To honor the 25th anniversary of Billboards Hot Rap Songs chart, were counting down the tallys top 100 tracks ever Rap is a victorious genre. Having built its history on songs of overcoming the harshest of hardknock lives, in addition to observances of all of lifes nuances, rap is more than just dope beats and rhymes. Its lyrics tell stories with insights and uncommon honesty, traits that have ultimately taken the genre from niched innercity beginnings to a longstanding place at the heart of pop culture So it was fitting for Billboard to create a chart, in 1989, dedicated to the thenrising genre, birthed out of hiphop. At the time, MTVs influential Yo! MTV Raps was only a few months old, and acts like IceT and N.W.A were not only ruling rap but beginning to enter the mainstream music conversation While rap has evolved, theres no denying its evergrowing power. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Billboards Hot Rap Songs chart, were counting down the top 100 songs in the tallys quartercentury history. From SaltNPepa to Macklemore, weve got the genres past quartercentury covered 100. All of the Lights Kanye West 99. No Lie 2 Chainz feat. Drake 98. Aston Martin Music Rick Ross feat. Drake Chrisette Michelle 97. Loungin LL Cool J 96. O.P.P. Naughty By Nature 95. Heartless Kanye West 94. Players Ball OutKast 93. Holla Holla Ja Rule 92. LeftRight Drama 91. Call Me DNice DNice 90. CMon N Ride It The Train Quad City DJs 89. Looking At The Front Door Main Source 88. Money Maker Ludacris feat. Pharrell 87. The Way You Move OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown 86. Jigga My N Jay Z 85. Slow Motion Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim 84. Headlines Drake 83. Got Money Lil Wayne feat. TPain 82. My Baby Lil Romeo 81. Lovers Friends Lil Jon The East Side Boyz feat. Usher Ludacris 80. Damn! YoungBloodZ feat. Lil Jon 79. Whistle While You Twurk Ying Yang Twins 78. Hot St Country Grammar Nelly 77. Crank That Soulja Boy Soulja Boy Tellem 76. Jump Kriss Kross 75. Po Pimp Do Or Die feat. Twista 74. Dunkie Butt Please Please Please 12 Guage 73. Lights, Camera, Action! Mr. Cheeks 72. Ill Do 4 U Father M.C 71. Lookin At Me Mase feat. Puff Daddy 70. Independent Webbie feat. Lil Phat Lil Boosie 69. Drank In My Cup Kirko Bangz 68. 4, 5, 6 Sole feat. JT Money Kandi 67. It Aint My Fault 2Somebody Like Me Silkk The Shocker feat. Mystikal 66. Funkdafied Da Brat 65. Rump Shaker WreckxNEffect 64. Around The Way Girl LL Cool J 63. Callin Me Lil Zane feat. 112 62. Mind Playing Tricks On Me Geto Boys 61. Work It Missy Misdemeanor Elliot 60. Dilemma Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland 59. Get Money Junior M.A.F.I.A 58. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Lil Peanut Charlay 57. I Got 5 On It Luniz 56. They Want EFX Das EFX 55. Ghetto Cowboy Mo Thugs Family feat. Bone ThugsNHarmony 54. Raise Up Petey Pablo 53. Its Goin Down Young Joc 52. Empire State of Mind Jay Z Alicia Keys 51. Da Dip Freak Nasty 50. Good Life Kanye West feat. TPain 49. Bounce With Me Lil Bow Wow feat. Xscape 48. Moment 4 Life Nicki Minaj feat. Drake 47. Walk It Out Unk 46. Nothin On You B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars 45. Dead and Gone T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake 44. No Time Lil Kim feat. Puff Daddy 43. Right Thurr Chingy 42. Gangnam Style PSY 41. Ill Be Missing You Puff Daddy Faith Evans feat. 1121 40. Dj Vu Uptown Baby Lord Tariq Peter Gunz 39. Bedrock Young Money feat. Lloyd 38. Lollipop Lil Wayne feat. Static Major 37. In Da Club 50 Cent 36. Who Dat JT Money feat. Sole 35. One More ChanceStay With Me The Notorious B.I.G 34. Knockin Boots Candyman 33. Up Jumps Da Boogie Magoo and Timbaland 32. I Want It All Warren G. feat. Mack 10 31. Treat Em Right Chubb Rock 30. I Like Dem Girlz Lil Jon The East Side Boyz 29. Dansin Wit Wolvez Strik 9ine 28. Me So Horny 2 Live Crew 27. Live Your Life T.I. feat. Rihanna 26. Look At Me Now Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne Busta Rhymes 25. Holy Grail Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake 24. Im On One DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross Lil Wayne 23. Get Low Lil Jon The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins 22. Cross The Border Phillys Most Wanted 21. Drop It Like Its Hot Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell 20. Lean Back Terror Squad 19. The Phuncky Feel OneHow I Could... Cypress Hill 18. Nias In Paris Jay Z, Kanye West 17. Mercy Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz 16. Cant Nobody Hold Me Down Puff Daddy feat. Mase 15. How Do U Want ItCalifornia Love 2Pac feat. KCi and JoJo 14. Best I Ever Had Drake 13. Whatever You Like T.I 12. Low Flo Rida feat. TPain 11. The Motto Drake feat. Lil Wayne 10. The Humpty Dance Digital Underground 9. No Hands Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash Wale 8. Big PoppaWarning The Notorious B.I.G 7. Flava In Ya Ear Craig Mack 6. Gangstas Paradise Coolio feat. L.V 5. Expression SaltNPepa 4. Cant Hold Us Macklemore Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton 3. Hot Boyz Missy Misdemeanor Elliot feat. Nas, Eve, QTip 2. Tootsee Roll 69 Boyz 1. Thrift Shop Macklemore Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
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