1979 :”Rapper’s delight” /The Sugarhill Gang –1980 :”The breaks” /Kurtis Blow –1981 :”Jazzy sensation” /Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five –1982 :”The message” /Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five –1983 :”Sucker M.C.’s” /Run-DMC –1984 :”Friends” /Whodini –1985 :”La Di Da Di” /Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick –1986 :”6 in the mornin'” /Ice-T –1987 :”Paid in full” /Eric B. and Rakim –1988 :”Straight outta Compton” /N.W.A –1989 :”Fight the power” /Public Enemy –1990 :”Bonita Applebum” /A Tribe Called Quest –1991 :”Mind playing tricks on me” /Geto Boys –1992 :”Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” /Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg –1993 :”C.R.E.A.M.” /Wu-Tang Clan –1994 :”Juicy” /The Notorious B.I.G. –1995 :”Dear Mama” /Tupac –1996 :”California love” /Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman –1997 :”Can’t nobody hold me down” /Puff Daddy, featuring Mase –1998 :”Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” /DMX –1999 :”My name is” /Eminem –2000 :”Big pimpin'” /Jay Z, featuring UGK –2001 :”Takeover” vs. “Ether” /Jay Z vs. Nas –2002 :”Grindin'” /The Clipse –2003 :”In Da Club” /50 Cent –2004 :”Still tippin'” /Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall –2005 :”Gold digger” /Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx –2006 :”Hustlin'” /Rick Ross –2007 :”International players anthem” /UGK, featuring Outkast –2008 :”A Milli” /Lil Wayne –2009 :”Best I ever had” /Drake –2010 :”Monster” /Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj –2011 :”Niggas in Paris” /Jay Z and Kanye West –2012 :”Same love” /Macklemore and Ryan Lewis –2013 :”Control” /Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica –2014 :”Lifestyle” /Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.
The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed [Book]
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1979 :”Rapper’s delight” /The Sugarhill Gang –1980 :”The breaks” /Kurtis Blow –1981 :”Jazzy sensation” /Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five –1982 :”The message” /Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five –1983 :”Sucker M.C.’s” /Run-DMC –1984 :”Friends” /Whodini –1985 :”La Di Da Di” /Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick –1986 :”6 in the mornin'” /Ice-T –1987 :”Paid in full” /Eric B. and Rakim –1988 :”Straight outta Compton” /N.W.A –1989 :”Fight the power” /Public Enemy –1990 :”Bonita Applebum” /A Tribe Called Quest –1991 :”Mind playing tricks on me” /Geto Boys –1992 :”Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” /Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg –1993 :”C.R.E.A.M.” /Wu-Tang Clan –1994 :”Juicy” /The Notorious B.I.G. –1995 :”Dear Mama” /Tupac –1996 :”California love” /Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman –1997 :”Can’t nobody hold me down” /Puff Daddy, featuring Mase –1998 :”Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” /DMX –1999 :”My name is” /Eminem –2000 :”Big pimpin'” /Jay Z, featuring UGK –2001 :”Takeover” vs. “Ether” /Jay Z vs. Nas –2002 :”Grindin'” /The Clipse –2003 :”In Da Club” /50 Cent –2004 :”Still tippin'” /Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall –2005 :”Gold digger” /Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx –2006 :”Hustlin'” /Rick Ross –2007 :”International players anthem” /UGK, featuring Outkast –2008 :”A Milli” /Lil Wayne –2009 :”Best I ever had” /Drake –2010 :”Monster” /Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj –2011 :”Niggas in Paris” /Jay Z and Kanye West –2012 :”Same love” /Macklemore and Ryan Lewis –2013 :”Control” /Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica –2014 :”Lifestyle” /Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.