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Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs

Rolling Stone's editorial list of the 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs — a 48-track canon spanning Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, Salt-N-Pepa, Outkast, Missy Elliott, and Eminem from the genre's origins through the early 2000s.

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Tracks (48)

  1. 1 B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad Outkast 5:04
  2. 2 The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel Grandmaster Flash 7:10
  3. 3 The Symphony Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane 6:05
  4. 4 That's the Joint Funky 4 + 1 9:22
  5. 5 Push It Salt-N-Pepa 4:29
  6. 6 Lost Ones Ms. Lauryn Hill 5:34
  7. 7 Me, Myself & I De La Soul 3:50
  8. 8 Top Billin - Acapella Audio Two 2:56
  9. 9 South Bronx Boogie Down Productions 5:11
  10. 10 California Love - Original Version 2Pac, Roger, Dr. Dre 4:44
  11. 11 The Breaks Kurtis Blow 7:49
  12. 12 My Name Is Eminem 4:29
  13. 13 Get Ur Freak On Missy Elliott 3:31
  14. 14 It Was A Good Day Ice Cube 4:20
  15. 15 Rosa Parks Outkast 5:24
  16. 16 Shook Ones, Pt. II Mobb Deep 5:26
  17. 17 P.S.K. 'What Does It Mean'? Schoolly D 6:27
  18. 18 99 Problems JAŸ-Z 3:55
  19. 19 Jesus Walks Kanye West 3:14
  20. 20 N.Y. State Of Mind - Explicit Album Version Nas 4:53
  21. 21 Hypnotize - 2007 Remaster The Notorious B.I.G. 3:50
  22. 22 Mama Said Knock You Out LL COOL J 4:48
  23. 23 Lose Yourself Eminem 5:26
  24. 24 Flava in Ya Ear Remix (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Rampage) Craig Mack, Busta Rhymes, LL COOL J, Rampage, The Notorious B.I.G. 5:02
  25. 25 Ain't No Half-Steppin' Big Daddy Kane 5:20
  26. 26 It Takes Two Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock 5:02
  27. 27 I Know You Got Soul Eric B. & Rakim 4:44
  28. 28 Strictly Business EPMD 4:45
  29. 29 Rock The Bells LL COOL J 4:02
  30. 30 In Da Club 50 Cent 3:13
  31. 31 Paul Revere Beastie Boys 3:41
  32. 32 Dear Mama 2Pac 4:39
  33. 33 Peter Piper Run–D.M.C. 3:23
  34. 34 Big Pimpin' JAŸ-Z, UGK 4:44
  35. 35 Fuck Tha Police - Remastered 2006 N.W.A. 5:15
  36. 36 Rebel Without A Pause Public Enemy 5:03
  37. 37 La-Di-Da-Di Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh 4:37
  38. 38 They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock 4:38
  39. 39 C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) Wu-Tang Clan 4:12
  40. 40 Paid In Full Eric B. & Rakim, Marley Marl 3:48
  41. 41 Straight Outta Compton - Edited N.W.A. 4:03
  42. 42 Juicy - 2005 Remaster The Notorious B.I.G. 5:03
  43. 43 Fight The Power Public Enemy 4:43
  44. 44 Mind Playing Tricks On Me Geto Boys 5:11
  45. 45 Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1) Run–D.M.C. 3:10
  46. 46 Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa, Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force 5:20
  47. 47 Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang 7:07
  48. 48 The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) - 12" Single Version Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee, Duke Bootee, Grandmaster Melle Mel 7:01
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