Top 1000 Greatest Hip-hop Rap Songs Of All-time May 2026

Feature: Top 1000 Greatest Hip-Hop & Rap Songs of All-Time 

TIER 7: The West Coast Evolution (Ranks 601–700)

From G-Funk to the current TDE domination. Lowriders and palm trees. Top 1000 GREATEST Hip-Hop Rap Songs of All-Time

Before there were superstars, there were the pioneers who turned a local New York subculture into a worldwide phenomenon. Feature: Top 1000 Greatest Hip-Hop & Rap Songs

Honorable Mentions (101-110): 101. "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West 102. "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" – 2Pac 103. "My Name Is" – Eminem 104. "It Takes Two" – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock 105. "The Breaks" – Kurtis Blow 106. "I Used to Love H.E.R." – Common 107. "What's Golden" – Jurassic 5 108. "Simon Says" – Pharoahe Monch 109. "A Milli" – Lil Wayne 110. "Rock Box" – Run-DMC The Lyrical Slaughterhouse: "The Ruler's Back" – Slick

Wu-Tang Clan – "C.R.E.A.M." (1993)

"Alright" by Kendrick Lamar (2015): Named by Spotify as the #1 Greatest Hip-Hop Song of the Streaming Era .

101-200:

• The Lyrical Slaughterhouse: "The Ruler's Back" – Slick Rick; "Ego Trippin'" – Ultramagnetic MCs; "Mural" – Lupe Fiasco.
• The Street Anthems: "Survival of the Fittest" – Mobb Deep; "Tha Crossroads" – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony; "Still D.R.E." – Dr. Dre.
• The Party Rockers: "Planet Rock" – Afrika Bambaataa; "Ruff Ryders’ Anthem" – DMX; "Hot in Herre" – Nelly.
• The Storytellers: "Children's Story" – Slick Rick; "I Gave You Power" – Nas; "Dance with the Devil" – Immortal Technique.