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Top 100 hip-hop songs

On this date in 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later. Shakur is shown in this Dec. 16, 1993 file photo.   (AP Photo/Kevin Larkin)
Introduction “Straight Outta Compton,” the story of N.W.A., hits movie theaters this weekend. So what better time to rank the top 100 hip-hop songs of all time? Click through the gallery for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Top 25, then see below for the full top 100 list. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/KEVIN LARKIN)
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On this date in 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later. Shakur is shown in this Dec. 16, 1993 file photo.   (AP Photo/Kevin Larkin)
April 20, 2026 | ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s Jason Fraley & Marcus Moore salute hip-hop (Jason Fraley & Marcus Moore)

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Top 100 Hip-Hop Songs

This list combines a variety of criteria, from impact to popularity to artistry.

100. Kid ‘n Play —

99. Yo-Yo —

98. Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) –

97. Chubb Rock —

96. Busta Rhymes —

95. Ol’ Dirty Bastard —

94. J.J. Fad —

93. MC Lyte —

92. Wyclef Jean ft. Refugee All Stars —

91. Big Punisher ft. Joe —

 

90. Master P ft. Silk, Fiend, Mia-x and Mystical —

89. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins —

88. Craig Mack, Rampage, Notorious BIG, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes —

87. Eric B and Rakim —

86. Heavy D. and the Boyz —

85. DMX —

84. Ice T —

83. Lil’ Wayne ft. Juvenile, BG —

82. A Tribe Called Quest —

81. Method Man ft. Mary J. Blige —

 

80. Geto Boys —

79. Ludacris ft. Shawna —

78. Puff Daddy, Mase, Notorious B.I.G. –

77. Black Sheep —

76. Three 6 Mafia ft. Paula Campbell —

75. Common —

74. UTFO —

73. Jay-Z —

72. 3(rd) Bass —

71. Outkast —

 

70. Beastie Boys —

69. 2 Live Crew —

68. Run-DMC —

67. EPMD —

66. Whodini —

65. Funky 4 + 1 —

64. The Roots —

63. Coolio —

62. Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love —

61. Pete Rock & CL Smooth —

 

60. Notorious B.I.G. – 

59. Lil’ Kim ft. Lil’ Cease —

58. Jay-Z —

57. Slick Rick —

56. Kanye West —

55. L.L. Cool J —

54. 2 Pac & Dr. Dre —

53. Big Daddy Kane —

52. Digable Planets —

51. Roxanne Shante —

 

50. Puff Daddy ft. Notorious B.I.G., Lil’ Kim and The Lox — â€

49. Ice Cube —

48. Tone-Loc —

47. Kool Moe Dee —

46. Arrested Development —

45. Cypress Hill —

44. Eminem —

43. Mobb Deep —

42. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince —

41. Warren G ft. Nate Dogg —

 

40. Nelly —

39. 50 Cent —

38. Missy Elliott —

37. Sir Mix-A-Lot —

36. Boogie Down Productions —

35. Nas —

34. Dr. Dre ft. Eminem —

33. Young MC —

32. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony —

31. Naughty By Nature —

 

30. Kurtis Blow —

29. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew —

28. Snoop Doggy Dogg —

27. Biz Markie —

26. Audio Two —

25. MC Hammer —

24. A Tribe Called Quest —

23. Eric B and Rakim —

22. House Of Pain —

21. Beastie Boys —

 

20. Outkast —

19. De La Soul —

18. L.L. Cool J —

17. Digital Underground —

16. Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys —

15. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock —

14. Salt-N-Pepa —

13. Eminem —

12. Marley Marl —

11. Wu-Tang Clan —

 

10. 2 Pac —

9. Notorious B.I.G. –

8. Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew —

7. Run-DMC ft. Aerosmith —

6. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg —

5. Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force —

4. N.W.A. –

3. Public Enemy —

2. Sugarhill Gang —

1. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five —

 

April 20, 2026 | (Jason Fraley)

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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