Top Rap Songs of All Time

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When hip-hop first started in the 70s, most people said that it's just a fad and will go away soon. Three decades filled with stars like grandmaster Flash, Rakim, Tupac and Eminem, it gets crazy trying to separate the best from the rest. This list guarantees to get you time-traveling through the best of all the rap artists there are.

Rap has always been a hit with Afro-Americans. Now, with names like Eminem, Fort Minor, Ludacris and 50 Cent giving some really great rap songs, rap music has cut across this race barrier and is a very popular music genre worldwide. Initially considered as just a fad, rap music has come a long way since 1970s, when this genre first gained popularity.

Some of the best rappers have given such great music that they really deserve a place in the list of the greatest rap musicians. However, considering the quality of songs that have been produced by the rap music industry, to come up with top 10 songs can be quite a task. Nevertheless, here is a carefully selected list of rap songs.

10 Most Popular Rap Songs

Here are the biggest rap songs according to public opinion.

♫ C.R.E.A.M. Wu-Tang Clan Short for Cash Rules Everything Around Me, it is the most famous song by the group. ♫ Changes Tupac This was Tupac's song on how the situation of poverty just never seems to change.

♫ I Used To Love H.E.R. Common The realism in this track just can't be emulated by anyone else. By far one of the best rap songs ever made. ♫ Dear Mama Tupac One of the most amazing son-to-mother songs, not just in rap alone, but over all of music. Very emotional stuff.

♫ Lose Yourself Eminem You won't find a more inspirational rap song than this. It fits perfectly into the movie 8 Mile. It's one of the biggest reasons why Eminem is famous. ♫ Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg This was the Doctor's 1 st song off his debut solo album. It ranked 2 nd on the Billboard Hot 100 and will still top a lot of what is made today.

♫ One Mic Nas You can make out the influence of Phil Collins in this song. This song was a successful experiment with changing vocal volume in a rap song. ♫ Regulate Warren G and Nate Dogg This is the song that Nate Dogg blew up with. The background is a great rags-to-riches story, where Nate recorded his piece in the songs in his run down apartment closet.

♫ Stan Eminem A dark song with a simple message: don't deify an artist so much that it consumes your life. Just enjoy the music. It's based on "Thank You" by Dido, who played Stan's wife in the video.

♫ The Message Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five You can feel Grandmaster Flash's strength flowing through this slow number. It's another great example of just how observant he was about his surroundings.

Other Great Rap Songs

Your rap experience will not be complete until you listen to these songs. There are lot of popular as well as some underground artists that have defined the genre.

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