50 Years Of Hip Hop: The Rankdown Part 2 (COMPLETE)

[Soulsista]

The Top 50:

2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up
Big Pun feat. Joe - Still Not a Player
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.
Coolio - Fantastic Voyage
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear
Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain
Da Brat - Funkdafied
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
DMX - Ruff Ryders Anthem
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E.
Eric B. & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique
Fugees - Fu-Gee-La
Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me
Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy
House Of Pain - Jump Around
Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day
Jay-Z feat. Ja Rule & Amil - Can I Get A...
Juvenile feat. Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh - Back That Azz Up
Kris Kross - Jump
The L.O.X. feat. DMX & Lil Kim - Money, Power, Respect
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lil Kim feat. Lil Cease - Crush On You (Remix)
LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Mobb Deep feat. Lil Kim - Quiet Storm
Nas feat. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)
Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis - Got Your Money
Onyx - Slam
Outkast - Rosa Parks
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
Pras Michel feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya - Ghetto Supastar
Puff Daddy & The Family - It's All About The Benjamins
Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
The Roots feat. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
Salt-N-Pepa feat. En Vogue - Whatta Man
Snoop Dogg - Gin And Juice
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker
Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.


More reveals coming on Monday!

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[B-Boy]

I'm still floored that Noreaga didn't know Tammy Lucas did the hook on "Superthug".

Nice to see "I Got A Man" make it this far.

[312999]

Closeness Stats 100-51

1. 13.46 - rowellfarm490
2. 13.74 - emerald
3. 14.36 - newpower
4. 14.7 - singingrulebritannia
5. 15 - BB🌕
6. 15.12 - willapted33
7. 15.84 - @crapkuki23
8. 16.9 - Soulsista
9. 17.02 - dremolus - solarpunk
10. 18.7 - American Idiot
11. 19.46 - Ivy Leegue™
12. 19.56 - SHOOTER
13. 21.56 - wyckyd
14. 21.66 - ilikemilk
15. 22.54 - B-Boy
16. 23.76 - beyoncelover
17. 24.26 - 312999
18. 25.88 - 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲
19. 26.04 - jtd Thee Stallion

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Guilty Conscience and Feel So Good definitely overstayed their welcome. A shame Crossover and I'll Be missed the top half, they were surprisingly great

[Ivy Leegue™]

May 12, 2023 12:23:12 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

57. Crossover - EPMD

Can't believe this lasted longer than actually iconic and memorable songs OR that it was EPMD's biggest hit! I had literally never heard this song before the rankdown and I didn't even listen to the whole thing. You Gots To Chill and Strictly Business were much more impactful, IMO.

I still can't believe the Goodie Mob song is in the Top 50! Wow.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The debut single and biggest hit for this rapper from Cleveland topped the rap chart and peaked at #16 on the R&B chart and #21 on the Hot 100. Samples "The Bridge Is Over" by Boogie Down Productions and "Let The Words Flow" by Chill Rob G.

Oochie Coochie - MC Brains

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The biggest hit for this group from New Jersey peaked at #4 rap and #17 R&B.

Rock Dis Funky Joint - Poor Righteous Teachers

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The biggest hit for this NBA legend peaked at #3 on the rap chart, #20 on the R&B chart, and #35 on the Hot 100. Samples "It's My Thing" by EPMD and "Large Professor" by Main Source.

(I Know I Got) Skillz - Shaquille O'Neal feat. Def Jef

[singingrulebritannia]

May 13, 2023 9:54:00 GMT -5 Ivy Leegue™ said:

I still can't believe the Goodie Mob song is in the Top 50! Wow.

Would've been a crime if it wasn't. Frankly, "Cell Therapy" deserves top 20, but I'm not expecting that to happen.

[Deleted]

Oh Shaq would’ve been SOMETHING on this RD

[Ivy Leegue™]

May 13, 2023 11:32:25 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

May 13, 2023 9:54:00 GMT -5 Ivy Leegue™ said:

I still can't believe the Goodie Mob song is in the Top 50! Wow.

Would've been a crime if it wasn't. Frankly, "Cell Therapy" deserves top 20, but I'm not expecting that to happen.

Never got into them growing up and I didn't even listen to that song in full. Bottom of the barrel for me.

[Soulsista]

Reminder that reveals will resume tomorrow!

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[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The biggest hit for this LA rapper peaked at #3 on the rap chart, #19 on the R&B chart, and #26 on the Hot 100. Samples "Love T.K.O." by Teddy Pendergrass.

Back In The Day - Ahmad

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This song topped the rap chart and peaked at #9 R&B and #21 on the Hot 100.

4, 5, 6 - Solé feat. JT Money & Kandi

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The first single by this duo consisting of Mos Def and Talib Kweli peaked at #3 on the rap chart and #31 on the R&B chart. Samples "The P Is Free" by Boogie Down Productions and interpolates another BDP song, "Stop The Violence".

Definition - Black Star

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Dang. Would've loved to rank Black Star

[Soulsista]

You may still get that chance.

[Soulsista]

And we're back with more reveals!

Kicking things off today is a song that has nine top half rankings and three bottom 20s.

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[Soulsista]

50. Slam - Onyx

Onyx was formed in the South Jamaica section of Queens by Fredro Starr (Fred Scruggs Jr.), Sonny Seeza (Tyrone Taylor), and Big DS (Marlon Fletcher). They signed with Profile Records and released their debut single. The trio then met Jam Master Jay, who asked them to record a demo. With the addition of Fredro's cousin Kirk Jones, who took on the name Sticky Fingaz, then finished the demo and signed with Jam Master Jay Records. Their breakthrough single, 1993's "Slam", topped the rap chart, peaked at #11 on the R&B chart and #4 on the Hot 100, and is certified platinum. It's been sampled numerous times since its release.

Big DS passed away in 2003 after a battle with lymphatic cancer.


Points: 916
Average: 52.79
Standard Deviation: 20.195 (34th lowest)

jtd Thee Stallion - 24
singingrulebritannia - 28

American Idiot - 31
wyckyd - 32
@crapkuki23 - 34
rowellfarm490 - 37
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 39
Soulsista - 40

Ivy Leegue™ - 49

BB🌕 - 54
beyoncelover - 58
SHOOTER - 59

willapted33 - 62
newpower - 63
emerald - 65

312999 - 71

dremolus - solarpunk - 81
B-Boy - 86
ilikemilk - 90

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


Someone will lose a Top 20 with the next reveal. There will also be two perfect rankings, and this is the first song where nobody loses a bottom 20.

[Soulsista]

49. Vivrant Thing - Q-Tip

Born in Harlem, Jonathan Davis got his start as a member of A Tribe Called Quest and childhood friend Phife Dawg, high school friend Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Jarobi White. Q-Tip pursued a solo career after the group's breakup. His 1999 single "Vivrant Thing" topped the R&B airplay chart and peaked at #10 on the rap chart, #7 on the main R&B chart, and #26 on the Hot 100. Samples "I Wanna Stay" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra.

After converting to Islam in the '90s, Q-Tip changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed.


Points: 928
Average: 52.16
Standard Deviation: 15.844 (16th lowest)

dremolus - solarpunk - 14

SHOOTER - 27

jtd Thee Stallion - 31

beyoncelover - 43
ilikemilk - 43
singingrulebritannia - 47
American Idiot - 49
newpower - 49
Soulsista - 50

BB🌕 - 56
312999 - 57
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 57
rowellfarm490 - 60

emerald - 64
B-Boy - 64
Ivy Leegue™ - 64
wyckyd - 67

willapted33 - 74
@crapkuki23 - 75

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


Another Top 20 goes down with the next reveal. Four others will be losing a bottom 20.

[Deleted]

Love me some Q-Tip Tribe, but this modern production did not suit him IMO

[Soulsista]

48. Money, Power, Respect - The L.O.X. feat. DMX & Lil Kim

Formed in Yonkers, New York, The L.O.X. consists of Jadakiss (Jason Phillips), Styles P (David Styles), and Sheek Louch (Sean Jacobs). They got together in high school as the Bomb Squad and later appeared on the Main Source song "Set It Off". The group later changed their name to the Warlox and made a demo tape. That demo wound up in the hands of Mary J. Blige, who passed it on to Sean "Puffy" Combs. Puffy signed them to Bad Boy Records, and they changed their name again to The L.O.X. Their biggest hit, 1998's "Money, Power, Respect", was a rap charttopper and also peaked at #8 on the R&B chart and #17 on the Hot 100. Featuring DMX and Lil Kim, the song samples "New Beginning" by Dexter Wansel.


Points: 929
Average: 52.11
Standard Deviation: 22.548 (47th highest)

Ivy Leegue™ - 17

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 27
American Idiot - 27
jtd Thee Stallion - 27

B-Boy - 32
newpower - 33
Soulsista - 37
SHOOTER - 38

312999 - 45

emerald - 56
beyoncelover - 57
dremolus - solarpunk - 60

rowellfarm490 - 61
willapted33 - 68
ilikemilk - 70

wyckyd - 81
BB🌕 - 82
singingrulebritannia - 85
@crapkuki23 - 87

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


A Top 5 will be lost with the next reveal. Someone else will shed a bottom 20.

[Soulsista]

47. Jump - Kris Kross

Kris Kross was formed in Atlanta by Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Robinson. They were discovered by Jermaine Dupri and signed with Ruffhouse Records. Their debut single "Jump" was released in 1992. It was an international smash, topping the charts in seven countries and hitting the Top 10 in many more. In the US, it topped the rap and Hot 100 charts and peaked at #2 on the R&B chart, and is certified double platinum. Samples "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5, "Funky Worm" by The Ohio Players, "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers, "How Could I Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill, "Escape-ism" by James Brown, "Saturday Night" by Schoolly D, and "O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature.

Mac Daddy died in 2013 from a drug overdose. According to a toxicology report he had cocaine and heroin in his system.


Points: 939
Average: 51.58
Standard Deviation: 24.245 (30th highest)

beyoncelover - 5

312999 - 11
Soulsista - 20

emerald - 27

ilikemilk - 32
Ivy Leegue™ - 34

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 43
@crapkuki23 - 48

B-Boy - 55
BB🌕 - 55

SHOOTER - 62
wyckyd - 65
singingrulebritannia - 67

rowellfarm490 - 71
willapted33 - 72
dremolus - solarpunk - 73
newpower - 73
American Idiot - 77

jtd Thee Stallion - 90

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


The next reveal will see another Top 5 go down. Someone else will lose a bottom 5.

[Soulsista]

46. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common

Born and raised in Chicago, Lonnie Lynn got his start as part of a rap group while in high school, opening for the likes of N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane. He later went solo using the name Common Sense. His 1994 single "I Used To Love H.E.R." peaked at #31 on the rap chart and #91 on the R&B chart, and is generally considered one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time. The acronym H.E.R. stands for "Hip Hop In Its Essence Is Real". Samples "The Changing World" by George Benson.

The song criticizes the direction hip hop was taking, comparing it to the degradation of a woman and referencing West Coast rap. This led to a years long feud with Westside Connection, which ended after a meeting with Louis Farrakhan.

Common Sense was forced to shorten his name to Common after being sued by a reggae band from California with the same name.


Points: 951
Average: 50.95
Standard Deviation: 26.459 (15th highest)

wyckyd - 5

@crapkuki23 - 12
ilikemilk - 16
willapted33 - 18

BB🌕 - 29

emerald - 42
Ivy Leegue™ - 43
rowellfarm490 - 44
American Idiot - 45
dremolus - solarpunk - 49

Soulsista - 60

singingrulebritannia - 61
B-Boy - 61
SHOOTER - 68

jtd Thee Stallion - 75

312999 - 81
beyoncelover - 81
newpower - 82

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 96

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


More reveals later today, starting with a song that has a Top 5 and three bottom 20s.

[Deleted]

This feels like one of the best written of all these songs, it has no business being this low

[singingrulebritannia]

Unfortunately I've always felt IUTLHER was kind of condescending, and IMO Common's best work was in the 2000s on Like Water For Chocolate and Be.

[Soulsista]

45. It's All About The Benjamins - Puff Daddy & The Family

Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, Sean Combs got his start as an intern at Uptown Records, working his way up to talent director. He was later fired from Uptown and started his own label Bad Boy Records, signing acts like Faith Evans, 112, Total, and The Notorious B.I.G. As a rapper he released his debut album No Way Out in 1997. The single "It's All About The Benjamins" originally appeared DJ Clue's mixtape Holiday Holdup and only featured The L.O.X. The version on No Way Out is a remix with additional verses by The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Kim and an uncredited vocal arrangement by Missy Elliott. It charted in the US as a double-sided single with "Been Around The World", topping the rap chart and peaking at #7 on the R&B chart and #2 on the Hot 100. The song samples "I Did It For Love" by Love Unlimited and "It's Great To Be Here" by The Jackson 5.


Points: 968
Average: 50.05
Standard Deviation: 25.789 (16th highest)

Ivy Leegue™ - 5

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 14
jtd Thee Stallion - 20

dremolus - solarpunk - 22
SHOOTER - 26
wyckyd - 30

beyoncelover - 36

B-Boy - 42
American Idiot - 43

newpower - 51
singingrulebritannia - 60

willapted33 - 63
rowellfarm490 - 65
BB🌕 - 69

Soulsista - 78
ilikemilk - 80

emerald - 81
@crapkuki23 - 82
312999 - 84

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


The next reveal has the 3rd highest SD. Three Top 20s will be lost, along with two bottom 10s.

[312999]

Overstayed IMO.

[Soulsista]

44. Cell Therapy - Goodie Mob

From Atlanta, Goodie Mob consists of Big Gipp (Cameron Gipp), Khujo (Willie Knighton Jr.), CeeLo Green (Thomas Callaway), and T-Mo (Robert Barnett). Their debut single "Cell Therapy" was released in 1995. It peaked at #1 on the rap chart, #17 on the R&B chart, and #39 on the Hot 100.


Points: 982
Average: 49.32
Standard Deviation: 29.225 (3rd highest)

singingrulebritannia - 11
rowellfarm490 - 14
willapted33 - 20

BB🌕 - 22
@crapkuki23 - 25
newpower - 25

312999 - 32
wyckyd - 33
ilikemilk - 36
emerald - 38

SHOOTER - 45

American Idiot - 56

B-Boy - 63
jtd Thee Stallion - 68

Soulsista - 83
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 83
dremolus - solarpunk - 89

beyoncelover - 95
Ivy Leegue™ - 99

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


Another Top 20 goes down with the next reveal. Two others will lose a bottom 10.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Boo!! Not the Benjamins!! Brings back great memories of my childhood, especially 4th grade.

[Ivy Leegue™]

FINALLY. And LMFAOOOOOOO at Benjamins being done soo dirty.

[singingrulebritannia]

Ivy Leegue™ We pray you have made it up to the South by putting OutKast, Geto Boys, and Juvenile where they belong?

[Soulsista]

43. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground

Digital Underground was formed in Oakland by Shock G (Gregory Jacobs), Chopmaster J (Jimi Dright), and Kenny K (Kenneth Waters). Their breakthrough came in 1990 with the release of "The Humpty Dance". This rap charttopper also peaked at #7 on the R&B chart and #11 on the Hot 100. It samples "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone and "Theme From The Black Hole" by Parliament, and was sampled in numerous songs since its release.

Fun fact: Tupac got his start as a member of Digital Underground.

Shock G passed away in 2021 from an accidental overdose. Kenny K died in 1994 from kidney failure.


Points: 986
Average: 49.11
Standard Deviation: 20.926 (42nd lowest)

wyckyd - 17

@crapkuki23 - 24
singingrulebritannia - 25
dremolus - solarpunk - 30

Soulsista - 35
B-Boy - 35
BB🌕 - 35
rowellfarm490 - 39

jtd Thee Stallion - 42
emerald - 49

ilikemilk - 53
beyoncelover - 55
Ivy Leegue™ - 55

312999 - 62
American Idiot - 64
willapted33 - 64
SHOOTER - 67

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 91
newpower - 91

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


We break the 1000-point mark with a song that will see three people lose a Top 20. Two bottom 10s will also go away.

[Soulsista]

42. Insane In The Brain - Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill was formed in South Gate, California by brothers Sen Dog (Senen Reyes) and Mellow Man Ace (Ulpiano Reyes), DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud), and B-Real (Louis Freese), and were originally known as DVX (which stood for Devastating Vocal Excellence). After Mellow Man Ace left for a solo career, the group changed its name to Cypress Hill, a street name in South Gate. Their biggest hit came in 1993 with the release of "Insane In The Brain". It topped the rap chart and peaked at #27 on the R&B chart and #19 on the Hot 100. Samples "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey, "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud" by James Brown, "Life" by Sly & The Family Stone, "Boom By By" by Buju Banton, "All Over The World (La La)" by The Youngbloods, and three of their own songs, "Hole In The Head", "How I Could Just Kill a Man", and the Prince Paul Mix of "Latin Lingo".

It's been widely speculated that the song also contains the sample of a horse from Mel & Tim's "Good Guys Only Win In The Movies", by DJ Muggs has refuted that claim, first saying that it came from a blues guitar, then later saying that it came from a horn. He also admits his memory is clouded due to smoking weed while making the song.

B-Real says that "Insane In The Brain" is a diss track toward Chubb Rock.


Points: 1005
Average: 48.11
Standard Deviation: 24.955 (24th highest)

newpower - 13
ilikemilk - 14
312999 - 16

singingrulebritannia - 30

willapted33 - 32
rowellfarm490 - 33
@crapkuki23 - 35
BB🌕 - 36
emerald - 37

wyckyd - 43
beyoncelover- 46
Ivy Leegue™ - 48

American Idiot - 60

dremolus - solarpunk - 66
SHOOTER - 66

B-Boy - 72
Soulsista - 80

jtd Thee Stallion - 92
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 95

Observing
khan
CF15
mamooshka


Someone will lose a Top 10 with the next reveal. Nine others will lose a bottom half ranking.