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Hip-Hop Classics

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You'll know all the lyrics and the MCs behind them in this decade spanning list of rap classics.

40 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 54 MINUTES

1The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)
The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
Hi-Five: Hip Hop Blender
07:11
2It's Tricky
It's Tricky
RUN DMC
Raising Hell [Explicit]
03:03
3The Humpty Dance
The Humpty Dance
Digital Underground
Sex Packets [Explicit]
06:31
4Hip Hop Hooray
Hip Hop Hooray
Naughty By Nature
19 Naughty III [Explicit]
04:27
5C.R.E.A.M.
C.R.E.A.M.
E
Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition] [Explicit]
04:12
6It Was A Good Day
It Was A Good Day
E
Ice Cube
The Predator [Explicit]
04:20
7N.Y. State of Mind
N.Y. State of Mind
E
Nas
Illmatic [Explicit]
04:54
8Ambitionz Az A Ridah
Ambitionz Az A Ridah
E
2Pac
All Eyez On Me [Explicit]
04:38
9Hypnotize (2014 Remaster)
Hypnotize (2014 Remaster)
E
The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death (2014 Remastered Edition) [Explicit]
03:49
10Shook Ones, Pt. II
Shook Ones, Pt. II
E
Mobb Deep
The Infamous [Explicit]
05:25
11Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
E
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
02:41
12Forgot About Dre [feat. Eminem]
Forgot About Dre [feat. Eminem]
E
Dr. Dre feat. Eminem
2001 [Explicit]
03:42
13I'll Be Missing You
I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary- The Hits [Explicit]
05:01
14Party Up
Party Up
E
DMX
...And Then There Was X [Explicit]
04:28
15Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [2014 Remaster]
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [2014 Remaster]
E
The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Puff Daddy
Life After Death (2014 Remastered Edition) [Explicit]
04:17
16Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
E
Busta Rhymes
When Disaster Strikes [Explicit]
03:14
17Can I Kick It?
Can I Kick It?
A Tribe Called Quest
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (25th Anniversary Edition)
04:11
18Drop It Like It's Hot [feat. Pharrell Williams]
Drop It Like It's Hot [feat. Pharrell Williams]
E
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
04:26
19Ms. Fat Booty
Ms. Fat Booty
E
Mos Def
Black On Both Sides [Explicit]
03:43
20Feel so Good
Feel so Good
E
Mase
Harlem World [Explicit]
03:24
21Gangsta's Paradise
Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.
Gangsta's Paradise [Explicit]
04:01
22They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Hip-Hop - The Old Skool Collection [Explicit]
04:46
23People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)
People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)
Arrested Development
Definitely Maybe
04:55
24The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly]
The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly]
E
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly [Explicit]
04:11
25My Name Is
My Name Is
Eminem
The Slim Shady LP [Clean]
04:28
26Watch Out Now
Watch Out Now
E
The Beatnuts
A Musical Massacre [Explicit]
02:54
27My Philosophy
My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions
The Essential Boogie Down Productions / KRS-One [Explicit]
05:37
28O.G. Original Gangster
O.G. Original Gangster
E
Ice-T
Hip-Hop - The Old Skool Collection [Explicit]
04:43
29Baby Got Back (Album Version)
Baby Got Back (Album Version)
E
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Mack Daddy [Explicit]
04:22
30I Wish (Radio Edit)
I Wish (Radio Edit)
Skee-lo
I Wish (Album)
04:12
31Fu-Gee-La
Fu-Gee-La
E
Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean & Pras
The Score (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:20
32Player's Ball
Player's Ball
E
Outkast
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik [Explicit]
04:21
33Still Not a Player (Radio Version)
Still Not a Player (Radio Version)
Big Pun feat. JOE
Capital Punishment (Explicit Version) [Explicit]
03:56
34They Want EFX
They Want EFX
Das EFX
Hi-Five: Hip Hop Blender
03:41
35Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith
Greatest Hits
03:48
36Premier & The Guru
Premier & The Guru
Gang Starr
No More Mr. Nice Guy
03:26
37Dollaz + Sense
Dollaz + Sense
E
DJ Quik
The Essential DJ Quik [Explicit]
05:53
38I'm a Player (Street Version)
I'm a Player (Street Version)
E
Too $hort
The Essential Too $hort [Explicit]
05:58
39Cold Rock a Party
Cold Rock a Party
E
MC Lyte
Hip-Hop - The Old Skool Collection [Explicit]
04:07
40A Milli
A Milli
E
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III [Explicit]
03:41
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