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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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp’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 23, 2026 | ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp's Jason Fraley & Marcus Moore salute hip-hop (Jason Fraley & Marcus Moore)

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp 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 23, 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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp 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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