Eazily I approach, the 100 GREATEST RAP (OR HIP HOP OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT) TRACKS OF THE GODS because I ain't no joke.

who is it that actually cashed in btw? is it all suge? family? or?

I don't really know ... would assume it's suge, dude has bills to pay

circa 2000 bay music as pretty much the worst era for bay rap

not gonna contest this point lol

wasn't mama pac behind the posthum stuff

i am the final spottieottiedopaliscious voter

defeat me and you will go on to battle your rival, gary

"i wish" was in my top 10 because "i wish" is the best, also voted "what's up fatlip" and "shimmy shimmy ya" and "party and bullshit"

It's weird how some of this just passed me by for some reason I've never heard any Big L stuff but I've heard bits of that song as samples in a lot of places.

I always have stages where I'm not paying attention to rap music for a while and then get back into it and try to catch up, and some things just never click. Tupac, Boot Camp, Bone Thugs, and Chronic 2001 don't do anything for me at all; I couldn't get into them retroactively for some reason.

wasn't mama pac behind the posthum stuff

only a couple bits of it iirc. even if she was involved with anything on "Tha" Row, one can bet she wasn't paid.

no, looks like I'm wrong, and she was behind all the "remixed from Makaveli masters" and "edited to say G-Unit instead of Snoop Dogg" type nonsense.

3 of my noms so far, (eye know, opp, rapper's delight). Should have voted.

mike t-diva's Spotify playlist comes up blank on my computer so here's an alternative I was working on during the rollout (everything available except BIG, De La and Fat Lip).

http://open.spotify.com/user/dorianlynskey/playlist/0iJcQ4wdgCOURbEHP0wbCD

voted for:

96. Fat Lip - What's Up Fat Lip [5 votes, 126 points, 2000]
89. Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean [5 votes, 140 points, 1993]
87. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality [6 votes, 143 points, 2000]
86. Smoothe da Hustler ft. Trigger tha Gambler - Broken Language [4 votes, 146 points, 1996]
83. Heltah Skeltah ft. OGC - Lefleuf Leflah Eskoshka [4 votes, 151 points, 1995]
79. Jay-Z ft. U.G.K. – Big Pimpin’ [5 votes, 154 points, 1999]
78. The Notorious B.I.G. - Party and Bullshit [5 votes, 156 points, 1993]
76. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya [8 votes, 158 points, 1995]

rest of the list is great too, tons of songs on my shortlist

Great results so far.

Hazarding a guess at the top 20: Juicy, Follow the Leader, Paid in Full, Shook Ones Part II, Gin & Juice, CREAM, TROY, It Was a Good Day, Mind Playing Tricks on Me, How I Could Just Kill a Man, Triumph, Flava in Ya Ear, The Message, Straight Outta Compton, Passing Me By, something else from Dre, something from Tribe, something from Jay-Z, and a couple of PE tracks. Based on my album predictions I'm probably wrong but I'm going to throw it out there anyway.

i think ante up will be top 20. and nuthing but a g thang.

Goddamn this list is taking me on a nostalgic tour through my childhood. But I'm ashamed to admit that I had never heard that Ice Cube song and it is THE MOST BADASS THING EVER. Don't know how I avoided diving into his discography despite loving Today was a good day, which I placed pretty high

Voted so far:
94. T.I. - Rubberband Man [5 votes, 128 points, 2003]
77. Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. [6 votes, 156 points, 1999]
76. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya [8 votes, 158 points, 1995]

oh, and la di da di xp

Yes, I think you're right. I was tapping these out from memory on my phone last night and knew I'd forget a couple of obvious ones. Feel like I'm underrating 80s Def Jam too but not sure if there's an unchallenged Run-DMC or Beastie Boys pick. With the likes of Mobb Deep or the Geto Boys there's really only one consensus contender. From the 00s, maybe What You Know as well? I can't see 99 Problems, Get Ur Freak On or BOB having quite the same impact in this context that they would in a cross-genre best-of-00s poll. But I expect (and hope) to be surprised in all kinds of ways.

I would assume "I Got 5 on It" is in the top 20; it's one of those cases where everyone loves the single, even though few care about other things the act did.

Similarly, I think "Regulate" will place quite high.

I voted for both and have never heard a single note of anything else Da Luniz did.

And from the 00s, I think "Drop It Like It's Hot" got plenty of votes... Though knowing the average age of ILXors, probably not as much as "Who am I? (What's My Name?)", which I assume is in the top 20 too.

voted for both and have never heard a single note of anything else Da Luniz did.

Haha, I gave them both high votes too, and I've never heard anything else by Luniz either (and I'm only vaguely familiar with Warren G's other output).

Hazarding a guess at the top 20: Juicy, Follow the Leader, Paid in Full, Shook Ones Part II, Gin & Juice, CREAM, TROY, It Was a Good Day, Mind Playing Tricks on Me, How I Could Just Kill a Man, Triumph, Flava in Ya Ear, The Message, Straight Outta Compton, Passing Me By, something else from Dre, something from Tribe, something from Jay-Z, and a couple of PE tracks. Based on my album predictions I'm probably wrong but I'm going to throw it out there anyway.

― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Wednesday, June 8, 2011 5:01 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

"Scenario" and "It Takes Two" and "Children's Story" and "Top Billin'" should place pretty high too

don't think "How I Could Just Kill A Man" will be that high up but maybe i'm underestimating it. i think Jay-Z will suffer from vote-splitting and nothing of his will be very high. "Big Pimpin'" might even be it for him on this list.

gonna do a couple now and then some more after 6.

75. Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew - The Show [4 votes, 168 points, 1985]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDkqz5C62SM

wait shit i forgot to write in 1 first place vote but the points were still right.

my #1! TOO FUCKING LOW!

74. The Coup – Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ’79 Grenada Last Night [5 votes, 168 points, 1998]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbiot-mH0EQ

Nice contrast

72. LL Cool J - Rock the Bells [6 votes, 172 points, 1985]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DphkDgAMKqY

72 or 73?

I'm glad at least one tune by The Coup made it, even though my favourite is "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish". But "Me and Jesus..." is hella chilling too, storytelling rap at its best.

Whoa, apparently there is a novel based on the lyrics "Me and Jesus the Pimp..."!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Too-Beautiful-Words-Monique-Morris/dp/0066211050

"Rock The Bells" also comically low

73 sorry. 72 is...

72. The Notorious B.I.G. - Gimme The Loot [4 votes, 1 first place vote, 173 points, 1994]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzvL4O3uomg

i personally like these things more when the emphasis is on singles over album tracks but "Gimme The Loot" is pretty unfuckwithable

Gimme The Loot is still p much the most shocking thing hiphop has done

(tie w/ #70) 71. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full [6 votes, 174 points, 1987]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t8eoA_1jQ

also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4O0OTcey1g

and one more before i leave. this placing makes me so happy.

70. The Crooklyn Dodgers - The Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers [5 votes, 1 first place vote, 174 points, 1995]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opWYnUpNtG8

Surprised at 'Paid In Full' being so low, it's always had an aura of untouchable genius about it (possibly cos of the Coldcut remix, ironically enough)

Speaking of that, did the votes for "Paid in Full" include the ones for the Coldcut remix? Or did no one vote for that?

Paid in Full too low (though not one of my two Eric B & Rakim picks so there you go)

I thought I had 'The Show' as my number #1, but I was obviously mistaken lol It was definitely either that or 'Shook Ones Part II' I think.

Rakim definitely will suffer from vote-splitting -- i voted for "I Know You Got Soul" but it could've been any nymber of other songs and i'm never totally clear on where the consensus lies with his big singles

71 my ass. 7 minutes of madness should be #1. im biased.

I always thought Follow The Leader was the one rated the highest.