5 Best rap songs ever?

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According to VH1 Common's - I Used to Love H.E.R. is their number one pick. I have to agree it is one amazing song. EXTREME metaphorical value in that song. Common is a genius.

As for 4 others? I can't narrow anything down

 

Changes- Tupac

Caught In a Hustle- Immortal technique

G-Code- geto Boys

In the Beginning- K'naan

Harder Than you think- Public Enemy

 

changes- tupac, dance with the devil- immortal technique, juicy -BIG, the wire -kanye, crossroads - bone thugs

 

no love for common? lol

 

i def gotta go with juicy and changes up there

 

immortal technique - dance with the devil
the notorious big - juicy
2pac - changes
pete rock & cl smooth - they reminisce over you
jay-z - hard knock life

in terms of influence, creativity, subject matters, etc.

 

The Fugees: Vocab
Digable Planets: Rebirth of Slick
Poor Righteous Teachers: Easy Star
Arrested Development: Revolution
Busta Rhymes: Woo Ha

 

my hits... biggie-warning
2pac-keep ya head up
nas-ny state of mind
ice cube-it was a good day
cream-wutangclan

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7W1PjrcrTU

 

ice cube- it was a good day
biggy- juicy
dre and snoop- nothin but a g thing

 

Changes - Tupac
Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
Can I get A - Jay Z
I'll be missing you - P. Diddy
..I can't think of another one. It's really hard to choose from all of them. Too much songs to choose from

 

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
2pac - Ghetto Gospel
Run-D.M.C vs. Jason Nevis - It's Like That
Salt-n-Pepa - Push it
The Notorious B.I.G - Juicy

I always find it hard to pick my 5 'favourite' songs. So these are just 5 of my favourites.

 

changes-2pac
slippin-dmx (uncut you have to dig deep to find it but worth the look)
ghetto cowboy -bone thugs
3 peat-lil wayne
my way-nas

 

"El Rap es Guerra" - Los Aldeanos
"A Change Gon' Come" - Sabac
"Golpe de Estado" - Immortal Technique
"War is My Destiny" - Ill Bill
"Nobody" - Braille

 

"I Get Physical" - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
"Scenario" [Remix] - A Tribe Called Quest f/ Leaders of the New School
"I Used to Love H.E.R." - Common
"Jazz (We've Got)" [Remix] - A Tribe Called Quest
"P.S.K." - Schoolly D

These are the first 5 that come to mind.

 

Breakin' Old Habbits ft. T.I and Slim Thug off of Biggie's duets the final chapter is actually a dope song, despite all the other shit tracks on that cd.

As far as lyrical genius, take a listen to Saul Williams and look the lyrics up while you're at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-j_l7SkYCc

and/or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGmNT62Tiwg