Rap / Hip-Hop is the Opera of current times. As a DJ since 1985 (DJ Buddha-Ganj), I have compiled a list of the top 100 Rap/Hip-Hop Songs of all time. Here it is:

1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2. Fight The Power - Public Enemy
3. Nuthin But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
4. It's Like That - Run-D.M.C.
5. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
6. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
7. Children's Story - Slick Rick
8. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common
9. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa
10. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
11. Rock the Bells - LL Cool J
12. Jesus Walks - Kanye West
13. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith
14. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
15. Fuck Tha Police - N.W.A.
16. Rosa Parks - Outkast
17. Check the Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest
18. Keep Ya Head Up - 2 Pac
19. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock
20. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
21. Stan - Eminem
22. One Mic - Nas
23. Me Myself and I - De La Soul
24. The Show - Doug E. Fresh w/Slick Rick
25. The Bridge Is Over - Boogie Down Productions
26. Bring The Noise - Public Enemy
27. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
28. Shed So Many Tears - 2 Pac
29. Eric B. is President - Eric B. & Rakim
30. Push It - Salt-n-Pepa
31. Ms. Jackson - Outkast
32. It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
33. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
34. Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.
35. Cha Cha Cha - MC Lyte
36. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan
37. Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
38. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
39. You Gots to Chill - EPMD
40. Mind Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys
41. Dear Mama - 2pac
42. I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need - Method Man w/ Mary J. Blige
43. The World Is Yours - Nas
44. Set It Off - Big Daddy Kane
45. Rock Box - Run-D.M.C.
46. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
47. Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
48. I Need Love - LL Cool J
49. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
50. Sucker M.C.s - Run-D.M.C.
51. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
52. Ridin' - Chamillionaire w/ Krayzie Bone
53. U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
54. Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde
55. Murder Was the Case - Snoop Doggy Dogg
56. Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
57. Ain't No Half-Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane
58. What You Know - T.I.
59. La Di Da Di - Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
60. Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
61. The Definition - Mos Def & Talib Kweli (Black Star)
62. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
63. All About the Benjamins - Puff Daddy w/Lil Kim, The LOX & The Notorious B.I.G.
64. Wild Thing - Tone-Loc
65. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott
66. Get At Me Dog - DMX
67. My Name Is... - Eminem
68. Triumph - Wu-Tang Clan
69. Regulate - Warren G. w/ Nate Dogg
70. The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep
71. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
72. In Da Club - 50 Cent
73. Ladies First - Queen Latifah w/ Monie Love
74. I Ain't No Joke - Eric B. & Rakim
75. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets
76. I'm Bad - LL Cool J
77. Top Billin' - Audio Two
78. Lyte As A Rock - MC Lyte
79. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
80. I Got 5 On It - The Luniz
81. Elevators (Me & You) - Outkast
82. You Got Me - The Roots
83. Paul Revere - The Beastie Boys
84. Colors - Ice T
85. P.S.K. (What Does It Mean) - Schoolly D
86. Boyz-N-The-Hood - Eazy E
87. Roxanne, Roxanne - U.T.F.O.
88. Shook Ones, Pt II - Mobb Deep
89. Dirty South - Goodie MOB
90. Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini
91. Big Pimpin' - Jay Z
92. Tennessee - Arrested Development
93. Deep Cover - Dr. Dre w/ Snoop Doggy Dogg
94. It's the Joint - The Funky Four + 1
95. A Milli - Lil Wayne
96. Crush On You - Lil Kim
97. Life Is...Too $hort - Too $hort
98. Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve
99. 6 In the Mornin' - Ice T
100. Bust A Move - Young MC

To round it out..........here is 101 to 200. If there are some that I forgot to add in, feel free to email me: BUDDDHA5@gmail.com Peace, DJ Buddha-Ganj

101. Dead Presidents, Pt II - Jay-Z
102. Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest
103. I Got It Like That - The Jungle Brothers
104. King of Rock - Run-D.M.C.
105. Feel the Heartbeat - Treacherous Three
106. Welcome to the Terrordome - Public Enemy
107. B.O.B. - Outkast
108. Slow Down - Brand Nubian
109. It Ain't Hard to Tell - Nas
110. Treat 'Em Right - Chubb Rock
111. I Can't Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
112. The Symphony - The Juice Crew
113. Mass Appeal - GangStarr
114. Crossover - EPMD
115. Funkdafied - Da Brat
115. Come Clean - Jeru Da Damaja
116. Pop Goes the Weasel - 3rd Bass
117. How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill
118. Rockin' It - The Fearless Four
120. Proceed - The Roots
121. Hail Mary - 2Pac
122. I Got It Made - Special Ed
123. Buddy - De La Soul w/The Jungle Bros, Monie Love & Q-Tip
124. Dre Day - Dr. Dre w/Snoop Doggy Dogg
125. The Light - Common w/Erykah Badu
126. Bring the Pain - Method Man
127. Streets of N.Y. - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo
128. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
129. Flava In Ya Ear (remix) - Craig Mack
130. Rubberband Man - T.I.
131. The Vapors - Biz Markie
132. I Seen A Man Die - Scarface
133. Smooth Operator - Big Daddy Kane
134. White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
135. Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.
136. Brown-Skinned Lady - Mos Def & Talib Kweli
137. Ruffneck - MC Lyte
138. Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
139. Lose Yourself - Eminem
140. Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...) - Jay-Z
141. I'm Still #1 - Boogie Down Productions
142. Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa w/En Vogue
143. Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature
144. Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest
145. Still Not A Player - Big Pun w/Joe
146. If I Ruled the World - Kurtis Blow
147. Express Yourself - N.W.A
148. Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy
149. Jam Master Jay - Run-D.M.C.
150. Cell Therapy - Goodie MOB
151. Woo-Hah (Got U All In Check) - Busta Rhymes
152. No Time - Lil Kim w/Puff Daddy
153. Five Minutes of Funk - Whodini
154. I Ain't Mad At Cha - 2Pac
155. Back That A** Up - Juvenile
156. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott
157. It's Funky Enough - The D.O.C.
158. One Day - UGK
159. Warning - The Notorious B.I.G.
160. Mona Lisa - Slick Rick
161. Go Crazy - Young Jeezy
162. We Want Eazy - Eazy E
163. Through the Wire - Kanye West
164. Steady Mobbin' - Ice Cube
165. 911 Is A Joke - Public Enemy
166. Fu-Gee-La - The Fugees
167. Street Struck - Big L
168. The Way You Move - Outkast
169. Sugar Hill - AZ
170. Around the Way Girl - LL Cool J
171. Words I Manifest - GangStarr
172. Hip-Hop - Dead Prez
173. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Public Enemy
174. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See - Busta Rhymes
175. Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def
176. Hip Hop Junkie - Nice & Smooth
177. Road to Riches - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo
178. Superstar - Lupe Fiasco
179. Straighten It Out - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
180. Get By - Talib Kweli
181. Lean Back - Fat Joe
182. Space Age Pimpin' - Eightball & MJG
183. Chief Rocka - Lords of the Underground
184. Let's Talk About Sex - Salt N Pepa
185. You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo - Yo-Yo
186. We Got Our Own Thang - Heavy D. & the Boyz
187. Renee - The Lost Boys
188. Whatever You Say - Little Brother
189. Same Song - Digital Underground
190. Insane In the Brain - Cypress Hill
191. The New Rap Language - Treacherous Three
192. Rock Dis Funky Joint - Poor Righteous Teachers
193. The Next Episode - Dr. Dre w/Snoop Dogg
194. Do You Wanna Ride - Do or Die
195. Let's Get It Started - MC Hammer
196. Monie In the Middle - Monie Love
197. Drop It Like Its Hot - Snoop Dogg
198. Thuggish Ruggish Bone - Bone Thugs N Harmony
199. Ice Cream - Raekwon
200. Slam - Onyx

Not my first choice of tunes, but its definitly in my playlist

YES YES YES!!!

When it is good, it is poetry.

I like all kinds of music but I will pass on this!

Hip-hop was way better in the 70's and 80's than the Auto-tuned, sex-pot it is now.

I love Rap Music

Not my style if I can't understand the words or I can and find them depressing. I listen to music to calm, inspire, or entertain, and I have heard rap that fits the latter two qualifiers... so those select songs, I like.

Hip hop and rap is good music, but its gets old fast.

Not my cupa

This is ok if used right. I prefer country or rock and roll, myself.

Hip Hop is SLOW compared to GO Trance!

Rap/Hip Hop is like scraping the roof of your mouth off and then chewing on glass mixed with salt while hanging upside down by your toes and having your head dunked in battery acid. Sorry don't care for the stuff.

Most rap should be spelled with a c, but it's not all crap.

Though elements of the style can be traced back to Africa, modern rap (toasting over pre-recorded tracks) originated in the '60s on the island of Jamaica, pioneered by such stars as Prince Buster, Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone Dodd. Jamaica's biggest and most influential rap star was a toaster by the name of U. Roy (real name: Ewart Beckford), but rap was brought to The Bronx by a toaster (rapper) named Kool Herc (real name Clive Campbell aka Hercules) in 1967. A few years later, Herc had competition from Americans such as Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash (real name: George Saddler ).  1979's Rappers Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang was American rap's first hit record. Rick "The Prick" Rubin saw the graffitti on the wall and produced the first rap mega hits by Run-D.M.C. and Public Enemy and the rest is music biz history...

I prefer rock, but I listen it to it sometimes. I have nothing against it, and still don't see why so many people do.

Anyone with an IQ of 10 can rhyme words.

Absolutely horrible. Most lyrics in this genre are discriminatory, sexist and promotes violent and promiscuous behavior.

Listen to this once and awhile. My Son loves any music with beat.

I am definitely a fan

not into hip hop, but I do like some white boy stuff

Lost me on that one ,but if you say so, for my dime it's dying out so what's next?????

Don't like it. Don't suit me.

Don't mind if you like it or if it suits you, but please don't listen to it in my presence if your earphones aren't absolutely soundproof.

If you rap when I'm around I'll leave. Please don't try to rap in my home.

Its too loud/weird--I'm too old/square!

Since the democrats want to control our choices so much, why can't they get rid of something like this; that all educated people detest?

cooolll

The really old skool stuff and some of the gangsta stuff is tolerable.The rest sucks.

air pollution

No
Not a big fan of music.

Turn your hat around, pull up your pants and get a job!!

I HATE RAP! IT'S A DISCRACE TO THE PEOPLE OF MY GENERATION! WHO WOULD WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SAME BEAT OVER AND OEVER AGAIN AND HEAR ABOUT DRUGS AND KILLING PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO STUPID TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE! IT IS A WASTE OF TIME! THERE IS NO SKILL IN IT! AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL CORRECTLY! WOW! THAT'S JUST WANTING TO DUMB DOWN PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE! I WOULD RATHER MAKE SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF MY LIFE!

it is very intresting to learn about RAP and hip-pop.

HIP HOP ROX

there no turn off greater than seeing a real cutie rolling up listening to that (C)rap... rap turns super models into unfuckable hags... nuff said

i dont like rap but i like hip-hop

... has reintroduced literacy and poetry to popular music. (...and culture?)

The worst. Seriously, people listen to utter crap.

There's some good hip hop music out there, but the majority is just garbage.

bad and terrible type of music.

Too loud, bad words, but fun to listen to

I prefer rock, but hip-hop is good too

Not my kind of music, sorry.

Drivel

A good style of music but I prefer rock and roll

great hy yar

real rap i love it i just dont like that negative shit....

A beat, alone, with spoken words, is not music. I don't care what Wiki or *Any*pedia says to the contrary.

ehhhh

Actually, rapping began with folks on the street just talking and "shooting the breeze" on a daily basis in the late '60's. The term was then associated with talking on recordings by the younger generation. I rapped every time I went out and meet up with any interesting character. We spoke frankly and passionately about current events, the weather, our kids, our jobs, etc. Thus, rapped!

Maybe I'm an old fart, but this all sounds the same to me. I take some comfort from the fact that my teenage kids feel the same way.

I can't listen to it. It all sounds the same...monotonously bad and non-musical...the people who perform it, whatever their race, are interchangeable in terms of their dress and mannerisms, and, at the risk of sounding like a closet elitist, it bothers me when people I've never heard of performing "music" I wouldn't listen to if you paid me live in opulent mansions and drive 4 or 5 BMW's. African Americans have been responsible for the best music, and I have to imagine that somewhere Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, and Johnny Ace are rolling over in their graves whenever this dreck gets played.