abublasphemy - a 100 essential hip hop records lyrics
1: notorious b.i.g| hypnotize
| in three words: hit. vibrant. catchy
| impact:4/5
| favourite line: ‘’escargot, my car go, one sixty, swiftly, wreck it, buy a new one’’
2: public enemy| fight the power
| in three words: powerful. inspirational. rebellious
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘’what we need is awareness, we can’t get careless’’
3: talib kweli| get by
| in three words: soulful. conscious. motivational
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’we get high on all types of drugs, when all you really need is love’’
4: redman| tonight’s da night
| in three words: utility. dark. groovy
| impact:3.5/5
| favourite line: i’m not an addict, more like puff than magic’’
5: a tribe called quest| electric relaxation
| in three words: smooth. slick. jam
| impact:4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i like em brown, yellow, puerto rican and haitian’’
6: n.w.a.| straight outta compton
| in three words: terror. resistance. renegade
| impact:5/5
| favourite line: ‘’here’s a murder rap to keep y’all dancing with a crime record like charles mansion’’
7: naughty by nature| yoker the joker
| in 3 words: complex. unorthodox. influential
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i can snap, rap, pack, click-clack, patter-pat-pat
take that -ss to the point you have to ask for your -ss back’’
8: dmx| slippin’
| in three words: introspective. teary. personal
| impact:3.5/5
| favourite line: ’’ first came the bullsh-t the drama with my mama, she got on some fly sh-t so i split, and said that i’ma be that seed that doesn’t need much to succeed, strapped with mad greed and a heart that doesn’t bleed, i’m ready for the world or at least i thought i was’’
9: notorious b.i.g| juicy
| in three words: fresh. groovy. exuberant
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’now my mom pimps a ac with minks on her back, and she loves to show me off of course, smiles every time my face is up in the source’’
10: fugees| ready or not
| in three words: traditional. lasting. melodic
| impact:4/5
| favourite line: the whole lauryn hill verse. special
11: ll cool j| i need love
| in three words: different. brave. intimate
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’one half of me deserves to be this way till i’m old, but the other half needs affection and joy’’
12: royce da 5’9”| boom
| in three words: strong. lyrical. glide
| impact: 2.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’my gun strrr-utters when it speaks
to you’’
13: de la soul| me, myself, and i
| in three words: out of the box. innovating. trendsetting
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’can it be my de la clothes or is it just my de la soul’’
14: blackstar| the definition
| in three words: teamwork. lively. jump
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ’’cause all my brooklyn residents, rolling heavy regiments, don’t believe, here the evidence, where brooklyn why all, see that?’’
15: big daddy kane| ain’t no half stepping
| in three words: bossy. fierce. energetic
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’compet-tion i just devour, like pit bull against a chihuahua’’
16: nas| affirmative action
| in three words: gladiatorial. firm (pun intended). empirical
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’ yo, my mind is seeing through your design like blind fury, i shine jewelry sipping on crushed grapes.’’
17: eminem| lose yourself
| in three words: worldwide. record breaker. story
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘’ it’s no movie, there’s no mekhi phifer, this is my life’’
18: run d.m.c| its tricky
| in three words: bop. up-tempo. rock
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’it’s tricky to rock a rhyme’’
19: jay-z| hard knock life (ghetto anthem)
| in three words: childlike. chirpy. anthem
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’flow infinitely like the memory of my n-gg- biggie, baby!’’
20: beanie sigel| feel it in the air
| in three words: street. thoughtful. sentimental
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’i read between the lines of your eyes to your brows, your handshake ain’t matching your smile’’
21: ice cube| no vaseline
| in three words: disrespectful. anger. blood
| impact:4/5
| favourite line: ”white man just ruling
the n-gg-s with att-tudes? who ya fooling”
22: grandmaster flash and the furious five| the message
| in three words: marker. revolutionary. innovating
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘a child is born with no state of mind, blind to the ways of mankind’’
23: eric b & rakim| i ain’t no joke
| in three words: sk!llful. triumphal. virtuosity
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’i got a question, as serious as cancer‘’
24: n.w.a| f-ck tha police
| in three words: impactful. riot. vulgar
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘’a young n-gg- got it bad cause am brown’’
25: big l| put it on
| in three words: flow. up-tempo. lyrical
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ”l keep rappers hearts pumping like reeboks”
26: common| i used to love h.e.r
| in three words: g*nius. puzzle. creative
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘about my people she was teaching me, by not preaching to me but speaking to me’’
27: a tribe called quest| check the rhime
| in three words: colourful. fun. flow
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’your on point phife, all the time tip’’
28: 2pac| violent
| in three words: resonates. shame. eye opener
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’ look through our history, america’s the violent one’’
29: jay-z| dead presidents ii
| in three words: don. flow. sk!llful
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’stack cheddars forever, live treacherous all the et ceteras, to the death of us, me and my confidants, we shine, you feel the ambiance, y’all n-gg-s just rhyme’’
30: mos def| mathematics
| in three words: conscious. woke. lyrical
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’young bloods can’t spell but they could rock you in playstation’’
31:beastie boys| paul reverse
| in three words: confusing. aggressive. rough
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’ now my name is mca i’ve got a license to k!ll’’
32: bone thugs n harmony| thuggish ruggish bone
| in three words: sk!llful. flow. thuggish
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line:’’ get ready for the bone and the mo’ thug, bustas, you know me as a hustle’’
33: slick rick and doug e fresh| la di da di
| in three words: monumental. cl-ssic. sample
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘’ i said, “um, mirror mirror on the wall, who is the top choice of them all?”
34: wu tang clan| triumph
| in three words: trademark. onslaught. combination
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line:’’ behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly’’ & ‘’ on foreign land jump the gun out the frying pan into the fire, transform into the ghost rider, a six-pack and a streetcar named desire”
35: jeru the damaja| come clean
| in three words: underrated. stylish. lyrical
| impact: 1.5/5
| favourite line: ’’leave your nines at home, bring your sk!lls to the battle’’
36: dmx| ruff ryders anthem
| in three words: militarily. punchy. aggressive
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’ oh, you think it’s funny? then you don’t know me, money’’
37: ice t| 6 n the morning
| in three words: slow. flow. streets
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line:’’ don’t even get a chance to grab my old school tape, mad with no music..’’
38: outkast| miss jackson
| in three words: melodic. unorthodox. catchy
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: the whole andre 3000 verse, exceptional
39: slick rick| children’s story
| in three words: compelling. attentive. interesting
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘‘the barrel was set straight for the cop’s kidney, the cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure “i’ll do years if i pull this trigger”
40: gang starr| moment of truth
| in three words: influential. conscience. wise
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’seems that life is just a constant war between good and evil’’
41: kanye west| jesus walks
| in three words: gospel. bliss. spiritual
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘’ god show me the way because the devil tryna break me down’’
42: j dilla featuring common & d’ angelo
| in three words: beautiful. smooth. production
| impact: 2.5/5
| favourite line: d’angelo’s beautiful chorus
43: craig mack- flava in ya ear (remix featuring rampage, ll cool j, busta rhymes, puff daddy & the notorious b.i.g)
| in three words: rough. slow. jam
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘‘don’t be mad, ups hiring’’
44: snoop dogg| who am i (what’s my name)
| in three words: melodic. sweet. coastal
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’went solo on that -ss, but its still the same’’
45: common| the light
| in three words: vibes. cl-ssical. love
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’i want to be the one to make you the happiest and hurts the most’’
46: sugar hill delight| rapper’s delight
| in three words: generational. influential. special
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘’now am not as tall as the rest of the gang but i rap to the beat just the same’’
47: eric b. and rakim| eric b is president
| in three words: dedication. talent. showcase
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i came in the door, i said it before”
48: wu tang clan| protect ya neck
| in three words: aggressive. fast. terrifying
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i make more noise than heavy metal’’ & ‘’rhymes rugged and built like schwarzenegger’’ ‘’it’s the method man for short mr. meth, moving on your left, uhhh!’’
49: nas| ether
| in three words: offensive. targeted. memorable
| impact: 5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘my child, i’ve watched you grow up to be famous, and now i smile like a proud dad watching his only son that made it’’
50: naughty by nature| hip hop hooray
| in three words: tempo. celebration. anthem
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘don’t lamp with a freestyle phantom, ain’t trying to be handsome’’
51: eric b. and rakim| microphone fiend
| in three words: hard. jingle. tune
| impact: 2/5
| favourite line: ‘’i melted microphone instead of cones of ice cream cone’’ & ‘’after 12 am worst than a gremlin, feed me hip-hop and i start trembling’’
52: warren g| regulate
| in three words: triumph. disco. g funk
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘if i had wings, i would fly’’
53: ll cool j| i’m bad
| in three words: showoff. rough. hard
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i’m like tyson, icing am a soldier at war’’
54: ice cube| today was a good day
| in three words: chilled. comfortable. surprising
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘even saw the lights of the goodyear blimp, and it read ice cube’s a pimp’’
55: outkast| hey ya
| in three words: active. hyper. dance
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’what’s cooler than being cool? ice cold!’’
56: immortal technique| dance with the devil
| in three words: thrilling. captivating. gasp
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’there’s no diversity, because we’re burning in the melting pot’’
57: boogie down production| bridge is over
| in three words: memorable. inspirational. innovators
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’manhattan keeps on making it, brooklyn keeps on taking it, bronx keeps creating it, and queens keeps on faking it”
58: nas| ny state of mind
| in three words: fresh. rhymes. real
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: from ‘’straight out the f-cking dungeons of rap, where fake n-gg-s don’t make it back’’ to the rest of the record. greatness
59: rakim| it’s been a long time
| in three words: breathless. roller coaster. banging
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’in ghetto apparel, mind of a egyptian pharaoh, far from shallow, thoughts travel like an arrow allah’s monotony, so far they can’t stop me you know, ra want property like mummer qaddafi”
60: notorious b.i.g & bone thugs n harmony| notorious thugs
| in three words: fun. fast. breathtaking
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: big’s incredible verse
61: mobb deep| shook ones ii
| in three words: reality. gung-ho. strict
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i’m only 19 but my mind is older’’
62: kurtis blow| the breaks
| in three words: original. rhythm. movement
| impact:3/5
| favourite line: ‘‘if you deserve a break tonight, say alrightttt’’
63: dr. dre| still d.r.e
| in three words: thuggish. coastal. anthem
impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’haters say dre fell off, how n-gg-? my last alb-m was the chronic’’
64: afrika bambaataa| planet rock
| in three words: originators. influential. stylish
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘the soul sonic force’’
65: 2pac| changes
| in three words: uplifting. inspirational. peaceful
| impact: 4/5
favorite line: ‘‘how can the devil take a brother if he’s close to me?’’
66: notorious b.i.g| big poppa
| in three words: groovy. different. braggadocios
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’ mad question asking, blunt p-ssing
music blasting, but i just can’t quit’’
67: eminem| stan
| in three words: obsessive. plot. interesting
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’hey slim, i drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?’’
68: 2pac| dear mama
| in three words: personal. dedicated. special
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’ain’t no woman alive that could take my mama’s place’’
69: krs-one| step into the world (rapture’s delight)
| in three words: mixed. powerful. straight
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i’m not saying i’m number one, uhh i’m sorry, i lied, i’m number one, two, three, four and five’’
70: doug e fresh x slick rick| the show
| in three words: anthem. structured. influential
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘‘six minutes doug e fresh you’re on’’
71: geto boys| mind playing tricks on me
| in three words: interesting. story. melodic
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘‘four walls just staring at a n-gg-’’
72: outkast| rosa parks
| in three words: groovy. catchy. southern
| impact: 2.5/5
| favorite line: that andre verse
73: nas| one mic
| in three words: intense. escalation. heartfelt
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’police watch us, roll up and try knocking us’’
74: dead prez| hip hop
| in three words: memorable. direct. shot
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘one thing about music, when it hit you feel no pain’’
75: method man & redman| da rockwilder
| in three words: energetic. unstable. rush
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘too many wanna be hard be easy’’
76:luniz| i got 5 on it
| in three words: melodic. relatable. timeless
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘the type that like to light another joint, like cypress hill’’
77: jay-z| dynasty (intro)
| in three words: opener. superhuman. lyrical
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ”never read the quran or islamic sculptures, only psalms i read was on the arms of my n-gg-s”
78: cormega| the saga (the remix)
| in three words: unique. personal. underrated
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘times change, like the climate i change, check the forecast, i reign’’
79: pharoahe monch| simon says
| in three words: aggressive. energetic. live
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’new york city gritty committee the fool that act sh-tty in the midst of the calm the witty’’
80: ol’ dirty b-st-rd| shimmy shimmy ya
| in three words: different. wild. special
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i get psycho k!ller, norman bates’’
81: cypress hill| insane in the brain
| in three words: high. timeless. cl-ssic
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’like louie armstrong played the trumpet, i’ll hit the bong.’’
82: keith murray| the most beautifullest thing in this world
| in three words: raw. rough. distinctive
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘‘come hit you this edition, it’s all brand new’’
83: big pun| still not a player
| in three words: anthem. slick. smooth
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’we can park the jeep, pump mobb deep and just spark the leaf’’
84: wu tang clan| c.r.e.a.m
| in three words: struggle. moving. deep
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: every verse!
85: notorious b.i.g| gimme the loot
| in three words: active. loud. rigid
| impact: 3/5
| favourite line: ‘‘treat it like boxing, stick and move, stick and move’’
86: jay- z featuring notorious b.i.g| brooklyn’s finest
| in three words: heavyweight. obsession. awaited
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: ‘’ if fay had twins, she’d probably have two pacs, get it? tu-pac’s”
87: big pun featuring fat joe| twinz (deep cover)
| in three words: fast. adrenaline. unbeatable
| impact: 4/5
| favourite line: of course ‘‘dead in the middle of italy…’’
88: mos def| ms. fat booty
| in three words: gravitating. soulful. dramatic
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’she walked away smiling singing gregory isaacs, like ‘‘if i don’t, if i don’t have you’’
89: a tribe called quest| bonita appelb-m
| in three words: groovy. melodic. cl-ssic
| impact:5/5
| favourite line: ‘’bonita appelb-m, you gotta put me on’’
90: house of pain| jump around
| in three words: energetic. street. lively
| impact: 4.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’ill serve your -ss like john mcenroe’’
91: ma$e| feel so good
| in three words: ballad. party. playful
| impact: 2.5/5
| favourite line: ‘’i’m the reason they made the dress code, they figure i wouldn’t wild when i’m in my fresh clothes’’
92: n.o.r.e featuring big pun, camron, jadakiss, styles p & nature- banned from tv
| in three words: colourful. banger. finale
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: every mc had phenomenal verses
93: mos def featuring slick rick| auditorium
| in three words: old feel. underground. intellectual
| impact: 1.5/5
| favourite line: ‘‘now the kid considered like the elvis of baghdad”
94: ghostface k!llah featuring raekwon, masta k!lla, gza & cappadonna| wu banga
| in three words: soulful, scheme, hard
| impact: 1/5
| favourite line: posse cut at its finest
95: eminem| rock bottom
| in three words: unorthodox. reserved. enlightening
| impact: 2/5
| favorite line: ”i feel like i’m walking a tight rope without a circus net”
96: celly cell| it’s going down
| in three words: western. relaxation. smooth
| impact:2/5
| favourite line: ‘‘these broad’s choosing, man they sprung on my shirly locks”
97: biz markie| just a friend
| in three words: memorable. funny. easy
| impact:3.5/5
| favourite line: ”i asked her her name and she said blah-blah-blah
98: jay-z| public service announcement
| in three words: grandeur. heavy. loud
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ”thing ain’t lie, i done came through the block in everything’s that’s fly’’
99: jay- z| girls, girls, girls
| in three words: fun going. catchy. structured
| impact: 2.5/5
| favourite line: from start to finish
100: cam’ron featuring juelz santana| hey ma
| in three words: slick. relatable. melodic
| impact: 3.5/5
| favourite line: ”i told her i’m 18 and live a crazy life”
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