Vinyl Reanimators – Stakes Is High Rmx
Pete Rock & CL – Specialize
Showbiz & A.G. – Next Level
Godfather Don – Properties of Steel
L Da Headtoucha & Vinyl Reanimators – Too Complex
Polyrhythmaddicts (you know who) – Motion 2000
Big L – Street Struck
Madvillian (you know who) – Rhinestone Cowboy
Public Enemy – Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
Special Ed – I Got It Made
Pete Rock & CL – Main Ingredient
LL – Rock the Bells
Reflection Eternal – The Blast
Common – I Used to Love Her
M.O.P. – Handle Ur Business
O.C. – Your Life (Sole In the Hole Sdtrk)
Main Flow & 7L – Where I’m From
Madlib – The Official
O.C. – Times Up
KRS-ONE – My Philosophy
A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour
Skyzoo & 9th – Stop Foolin’ Yourself
Masta Ace – Brooklyn Masala
J-Treds – Make It Happen
Organized Konfusion – STRESS
Non-Phixion & Premier – Rock Stars
Da Youngstas & K-Def – Mad Props
Ground Floor & Showbiz – One, Two
Nas & Large Pro – It Ain’t Hard to Tell
Madvillian (you know who) – Accordion
Mobb Deep – Shook Ones II
Pete Rock & Public Enemy – Shut’em Down Rmx
Large Professor & Common – Ressurrection Extra P Rmx
Pharoahe & Diamond D – The Light
Dilla – Nothing Like This
A Tribe Called Quest – Oh My God
Dilla – Won’t Do
Biz – Nobody Beats the Biz
Organized Konfusion – Fudge Pudge
Dilla – The Red
Marley Marl – The Symphony
Black Moon – Who Got The Props
Walkin’ Large – Reachin’
Gangstarr – Mass Appeal
Slum Village – Go Ladies
Pete Rock & Das Efx – Real Hip Hop
*If you ain’t up, get up……………………………………I’M JUST SAYIN’!!!
Right back at ya!!
T.R.O.Y./ Down With The King
Come Clean
Just Hanging Out
Everything Remains Raw/ Whooha !
Ante Up
C.R.E.A.M.
I Don’t Know / Player
OUTKAST-RED VELVET, CRUMBLIN HERB
FUNKDOOBIEST-ROCK ON-BUCKWILD REMIX
SLUM VILLAGE-I DONT KNOW, WEBE THEEM
NICE N SMOOTH-DOPE ON A ROPE, CASH IN MY HANDS REMIX
INI-GROWN MAN SPORT
DIAMOND D-FU-K WHAT YA HEARD
BIZ MARKIE-MAKE THE MUSIC, VAPORS, NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ
ERIC B AND RAKIM-RUN FOR COVER, NO OMEGA, ERIC B FOR PRESIDENT, MY MELODY, PAID N FULL, MICROPHONE FIEND
3RD BASS-TRIPLE STAGE DARKNESS
THE BEATNUTS-BEATNUTS FOREVER
LLOYD BANKS- I GET HIGH
HI TEK-ALL I NEED IS YOU, SUN GOD, KEEP IT MOVIN, SO TIRED
DR DRE GAME-HIGHER, THIS IS HOW WE DO
J-DILLA-LIGHTWORKS, RUNNIN, I REALLY LOVE YOU, I CANT STAND TO SEE YOU CRY, PEOPLE, OUTRO
9TH WONDER AND BUCKSHOT-FOOD FOR THOUGHT, NO COMPARISON, THE FORMULA, GO ALL OUT
DEFARI- ODDS AND EVENS
BIG DADDY KANE AND BIG L-PLATINUM PLUS
KEITH MURRAY-GET LIFTED-ORIGINAL AND REMIX-THE MOST BEAUTIFULLIST
THE LIKS-MAKE ROOM, ONLY WHEN IM DRUNK, LIKWIT
EPMD-IT’S MY THING
COMMON-RESSERECTION-ORIGINAL AND LARGE PRO MIX, I USED TO LOVE HER
THE ROOTS-ADRENALINE
WUTANG-9 MILLIE BROS, HOLLOW BONES, KLAP YA HANDS, COCK YA HAMMER, THE ABDUCTION, SHAME ON A NI–A, FOR HEAVENS SAKE, REUNITED, IT’S YOURZ
PUBLIC ENEMY-REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE, WELCOME 2 THE TERRORDOME
STETSAONIC-GO STETSA
BIG DADDY KANE -RAW, AINT NO HALF STEPPIN
RZA-KISS OF THE BLACK WIDOW, BROOKLYN BABIES, HOLACAUST,
SAMURI SHOWDOWN, A DAY TO GOD IS A 3000 YEARS
SNOOP DOGG-HENESSY N BUDDHAH, B-PLEASE, MURDER WAS THE CASE, VATO
PERCEE P- NO TIME FOR JOKES REMIX
MED-CANT HOLD ON
JADAKISS-BY YOUR SIDE
I LOVE that MED beat
Melle Mell – The Message, #1 PERIOD!!!
Rakim – Know the ledge
Public Enemy – fight the power
Grandmaster Caz – the subway theme
Nas – halftime
The Message is definitely wassup. Big up.
Gangstarr – Above The Clouds
Man! That is such a hard question but…
1. Ras Kass – Soul on Ice (Diamond D Remix)
2. Biggie – Who Shot Ya
3. Nas – Memory Lane
4. Pete Rock – T.R.O.Y
5. J Dilla – The Red
6. Madlib – The Official
7. Wu Tang – Protect Ya neck
8. Jay-Z – D’evils
9. Main Source – Lookin’ at the front door
10.Smoothe & Trigger – Broken Language
Word fam.. These dudes be buggin’ man 4real… Greatest beats in hip-hop of all time… Now hip-hop is 30+ years old, and you trying 2 give it 2 madvillain? Or “takeover”??? C’mon sun!!!
the world is yours- nas- illmatic- pete rock
the saga begins-rakim-pete rock
unbelievable- b.i.ggie – dj premiere
mass appeal-gangstarr-premo
down with the kings -run-dmc- pete rock
mama said knock you out-ll.cool.j- marley marl
breakadawn-de la soul- prince paul
go stetsa- stetsasonic-prince paul
top billin-audio two
light as a rock- mc lyte-audio two
south bronx -bdp
the bridge-mc shann
no body beats the biz- biz markie
cream-wu tang
heaven or hell- wu tang
shook ones-mobb deep
funky enough- the d.o.c
fall in love- slum village
raise it up-slum village
dont curse -heavy d and others-pete rock
the rockwilder- meth and redman
redmans whole first album
epmd all of their albums
all of dr dre s albums
Greatness is more than the best or most creative, it has to be a phenomenal beat and have historial impact. As 2pac is the greatest rapper but they are many better at rapping.
the best -
T.R.O.Y. – undisputed champion as you see it is in the most lists in this discussion.
the rest -
Children’s Story – the greatest hiphop song of all time has to have one of the greatest beat
The Message – became a hit three times; probably can again
Rebel without a Pause – need this be explained?
Eric b is President – need this be explained?
South Bronx – need this be explained?
Shook Ones Pt II – need this be explained?
You’re a customer – need this be explained?
Planet Rock – multiple genres (florida bass, freestyle and more) invented off this beat
Drag Rap (Showboys) – genres (bounce and it’s descendents) invented of this beat
PSK – became one of the great breakbeats
Friends (Whodini) – timeless song and became a great breakbeat
Paul Revere – became one of the great breakbeats
Back that azz up – mixed orchestral sounds with complex drum programming and the bounce beat spawning many later producers sounds. have you ever been to a club in the South?
Front Back and Side to Side – monster song. along with Pocket full of stones established the Southern rap and production vocabulary. All live organ and rhythm guitar using producers pay homage
Nothin but G Thang – changed all rap production after it. solidified g-funk as the West Coast sound and mainstreamed hardcore rap (for better or worse). Established replaying samples as a standard production technique.
Come Clean – East Coast answer to G Thang and I can’t leave Premier off the list
C.R.E.A.M. – need this be explained?
forgot bout Freaky Tales.
Dj Shadow: Organ Donor
Jeru the Damaja: Come Clean
Group Home: Supa Star
Dr Dre: Nothin But a G Thing
Pharcyde: Passin me By
Slum Village: Fall in Love
T.R.O.Y
Souls of MIschief: “93″ Til in Infinity
Nas: One LOve
Divine Styler: Ain’t Sayin Nothin
Greatest BEATS… of ALL TIME? hmm…just BEATS? aight…
in no order:
T.R.O.Y.- pete rock & cl smooth
PAUL REVERE- The beastie boys
MIND PLAYIN TRICKS ON ME- Geto Boys
YOUNG GIFTED & BLACK-Big daddy kane
BONITA APPLEBUM- A Tribe Called quest
LIVE AT THE BARBQUE – Main Source
THEY WANT EFX- Das Efx
OPP- Naughty By Nature
FLAVOR OF THE MONTH-Black Sheep
I GAVE YOU POWER- Nas
D EVILS- Jay Z
HITS FROM DA BONG- Cypress Hill
THE CHOICE IS YOURS- Black Sheep
ALL 4 DA MONEY- Comptons Most Wanted
THE MAGNIFICENT- Special Ed
I GOT IT MADE- Special Ed
ALWAYS INTO SOMETHIN- NWA
ST8 UP MENACE-MC Eiht
CHA CHA CHA- Mc Lyte
REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE-Public Enemy
4th CHAMBER- GZA
AINT NO FUTURE IN YO FRONTIN – Mc Breed
SIMON SAYS- Pharoah monch
ANTE UP- MOP
RHINESTONE COWBOY -MF DOOM
CRUMBLIN HERB- Outkast
THE SYMPHONY – The Juice Crew
PLAYAS-Slum Village
NUTMEG-Ghostface Killah
THE WORLD IS YOURS (tip mix)- Nas
THE WORLD IS YOURS- Nas
SLAVE- Black Moon
97 MENTALITY -Cappadonna
SALLY-Stetsasonic
PLANET ROCK-Afrikka Bambatta
SMOOTH OPERATOR -Big daddy Kane
CRIMINOLOGY- Raekwon
JAZZY BELLE- Outkast
I GOTCHA OPIN- Black Moon
I GOTCHA OPIN (remix) -Black Moon
BUCKTOWN- Smif n wessun
AINT NO HALF STEPPIN- Big Daddy Kane
STOP,LOOK,LISTEN- Mc lyte
BUCK EM DOWN – Black Moon
DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE- Public Enemy
WINTER WARZ- Ghostface killah
360- Grand Puba
MOTHERLESS CHILD- Ghostface Killah
METHOD MAN- method man
PLAY PLAYA- Big Mike
I AINT NO JOKE-Eric b & Rakim
HOW TO SURVIVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL- Ice Cube
MICROPHONE FIEND- Eric b & rakim
DONT SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE- Eric b & rakim
PAID IN FULL- Eric b & rakim
KNOW THE LEDGE- Eric b & rakim
TRIUMPH- Wu Tang clan
DAIRY OF A MADMAN- Gravediggaz
WU TANG CLAN AINT NUTTIN TO FK WIT – Wu tang clan
NUTTIN BUT A G THANG- Dr Dre & Snoop
GIVE UP THE GOODS- Mobb Deep
GOD pt III – Mobb Deep
WHO SHOT YA?-Biggie
10 CRACK COMMANDMENTS – Biggie
SHOOK ONES pt II- Mobb Deep
WRATH OF MY MADNESS -Queen Latifah
CREAM-Wu Tang Clan
SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALISCIOUS -Outkast
JUNGLE MUSIC- Jeru the damaja
D ORIGINAL – Jeru the damaja
WILD COWBOYS- Jeru the damaje
LOVES GONNA GETCHA- BDP
COLD WORLD-GZA
DWYCK-Gangstarr
ONE 4 ALL- Brand Nubian
SLOW DOWN – Brand Nubian
PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN- Brand Nubian
SHIT IZ REAL- fat joe
STAGES & LIGHTS – sadat x
FLOW JOE- fat joe
STEP 2 DA REAR – Grand puba
ERIC B FOR PRESIDENT- Eric B & Rakim
HOW MANY EMCEES?-Black moon
MONA LISA – Slick Rick
BOYZ N DA HOOD-Eazy E
MY MIND SPRAY-Jeru the damaja
NAPPY HEADS-The fugees
JINGLIN BABY-LL COOL J
RAMPAGE- EPMD
VAPORS- Biz Markie
MAKE THE MUSIC- Biz Markie
SILILOQUY OF CHAOS- Gangstarr
BYS- Gangstarr
CAN I KICK IT?- A Tribe called quest
VERBAL INTERCOURSE- Raekwon
NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ- Biz Markie
WU GAMBINOS- Raekwon
RAW-Big Daddy kane
LONG LIVE THE KANE- Big daddy Kane
THE WRATH OF KANE- Big daddy Kane
LYRICS OF FURY- Rakim
BROOKLYN ZOO-Ol Dirty Bastard
DONT CHU KNOW ptI – Ol Dirty Bastard
DONT CHU KNOW ptII – Ol Dirty Bastard
SET IT OFF- Big Daddy Kane
JUS TO GET A REP- Gangstarr
PAPER THIN- Mc Lyte
TAKE IT PERSONAL -Gangstarr
TIMES UP- OC
THE REALEST- Mobb Deep
THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST THING IN THIS WORLD -Keith Murray
DA ROCKWILDER- Redman & Method Man
HOW ABOUT SUM HARDCORE? – MOP
SHADOWBOXIN- GZA
CODE OF THE STREETS-Gangstarr
BLUE STEEL- MOP
YOU GOTS TO CHILL- Epmd
TOP BILLIN-Audio two
HIP HOP JUNKIES-Nice & Smooth
LIQUID SWORDZ- GZA
I GOTTA HAVE IT-Ed o.g. & da bulldogs
SOUL BY THE POUND-Common Sense
DEEP COVER-Dr Dre
VOCAB- The Fugees
YOU DONT KNOW-Jay Z
UPTOWN ANTHEM- Naughty By Nature
SO WHATCHUSAYIN? – EPMD
RAWADDICT- Jaylib
BLACK SUPERMAN- Above the law
GROWIN UP IN DA HOOD- Comptons Most Wanted
ONE IN A MILLION- Pete rock & cl smooth
SALLY GOT A 1 TRACK MIND- Diamond D
PETER PIPER- Run Dmc
THINK TWICE- Jay Dee
SMOOTH OPERATOR- Big Daddy Kane
KEEP YA HEAD UP- 2pac
HOLLA IF YA HEAR ME- 2pac
PLUG TUNIN- De La Soul
AINT NO FUN- Snoop Doggy Dogg
BRING DA PAIN- Method Man
FAKIN THE FUNK- Main Source
CHECK THE RHiME- A Tribe Called Quest
SCENARIO- A Tribe Called Quest
BLOOD MONEY- CNN
SOUTH BRONX- BDP
THE BRIDGE IS OVER- BDP
ELECTRIC RELAXATION – A Tribe Called Quest
MY MELODY – Eric B & Rakim
SERIOUS- Steady B
CHAMPION OF LOVE – 991 volts
FAT POCKETS- Showbiz & AG
GRAND GROOVE- Inteligent Hoodlum
COME CLEAN- Jeru the damaja
UNBELIEVABLE- Biggie
STRICTLY FOR THE LADIES – lord finesse & dj mike smooth
CHIEF ROCKA- Lords of the underground
SOOPAMAN LOVA – Redman
PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH- Akinelye
TONY- CNN
FALL IN LOVE-Slum village
FIREWATER- fat joe
THE WHAT- Biggie
NIGGAS BLEED- Biggie
SOLIDERS OF DARKNESS- Sunz of man
PASS THE PEAS- De la Soul
WHERE IM FROM- Jay z
THROW YA GUNZ- Onyx
TRAGEDY- Rza
ILL STREET BLUES- Kool g rap & dj polo
Im not even sure where to end! theres so many!
BACK THEN list like this werent even neccessary man! Whats even more pathetic is were STILL marveling over the 80s & 90s like music stopped after that, and nobody ever speaks on it TRUTHFULLY!
like why hasnt a song come along and touch us like “fight the power”? “brendas got a baby”? all the shit and advancements in Life and NOT ONE cats made a song to touch the masses? you mean to tell me it only works if I listen to 10yr old music? incredible sad and not fair all rolled into one!!
I think for hip hop to “live on”… blogs GOT-TO-GO! the whole blogging era, the know it all mentality has got to fuckin go man! shit is brain mush! Im sick of college geeks with the 80 syllable words tryin to be ‘open’ to everything! mixing up the true school rules to fit your logic! all these damn opinions and forums is just unneccessary! everyday niggas reliving the 90s online SO MUCH that the new age kids rebel… by the millions…against EVERYTHING that is the culture! The die hard weezy fan cant understand how ready 2 die is better than the carter! he doesnt wanna hear it!
Why in the world are their still reviewing CLASSIC albums that came out a decade ago anyway? for what? All these new age kids learn to do is resent the fact guys like your jay-zs or ll cool j’s wont “sit they old ass down somewhere”! The kids dont wanna take the art serious but they want legendary status and respect.
what is hop hop anymore anyway? let a blogger tell it theres no such thing as “real hip hop” and will argue the very street values that hip hop was built on!!
Hip hop needs to get out of the suburbs and colleges and get back to the streets. we dont need more hybrid pop stars poppin & lockin bussin raps but dont know shit about the rock steady crew or melle mel. that entire mentality train of though and process is fuckin poison. No surgeon can operate without knowing the human body and what to do! same goes for MCs and rappers! even young MC knew the rules…vanilla ice… hammer…they cut from that cloth and they were the pop stars of our day!
my opinion I could care less about yours bullshit is bullshit fuck it…
fab 5-leflah leflah
smoothe da hustlsa-broken language
master ace-letter to the better original
doug e fresh-the show
ultra magnetic- ego trippin, give the drummer some
LL COOL J-TO DA BREAK OF DAWN
ODB-RAWHIDE
DA BUSH BABEES-REMEMBER WE-SALAAM REMI REMIX
AKINEYLE- IN THE WORLD-ORIGINAL LARGE PRO MIX
AZ-YOUR WORLD DONT STOP-ORIGINAL MIX
KRS 1-P IS STILL FREE-PRIMO MIX
KURIOUS-UPTOWN SH-T
BRAND NUBIAN-PUNK JUMPS UP-ORIGINAL AND DIAMOND REMIX, WAKE UP, ALL 4 1
POSITIVE K-STEP UP FRONT
MADLIB-ANTHENAGIN
REDMAN-TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT ORIGINAL AND REMIX
SCARFACE-NOW I FEEL YA, MR SCARFACE IS BACK
MC EIGHT-ALL 4 THE MONEY
KING T-AT YOUR OWN RISK-MARLEY MARL REMIX
LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND-CHIEF ROCKA
EPMD-IM MAD, FUNKY PIANO, GET THE BOZACK, KNICK KNACK PATTY WACK
MOBB DEEP-GODFATHER PART 3
NOREAGA-BLOOD MONEY PT 3
KRS 1-OUTTA HERE, MC’S ACT LIKE THEY DONT KNOW
AL TARIQ-CRIME PAYS
JAZZY JEFF AND CL SMOOTH-ALL I KNOW
PUBLIC ENEMY-SHOW EM WATCHA GOT, PUBLIC ENEMY #1, TIMEBOMB
THE LEGION-KRILLS
CHI ALI-FUNKY LEMONADE-REMIX
HEAVY D-BLUE FUNK
CYPRESS HILL-BOOM BIDDY BYE BYE, PHUNKY FEEL ONE, STONED IS THE WAY OF THE WALK, HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN, WHEN THE SH-T GOES DOWN
HELTAH SKELTAH-LET THE BRAINS FLOW
ONYX-LAST DAYZ
KING T-FREESTYLE GHETTO
BUSTA RHYMES-THE HEIST, SO HARDCORE, HOLLA, PUT YA HANDS WHERE MY EYES CAN SEE
notoriuos big – kickin the door
Times Up
Return of The Crooklyn Dodgers
T.R.O.Y.
N.Y. State of Mind (fuggit any Illmatic beat)
The Bridge
I Used to Love H.E.R.
Day One
Furious Anger
It’s too difficult to put this down…I’ll just add 20 random favorite tunes just to keep it short:
1. ATCQ – Electric Relaxation
2. Artifacts – Wrong Side of Da Tracks
3. Arsonists – Venom
4. Souls Of Mischief – ‘93 Till Infinity
5. Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
6. Akrobatik – Remind My Soul
7. Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
8. Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown
9. Gangstarr – Mass Appeal
10. Wu Tang – C.R.E.A.M.
11. Dj Krush – On The Dub-ble
12. Dj Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World
13. Company Flow – 8 Steps To Perfection
14. CNN – Invincible
15. Cunnynlinguists – Mic Like A Memory
16. Showbiz & AG – Next Level (Premo’s Remix)
17. EPMD – Da Joint
18. Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain
19. House Of Pain – Legend
20. Fugees – Mask
T.R.O.Y- PETE ROCK
SIDEWAYZ- E-40
KNOWLEDGE ME- ORIGNAL CONCEPT
THE BRIDGE- MC SHAN
MUCH MORE- DE LA SOUL
LET’S TALK- BLACK MILK
WORK THE ANGLES- DILATED PEOPLES
ME- DUDLEY PERKINS
PLAYA- SLUM VILLAGE
INVINCIBLE- CNN
BITCHES AIN’T- DR. DRE
pete rock and cl smooth straighten it out
I’m going to resist the temptation to list 200 beats and settle on one, actually two. The first, basically a Hip Hop embodiment of the phrase, “less is more”: Audio Two’s Top Billin’. The second, a textbook example of layering loops. From the same album that gave us the often mentioned (ad nauseum, but for good reason) TROY: Pete Rock and CL Smooth’s For Pete’s Sake.
Nice pic on that audio 2
heartbeat- furious three
afrika bambatta- searching for the perfect beat
curtis blow- these are the breaks
sugar hill gang- rappers delight/apache
grandmaster flash and the furious 5-the message
these are the kinds of beats that get people in to hip hop in the first place.
i could list beats all day but these are the essence of what hip hop is.
theres so many more.
Marley Marl f/ MC Shan- Marley Scratch
StetsASONIC-gO sTETSA
NWA-100 Miles and Running
DE la Soul- Potholes in My Lawn
BDP-Poetry
OC- WHAT I REPRESENT
D-NICE- CALL ME D -NICE
STEZO-FREAK THE FUNK
DE LA SOUL-PASS THE PEAS, OODLES OF O’S
ERICK SERMON-TELL EM
LONS-SOBB STORY
MAIN SOURCE-LOOKIN AT THE FRONT DOOR
KOOL KEITH-MASTER OF THE GAME, POPPA LARGE
PRT-ROCK DIS FUNKY JOINT
YZ-MASTER PLAN
JAY Z- 4 DA FAM
DMX-STOP BEING GREEDY
JADAKISS- WE GON MAKE IT
RASS KASS-GOLDEN CHILD
BIZ MARKIE – I HEAR MUSIC
MASTER ACE-THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, POSTIN HIGH
SADAT X-STAGES AND LIGHTS
ICE CUBE-AMERIKKA’S MOST WANTED
JERU DA DAMAJA-REVENGE OF THE PROPHET PART 2
NWA-REAL NI–AZ
EAZY E-2 HARD MUTHA’S
THE DOC-FUNKY ENOUGH, THE FORMULA, THE DOC
EPMD-KIM
DAS EFX-REAL HIP HOP-PRIMO, AND PETE ROCK MIX, REPRESENT THE REAL HIP HOP
CHANNEL LIVE-SPARK MAD IZM
BLACK MOON-HOW MANY EMCEE’S
I cant believe only 1 person STORMKO is on the money.
RUN DMC’s “Sucker Mc’s”
That is the measuring stick right there.
Gangstarr – Above the Clouds
Gang Starr – Betrayal
Das EFX – Real Hip-Hop
INI – Fakin Jax
Kool G Rap & Dj Polo – I’ll Street Blues
Madvillain – Fancy Clown
Mobb Deep – Survival Of The Fittest
Nas – Ny State Of Mind
Nujabes – Feather
Royce Da 5′9 – Boom
Showbiz and AG – Next Level (Dj Premier remix)
Slick Rick – hey young world
MF Doom – Doomsday
Pharohe Monch – Simon Says
De La Soul – Eye Know, Much More, and High on Sunshine
Beatnuts – Hot and Watch Out Now
Cypress Hill – How I could just kill a man
Westside Connection – Bow Down
Funkdoobiest – Bow wow wow
Talib Kweli – Get By
MOP – Ante Up
Tha Alkaholiks – Make Room
Digital Underground – the Humpty Dance
Mobb Deep – Shook Ones II and Survival of the Fittest
Bushwackas – Caught Up In The Game
Mobb Deep – trife life, qu hectic, Nightime vultures
actual facts – lord finesse, sadat x etc.
mic geronimo – queens life
this is hard, too many ermmmmmm…
and as a bonus oc – born 2 live
peace
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