Hip hop music forms a part of the hip hop culture that emerged in the New York City, somewhere in the 1970s. By 1979, the music had turned into a commercially recorded music genre and started entering even the mainstream American music. With time, the hip hop style of music began to spread throughout the world. Hip hop music basically involves a rhythmic style of speaking, which is called rap over backing beats, that is performed on a turntable by a DJ. Today, it has become one of the most popular music genres, liked especially by teenagers. In the following lines, we have provided a list of the best as well as hottest hip hop songs of all times.
Top 100 Hip Hop Songs
- The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
- Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
- Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
- Fight The Power - Public Enemy
- Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
- Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A.
- Planet Rock - Afrika Bambattaa
- U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
- (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
- I Need Love - LL Cool J
- The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
- One Mic - Nas
- Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
- Cop Killa - Ice T
- It's Tricky - Run DMC
- Excursions - A Tribe Called Quest
- California Love - 2pac
- My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
- Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
- Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
- Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
- Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
- Nuthin But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
- Bridge Is Over - Boogie Down Productions
- The Way I Am - Eminem
- Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
- Rosa Parks - Outkast
- Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.
- Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
- Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
- Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
- Work It - Missy Elliott
- Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
- I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common
- The Magic Number - De La Soul
- Real Love - Mary J. Blige
- Rock Box - Run DMC
- Ms. Jackson - Outkast
- Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
- On and On - Erykah Badu
- Let's Talk About Sex - Salt-N-Pepa
- Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
- Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
- The Show - Doug E. Fresh
- Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets
- Me Myself and I - De La Soul
- It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
- New Jack Hustler - Ice-T
- My Adidas - Run DMC
- Roxannes Revenge - Roxanne Shante
- White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
- Stan - Eminem
- One Minute Man - Missy Elliott
- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
- I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim
- Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Children's Story - Slick Rick
- Say No Go - De La Soul
- Hot In Herre - Nelly
- Just A Friend - Biz Markie
- Love Of My Life - Erykah Badu
- Through the Wire - Kanye West
- U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
- I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
- Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim
- O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
- Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Potholes In My Lawn - De La Soul
- Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy
- Dear Mama - 2pac
- Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
- Brown Skin Lady - Black Starr
- Ready or Not - The Fugees
- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott
- My Minds Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys
- Creep - TLC
- Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy
- Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini
- Funkee Ko Medina - Tone Loc
- Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G.
- Hey Ya - Outkast
- How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee
- Lyte As A Rock - MC Lyte
- Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
- C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan
- The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
- Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Love Is Blind - Eve
- Brenda's Got A Baby - 2 Pac
- Jesus Walks - Kanye West
- Raw - Big Daddy Kane
- Boyz-N-The-Hood - Eazy E
- Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill
- To Beat Ya'll - Lady B
- Roxanne, Roxanne - U.T.F.O.
- Woo-Ha!! Got You All In Check - Busta Rhymes
- Gin & Juice - Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre
- Bust A Move - Young MC
- Lodi Dodi - Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
- I'm Still Number One - Boogie Down Productions