WTOP is an institution of sorts here in DC, relied upon mostly for their up to the minute nonstop traffic updates (traffic BLOWS in DC in case you didn't know)

Today they published a list of the Top 100 Hip-Hop songs ever, which is kind out of a surprise from them but I stumbled across it and wanted to share. I can't front, I actually think this is a pretty solid list - definitely one of the more eclectic ones you'll see out there. Thoughts?

http://wtop.com/entertainment/2015/08/best-hip-hop-songs/slide/1/


100. Kid ‘n Play — “Rollin’ With Kid N Play”

99. Yo-Yo — “Can’t Play with my Yo-Yo”

98. Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) – “Definition”

97. Chubb Rock — “Treat ‘Em Right”

96. Busta Rhymes — “Woo-Ha! Got You All In Check”

95. Ol’ Dirty Bastard — “Brooklyn Zoo”

94. J.J. Fad — “Supersonic”

93. MC Lyte — “Paper Thin”

92. Wyclef Jean ft. Refugee All Stars — “We Tryin’ to Stay Alive”

91. Big Punisher ft. Joe — “Still Not A Player”



90. Master P ft. Silk, Fiend, Mia-x and Mystical — “Make ‘Em Say Ugh”

89. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins — “Get Low”

88. Craig Mack, Rampage, Notorious BIG, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes — “Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)”

87. Eric B and Rakim — “Don’t Sweat the Technique”

86. Heavy D. and the Boyz — “Now That We Found Love”

85. DMX — “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”

84. Ice T — “Colors”

83. Lil’ Wayne ft. Juvenile, BG — “Tha Block Is Hot”

82. A Tribe Called Quest — “Check the Rhime”

81. Method Man ft. Mary J. Blige — “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get By”



80. Geto Boys — “Mind Playing Tricks On Me”

79. Ludacris ft. Shawna — “What’s Your Fantasy”

78. Puff Daddy, Mase, Notorious B.I.G. – “Mo Money, Mo Problems”

77. Black Sheep — “The Choice Is Yours”

76. Three 6 Mafia ft. Paula Campbell — “Hard Out Here For A Pimp”

75. Common — “I Used to Love H.E.R.”

74. UTFO — “Roxanne Roxanne”

73. Jay-Z — “Hard Knock Life” (Ghetto Anthem)”

72. 3(rd) Bass — “Pop Goes the Weasel”

71. Outkast — “B.O.B.”



70. Beastie Boys — “So What’chu Want”

69. 2 Live Crew — “Me So Horny”

68. Run-DMC — “It’s Like That”

67. EPMD — “You Gots To Chill”

66. Whodini — “Freaks Come Out at Night”

65. Funky 4 + 1 — “That’s the Joint”

64. The Roots — “The Next Movement”

63. Coolio — “Gangsta’s Paradise”

62. Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love — “Ladies First”

61. Pete Rock & CL Smooth — “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y)”



60. Notorious B.I.G. – “Big Poppa”

59. Lil’ Kim ft. Lil’ Cease — “Crush on You”

58. Jay-Z — “99 Problems”

57. Slick Rick — “Children’s Story”

56. Kanye West — “Jesus Walks”

55. L.L. Cool J — “I Need Love”

54. 2 Pac & Dr. Dre — “California Love”

53. Big Daddy Kane — “Ain’t No Half Steppin”

52. Digable Planets — “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”

51. Roxanne Shante — “Roxanne’s Revenge”



50. Puff Daddy ft. Notorious B.I.G., Lil’ Kim and The Lox — “It’s All About The Benjamins”

49. Ice Cube — “It Was A Good Day”

48. Tone-Loc — “Wild Thing”

47. Kool Moe Dee — “How Ya Like Me Now”

46. Arrested Development — “Tennessee”

45. Cypress Hill — “Insane In The Brain”

44. Eminem — “Stan”

43. Mobb Deep — “Shook Ones Part II”

42. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince — “Summertime”

41. Warren G ft. Nate Dogg — “Regulate”



40. Nelly — “Hot In Herre”

39. 50 Cent — “In Da Club”

38. Missy Elliott — “Get Ur Freak On”

37. Sir Mix-A-Lot — “Baby Got Back”

36. Boogie Down Productions — “South Bronx”

35. Nas — “One Love”

34. Dr. Dre ft. Eminem — “Forgot About Dre”

33. Young MC — “Bust A Move”

32. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony — “Tha Crossroads”

31. Naughty By Nature — “OPP”



30. Kurtis Blow — “The Breaks”

29. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew — “The Show”

28. Snoop Doggy Dogg — “Gin and Juice”

27. Biz Markie — “Just A Friend”

26. Audio Two — “Top Billin”

25. MC Hammer — “U Can’t Touch This”

24. A Tribe Called Quest — “Scenario”

23. Eric B and Rakim — “Paid in Full”

22. House Of Pain — “Jump Around”

21. Beastie Boys — “Paul Revere”



20. Outkast — “Hey Ya”

19. De La Soul — “Me, Myself, And I”

18. L.L. Cool J — “Mama Said Knock You Out”

17. Digital Underground — “The Humpty Dance”

16. Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys — “Empire State of Mind”

15. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock — “It Takes Two”

14. Salt-N-Pepa — “Push It”

13. Eminem — “Lose Yourself”

12. Marley Marl — “The Symphony”

11. Wu-Tang Clan — “C.R.E.A.M.”



10. 2 Pac — “Keep Ya Head Up”

9. Notorious B.I.G. – “Juicy”

8. Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew — “La Di Da Di”

7. Run-DMC ft. Aerosmith — “Walk This Way”

6. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg — “Nuthin But A ‘G’ Thang”

5. Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force — “Planet Rock”

4. N.W.A. – “Straight Outta Compton”

3. Public Enemy — “Fight The Power”

2. Sugarhill Gang — “Rapper’s Delight”

1. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five — “The Message”