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.

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Top Ten?

A Milli
Mind Playing Tricks On Me
The Message
Straight Outta Compton

What else?

#1 will be The Message and you know it

gotta make room for Hard in da Paint amirite

#1 will be The MessageLa Di Da Di and you know it

Would be amazed if Push It didn't place

this more of a club/dance song to me, is there even rapping on it?

tho I voted for "planet rock" so I don't have much room to talk

will go on an SB spree if "A Milli" is top 25

lol

great work ppl. these rollouts just keep getting better - so psyched for tomorrow! new JPEGs are really dope & have vastly improved my enjoyment of this, which is saying quite a lot, actually. high fives all around!

trax I voted for from today's lot:

49. Three 6 Mafia ft. U.G.K. and Project Pat - Sippin' on Some Syrup [6 votes, 196 points, 2000]
48. GZA ft. Ghostface Killah, RZA and Killah Priest - 4th Chamber [6 votes, 201 points, 1995]
46. The Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint [7 votes, 203 points, 1981]
45. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks [8 votes, 212 points, 1980]
43. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man [9 votes, 216 points, 1991]
40. DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Summertime [10 votes, 234 points, 1991]
35. 2Pac ft. Dr. Dre - California Love [9 votes, 1 #1 vote, 242 points, 1996]
34. OutKast - Elevators (Me & U) [7 votes, 1 #1 vote, 245 points, 1996]
29. Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock [8 votes, 253 points, 1982]

Yeah, three cheers for S_O_D and the images he made! Awesomeness.

things i voted for:
49. Three 6 Mafia ft. U.G.K. and Project Pat - Sippin' on Some Syrup [6 votes, 196 points, 2000]
41. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation [8 votes, 232 points, 1993]
39. Public Enemy - Fight the Power [8 votes, 1 #1 vote, 236 points, 1989]
34. OutKast - Elevators (Me & U) [7 votes, 1 #1 vote, 245 points, 1996]
26. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Leaders of the New School - Scenario [8 votes, 257 points, 1991]

things i should have voted for
50. T.I. - What You Know [8 votes, 195 points, 2006]
43. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man [9 votes, 216 points, 1991]
42. Camp-Lo - Luchini (This Is It) [7 votes, 226 points, 1997]
31. Luniz - I Got 5 On It (+ Remix) [9 votes, 250 points, 1995]

is "La Di Da Di" the most sampled hip-hop track ever?

Whether it qualifies or not is irrelevant, but I'd be surprised if it didn't place given that a big pop song like Summertime is also here.

Wouldn't want to bet on anything making number one but, if pressed, would probably go for Regulate.

i voted for

42. Camp-Lo - Luchini (This Is It) [7 votes, 226 points, 1997]
40. DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Summertime [10 votes, 234 points, 1991]
31. Luniz - I Got 5 On It (+ Remix) [9 votes, 250 points, 1995]
26. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Leaders of the New School - Scenario [8 votes, 257 points, 1991]

it would be kind of heartwarming if "Regulate" was #1 so soon after Nate's passing

voted 'elevators' as my #1 mostly for personal reasons. obvs it's a great song + reminds me of summertime smoking weed in the park with my best friend when we were kids..basically the best time ever. has a vivid memory of the first time i heard it when the video came on mtv base late one night and i was just O_o woah this is amazing

Nate having just died is what's making me think Regulate. Everyone will have listened to that song in the last couple of months.

Love that, xp.

Glad you're all enjoying the imagery too.

The images are sick, Spottie. Such a great addition.

14/50 of mine placed so far. But I could see a lot of my votes landing top 25.

Today:
46. The Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint [7 votes, 203 points, 1981]
37. Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader [7 votes, 2 #1 votes, 236 points, 1988]
33. Ol' Dirty Bastard ft. Kelis - Got Your Money [9 votes, 246 points, 1999]
31. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On [9 votes, 250 points, 2001]
30. Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want [9 votes, 251 points, 1992]
26. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Leaders of the New School - Scenario [8 votes, 257 points, 1991]

Yesterday:
74. The Coup – Me and Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Grenada Last Night [5 votes, 168 points, 1998]
68. Wu-Tang Clan ft. Isaac Hayes - I Can't Go to Sleep [6 votes, 176 points, 2000]
67. Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause [6 votes, 1 #1vote, 176 points, 1987]
64. The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize [6 votes, 180 points, 1997]
55. O.C. – Time's Up [6 votes, 188 points, 1994]

Oh wait, I didn't vote Missy. Kinda happy about that, actually.

Any Nas going to end up Top 25?

NYSOM, right?

I'm hoping It Ain't Hard to Tell

i wouldn't be surprised if "The World Is Yours" ends up being the only Nas on this list. there's stronger consensus about his post-Illmatic singles but none of them were going to get to the top 25.

That makes sense to me.

How big a deal was Made You Look? I always thought that was possibly the strongest single he released.

everyone knows "Made You Look" is the shit but it's not going to place ahead of other stuff from its era like "Get Ur Freak On" or "Grindin'" no matter how much it deserves to

hopefully someone whose name rhymes with gordon blargent will zip these up like he did with the al ship countdowns

maybe i'll drop 120 minutes host lewis largent an e-mail and ask him about it

"al ship countdowns"

You got a link to these?

all the threads about them are titled "al ship's top 50" etc. so they're pretty easy to find in the thread search fyi

search "al ship's" in the ilx search or i'm sure al could link you to the lists directly - he listed his favorite songs of the past decade from each genre and we polled them all

xp

Thanks.

Gotta read up on what my cuz is all about.

At the start I would have banked on Seen a Man Die, 93 Til Infinity, Supa Dupa Fly, Slow Down, The Choice Is Yours and another Nas but apparently not.

part of me feels like 93 Til Infinity still has a shot but it really doesn't, does it?

is "La Di Da Di" the most sampled hip-hop track ever?

most quoted/sampled rap verse ever

I'm still holding out hope for 93 til Infinity. It was very high up my ballot

xp: so... yes?

maybe i'll drop 120 minutes host lewis largent an e-mail and ask him about it

I got as far as Ted Nugent and gave up.

xp: so... yes?

exactly!

ya idk about that kev -- tho now that you bring it up I might be unable to resist

it was either that or catchphrase comedian Goran "Funky Boy" Bogdan (xpost)

and by unable to resist I mean zipping "lemme smang it" 100 times but renaming 99 of them w/ the tracks on this list

lol

would unzip & listen to that

smang rolled again

It would be pretty tragic if "My Philosophy" didn't make it. Dramatical, even.