50 Years Of Hip Hop: The Rankdown Part 3 (COMPLETE)

[Soulsista]

Now on to part 3 of this series, which will cover the 2000s decade. There are 100 songs waiting for you to be ranked, and here they are:

2Pac feat. Nas & J. Phoenix - Thugz Mansion
50 Cent - In Da Club
504 Boyz - Wobble Wobble
Beanie Sigel & Freeway - Roc The Mic
Big L - Flamboyant
Big Tymers - Still Fly
Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy
Black Eyed Peas feat. Macy Gray - Request + Line
Bone Crusher feat. T.I. & Killer Mike - Never Scared
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feat. Akon - I Tried
Bow Wow feat. Xscape - Bounce With Me
Bubba Sparxxx - Ugly
Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck
Cam'ron feat. Juelz Santana - Oh Boy
Cassidy - I'm a Hustla
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone - Ridin'
Chingy - Right Thurr
Clipse - Grindin'
Common - Testify
D12 - Purple Pills
Da Brat feat. Tyrese - What'chu Like
Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Peanut & Charlay - Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
DJ Khaled - Holla At Me
DMX feat. Faith Evans - I Miss You
Drake - Forever
E-40 feat. T-Pain & Kandi - U And Dat
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Erick Sermon feat. Marvin Gaye - Music
Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Fabolous feat. Nate Dogg - Can't Deny It
Fat Joe feat. Ashanti - What's Luv?
Field Mob - Sick Of Being Lonely
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - Low
G-Unit feat. Joe - Wanna Get To Know You
The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
Ghostface Killah feat. Ne-Yo - Back Like That
Gucci Mane feat. Plies - Wasted
Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay
J-Kwon - Tipsy
Ja Rule feat. Ashanti - Always On Time
Jadakiss feat. Anthony Hamilton - Why
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Jeezy feat. Akon - Soul Survivor
Jermaine Dupri feat. Ludacris - Welcome To Atlanta
Jim Jones - We Fly High
Juelz Santana - There It Go (The Whistle Song)
Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim - Slow Motion
Kanye West - Through The Fire
Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz feat. Yin Yang Twins - Get Low
Lil Kim feat. Mr. Cheeks - The Jump Off
Lil Wayne - A Milli
Lil Zane feat. 112 - Callin' Me
LL Cool J - Headsprung
Lloyd Banks - On Fire
Ludacris feat. Pharrell - Southern Hospitality
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Superstar
Mase - Breathe, Stretch , Shake
Master P - Souljas
Memphis Bleek feat. Jay-Z, Twista & Missy Elliott - Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)
Method Man & Redman - Part II
Mike Jones feat. Slim Thug & Paul Wall - Still Tippin'
Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch feat. Nate Dogg - Oh No
Mr. Cheeks - Lights, Camera, Action!
Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
N.O.R.E. - Nothin'
Nas feat. will.i.am - Hip Hop Is Dead
Nelly - (Hot S**t) Country Grammar
The Notorious B.I.G. - Nasty Girl
Outkast - B.O.B.
P. Diddy - I Need a Girl (Part 2)
Paul Wall - Girl
Petey deleted - Raise Up
Pitbull feat. Lil Jon - Krazy
Plies feat. T-Pain - Shawty
Rick Ross feat. T-Pain - The Boss
Sean Paul - Gimme The Light
Shawnna - Gettin' Some
Shop Boyz - Party Like a Rockstar
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell - Drop It Like It's Hot
Soulja Boy - Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Styles - Good Times
Swizz Beatz - Money In The Bank
T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life
Talib Kweli - Get By
Terror Squad - Lean Back
Three 6 Mafia - It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp
Trick Daddy - I'm a Thug
Trina feat. Kelly Rowland - Here We Go
Twista - Overnight Celebrity
Waka Flocka Flame - O Let's Do It
Webbie feat. Lil Phat & Lil Boosie - Independent
Will Smith - Switch
Xzibit - X
Ying Yang Twins - Whistle While You Twurk
Young Buck - Shorty Wanna Ride
YoungBloodz feat. Lil Jon - Damn!
Yung Berg - Sexy Lady
Yung Joc feat. Nitti - It's Goin' Down


YouTube Playlist

Spotify Playlist:


"Holla At Me" isn't available on Spotify, but is in the YouTube playlist.
"Request + Line" and "Empire Strikes Back" are together on Spotify, but we're only ranking "Request + Line".


Final rankings will use an inverse point system.

You may rank whichever version (remix, single edit, etc.) you prefer.

Submissions are tentatively due June 30.


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[312999]

What an amazing list. Most of these were my childhood songs growing up. I’m sure I may even like some songs in my 80s.

[Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast]

I don’t think anything on this list comes close to the top stuff from the last list. That being said, this stuff was my childhood, so I’m in. This will be easy.

[beyoncelover]

Oooh yesss, I'm so excited for the 2000s edition of this game!

These are the songs I grew up on so I love, really like or really familiar with most of these songs! This will be alot of fun to relive through and relisten to!

[Private Dancer]

I'm so glad to see Here We Go Again on here! Trina ate that song up with Kelly's heavenly vocals.

[American Idiot]

I don't know 90% of these songs by name as I was in high school/college in the 00's and was strictly only into rock back then.

Should be fun though to hear probably a lot of good stuff that I ignored.

[singingrulebritannia]

Oof, no MF DOOM, CunninLynguists, Aesop Rock, Masta Ace, El-P, Del the Funky Homosapien, J Dilla, Madlib, Brother Ali, Atmosphere, Mac Dre, Devin the Dude, "Ante Up", M.I.A., Gorillaz? It's struggle season for the backpackers
I was also expecting "Int'l Players Anthem" to be here after UGK wasn't in the 90s rankdown, so that's disappointing.

Well, I guess the focus on the biggest chart hits makes it easier to see how high 1990s mainstream rap set the bar for every other decade. Not like the 2000s were a bad period, but I just doubt the best stuff will rise to the top as often as it did in the 90s ever again.

[Soulsista]

I'll admit it wasn't easy putting this list together. But I will also say that this series will not end with part 4 which will cover the 2010s to the present. There will be a part 5 with some of the songs and artists that have been left out so far, maybe even a part 6.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

This song peaked at #2 on the rap chart, #11 on the R&B chart, and #26 on the Hot 100.

Oochie Wally - Nas & Bravehearts

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The biggest hit for the son of Master P topped the rap and R&B charts and peaked at #3 on the Hot 100. Samples "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 and features Ms Peaches.

My Baby - Romeo

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This song peaked at #10 rap and #48 R&B.

Candy - Foxy Brown feat. Kelis

[312999]

I know that Oochie Wally is hated but I can’t help love it. It’s a huge guilty pleasure, and for me it’s one of those so bad songs that it’s good.

[beyoncelover]

May 27, 2023 11:20:55 GMT -5 312999 said:

I know that Oochie Wally is hated but I can’t help love it. It’s a huge guilty pleasure, and for me it’s one of those so bad songs that it’s good.

Lmaoo same. I actually do love that song and think it's a jam.


"My Baby" is fun and cute. Though I liked "True Love" more from Lil' Romeo.

[B-Boy]

I don't think a lot of people know that "Oochie Wally" didn't originally feature Nas. He jumped on it for commercial purposes, yet he had the weakest verse. Hearing the explicit version as an adult is shocking and hilarious.

[Soulsista]

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[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Her debut single peaked at #12 on the rap chart and #20 on the R&B chart.

My Neck, My Back (Lick It) - Khia

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This song peaked #6 rap and #41 R&B.

All Good? - De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan

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The biggest hit for this group formed by former boxer Roy Jones Jr. peaked at #25 on the rap chart and #30 on the R&B chart. The remix features YoungBloodz.

I Smoke, I Drank - Body Head Bangerz

[312999]

I loved Can't Be Touched and Body Head Anthem by Roy Jones. I hadn't heard Body Head Bangerz before but this sounds great too!

[anthony11554]

to me, this is more fun to do cause it's not just a list of loved songs that you know will make the top 10.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

His first charted single in the US peaked at #10 on the rap chart, #37 on the R&B chart, and #32 on the Hot 100. Features uncredited vocals by Glory.

Gasolina - Daddy Yankee

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His breakthrough hit peaked at #10 rap, #54 R&B, and #7 on the Hot 100, and hit #1 in New Zealand. Features Frankie J.

Suga Suga - Baby Bash

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Their biggest hit peaked at #3 on the rap chart, #9 on the R&B chart, and #13 on the Hot 100. Features Young Buck and the duo 8Ball & MJG, and samples "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold" by Willie Hutch.

Stay Fly - Three 6 Mafia

[312999]

3 amazing songs that would have all been in my top 10/top 20. Yes including Gasolina, which is a huge guilty pleasure.

[beyoncelover]

Oooh lots of extras I like or love here. I like all of the following:

My Neck, My Back (Lick It) - Khia
Gasolina - Daddy Yankee
Suga Suga - Baby Bash
Stay Fly - Three 6 Mafia

[beyoncelover]

And I also sent my list. Lots of great songs and it was fun re-living and relistening to a lot of these songs. Some artists did have other songs I would have preferred than the ones chosen but hope to see some of those songs in future editions of this game.

A few songs I forgot by name but then remembered. It was fun revisiting those.

And then OMGG my #100. That is one of my all-time least favorite songs, so fingers crossed it shows up in the bottom 10.

But all in all, this was really fun. I can't wait to see how the reveals go.

[Soulsista]

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[Jay D83]

Oh I'm definitely doing this one! Too many jams at the beginning of the millennium. Yassss!!!

[Deleted]

I’ll give this one a shot

[CF15]

I'll try to do it. Very polarizing list; some of my favourites and some of my least favourites the genre has to offer are both in here, lol.

[singingrulebritannia]

I would've ranked "Stay Fly" way higher than I'm going to rank "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp"

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The debut single for this teenage rapper from St. Louis peaked at #6 on the rap chart, #16 on the R&B chart, and #7 on the Hot 100. Samples the children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low?", which takes its melody from the minstrel show song "Turkey In The Straw".

Chain Hang Low - Jibbs

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This song peaked at #14 rap and #25 R&B.

Zoom - Lil Boosie feat. Yung Joc

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His breakthrough single peaked at #8 on the rap chart, #10 on the R&B chart, and #29 on the Hot 100.

No Problem - Lil Scrappy

[312999]

Chain Hang Low is a guilty pleasure that would have been decently high for me like top 30 maybe.

[Soulsista]

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[zippy]

When I’m thinking about reveals and which songs will be highest and lowest on this list, here’s one thing that comes into mind: I bet someone would rank the snap/crunk tracks above “B.O.B.”

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

This is a remix of a Tupac song that was released under the Makaveli name. It peaked at #18 on the rap chart and #33 on the R&B chart, and is a diss track aimed at Ja Rule and Irv Gotti.

Hail Mary 2003 - Eminem, 50 Cent & Busta Rhymes

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The second single by this record label topped the rap chart and peaked at #2 on the R&B and Hot 100 charts.

BedRock - Young Money feat. Lloyd

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The first charted single by this group from Kentucky peaked at #15 on the rap chart and #18 on the Hot 100. Features vocals by Jazze Pha.

Awnaw - Nappy Roots