Sacha Jenkins - Hip-Hop's Greatest Singles By Year lyrics

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Sacha Jenkins - Hip-Hop's Greatest Singles By Year lyrics

1979 1. Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" (Sugarhill) 2. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "Superrappin'" (Enjoy) 3. Kurtis Blow "Christmas Rappin'" (Mercury) 4. Funky 4 + 1 "Rappin' and Rockin' the House" (Enjoy) 5. The Younger Generation "We Rap More Mellow" (Bra**) [Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5] 6. Paulette & Tanya Winley "Rhymin' and Rappin'" (Winley) 7. Sequence "Funk You Up" (Sugarhill) 8. Lady B "To the Beat, Y'all" (T.E.C.) 9. Jazzy 4 MCs "MC Rock" (Razzberri Rainbow) 10. Lady D "Lady D" (Reflection) 11. Funky Constellation "Street Talk (Madame Rapper)" (Funky Constellation) 12. Solid C, Bobby D & Kool Drop "Wack Rap" (Wackie's) 13. Ron Hunt "Spiderap" (Reflection) 14. Xanadu & Sweet Lady "Rapper's Delight"/"Rocker's Choice" (Joe Gibbs Music) 15. Fatback "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" (Spring) 1980 1. Kurtis Blow "The Breaks" (Mercury) 2. Disco Dave & the Force of the 5 MC's "High Powered Rap" (Mike & Dave) [Crash Crew] 3. Spoonie Gee "Spoonin' Rap" (Sound of New York) 4. Treacherous Three "The New Rap Language" / Spoonie Gee "Love Rap" (Enjoy) 5. Treacherous Three "The Body Rock" (Enjoy) 6. Afrika Bambaataa & the Cosmic Force "Zulu Nation Throwdown Volume 1" (Winley) 7. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "Freedom" (Sugarhill) 8. Jimmy Spicer "Adventures of Super Rhyme (Rap)" (Dazz) 9. Tanya Winley "Vicious Rap" (Winley) 10. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force "Zulu Nation Throwdown Volume 2" (Winley) 11. Sequence featuring Spoonie Gee "Monster Jam" (Sugarhill) 12. Sugarhill Gang "8th Wonder" (Sugarhill) 13. Treacherous Three "At the Party" (Enjoy) 14. Ronnie Gee "Raptivity" (Reflection) 15. Brother D & the Collective Effort "How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise?" (Clappers) 16. T.J. Swann "And You Don't Stop" (Express) 17. Trickeration "Rap, Bounce, Rockskate" (Sound of New York) 18. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "Super Rappin' no. 2" (Enjoy) 19. Super 3 "Philosophy Rappin' Spree" (Delmar International) 20. Spyder-D "Big Apple Rappin' (National Rappin' Anthem)" (Newtroit) 21. The Younger Generation [Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5] "Rappin' All Over" (Bra**) 22. Nice & Nasty 3 "The Ultimate Rap" (Holiday) 23. Kool Kyle the Starchild & the Disco Dolls "Do You Like That Funky Beat" (Enjoy) 24. Harlem World Crew:"Let's Rock" (Tay-ster) 25. Harlem World Crew "Rapper's Convention" (Tay-ster) 26. Jazzy Three "The Rappin' Spree" (New City) 27. Scoopy "Scoopy Rap" (Sound of New York) 28. Rappermatical 5 "Party People" (Dynamite) 29. Master Jay & Michael Dee "T.S.O.B." (The Sound of Brooklyn) 30. Disco Four "Move to the Groove" (Enjoy) 31. Super J "Santa's Rap Party" (Sound of New York) 32. Bobby/Demo "More Ounce (Rap)" (Scorpio) 33. Willie Wood & the Willie Wood Crew "Willie Rap" (Sound of New York) 34. CC Crew "CC Crew" (Golden Flamingo) 35. Family "Family Rap" (Sound of New York) 36. Pookey Blow "Get Up (and Go to School)" (Tri-State) 37. Sicle Cell & Rhapazooty "Rhapazooty in Blue" (Showstoppers) 38. Mr. Magic "Rappin' with Mr. Magic" (Magic) 39. Lonnie Love "Young Ladies" (Nia) [a.k.a. Mr. Hyde] 40. Bon Rock & the Rhythm Rebellion "Searchin' Rap" (Reelin' & Rockin') 1981 1. Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5 "Jazzy Sensation" (Tommy Boy) 2. Fearless Four "Feel the Heartbeat" (Enjoy) 3. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (Sugarhill) 4. Funky 4 + 1 "That's the Joint" (Sugarhill) 5. T Ski Valley "Catch the Beat" (Grand Groove) 6. Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde "Genius Rap" (Profile) 7. Boogie Boys featuring Kool Ski, Kid Delight & Disco Dave "Rappin'Ain't No Thang" (Mike & Dave) 8. Grand Wizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five "Can I Get a Soul Clap,Fresh Out the Pack" (Soul Wax) 9. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "It's Nasty" (Sugarhill) 10. Trouble Funk "Pump Me Up" (Jam) 11. Spoonie Gee "Spoonie is Back" (Sugarhill) 12. Just Four "Girls of the World" (Grand Groove) 13. Mean Machine "Disco Dream" (Sugarhill) 14. Treacherous Three "Put the Boogie in Your Body" (Enjoy) 15. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "The Birthday Party" (Sugarhill) 16. Pee Wee Mel & Barry B "Life on Planet Earth" (12 Star) 17.T.J. Swann, Pee Wee Mel & Swann Controllers "Maximus Party" (Express) 18. Crash Crew "We Want to Rock" (Sugarhill) 19. Solo Sound "Get the Party Jumpin'" (Express) 20. Lovebug Starski & the Harlem World Crew "Positive Life" (Tay-ster) 21. South Bronx "The Big Throwdown" (Dakar) 22. Grandmaster Chilly T & Stevie G "Rock the Message Rap" (12 Star) 23. Kool Kyle the Starchild "It's Rockin' Time" (Enjoy) 24. Chapter Three "Real Rocking Groove" (Grand Groove) 25. Disco Four "Do It, Do It" (Enjoy) 26. Spanish Fly & the Terrible Two "Spanglish" (Enjoy) 27. T Ski Valley "Never Let Go" (Grand Groove) 28. Margo's Kool Out Crew "d**h Rap" (Heavenly Star) 29. Troy Rainey "Tricky Tee Rap" (Heavenly Star) 30. Doctor Love & Sister Love "Doctor Love & Sister Love Rap" (Heavenly Star) 31. Land of Hits Orchestra "Gangster Rock" (Golden Flamingo) 32. T.J. Swann & Company "Get Fly" (Express) 33. Busy Bee "School Days" (Master Five) 34. Chapter Three "Smurf Trek" (Grand Groove) 35. Sweet G "A Heartbeat Rap" (West End) 36. Doctor Ice "Calling Doctor Ice" (Enjoy) 37. Sugarhill Gang "Apache" (Sugarhill) 38. Blondie "Rapture" (Chrysalis) 39. Super Jay "Super Jay Love Theme" (Hitmakers of America) 40. Sangria "To the Beat Y'all" (Reel to Reel) 1982 1. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "The Message" (Sugarhill) 2. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force "Planet Rock" (Tommy Boy) 3. Fearless Four "Rockin' It" (Enjoy) 4. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "Flash to the Beat (Live)" (Bozo Meko) 5. Cold Crush Brothers "Weekend" (Elite) 6. Busy Bee "Making Cash Money" (Sugarhill) 7. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force "Looking for the Perfect Beat" (Tommy Boy) 8. Fearless Four "It's Magic" (Enjoy) 9. Fab 5 Freddy "Change the Beat" (Celluloid) 10. Malcolm McLaren & the World Famous Supreme Team "Buffalo Gals" (Island) 11. Jimmy Spicer "The Bubble Bunch" (Mercury) 12. Fearless Four "Yes We Can Can" (Sugarhill) 13. Funky 4 + 1 "Do You Want to Rock (Before I Let Go)" (Sugarhill) 14. Masterdon Committee "Funk Box Party" (Enjoy) 15. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "Flash to the Beat" (Sugarhill) 16. Super 3 "Standing on the Top" (Delmar International) 17. Pieces of a Dream "Mt. Airy Groove (Rap Version)" (Elektra) 18. Just Four "Jam to Remember" (Grand Groove) 19. Disco Four "Country Rock & Rap" (Enjoy) 20. Jonzun Crew "Space Cowboy" (Tommy Boy) 21. Grandmaster Melle Mel & Duke Bootee "Message II (Survival)" (Sugarhill) 22. Nairobi featuring Awesome Foursome "Funky Soul Makossa" (Streetwise) 23. Crash Crew "Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)" (Sugarhill) 24. Grandmixer D.ST & the Infinity Rappers "The Grandmixer Cuts It Up" (Celluloid) 25. Whodini "Magic's Wand" (Jive) 26. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "Scorpio" (Sugarhill) 27. Disco Four "We're at the Party" (Profile) 28. Kurtis Blow "Daydreamin'" (Mercury) 29. South Bronx "The Bottom Line" (Rissa Chrissa) 30. Kool Kyle the Starchild "Getting Over" (Frills) 31. Mr. Sweety "G" "We Want to Get Down" (Mike & Dave) 32. Paulette & Tanya Winley "I Believe in the Wheel of Fortune" (Winley) 33. Star Quality & Cla** "Betcha Got a Dude on the Side" (R&R) 34. Missy Dee & the Melody Crew "Missy Missy Dee" (Universal Record Co.) 35. Sweet G "Boogie Feelin' Rap" (Queens Constance) 36. Radiance featuring Prize "The Micstro" (Ware) 37. Count Coolout "Touch the Rock (Rhythm Rap Rock Revival)" (Boss) 38. Wayne & Charlie the Rappin' Dummy "Check It Out" (Sugarhill) 39. T Ski Valley "Sexual Rapping" (TSMP) 40. Bon Rock & Cotton Candy "Junior Wants to Play" (Tommy Boy) 1983 1. Run-D.M.C. "It's Like That"/"s**er MC's" (Profile) 2. Grandmaster & Melle Mel "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"(Sugarhill) 3. K-Rob vs. Rammelzee "Beat Bop" (Tartown) 4. Double Dee & Steinski "Play that Beat Mr. DJ (Lesson 1: the Payoff Mix)"/"Lesson 2: the James Brown Mix"/"Lesson 3: History of Hip-Hop Mix" (Mastermix promo) 5. Jimmy Spicer "Money (Dollar Bill, Y'all)" (Spring) 6. Fantasy Three "It's Your Rock" (Specific) 7. The B-Boys "2, 3 Break" (Vintertainment) 8. Run-D.M.C. "Hard Times"/"Jam Master Jay" (Profile) 9. Sweet G "Games People Play" (Fever) 10. Treacherous Three "Action" (Sugarhill) 11. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 "New York, New York"(Sugarhill) 12. Crash Crew "On the Radio" (Sugarhill) 13. Art of Noise "Beat Box"/"Moments in Love" (ZTT) 14. Fresh 3 MC's "Fresh" (Profile) 15. Lovebug Starski "You Gotta Believe"/" Lovebug Starski Live at the Fever" (Fever) 16. Dimples D "s**er DJs (I Will Survive)" (Party Time) 17. G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid "Play That Beat Mr. DJ" (Tommy Boy) 18. Fearless Four "Problems of the World Today" (Elektra) 19. West Street Mob "Breakdance-Electric Boogie" (Sugarhill) 20. Beastie Boys "Cooky Puss" (Ratcage) 21. Whodini "Haunted House of Rock" (Jive) 22. Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three "It's Life (You Gotta Think Twice)" (Reality) 23. Newcleus "Jam on Revenge (the Wikki-Wikki Song)"(Sunnyview) 24. Pumpkin "King of the Beat" (Profile) 25. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force "Renegades of Funk" (Tommy Boy) 26. Crash Crew "We Are Known Emcees (We Turn Parties Out)"(Sugarhill) 27. Spoonie Gee "The Big Beat" (Tuff City) 28. Malcolm X featuring Keith LeBlanc "No Sell Out" (Tommy Boy) 29. The Rake "Street Justice" (Profile) 30. DJ Divine "Get into the Mix" (West End) 31. The B-Boys "Rock the House"/"Cuttin' Herbie" (Vintertainment) 32. Cold Crush Brothers "Punk Rock Rap" (Tuff City) 33. Kevie Kev "All Night Long (Waterbed)" (Sugarhill) 34. South Bronx Movement "You've Got the Power to Get High on Yourself" (Positive Juice) 35. Gigolette "Games Females Play" (Fever) 36. I.R.T. (Interboro Rhythm Team) "Watch the Closing Doors" (RCA) 37. T Ski Valley "Cuts It Up" (Grand Groove) 38. Rickey G & the Everlasting Five "To the Max" (Capo) 39. Captain Rapp "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)" (Magic Disc) 40. K-9 Corps featuring Pretty C "Dog Talk" (Capitol) 1984 1. T La Rock & Jazzy Jay "It's Yours" (Partytime) 2. L.L. Cool J "I Need a Beat" (Def Jam) 3. Run-D.M.C. "Rock Box" (Profile) 4. U.T.F.O. "Roxanne, Roxanne" (Select) 5. Whodini "Friends"/"Five Minutes of Funk" (Jive) 6. Roxanne Shante "Roxanne's Revenge" (Pop Art) 7. Kurtis Blow "8 Million Stories"/"AJ Scratch" (Mercury) 8. Davy DMX "One for the Treble (Fresh)" (Tuff City) 9. Cold Crush Brothers "Fresh, Fly, Wild & Bold" (Tuff City) 10. World's Famous Supreme Team "Hey DJ" (Island) 11. Whodini "Freaks Come Out at Night" (Jive) 12. Disco 3 "Fat Boys"/"Human Beat Box" (Sutra) 13. Divine Sounds "What People Do for Money" (Specific) 14. Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown "Unity" (Tommy Boy) 15. Freddy B & the Mighty Mic Masters "The Main Event" (Tuff City) 16. Fat Boys "Jailhouse Rap" (Sutra) 17. Newcleus "Jam on It" (Sunnyview) 18. Grandmaster Melle Mel "Beat Street Breakdown" (Atlantic) 19. Furious Five featuring Cowboy, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio "Step Off" (Sugarhill) 20. Kurtis Blow "Basketball" (Mercury) 21. Grandmixer D.ST "Megamix II (Why is It Fresh?)" (Celluloid) 22. Chuck Chillout "Hip Hop on Wax Volume 1" (Vintertainment) 23. Kool DJ Red Alert "Hip Hop on Wax Volume 2" (Vintertainment) 24. Fat Boys "Can You Feel It?" (Sutra) 25. Donald D "Don's Groove" (Elektra) 26. Pumpkin & the Profile "Here Comes That Beat!" (Profile) 27. Doug E. Fresh featuring DJs Chill Will & Barry Bee "Just Having Fun" (Enjoy) 28. Doug E. Fresh "Original Human Beat Box" (Vintertainment) 29. Treacherous Three "Turning You On" (Sugarhill) 30. Master O.C. & Krazy Eddie featuring Peso & Tito of the Fearless Four & Main Attraction "Masters of the Scratch" (Next Plateau) 31. Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde "Fast Life"/"A.M./P.M." (Profile) 32. Cutmaster D.C. "That's Life" (Airport) 33. Captain Rock "Cosmic Blast" (Nia) 34. DJ Hollywood "Hollywood's Message" (H.I.K.I.M.-Ali) 35. Lovebug Starski "Starski Live at the Fever Pt. II" (Fever) 36. Ultimate 3 MCs "What Are We Gonna Do?" (Partytime) 37. Awesome Foursome "Funky Breakdown" (Partytime) 38. Just Four "Games of Life" (Express) 39. Frederick "MC Count" Linton "I'm Somebody Else's Guy" (Vinyl Dreams) 40. Masterdon Committee "Paid the Cost to Be the Boss" (Enjoy) 1985 1. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew "The Show"/ "La Di Da Di" (Reality) 2. Schoolly D "P.S.K."/ "Gucci Time" (Schoolly D) 3. L.L. Cool J "Rock the Bells" (Def Jam) 4. Run-D.M.C. "King of Rock" (Profile) 5. Marley Marl featuring MC Shan "Marley Marl Scratch" (Nia) 6. L.L. Cool J "I Can't Live without My Radio" (Def Jam) 7. Mantronix featuring MC Tee "Fresh is the Word" (Sleeping Bag) 8. Whistle "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" (Select) 9. Cutmaster D.C. "Brooklyn's in the House" (Zakia) 10. Stetsasonic "Just Say Stet" (Tommy Boy) 11. Roxanne Shante "Bite This" (Pop Art) 12. Grandmaster Flash "Larry's Dance Theme" (Elektra) 13. The B-Boys "Girls" (Vintertainment) 14. The B-Boys "Girls Part 2" (Vintertainment) 15. Roxanne Shante "Queen of Rox" (Pop Art) 16. Word of Mouth featuring DJ Cheese "King Kut" (Beauty & the Beat) 17. Boogie Boys "A Fly Girl" (Capitol) 18. Toddy Tee "Batterram" (Evejim) 19. Too $hort "Girl" (75 Girls) 20. Kurtis Blow "If I Ruled the World" (Mercury) 21. Run-D.M.C. "Together Forever (Krush Groove 4)" (Profile) 22. Bad Boys featuring K Love "Bad Boys" (Starlite) 23. Hollis Crew "It's the Beat" (Def Jam) 24. Beastie Boys "Rock Hard" (Def Jam) 25. Bad Boys featuring K Love "Veronica" (Starlite) 26. Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three "The Roof is on Fire"/"Request Line" (Reality) 27. DJ Hollywood "Hollywood's World" (Abdull-Akbar) 28. Jazzy Jay "Def Jam"/"Cold Chillin' in the Spot" (Def Jam) 29. Super Nature "The Show Stoppa (is Stupid Fresh)" (Pop Art) [a.k.a. Salt-n-Pepa] 30. Sparky D "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through)" (Nia) 31. Super Kids "The Tragedy (Don't Do It)" (Nia) 32. Steady B featuring Roxanne Shante "Just Call Us Def"/"Fly Shante" (Pop Art) 33. L.L. Cool J "I Want You"/"Dangerous" (Def Jam) 34. Mantronix "Needle to the Groove" (Sleeping Bag) 35. Craig G "Shout (Rap Version)" (Pop Art) 36. Force MD's "Itchin' for a Scratch" (Atlantic) 37. Beastie Boys "She's on It" (Def Jam) 38. Tricky Tee "Johnny the Fox" (Sleeping Bag) 39. DJ Born Supreme Allah "2, 3 Break (Part II-the Sequel)" (Vintertainment) 40. Masterdon Committee "Funkbox 2" (Profile) 1986 1. Eric B. & Rakim: "Eric B. is President"/ "My Melody" (Zakia) 2. Run-D.M.C. "My Adidas"/"Peter Piper" (Profile) 3. MC Shan "The Bridge" (Bridge) 4. Boogie Down Productions "South Bronx" (B-Boy) 5. Ultramagnetic MCs "Ego Trippin'" (Next Plateau) 6. Beastie Boys "Hold It, Now Hit It" (Def Jam) 7. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "It's a Demo"/"I'm Fly" (Cold Chillin') 8. Biz Markie "Make the Music with Your Mouth Biz" (Prism) 9. Stetsasonic "Go Stetsa I" (Tommy Boy) 10. Just-Ice "Latoya" (Fresh) 11. Just-Ice "Cold Gettin' Dumb" (Fresh) 12. Roxanne Shante featuring Biz Markie "Def Fresh Crew" (Pop Art) 13. Beastie Boys "The New Style"/"Paul Revere" (Def Jam) 14. Ice-T "6 'n the Mornin'" (Techno-Hop) 15. Salt-n-Pepa "My Mic Sounds Nice" (Next Plateau) 16. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew "Play This Only at Night"(Reality) 17. Too $hort "Freaky Tales" (Jive) 18. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Word Up) 19. Joeski Love "Pee-Wee's Dance" (Vintertainment) 20. Sweet Tee & DJ Jazzy Joyce "It's My Beat" (Profile) 21. Cutmaster D.C. "Brooklyn Rocks the Best" (Zakia) 22. Dana Dane "Nightmares" (Profile) 23. Word of Mouth featuring DJ Cheese "Coast to Coast" (Profile) 24. Whodini "One Love" (Jive) 25. Original Concept "Knowledge Me"/"Can U Feel It" (Def Jam) 26. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew "All the Way to Heaven"/"Nuthin'" (Reality) 27. Divine Sounds "Do or Die Bed Stuy" (Reality) 28. Rodney O & Joe Cooley "Everlasting Ba**" (Egyptian Empire) 29. Whodini "Funky Beat" (Jive) 30. Sweet Tee & DJ Jazzy Joyce "It's Like That, Y'all" (Profile) 31. King Tee "Payback's a Mutha" (Techno-Hop) 32. DBL Crew "Bust It" (Urban Rock) 33. Stetsasonic "Faye"/"4 Ever My Beat" (Tommy Boy) 34. MC Shan "Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing"/"Cocaine" (Cold Chillin') 35. Kool Moe Dee "Go See the Doctor" (Rooftop) 36. Grandmaster Flash "Style (Peter Gunn Theme)" (Elektra) 37. Heavy D & the Boyz "Mr. Big Stuff" (Uptown) 38. The Real Roxanne featuring Hitman Howie Tee "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)" (Select) 39. Steady B "Bring the Beat Back" (Pop Art) 40. B. Fats "Wopit" (Posse) 1987 1. Audio Two "Top Billin'" (First Priority) 2. Public Enemy "Rebel without a Pause" (Def Jam) 3. Boogie Down Productions "The Bridge is Over" (B-Boy) 4. EPMD "It's My Thing"/"You're a Customer" (Fresh) 5. Big Daddy Kane "Raw" (Prism) 6. Public Enemy "Bring the Noise" (Def Jam) 7. Biz Markie "Nobody Beats the Biz" (Prism) 8. Eric B. & Rakim "I Know You Got Soul" (Zakia) 9. Public Enemy "Public Enemy No. 1"/"Timebomb" (Def Jam) 10. Big Daddy Kane featuring Biz Markie "Just Rhymin' with Biz" (Prism) 11. Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud "Do the James" (Citi-Beat) 12. L.L. Cool J "I'm Bad" (Def Jam) 13. Ultramagnetic MCs "Funky" (Next Plateau) 14. Eazy-E "Boyz-n-the Hood" (Ruthless) 15. Divine Force "Holy War (Live)" (Yamak-ka) 16. Schoolly D "Saturday Night" (Schoolly D) 17. Eric B. & Rakim "I Ain't No Joke" (Zakia) 18. MC Lyte "I Cram to Understand U (Sam)" (First Priority) 19. N.W.A "Dope Man" (Ruthless) 20. Just-Ice "Going Way Back" (Fresh) 21. Roxanne Shante "Have a Nice Day" (Cold Chillin') 22. Biz Markie "Pickin' Boogers" (Prism) 23. Salt-n-Pepa "Tramp"/"Push It" (Prism) 24. Boogie Down Productions "Poetry" (B-Boy) 25. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "Rikers Island"/"Rhyme Time" (Cold Chillin') 26. Jungle Brothers "Jimbrowski" (Idlers) 27. Dismasters "Small Time Hustler" (Urban Rock) 28. Heavy D & the Boyz "The Overweight Lover's in the House" (Uptown) 29. Spoonie Gee "The Godfather" (Tuff City) 30. Alliance: "Bustin' Loose"/"Do It, Do It"/"Oreo Cookie" (First Priority) 31. Antoinette "I Got an Attitude" (Next Plateau) 32. Spoonie Gee "Take It Off" (Tuff City) 33. Kid 'n Play "Last Night" (Select) 34. Latee "This Cut's Got Flavor"/"Puttin' on the Hits" (Wild Pitch) 35. Steady B "Use Me (Before I Let Go)" (Jive) 36. Masters of Ceremony: "Sexy" (Strong City) 37. Busy Bee: "Suicide" (Strong City) 38. Lord Shafiyq "My Mic is on Fire" (NUWR) 39. Cla**ical Two: "New Generation" (Rooftop) 40. 2 Live Crew "We Want Some p**y!!" (Luke Skyywalker) 1988 1. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock "It Takes Two" (Profile) 2. Eric B & Rakim "Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness Remix)"(4th & B'way) 3. Big Daddy Kane "Ain't No Half Steppin'" (Cold Chillin') 4. Boogie Down Productions "My Philosophy" (Jive) 5. Run-D.M.C. "Run's House"/"Beats to the Rhyme" (Profile) 6. Public Enemy "Don't Believe the Hype" (Def Jam) 7. Marley Marl featuring Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane "The Symphony" (Cold Chillin') 8. De La Soul "Plug Tunin'" (Tommy Boy) 9. EPMD "You Gots to Chill" (Fresh) 10. Biz Markie "Vapors" (Cold Chillin') 11. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew "Keep Risin' to the Top"(Reality) 12. J.V.C Force "Strong Island" (B-Boy) 13. Biz Markie "The Biz is Goin' Off" (Prism) 14. Mark 45 King "The 900 Number" (Tuff City) 15. Boogie Down Productions "Jack of Spades"/"I'm Still #1 (Numero Uno)" (Jive) 16. Eric B. & Rakim "Microphone Fiend" (Uni) 17. MC Lyte "10% Dis" (First Priority) 18. Stetsasonic "Sally"/"DBC Let the Music Play" (Tommy Boy) 19. Jungle Brothers "Because I Got It Like That" (Idlers) 20. De La Soul "Jenifa (Taught Me)"/"Potholes in My Lawn" (Tommy Boy) 21. Chubb Rock featuring Hitman Howie Tee "Caught Up (Remix)" (Select) 22. 2 Much "Wild Thing" (Warlock) 23. Marley Marl featuring Craig G "Droppin' Science" (Cold Chillin') 24. L.L. Cool J "Goin' Back to Cali"/"Jack the Ripper" (Def Jam) 25. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "Road to the Riches" (Cold Chillin') 26. MC EZ & Troup "Get Retarded" (Fresh) 27. Stetsasonic "Talkin' All That Jazz" (Tommy Boy) 28. Queen Latifah "Wrath of My Madness"/"Princess of the Posse" (Tommy Boy) 29. MC Lyte "Paper Thin" (Priority) 30. Positive K "Step Up Front" (First Priority) 31. MC Shan "I Pioneered This" (Cold Chillin') 32. Chill Rob G "Dope Rhymes"/"Chillin'"/"Wild Pitch" (Wild Pitch) 33. Kid 'n Play "Do This My Way" (Select) 34. Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud "Super- Casanova" (DNA International) 35. Antoinette "Hit 'em with This"/ "Unfinished Business" (Next Plateau) 36. King Tee "Ba**" (Capitol) 37. J.J. Fad "Supersonic" (Dream Team) 38. Sir Mix-a-Lot "Posse on Broadway" (Def American) 39. Supreme Nyborn "Versatility" (Payroll) 40. Kid 'n Play "Gittin' Funky" (Select) 1989 1. Public Enemy "Fight the Power" (Motown) 2. EPMD "So Wat Cha Sayin'" (Fresh) 3. Slick Rick "Children's Story" (Def Jam) 4. Special Ed "I Got It Made" (Profile) 5. Slick Rick "Hey Young World"/"Mona Lisa" (Def Jam) 6. Biz Markie "Just a Friend" (Cold Chillin') 7. Big Daddy Kane "Smooth Operator"/"Warm It Up, Kane" (Cold Chillin') 8. De La Soul featuring Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest & Monie Love "Buddy (Native Tongues Decision)" (Tommy Boy) 9. N.W.A "Straight Outta Compton" (Ruthless) 10. Three Times Dope "Funky Dividends" (Arista) 11. The D.O.C. "It's Funky Enough" (Ruthless) 12. N.W.A "Express Yourself"/"A b**h iz a b**h" (Ruthless) 13. Eazy-E "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" (Ruthless) 14. 2 Live Crew "Me So Horny" (Luke) 15. 3rd Ba** featuring Zev Love X "The Gas Face" (Def Jam) 16. Stezo "It's My Turn"/"To the Max" (Fresh) 17. L.L. Cool J "Big Ole bu*t" (Def Jam) 18. Gang Starr "Words I Manifest (Remix)" (Wild Pitch) 19. Digital Underground "Doowutchyalike" (Tommy Boy) 20. Chubb Rock featuring Hitman Howie Tee:"Ya Bad Chubbs" (Select) 21. Positive K "A Good Combination" (First Priority) 22. YZ & G Rock "In Control of Things"/"Thinking of a Master Plan" (Diversity) 23. 3rd Ba** "Steppin' to the A.M." (Def Jam) 24. Main Source "Think"/"Atom" (Actual) 25. Beastie Boys "Hey Ladies"/"Shake Your Rump" (Capitol) 26. Nice & Smooth "Early to Rise"/"More & More Hits" (Fresh) 27. MC Lyte "Cha Cha Cha" (First Priority) 28. Chill Rob G "Court is Now in Session" (Wild Pitch) 29. MC Sugar Ray & Stranger D "Knock 'em Out, Sugar Ray" (Def City)[a.k.a. Double XX Posse] 30. Ice-T "You Played Yourself" (Sire) 31. Stop the Violence Movement "Self-Destruction" (Jive) 32. Boogie Down Productions "Why is That?" (Jive) 33. Queen Latifah "Dance for Me"/ "Inside Out" (Tommy Boy) 34. Low Profile "Pay Ya Dues" (Priority) 35. The Bizzie Boyz "Droppin' It" (Payroll) 36. Young MC "Bust a Move" (Delicious Vinyl) 37. Divine Styler featuring the Scheme Team "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'"(Rhyme Syndicate) 38. Kwame the Boy Genius featuring a New Beginning "The Rhythm"(Atlantic) 39. Cool C "The Glamorous Life" (Atlantic) 40. Tone-Loc "Wild Thing" (Delicious Vinyl) 1990 1. Public Enemy "Welcome to the Terrordome" (Def Jam) 2. A Tribe Called Quest "Bonita Applebum" (Jive) 3. Digital Underground "The Humpty Dance" (Tommy Boy) 4. L.L. Cool J "Jingling Baby (Remixed but Still Jingling)" (Def Jam) 5. Nice & Smooth "Funky for You"/"No Bones in Ice Cream" (Fresh) 6. EPMD "Gold Digger" (Def Jam) 7. Gang Starr "Just to Get a Rep"/"Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"(Chrysalis) 8. A Tribe Called Quest "Can I Kick It?"/"If the Papes Come" (Jive) 9. Main Source "Looking at the Front Door" (Wild Pitch) 10. Boogie Down Productions "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)"(Jive) 11. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "Streets of New York" (Cold Chillin') 12. Eric B. & Rakim "In the Ghetto" (MCA) 13. Public Enemy "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" (Def Jam) 14. L.L. Cool J "Around the Way Girl" (Def Jam) 15. Jungle Brothers "J. Beez Comin' Through" (Warner Bros) 16. Ice Cube "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"/"Once Upon a Time in the Projects" (Priority) 17. Terminator X featuring Chuck D & Sister Souljah: "Buck Whylin'" (Def Jam) 18. Digital Underground "Freaks of the Industry" (Tommy Boy) 19. D-Nice "Call Me D-Nice" (Jive) 20. Chubb Rock "Treat 'em Right" (Select) 21. 3rd Ba** "Product of the Environment (Remix)"/"3 Strikes 5000" (Def Jam) 22. K-Solo "Your Mom's in My Business" (Atlantic) 23. L.L. Cool J "To da Break of Dawn" (Motown) 24. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth "Strictly for the Ladies" (Wild Pitch) 25. Poor Righteous Teachers "Rock Dis Funky Joint" (Profile) 26. Above the Law "Murder Rap" (Ruthless) 27. Special Ed "I'm the Magnificent (the Magnificent Remix)"/ "Ready 2 Attack" (Profile) 28. K.M.D. "Peachfuzz" (Elektra) 29. Ice Cube "Who's the Mack?" (Priority) 30. K-Solo "Spellbound" (Atlantic) 31. King Tee "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)"/"Played Like a Piano" (Capitol) 32. X Clan "Funkin' Lesson" (Island) 33. Kid Frost "La Raza" (Virgin) 34. Kings of Swing "Nod Your Head to This" (Virgin) 35. Masta Ace "Me and the Biz" (Cold Chillin') 36. Double XX Posse "Executive Cla**" (Mel-O) 37. Special Ed "The Mission" (Profile) 38. L.L. Cool J "The Boomin' System" (Motown) 39. Above the Law "Untouchable" (Ruthless) 40. The Jaz featuring Jay-Z "The Originators" (EMI) 1991 1. Geto Boys "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" (Rap-a-Lot) 2. A Tribe Called Quest "Check the Rhime" (Jive) 3. Naughty by Nature "O.P.P." (Tommy Boy) 4. Public Enemy "Shut 'em Down (Pete Rock Remix)" (Def Jam) 5. Cypress Hill "How I Could Just k** a Man" (Ruffhouse) 6. Brand Nubian "Slow Down" (Elektra) 7. Main Source "Just Hangin' Out"/"Live at the Barbeque" (Wild Pitch) 8. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Summertime" (Jive) 9. Brand Nubian "All for One" (Elektra) 10. Ed O.G. & da Bulldogs "I Got to Have It" (PWL) 11. MC Breed "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" (Ichiban) 12. EPMD featuring L.L. Cool J "Rampage" (Def Jam) 13. Nice & Smooth "Hip Hop Junkies" (Fresh) 14. Black Sheep "Flavor of the Month" (Mercury) 15. De La Soul "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Tommy Boy) 16. Ice Cube "Steady Mobbin'"/"No Vaseline" (Priority) 17. Leaders of the New School "Sobb Story" (Elektra) 18. Compton's Most Wanted "Growin' Up in the Hood" (Orpheus) 19. Tim Dog "f** Compton" (Ruffhouse) 20. Digital Underground featuring 2Pac "Same Song" (Tommy Boy) 21. AMG "Jiggable Pie" (Select) 22. MC Lyte "Poor Georige" (First Priority) 23. Ed O.G. & da Bulldogs "Be a Father to Your Child" (PWL) 24. WC & the MAAD Circle "Dress Code" (Priority) 25. Gang Star "Step in the Arena"/ "Check the Technique" (Chrysalis) 26. Poor Righteous Teachers: "Shakiyla" (Profile) 27. De La Soul featuring Q-Tip "A Rollerskating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" (Tommy Boy) 28. Leaders of the New School "Case of the P.T.A." (Elektra) 29. K.M.D.: "Nitty Gritty (Remix)"/"Plumskinzz" (Elektra) 30. Del tha Funkee h*mosapien "Sleepin' on My Couch" (Elektra) 31. K-Solo "Fugitive" (Atlantic) 32. Eric B. & Rakim "Mahogany" (MCA) 33. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "Bad to the Bone" (Cold Chillin') 34. AMG "b**h Betta Have My Money" (Select) 35. D-Nice "25 ta Life" (Jive) 36. DJ Quik "Tonight" (Profile) 37. Special Ed "Come on, Let's Move It" (Profile) 38. Ice-T "O.G. Original Gangster"/"b**hes 2" (Sire) 39. K.M.D. "Who Me?" (Elektra) 40. Raw Fusion "Throw Your Hands in the Air"/"Do My Thang" (Hollywood BASIC) 1992 1. Black Sheep "The Choice is Yours (Revisited)" (Mercury) 2. Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth "DWYCK" (Chrysalis) 3. Das EFX "They Want EFX" (Eastwest) 4. Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "Deep Cover" (Epic) 5. Pete Rock & CL Smooth "T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)"(Elektra) 6. A Tribe Called Quest featuring Leaders of the New School "Scenario" (Jive) 7. Main Source featuring Neek the Exotic "Fakin' the Funk (Remix)" (Wild Pitch) 8. Brand Nubian "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down" (Elektra) 9. Nas "Half Time" (Columbia) 10. EPMD "Crossover"/"Brothers from Brentwood L.I." (Def Jam) 11. House of Pain "Jump Around" (Tommy Boy) 12. Ultramagnetic MCs "Poppa Large (East Coast Remix)" (Mercury) 13. Das EFX "Mic Checka (Remix)"/"Jussumen (Remix)" (Eastwest) 14. Redman "Blow Your Mind"/"How to Roll a Blunt" (Def Jam) 15. Naughty by Nature "Uptown Anthem" (MCA) 16. Eric B. & Rakim "Juice (Know the Ledge)" (MCA) 17. EPMD featuring K-Solo & Redman "Head Banger" (Def Jam) 18. A Tribe Called Quest "Jazz (We've Got)" (Jive) 19. Naughty by Nature "Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Ghetto ba*tard)"(Tommy Boy) 20. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo "Ill Street Blues" (Cold Chillin') 21. Black Moon "Who Got da Props?" (Nervous) 22. Apache "Gangsta b**h" (Tommy Boy) 23. Cypress Hill "Hand on the Pump" (Ruffhouse) 24. Afrika Bambaataa Presents Time Zone: "Zulu War Chant" (Planet Rock) 25. Grand Puba "360 Degrees (What Goes Around)" (Elektra) 26. Diamond D "Best Kept Secret"/"Freestyle (Yo, That's That sh**)" (Chemistry) 27. DJ Quik "Just Like Compton" (Profile) 28. Double XX Posse "Not Gonna Be Able to Do It" (Big Beat) 29. Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Straighten It Out" (Elektra) 30. UMC's "One to Grow On" (Wild Pitch) 31. Beastie Boys "So What'cha Want" (Grand Royal) 32. Fu-Schnickesn featuring Phife Dawg "La Schmoove" (Jive) 33. Show & AG: "Fat Pockets (Remix)" (Payday) 34. Organized Konfusion featuring O.C. "Fudge Pudge" (Hollywood BASIC) 35. Chi Ali "Age Ain't Nothin' But a #" (Relativity) 36. Del tha Funkee h*mosapien "Mistadobalina" (Elektra) 37. Eric B. & Rakim "Don't Sweat the Technique" (MCA) 38. MC Ren "Final Frontier" (Ruthless) 39. Sir Mix-a-Lot "Baby Got Back" (Def American) 40. N2Deep "Back to the Hotel" (Profile) 1993 1. Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" (d**h Row) 2. Wu-Tang Clan "Protect Ya Neck" (Wu-Tang) 3. Jeru the Damaja "Come Clean" (Payday) 4. The Pharcyde "Pa**in' Me By" (Delicious Vinyl) 5. Redman "Tonight's da Night" (Def Jam) 6. 2Pac featuring Shock G & Money B "I Get Around" (Interscope) 7. A Tribe Called Quest featuring Trugoy "Award Tour" (Jive) 8. Onyx "Throw Ya Gunz" (Def Jam) 9. Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "f** wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin'" (d**h Row) 10. Redman "Time 4 Sum Aksion" (Def Jam) 11. Wu-Tang Clan "Method Man" (Loud) 12. KRS-One "Outta Here" (Jive) 13. A Tribe Called Quest "Electric Relaxation" (Jive) 14. Souls of Mischief "93 'til Infinity" (Jive) 15. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: "On the Run (Dirty Untouchable Remix)" (Cold Chillin') 16. Onyx "Slam" (Def Jam) 17. MC Eiht "Streiht Up Menace" (Jive) 18. M.O.P. "How About Some Hardcore" (Select) 19. The Pharcyde "Otha Fish" (Delicious Vinyl) 20. Notorious B.I.G. "Party and Bullsh**" (Uptown) 21. Alkaholiks "Make Room" (Loud) 22. MC Breed featuring 2Pac "Gotta Get Mine" (Ichiban) 23. Beatnuts "Reign of the Tec" (Relativity) 24. Casual "That's How It Is (Remix)" (Jive) 25. Fat Joe "Flow Joe" (Relativity) 26. KRS-One "Sound of da Police"/"Hip Hop vs. Rap" (Jive) 27. De La Soul "Breakadawn" (Tommy Boy) 28. Ultramagnetic MCs "Two Brothers with Checks (San Francisco,Harvey)"/"One, Two, One, Two" (Wild Pitch) 29. Diamond D "I'm Outta Here"/"You Can't Front (the sh** is Real)" (ChemistrY) 30. Casual "I Didn't Mean To" (Jive) 31. Lords of the Underground "Chief Rocka" (Elektra) 32. Kurious "Walk Like a Duck" (Columbia) 33. Geto Boys "Crooked Officer" (Rap-a-Lot) 34. Leaders of the New School "What's Next?" (Elektra) 35. Domino "Getto Jam" (Outburst) 36. Intelligent Hoodlum "Grand Groove (Remix)" (A&M) 37. 2Pac "Keep Ya Head Up" (Interscope) 38. Trends of Culture "Off & On (Remix)" (Mad Sounds) 39. Cypress Hill "Insane in the Brain"/ "When the sh** Goes Down" (Ruffhouse) 40. Mobb Deep:"Hit It From the Back" (4th & B'way) 1994 1. Craig Mack "Flava in Your Ear" (Bad Boy) 2. Snoop Doggy Dogg "Gin & Juice" (d**h Row) 3. Wu-Tang Clan "C.R.E.A.M." (Loud) 4. The Notorious B.I.G. "Juicy"/ "Unbelievable" (Bad Boy) 5. Method Man "Bring the Pain" (Def Jam) 6. O.C. "Time's Up" (Wild Pitch) 7. Common "i used to love h.e.r." (Relativity) 8. Black Moon "I Got Cha Opin (Remix)"/"Reality (k**in' Every n***a in Sight)" (Nervous) 9. Keith Murray "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" (Jive) 10. Above the Law "Black Superman" (Ruthless) 11. Nas "It Ain't Hard to Tell" (Columbia) 12. Smif-n-Wessun "Bucktown"/"Let's Git It On" (Nervous) 13. Fugees "Nappy Heads (Remix)" (Ruffhouse) 14. Jeru the Damaja "D. Original" (Payday) 15. Gang Starr "Ma** Appeal" (Chrysalis) 16. Nas "The World is Yours" (Columbia) 17. Outkast "Player's Ball" (LaFace) 18. Scarface "I Seen a Man Die" (Rap-a-Lot) 19. Group Home "Supa Star" (Payday) 20. Snoop Doggy Dogg "Murder Was the Case" (d**h Row) 21. Too $hort "Money in the Ghetto" (Jive) 22. The Lady of Rage featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "Afro Puffs" (d**h Row) 23. Wu-Tang Clan "Can It Be All So Simple" (Loud) 24. Channel Live featuring KRS-One "Mad Izm" (Capitol) 25. Black Moon "How Many MCs" (Nervous) 26. Redman "Rockafella (Remix)" (Def Jam) 27. Redman "Can't Wait" (Def Jam) 28. Black Moon "Buck 'em Down (remix)"/"Murder MCs" (Nervous) 29. De La Soul "Ego Trippin' Part Two" (Tommy Boy) 30. Gravediggaz feat. Shabazz the Disciple & k**ah Priest "Diary of a Madman" (Gee Street) 31. Crooklyn Dodgers "Crooklyn" (MCA) 32. Outkast "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (LaFace) 33. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" (Relativity) 34. Dru Down featuring Luniz "Ice Cream Man" (Relativity) 35. Craig Mack featuring Q-Tip "Get Down (Remix)" (Bad Boy) 36. Shyheim "On and On" (Virgin) 37. JT the Bigga Figga featuring Mac Mall "Game Recognize Game" (Get Low) 38. E-40 featuring the Click "Captain Save a Hoe" (Sick wid It) 39. Ill Al Skratch "Where My Homiez" (Mercury) 40. Nate Dogg & Warren G "Regulate" (d**h Row) 1995 1. Mobb Deep "Shook Ones Pt. II" (Loud) 2. The Notorious B.I.G. "One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix)" (Bad Boy) 3. Luniz "I Got 5 on It" (Noo Trybe) 4. Ol' Dirty ba*tard "Brooklyn Zoo" (Elektra) 5. The Notorious B.I.G. "Big Poppa"/"Who Shot Ya" (Bad Boy) 6. Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige "You're All I Need to Get By" (Def Jam) 7. Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring the Notorious B.I.G. "Get Money" (Big Beat) 8. TRU featuring Mia X "I'm Bout It, Bout It" (No Limit) 9. Smoothe da Hustler featuring Trigger tha Gambler "Broken Language"(Profile) 10. Raekwon "Incarcerated Scarfaces"/"Ice Cream" (Loud) 11. KRS-One "MCs Act Like They Don't Know" (Jive) 12. E-40 featuring Suga T "Sprinkle Me" (Jive) 13. Blahzay Blahzay "Danger" (Mercury) 14. WC and the MAAD Circle featuring Mack 10 & Ice Cube "West Up!"(Payday) 15. Onyx "Last Dayz" (Def Jam) 16. Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg "New York, New York" (d**h Row) 17. Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring the Notorious B.I.G. "Player's Anthem" (Big Beat) 18. Big Mike "Playa Playa" (Rap-a-Lot) 19. Mack 10 "Foe Life" (Priority) 20. Redman & Method Man "How High" (Def Jam) 21. Raekwon "Criminology"/"Glaciers of Ice" (Loud) 22. Smif-n-Wessun featuring Starang Wondah "Sound Bwoy Bureill" (Nervous) 23. Grand Puba "I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)" (Elektra) 24. Show & AG "Next Level" (Payday) 25. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony "1st of tha Month" (Relativity) 26. Da Brat "Give It 2 You (Remix)" (So So Def) 27. The Pharcyde "Runnin'"/"Drop" (Delicious Vinyl) 28. Tha Alkaholiks "DAAAM!" (Loud) 29. GZA "Liquid Swords" (Geffen) 30. Group Home "Livin' Proof" (Payday) 31. Crooklyn Dodgers '95 "Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers" (MCA) 32. Das EFX "Real Hip Hop" (EastWest) 33. J-Live "Braggin' Writes" (Raw Shack) 34. Nine "Whutcha Want?" (Profile) 35. Lost Boyz "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" (Universal) 36. Ol' Dirty ba*tard "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Elektra) 37. Jay-Z "In My Lifetime"/"Can't Get wit That" (Roc-a-Fella) 38. Three 6 Mafia "Tear da Club Up (Da Real)" (Prophet) 39. Frankie Cutla** feat. Doo Wop, Fat Joe, Ray Boogie & True God "Boriquas on da Set" (Relativity) 40. Q-Ball & Curt Cazal "My Kinda Moves" (VZQ) 1996 1. Outkast "Elevators (Me & You)" (LaFace) 2. Jay-Z "Dead Presidents"/"Ain't No n***a" (Roc-a-Fella) 3. Fugees "k**ing Me Softly" (Ruffhouse) 4. Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige "Can't Knock the Hustle" (Roc-a-Fella) 5. Busta Rhymes "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" (Elektra) 6. Goodie Mob "Cell Therapy" (LaFace) 7. Westside Connection "Bow Down" (Priority) 8. Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring the Notorious B.I.G. "Get Money (Remix)" (Big Beat) 9. Lil' Kim "No Time"/"Queen b**h" (Undeas) 10. Mobb Deep "Drop a Gem on 'Em" (Loud) 11. Too $hort featuring Erick Sermon "Buy You Some" (Jive) 12. Ghostface k**ah featuring Raekwon, Cappadonna & the Force MDs "Daytona 500" (Razor Sharp) 13. Fugees "Ready or Not" (Ruffhouse) 14. Jeru the Damaja "Ya Playin' Yaself" (Payday) 15. Mobb Deep "Hell on Earth (Front Lines)" (Loud) 16. De La Soul "Stakes is High"/"The Bizness" (Tommy Boy) 17. Crucial Conflict "Hay" (Pallas) 18. GZA "Shadowboxin'"/"4th Chamber" (Geffen) 19. Fugees "Fu-Gee-La"/"How Many Mics" (Ruffhouse) 20. The East Flatbush Project featuring DeS "Tried by 12" (10/30 Uproar) 21. Akinyele featuring Kia Jefferies "Put It in Your Mouth" (Stress) 22. 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre "California Love" (d**h Row) 23. Xzibit "Paparazzi" (Loud) 24. The Fab 5 "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" (Duck Down) 25. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony "Tha Crossroads" (Relativity) 26. Do or Die featuring Johnny P & Twista "Po Pimp" (Rap-a-Lot) 27. Redman "Funkorama" (Interscope) 28. Capone-n-Noriega featuring Mobb Deep & Tragedy "L.A., L.A." (25 to Life) 29. Company Flow "8 Steps to Perfection"/"Vital Nerve" (Official) 30. Chuck D "No" (Mercury) 31. M.O.P. "Brownsville"/"Stick to Ya Gunz" (Relativity) 32. Ghostface k**ah featuring Raekwon "Motherless Child" (Razor Sharp) 33. Master P featuring Mia X "Bout It, Bout It II" (No Limit) 34. InI "Fakin' Jax" (Soul Brother) 35. Royal Flush "Worldwide" (Blunt) 36. Saukrates "Father Time" (Day) 37. Mr. Voodoo: "Lyrical Tactics"/"Shine" (Fortress) 38. Big Noyd featuring Prodigy of Mobb Deep "Recognize & Realize (Pt.1)" (Tommy Boy) 39. Foxy Brown featuring Blackstreet "Get Me Home" (Def Jam) 40. Big Shug "Crush"/ "Official" (Payday) 1997 1. Puff Daddy featuring the Lox, Lil' Kim & the Notorious B.I.G. "It's All About the Benjamins (Remix)" (Bad Boy) 2. The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase "Mo' Money Mo' Problems" (Bad Boy) 3. The Notorious B.I.G. "Hypnotize" (Bad Boy) 4. Busta Rhymes "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (Elektra) 5. The Beatnuts featuring Big Punisher & Cuban Link "Off the Books" (Relativity) 6. Jay-Z "Who You Wit" (Qwest) 7. Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase "Been Around the World" (Bad Boy) 8. Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (Codeine) 9. The Lox featuring Lil' Kim & DMX "Money, Power & Respect" (Bad Boy) 10. Mase featuring Kelly Price "Feel So Good" (Bad Boy) 11. Wu-Tang Clan "Triumph" (Loud) 12. L.L. Cool J featuring Method Man, Redman, Canibus & DMX "4. 3. 2. 1" (Def Jam) 13. Young Bleed featuring Master P & C-Loc "How Ya Do Dat" (No Limit) 14. Capone-n-Noriega featuring Tragedy "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)" (Penalty) 15. Gang Starr "You Know My Steez" (Noo Trybe) 16. Makaveli featuring the Outlawz "Hail Mary" (d**h Row) 17. Lil' Kim featuring Lil' Cease "Crush on You (Remix)" (Big Beat) 18. Missy Elliott "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (EastWest) 19. Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ & Nature "Phone Tap" (Aftermath) 20. Wyclef Jean featuring Lauryn Hill "Guantanamera" (Ruffhouse) 21. Redman featuring Erick Sermon "Whateva Man" (Def Jam) 22. Tha Alkaholiks featuring Ol' Dirty ba*tard "Hip Hop Drunkies" (Loud) 23. Mos Def "Universal Magnetic" (Rawkus) 24. DJ Pooh featuring Kam "Whoop! Whoop!" (Big Beat) 25. Rakim "It's Been a Long Time" (Universal) 26. Ras Ka** "Soul on Ice (Remix)" (Priority) 27. Scarface featuring 2Pac & Johnny P "Smile" (Rap-a-Lot) 28. Street Smartz featuring O.C. & Pharaohe Monche "Metal Thangz" (Tru Criminal) 29. Reflection Eternal featuring Mos Def & Mr. Man "Fortified Live" (Rawkus) 30. EPMD "Da Joint" (Def Jam) 31. Rampage featuring Busta Rhymes "Wild for da Night" (Elektra) 32. Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd & Rakim "Hoodlum" (Loud) 33. KRS-One "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" (Jive) 34. Freak Nasty "Da Dip" (HardHood) 35. D.I.T.C. "Day One" (D.I.T.C.) 36. Krumb Snatcha "Gettin' Closer to God" (Ma** in Action) 37. Big Mike "Burban & Impalas" (Rap-a-Lot) 38. Mos Def, Tash & Q-Tip "The Body Rock" (Rawkus) 39. Tela "Tired of Ballin'" (Suave House) 40. Mr. Complex: "Visualize" (Raw Shack) 1998 1. Jay-Z "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (Roc-a-Fella) 2. Noreaga "Superthug" (Penalty) 3. Big Punisher featuring Joe "Still Not a Player" (Loud) 4. DMX "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (Def Jam) 5. Outkast "Rosa Parks" (LaFace) 6. DMX featuring Sheek "Get at Me Dog" (Def Jam) 7. Silkk the Shocker featuring Mystikal "It Ain't My Fault" (No Limit) 8. Jay-Z featuring Amil & Ja Rule "Can I Get a..." (Roc-a-Fella) 9. Jermaine Dupri featuring Jay-Z "Money Ain't a Thing" (So So Def) 10. Juvenile "Ha" (Cash Money) 11. Master P featuring Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X and Mystikal "Make 'em Say Unngh!"(No Limit) 12. Redman "I'll Bee Dat!" (Def Jam) 13. Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop (That Thing)"/"Lost Ones" (Ruffhouse) 14. Noreaga "N.O.R.E." (Penalty) 15. Pete Rock featuring Inspectah Deck & Kurupt "Tru Master" (Loud) 16. Busta Rhymes "Dangerous" (Elektra) 17. Def Squad "Full Cooperation" (Def Jam) 18. Canibus "Second Round K.O." (Universal) 19. Jayo Felony featuring Method Man & DMX "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Def Jam) 20. Puff Daddy "Victory"/"Been Around the World (Remix)" (Bad Boy) 21. E-40 "Hope I Don't Go Back" (Sick wid It) 22. Big L "Ebonics" (Fat Beats) 23. Xzibit "What U See is What u Get" (Loud) 24. Mystikal "The Man Right Chea" (No Limit) 25. Snoop Doggy Dogg "Still a G Thang" (No Limit) 26. Cam'ron "357"/ "Pull It" (Untertainment) 27. Goodie Mob "They Don't Dance No Mo" (LaFace) 28. Cam'ron featuring Mase "Horse & Carriage" (Untertainment) 29. Flipmode Squad "Cha Cha Cha" (Elektra) 30. Dilated Peoples "Work the Angles"/"The Main Event"/"Triple Optics"(ABB) 31. Missin' Linx "M.I.A." (Fat Beats) 32. A Tribe Called Quest "Find a Way" (Jive) 33. Mase featuring Total "What You Want" (Bad Boy) 34. Kurupt featuring Baby S "We Can Freak It" (A&M) 35. 2Pac "Do for Love" (Interscope) 36. Gangsta Boo featuring DJ Paul & Juicy J "Where Dem Dollas At" (Relativity) 37. Timbaland featuring Magoo & Missy Elliott "Here We Come" (Atlantic) 38. All City "The Actual"/"Priceless" (MCA) 39. Sporty Thievz "Cheapskate" (Ruffhouse) 40. Lootpack "The Anthem"/"Lost Art"/"Likwit Fusion" (Stones Throw)