ThoughtCo - 100 Greatest Rap Songs of All Time (2017)

[StevieFan13]

https://www.thoughtco.com/best-rap-song ... me-2857834
OK, so I normally wouldn't include a single-critic list from a non-genre-based website...BUT the original About.com rap song list (ThoughtCo is the updated About.com list) is included in the AM database, so I don't know why it is and the updated version isn't. (And, for that matter, why the other specialized sections of that site don't count - the critics are "experts" and each area is presented as its own little sub-website).
https://web.archive.org/web/20150317164 ... ep-heading
100 | Da Brat - "Funkdafied"
99 | The Roots - "What They Do"
98 | Common - "The Light"
97 | Smif-N-Wessun - "Bucktown"
96 | Junior M.A.F.I.A. - "Player's Anthem"
95 | Das EFX - "They Want EFX"
94 | Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"
93 | ODB - "Brooklyn Zoo"
92 | Too $hort - "Freaky Tales"
91 | The Notorious B.I.G. - "Who Shot Ya"
90 | Method Man ft. Mary J Blige - "All I Need"
89 | GZA - "Fame"
88 | Xzibit - "What U See Is What U Get"
87 | Ghostface ft. Mary J Blige - "All That I Got Is You"
86 | Ultramagnetic MC's - "Ego Trippin'"
85 | The Fugees - "Fu-gee-La"
84 | The Luniz - "I Got 5 On It"
83 | Akrobatik - "Remind My Soul"
82 | M.O.P. - "How About Some Hardcore"
81 | Ice Cube - "It Was A Good Day"
80 | Wu-Tang Clan - "Protect Ya Neck"
79 | Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill A Man"
78 | The Game - "Dreams"
77 | Big Pun - "Still Not A Player"
76 | LL Cool J - "Mama Said Knock You Out"
75 | Biz Markie - "Nobody Beats The Biz"
74 | Nas - "New York State of Mind"
73 | Fabolous - "Breathe"
72 | Lupe Fiasco - "Kick, Push"
71 | Big L - "Ebonics"
70 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand"
69 | Snoop Dogg - "Gin and Juice"
68 | Common - "The 6th Sense"
67 | Jay Z ft. Mary J Blige - "Can't Knock The Hustle"
66 | Lauryn Hill - "Everything Is Everything"
65 | Mos Def - "Umi Says"
64 | Jadakiss - "Why"
63 | 50 Cent - "Many Men (Wish Death)"
62 | Souls of Mischief - "93 'Til Infinity"
61 | Slum Village - "Reunion"
60 | Big Daddy Kane - "Raw"
59 | Special Ed - "I Got It Made"
58 | Eminem - Mosh
57 | DJ Quik - "Tonite"
56 | Black Moon - "Who Got da Props"
55 | Naughty By Nature - "OPP"
54 | Nas - One Mic
53 | A Tribe Called Quest - "Electric Relaxation"
52 | UGK - "Ridin' Dirty"
51 | Artifacts - "Wrong Side of da Tracks"
50 | Marley Marl - "The Symphony"
49 | Aasim - "Hip-Hop 101"
48 | Run-DMC & Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"
47 | Salt-N-Pepa - "Push It"
46 | Zion I feat Talib Kweli - "Temperature"
45 | Eminem - "Stan"
44 | Slick Rick - "Children's Story"
43 | Kanye West - "Jesus Walks"
42 | M.O.P. - "Ante Up"
41 | OutKast - "Miss Jackson"
40 | Scarface - "I Seen A Man Die"
39 | O.C. - "Time's Up"
38 | Craig Mack - "Flava In Ya Ear"
37 | DMX - "Slippin'"
36 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - "Tha Crossroads"
35 | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - "Ill Street Blues"
34 | GangStarr ft. Nice & Smooth - "Dwyck"
33 | Warren G - "Regulate"
32 | Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh - "La di da di"
31 | Westside Connection - "Bow Down"
30 | Mos Def - "Mathematics"
29 | Brand Nubian - "Slow Down"
28 | Big Daddy Kane - "Ain't No Half Steppin'"
27 | Mobb Deep - "Shook Ones II"
26 | Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
25 | Talib Kweli - "Get By"
24 | Beastie Boys - "Paul Revere"
23 | MC Lyte - "Paper Thin"
22 | The Pharcyde - "Passin' Me By"
21 | dead prez - "Hip-Hop"
20 | Wu-Tang Clan - "C.R.E.A.M."
19 | N.W.A. - "Straight Outta Compton"
18 | Geto Boys - "Mind Playin' Tricks on Me"
17 | A Tribe Called Quest ft. Busta Rhymes - "Scenario"
16 | Jay-Z - "Dead Presidents II"
15 | The Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy"
14 | Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
13 | LL Cool J - "I Need Love"
12 | Boogie Down Productions - "My Philosophy"
11 | 2Pac - "Keep Ya Head Up"
10 | Afrika Bambataa - "Planet Rock"
9 | Public Enemy - "Fight The Power"
8 | Audio Two - "Top Billin'"
7 | Nas - "The World Is Yours"
6 | Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "They Reminisce Over You"
5 | Eric B & Rakim - "Lyrics of Fury"
4 | 2Pac - "Dear Mama"
3 | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - "The Message"
2 | The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"
1 | Common Sense - "I Used To Love H.E.R."

[StevieFan13]

If there's any way I can finally get Fight the Power into the top 100 where it belongs, I'll do it.

[bootsy]

That's a very against the grain list. I like it for being a little bit different and not predictable.

[StevieFan13]

That's a very against the grain list. I like it for being a little bit different and not predictable.

Certainly less predictable than Rolling Stone's list (but anything's less predictable than Rolling Stone, except maybe NME). Could've used more Tribe and Wu (or maybe it's a perfect amount, I dunno I just like Tribe and Wu), but I'm glad to see Dear Mama that high up.

[Henrik]

I don't know how the about.com list got added to AM. I know it will upset bootsy but it should be removed.

[StevieFan13]

I don't know how the about.com list got added to AM. I know it will upset bootsy but it should be removed.

Man, that's a bummer. Probably a pain to remove it, too. Will that bump songs down? I don't know if it's worth the trouble. Hip-hop needs reps!

[bootsy]

I don't know how the about.com list got added to AM. I know it will upset bootsy but it should be removed.

It's a little disappointing but I'm cool with it. You are the judge jury and sometimes executioner Henrik.

[panam]

I don't know how the about.com list got added to AM. I know it will upset bootsy but it should be removed.

I noticed that weeks ago, and now I realized it was not an exception..it was a filter breaker