Thread: Best Hip-Hop Songs Of The Decade

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10. 'Get Ur Freak On,' Missy Elliott (2001)

As one of the most inventive artists of the new millennium, Missy topped herself with the dizzying 'Get Ur Freak On.' Lucky for all you club-goers, singing along to this one is an easy way to disguise that slur.

9. 'The Light,' Common (2000)

The Chi-town rapper is one of the few that can sound this romantic on a track and get away with it. Good thing "pause" wasn't invented around the time this dropped.

8. 'Get By,' Talib Kweli (2002)

As one of the few underground songs to cross the mainstream threshold this decade, 'Get By' is still a song for the everyman, even if it put its everyman creator in a higher tax bracket.

7.'What You Know,' T.I. (2006)

The self-proclaimed King of the South released this slow-rolling, epic jam in 2006, upping the bar for all Southern rappers that came after him. What you know about that?

6. 'Crazy,' Gnarls Barkley (2006)

Cee-Lo Green and producer Danger Mouse joined forces to create this sonic whirlwind, which plays like the audio equivalent of a hippie rainbow.

5. 'Lose Yourself,' Eminem (2002)

Of all the Eminem joints to make the list, this anthem captured the raw intensity and emotion that comes with performing. This one put '8 Mile' in the history books in spit of its visual association with Mekhi Phifer's dreads.

4. 'A Milli,' Lil Wayne (2008)

Over a stuttering Bangladesh-produced beat, Weezy F. Baby throws head-spinning rhymes on top of an instrumental as challenging as it is intoxicating. Best enjoyed with a fine glass of sizzurp.

3. 'Jesus Walks,' Kanye West (2004)

It's not every day you hear the name "Jesus" in a rap song, but 'Jesus Walks' was inspiring enough to make you catch the Holy Ghost.

2. 'B.O.B.,' OutKast (2000)

Fervent, absurd, frantic -- just a few words to describe OutKast's 'B.O. B.,' a melting pot of all the influences that went into hip-hop over the past decade. Just don't try to karaoke this one.

1. '99 Problems,' Jay-Z (2004)

Hova took it to stadium status with this Rick Rubin-produced beast, knocking harder than five Memphis Bleek albums combined. Bonus points for the storytelling.

Jay-z song is best hip hop song of decade.

Originally Posted by redmanlio

Jay-z song is best hip hop song of decade.

Any particular one?

Bullshit...

Originally Posted by Music Head

Any particular one?

Never change, is also my favorite

It's not a bad list at all, although I almost certainly wouldn't classify Crazy, Gnarls Barkley as hip-hop! Also, they should've made it clear that it was simply a list of commercial (or charting) hip-hop... because it would be a compleeeetely different story if whoever made it had a bit more in-depth knowledge. I would be very interested to make a top 10 of slightly more... intellectual(?) hip-hop :D... i'll give it some thought!

I might not call it the best song of the decade (cause its only 2010) but this song is the front runner for my favorite song of the year. Its a remix of Dan Black's song "symphonies" done by Kid Cudi, its amazing!

I have a free download link to as an added bonus:

Dan Black - Symphonies (feat. Kid Cudi) | RCRD LBL | Free MP3 Downloads


What do you guys think?

listened on youtube

here's the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYxly14v5do

and the remix

YouTube - Dan Black Feat. KiD CuDi - Symphonies (Remix)

love the music but not too big on the vocals on either track.

thanks