HIP-HOP's 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS. This post: #40-31. Continues tomorrow.
 

HIP - HOP

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS 

Today, hip-hop sounds dominate popular music. For many years the genre was dismissed and –justifiably- criticized for its homophobic and misogynistic lyrics. This countdown looks back on the seminal rap songs that helped establish the new genre within the mainstream and the key songs in hip-hop’s evolution. These are the 100 that matter most, from early rap tracks and gangsta rap to the Oscar winners.

40 THE REAL SLIM SHADY

Eminem

39 THRIFT SHOP 
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

 featuring Wanz

38 GHETTO GOSPEL

2Pac featuring Elton John

37 LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX

Salt-N-Pepa

36 TENNESSEE

Arrested Development

35 KILLING ME SOFTLY

Fugees

34 INFORMER

Snow

33 MS. JACKSON

Outkast

32 WHITE LINES (DON’T DO IT)

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

31 DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE

Public Enemy

Check out the Caffé Latté 100 Essential Hip-Hop Songs playlist on spotify as new songs are added to coincide with each new update on this blog.

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