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Rap America
RAP JOURNEY THROUGH 600 MCs
∙ RAP ∙ AMERICA ∙ Europe ∙ Latin America ∙ Elsewhere ∙
RAP AMERICA
∙ 1979 ∙ Rapper's delight (The Sugarhill Gang) ∙ Spoon'nin' rap (Spoonie Gee) ∙ Superappin’ (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five) ∙ Rapping and rocking the house (The Funky 4+1) ∙ Funk you up (The Sequence ft Angie Stone) ∙ To the beat, y'all (Lady B) ∙ Rhymin' & rappin' (Paulette & Tanya Winley) ∙
∙ 1980 ∙ Vicious rap (Tanya 'Sweet Tee' Winley) ∙ Rythm rap rock (Count Coolout) ∙ Can do it (Superwolf) ∙ The breaks (Kurtis Blow) ∙ 1982 ∙ The message (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five) ∙ Planet rock (Africa Bambaata & the Soulsonic Force) ∙ 1983 ∙ Beat wave (Warp 9) ∙ It's like that (RUN DMC) ∙ 1984 ∙ Fat boys (The Fat Boys) ∙ 1986 ∙ You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party (Beastie Boys) ∙ Walk this way (Run DMC & Aerosmith) ∙ One love (Whodini) ∙ Push it (Salt N Pepa) ∙
∙ 1987 ∙ Paid in full (Eric B & Rakim) ∙ Wild wild west (Kool Moe Dee) ∙ The bridge is over (Boogie Down Productions) ∙ I need love / I'm bad (LL Cool J) ∙ 1988 ∙ Straight outta Compton / Express yourself (N.W.A ft Dr Dre) ∙ Rebel without a pause (Public Enemy) ∙ The symphony (Marley Marl & Juice Crew) ∙ Strictly business (EPMD) ∙ Ain't no half steppin' (Big Daddy Kane) ∙ 1989 ∙ Bad sister (Roxanne Shanté) ∙ Ladies first (Queen Latifah) ∙ You must learn (Boogie Down Productions) ∙ Me myself and I (De La Soul) ∙ Fight the power (Public Enemy) ∙ Sister Rosa (The Neville Brothers) ∙ Mentirosa (Mellow Man Ace) ∙ Children's story (Slick Rick) ∙ Road to the riches (Kool G Rap & DJ Polo) ∙
∙ 1993 ∙ Check yo self / You know how we do it (Ice Cube) ∙ Electric relaxation (A Tribe Called Quest) ∙ Sound of da police (KRS-One) ∙ Who am I? (What's my name?) (Snoop Dogg) ∙ Protect ya neck (the jumpOff) / C.R.E.A.M. (Wu-Tang Clan) ∙ Insane in the brain (Cypress Hill) ∙ Breakadawn (De La Soul) ∙ 1994 ∙ It ain't hard to tell / N.Y. State of Mind (Nasir 'Nas' Jones) ∙ Shook ones, pt II (Mobb Deep) ∙ Thuggish Ruggish Bone (Bone Thugs N Harmony) ∙ Regulate (Warren G & Nate Dogg) ∙ Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G) ∙
∙ 1995 ∙ California (2Pac ft Dr Dre) ∙ Just tah let u know (Eazy-E) ∙ Gangsta's Paradise (Coolio ft L.V.) ∙ Runnin (The Pharcyde) ∙ Dear Mama (2Pac) ∙ 1996 ∙ Hail Mary (2Pac ft the Outlawz) ∙ Ready or not (The Fugees) ∙ Paparazzi (Xzibit) ∙ Dead Presidents (Jay-Z) ∙ 1997 ∙ Luv 2 Luv Ya (Timbaland & Magoo) ∙ Put my eyes where my eyes could see (Busta Rhymes) ∙ Rain (Missy Eliott) ∙ Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G) ∙ 4,3,2,1 (LL Cool J ft Method Man) ∙ Da joint (EPMD) ∙ Ruff ryders' anthem (DMX) ∙ Second round K.O. (Canibus) ∙
∙ 1998 ∙ Everything is everything / Doo-wop that thing (Lauryn Hill) ∙ Ghetto superstar (Pras ft. Ol'DB & Mya) ∙ Respiration (Mos Def ft Common) ∙ (not the) Greatest rapper (1'000 Clowns) ∙ The Doctor vs the Wizard (Dr Israel) ∙ 1999 ∙ The truth (Handsome Boy Modeling School ft Roisin Murphy) ∙ Butterfly (Crazy Town) ∙ You got me (The Roots ft Eryka Badu) ∙ I changed my mind (Lyrics Born) ∙ Da rockwilder (Method Man & Redman) ∙ My name Is (Eminem) ∙ Still D.R.E (Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg) ∙ When I B on tha mic (Rakim) ∙
∙ 2002 ∙ Lose youself (Eminem) ∙ Work it (Missy Elliott) ∙ Grindin' (Clipse) ∙ On my block ( Scarface) ∙ Hot in herre (Nelly) ∙ 2003 ∙ Hey Ya! (OutKast) ∙ Slim's return (Madlib) ∙ In da club (50 Cent) ∙ X gon' give It to ya (DMX) ∙ 99 problems (Jay-Z) ∙ 2004 ∙ All caps (Madvillain) ∙ Lean back (Terror Squad ft Fat Joe & Remy Ma) ∙ On fire (Lloyd Banks) ∙ Time's up (Jadakiss ft Nate Dogg) ∙ She wants to move (N*e*r*d) ∙
∙ 2005 ∙ Papercuts (Gym-class heroes) ∙ Hate it or love it (The Game ft 50 Cent) ∙ Ridin' (Chamillionaire) ∙ Candy shop (50 Cent) ∙ 2006 ∙ What's the altitude (Cut Chemist) ∙ Where'd you go (Fort Minor ft Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga) ∙ You can bump this (LL Cool J ft 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Hot Rod) ∙ What you know (T.I.) ∙ Chain hang low (Jibbs) ∙ Hustlin' (Rick Ross) ∙ 2007 ∙ Sorry, blame it on me (Akon) ∙ Ayo Technology (50 Cent ft Justin Timberlake) ∙ Stronger (Kanye West) ∙ Get Buck (Young Buck) ∙ Crank that (Souljah Boy) ∙ Freaky gurl (Gucci Mane) ∙
∙ 2008 ∙ Day ‘n’ nite (Kid Cudi) ∙ Low (Flo Rida ft T.Pain) ∙ Lollipop (ft Satic) (Lil Wayne ft Static) ∙ Put On (Young Jeezy ft Kanye West) ∙ I run this (Birdman ft Lil Wayne) ∙ 2009 ∙ Best I Ever Had (Drake) ∙ Better believe it ( Lil Boosie) ∙ Forever (Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem) ∙ Every girl (Young Money) ∙
∙ 2013 ∙ Work (A$ap Ferg) ∙ Fuckin' problem (A$ap Rocky ft Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrik Lamar) ∙ Juice (Chance The Rapper) ∙ Chum (Earl Sweatshirt) ∙ Show me (Kid Ink ft Chris Brown) ∙ Can't hold us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) ∙ Versace (Migos) ∙ Top of my game (Papoose ft Mavado) ∙ Type of way (Rich Homie Quan) ∙ U.O.E.N.O. (Rocko ft Future & Rick Ross) ∙ My nigga (YG ft Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan) ∙ 2014 ∙ Blessings (Big Sean ft Drake & Kanye West) ∙ I mean it (G-Eazy) ∙ Hot nigga (Bobby Shmurda) ∙ Trap queen (Fetty Wap) ∙ No role modelz (J. Cole) ∙ CoCo (O.T. Genasis) ∙ Lifestyle (Rich Gang ft Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan) ∙ We dem boyz (Wiz Khalifa) ∙
∙ 2015 ∙ Alright ( Kendrick Lamar) ∙ Panda (Desiigner) ∙ Christ conscious (Joey Bada$$) ∙ No type (Rae Sremmurd) ∙ Antidote (Travis Scott) ∙ Best friend (Young Thug) ∙ 2016 ∙ Like dat ( Kodak Black) ∙ No heart (21 Savage & Metro Boomin) ∙ One night (Lil Yachty) ∙ That part (ScHoolboy Q ft Kanye West) ∙ OOOUUU (Young M.A.) ∙ 2017 ∙ Bodak Yellow (Cardi B) ∙ Humble (Kendrick Lamar) ∙ Gucci gang (Lil Pump) ∙ XO Tour Llif3 (Lil Uzi Vert) ∙ Magnolia (Playboi Carti) ∙ Rockstar (Post Malone) ∙ Wake me up (Remy Ma ft Lil Kim) ∙ Mo Bamba (Sheck Wes) ∙ Catch me outside (Ski Mask The Slump God) ∙
∙ 2018 ∙ Non stop (Drake) ∙ Look alive (BlockBoy JB & Drake) ∙ This is America (Childish Gambino) ∙ Clout Cobain (Denzel Curry) ∙ Lucid Dreams (Juice Wrld) ∙ Plug walk (Rich The Kid) ∙ Fun! (Vince Staples) ∙ Welcome to the family (Watsky) ∙ 2019 ∙ Old town road (Lil Nas X ft Billy Ray Cyrus) ∙ Ransom (Lil Teccy) ∙ Shotta flow (NLE Choppa) ∙ Clout (Offset ft Cardi B) ∙ Cheese/Under the train (Your Old Droog)∙