New Book Lists Most Important Hiphop Songs Since Its Inception

http://news.hiphopearly.com/new-book-lists-important-rap-songs-every-year-1979/#



1979 ‘Rapper’s Delight’ The Sugarhill Gang
1980 ‘The Breaks’ Kurtis Blow
1981 ‘Jazzy Sensation’ Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five
1982 ‘The Message’ Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
1983 ‘Sucker M.C.’s’ Run-DMC
1984 ‘Friends’ Whodini
1985 ‘La Di Da Di’ Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
1986 ‘6 in the Mornin” Ice-T
1987 ‘Paid in Full’ Eric B. and Rakim
1988 ‘Straight Outta Compton’ N.W.A
1989 ‘Fight the Power’ Public Enemy
1990 ‘Bonita Applebum’ A Tribe Called Quest
1991 ‘Mind Playing Tricks on Me’ Geto Boys
1992 ‘Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang’ Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
1993 ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ Wu-Tang Clan
1994 ‘Juicy’ The Notorious B.I.G.
1995 ‘Dear Mama’ Tupac
1996 ‘California Love’ Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
1997 ‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’ Puff Daddy, featuring Mase
1998 ‘Ruff Ryders’ Anthem’ DMX
1999 ‘My Name Is’ Eminem
2000 ‘Big Pimpin” Jay Z, featuring UGK
2001 ‘Takeover’ vs. ‘Ether’ Jay Z vs. Nas
2002 ‘Grindin” The Clipse
2003 ‘In Da Club’ 50 Cent
2004 ‘Still Tippin” Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
2005 ‘Gold Digger’ Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
2006 ‘Hustlin” Rick Ross
2007 ‘International Players Anthem’ UGK, featuring Outkast
2008 ‘A Milli’ Lil Wayne
2009 ‘Best I Ever Had’ Drake
2010 ‘Monster’ Kanye West, featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj
2011 ‘****** in Paris’ Jay Z and Kanye West
2012 ‘Same Love’ Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
2013 ‘Control’ Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica
2014 ‘Lifestyle’ Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan

Notice it gets progressively worse after 03 which plays into the argument that 50 was bad for the game.

It's a decent list though.

Lifestyle for 2014

If that doesnt symbolize the worst year in hip hop history then idk what else can

Rico x Hood said:

http://news.hiphopearly.com/new-book-lists-important-rap-songs-every-year-1979/#

2003 ‘In Da Club’ 50 Cent
2004 ‘Still Tippin” Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
2005 ‘Gold Digger’ Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
2007 ‘International Players Anthem’ UGK, featuring Outkast


Notice it gets progressively worse after 03 which plays into the argument that 50 was bad for the game.

It's a decent list though.

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Dat Dude Chris said:

Lifestyle for 2014

If that doesnt symbolize the worst year in hip hop history then idk what else can

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:x :x yikes

What exactly is the argument that 50 was bad for the game?

I only see one 50 Cent esque song on that list after 03.

Well the argument that's made, on here at least, killed NY hiphop. So by that I tool it a step further by saying hiphop in general because that's the mecca.

That list is surprisingly mostly accurate. Lifestyle tho? Seriously.

What would yall nominate for 2015?

My personal pick would be "March Madness" lbs but Im sure a track off of TPAB would be more fitting

Never heard or heard of the 2014 song

Alright by Kendrick Lamar should be the song of 2015

March Madness wasnt even on an album, all those songs up there were on albums

International Players Anthem.

Lifestyle. :x