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

[Soulsista]

35. Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain

Born in Miami Gardens, Florida, Tramar Dillard started out as a member of a group called GroundHoggz. Rapper Fresh Kid Ice, formerly of 2 Live Crew, later took him under his wing. He eventually landed a record deal with Poe Boy Entertainment which was distributed by Atlantic, and in 2007 released his debut single "Low". Featuring T-Pain, it topped the rap and Hot 100 charts, peaked at #9 on the R&B chart, finished as Billboard's top single for 2008, and was the top-selling digital single of the 2000s decade. The song also hit #1 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, and appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets.


Points: 944
Average: 42.00
Standard Deviation: 24.644 (34th highest)

beyoncelover - 3

American Idiot - 15
ilikemilk - 16

Ivy Leegue™ - 24

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 32
willapted33 - 32
Soulsista - 33
312999 - 35
dremolus - solarpunk - 38
rowellfarm490 - 40

BB🌕 - 44

singingrulebritannia - 55
jtd Thee Stallion - 56

aerodynamite - 76

B-Boy - 83
SHOOTER - 90


Three Top 20s will be lost with the next reveal. Six people will lose a bottom half ranking.

[Soulsista]

34. Good Times - Styles

Born in the Corona section of Queens, David Styles rose to prominence as a member of The L.O.X., taking on the name Styles P. The group first signed with Bad Boy, but wanted to leave after feeling that the label's image conflicted with their own. It was only after Styles threw a chair at Puffy that they were granted their release, and they signed with Ruff Ryders.

Styles released his solo debut album A Gangster And a Gentleman in 2002. The lead single "Good Times" peaked at #8 on the rap chart, #6 on the R&B chart, and #22 on the Hot 100. An ode to marijuana, it samples "I Get High (On Your Memory)" by Freda Payne.

Not-so-fun fact: Styles supported T**** during his 2020 re-election campaign.


Points: 949
Average: 41.69
Standard Deviation: 21.939 (50th lowest)

dremolus - solarpunk - 11
singingrulebritannia - 18
rowellfarm490 - 20

BB🌕 - 22
SHOOTER - 25
312999 - 27

aerodynamite - 31
willapted33 - 34
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 36

Soulsista - 41

B-Boy - 54

ilikemilk - 63
beyoncelover - 66
American Idiot - 70

Ivy Leegue™ - 74
jtd Thee Stallion - 75


The next reveal has the 3rd highest SD. Three Top 10s will go down, along with a bottom 10.

[Soulsista]

33. Still Tippin' - Mike Jones feat. Slim Thug & Paul Wall

Born in Houston, Michael Jones started out as a member of the group Souf Folk under the name Sache. He later went solo and started his own label Ice Age Entertainment. He soon caught then attention of the label Swishahouse, and in 2004 released the single "Still Tippin'". Featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall, it peaked at #14 on the rap chart and #26 on the Hot 100.

The version on Mike's album Who Is Mike Jones? is actually a remix of the original version that had Mike, Slim Thug, and Chamillionaire. Mike took Chamillionaire out of the song after the two had a falling out, and got Paul Wall to record a verse.

Here's the original version of "Still Tippin'".




Points: 955
Average: 41.31
Standard Deviation: 31.685 (3rd highest)

rowellfarm490 - 5
willapted33 - 8
singingrulebritannia - 10

SHOOTER - 11
American Idiot - 13
BB🌕 - 14
dremolus - solarpunk - 20

aerodynamite - 23

jtd Thee Stallion - 48
B-Boy - 49

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 66
ilikemilk - 66
Ivy Leegue™ - 68

Soulsista - 76

beyoncelover - 89

312999 - 95


Three more Top 10s go down with the next reveal. Six others will get rid of a bottom half ranking.

[312999]

Yea very unpopular opinion but I prefer Back Then over this one.

[singingrulebritannia]

I knew this would be my first top 10 out. Don't know how anyone could rank this bottom 20, though.

[Soulsista]

32. Slow Motion - Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim

"Slow Motion" was released in 2004 from Juvenile's album Juve The Great. Featuring Soulja Slim, it topped the rap and Hot 100 charts and peaked at #2 for R&B. It wasn't intended as such, but it wound up being a tribute to Soulja Slim, who was shot and killed on the front lawn of his mother and stepfather the day before Thanksgiving in 2003.


Points: 959
Average: 41.06
Standard Deviation: 23.884 (41st highest)

312999 - 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 9
jtd Thee Stallion - 10

ilikemilk - 11

SHOOTER - 27

beyoncelover - 31
BB🌕 - 38

singingrulebritannia - 41
B-Boy - 42
rowellfarm490 - 47

aerodynamite - 62
Ivy Leegue™ - 62
willapted33 - 63
dremolus - solarpunk - 64
Soulsista - 70

American Idiot - 76


The next reveal misses the Top 30 by just one point. Someone will lose a Top 5, another will lose a bottom 20.

[beyoncelover]

Jul 18, 2023 21:10:39 GMT -5 312999 said:

Yea very unpopular opinion but I prefer Back Then over this one.

Not too unpopular as I also prefer "Back Then" over this song too.

[312999]

Dang, great song with a great nice beat and flow. It did go a bit further than I expected.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Damn..Slow Motion was my jam and still is. It takes me back to when they played it during pep rallies in my sophomore year in high school.

[Soulsista]

31. Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas feat. will.i.am

"Hip Hop Is Dead" was released in 2006 from Nas' album of the same name. Featuring and produced by will.i.am, it peaked at #25 on the rap chart and #48 on the R&B chart. Samples the Incredible Bongo Band's versions of "Apache" and "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", and interpolates the Ice Cube songs "Steady Mobbin'" and "No Vaseline".


Points: 960
Average: 41.00
Standard Deviation: 18.847 (25th lowest)

American Idiot - 4

Soulsista - 19

BB🌕 - 27
SHOOTER - 29
ilikemilk - 30

singingrulebritannia - 35
willapted33 - 37
aerodynamite - 39
dremolus - solarpunk - 39

rowellfarm490 - 41
jtd Thee Stallion - 45

Ivy Leegue™ - 51
B-Boy - 53
312999 - 60

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 63

beyoncelover - 84

[Soulsista]

The Top 30:

50 Cent - In Da Club
Beanie Sigel & Freeway - Roc The Mic
Big L - Flamboyant
Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck
Cam'ron feat. Juelz Santana - Oh Boy
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone - Ridin'
Clipse - Grindin'
Common - Testify
Drake - Forever
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Erick Sermon feat. Marvin Gaye - Music
Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Fat Joe feat. Ashanti - What's Luv?
The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Jermaine Dupri feat. Ludacris - Welcome To Atlanta
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
Ludacris feat. Pharrell - Southern Hospitality
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Superstar
Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch feat. Nate Dogg - Oh No
N.O.R.E. - Nothin'
Nelly - (Hot S**t) Country Grammar
Outkast - B.O.B.
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell - Drop It Like It's Hot
Talib Kweli - Get By
Twista - Overnight Celebrity


Ten more will be revealed tomorrow!

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[312999]

Closeness Stats 100-30

1. 11.985 - rowellfarm490
2. 12.828 - singingrulebritannia
3. 13.542 - BB🌕
4. 14.214 - Soulsista
5. 14.5 - willapted33
6. 15.014 - aerodynamite
7. 17.242 - dremolus - solarpunk
8. 17.885 - American Idiot
9. 18.514 - Ivy Leegue™
10. 19.242 - ilikemilk
11. 19.971 - SHOOTER
12. 20.257 - B-Boy
13. 24.128 - beyoncelover
14. 24.542 - jtd Thee Stallion
15. 25.028 - 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲
16. 27.871 - 312999

[beyoncelover]

35. Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain: Ugh noooo, NOT a good first reveal for me of the night as this is my #3 showing up. Absolutely LOVE this song so much. It's so fun, catchy, addicting and would just never leave my head. This was my favorite song of 2008 and I just could not get enough of it. While Flo Rida has had so many hits throughout his career, nothing has ever topped this for me as this still stands out as my favorite song. I wish this could have made it higher but still glad it made it this far, at least.

34. Good Times - Styles: Okay well this is much better now that one of my lower ranks show up. This is my #66 so it's a song that I do really like and enjoy. Just not a super huge favorite but I've always enjoyed listening to this. Oh I had no idea he was a Trump supporter. That's disappointing lol. This song is still a jam and I do love the sample use here.

33. Still Tippin' - Mike Jones feat. Slim Thug & Paul Wall: Omg LOL I thought I had ranked this lower than #89 and thought for sure that I was the one that was the Bottom 10 ranking for this song. OK I put it a little higher than that. I didn't expect this to rank so high. Hmm I definitely remember when this song was out. It's okay and fine. Sometimes I liked it more than other times but never was a big fan of it. I enjoy these guys on other songs. Oh and wow had no idea that Chamillionaire was on the original version. And regarding Mike Jones, I do much prefer and really like "Back Then." That song was such a jam and something I would have ranked much higher. Not surprised that this has the 3rd highest SD as I feel it would have been pretty polarizing. But the 7 Top 20 rankings for this is pretty impressive.

32. Slow Motion - Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim: LMAO you can't be serious.... I ranked this song at #31 but it comes in just a spot lower at #32. So I am one spot away from a perfect ranking? Lmaoo I'm just not meant to get a perfect rank here huh? Anywho, this is such a smooth and chill jam. I really like/love this from Juvenile. I think this is my favorite of his of the 2000s, but then I can't think of what else stood out from him this decade? "Back That Thang Up" still remains my overall favorite song of his. Nice that this song doesn't have any Bottom 20 rankings. Wow and that's such a sad and tragic story of Soulja Slim... I wasn't aware of his death. :'(

31. Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas feat. will.i.am: Ooh dear, I feel so bad ranking this song so low at #84 while everyone else has this at least within their Top 63 or so, lmaoo. Anywho, I do like this song. But it's sooo far away from one of my favorites from Nas. Of just his 2000s music, I do prefer a number of other songs from him such as: "You Owe Me," "Got UrSelf A...," "One Mic," "I Can" more and would have ranked those higher than where I ranked this song.


I'm curious to see how I'm doing of this Top 30. I got the remaining numbers left.

1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9
11, 13, 14, 16, 20
23, 27, 28
41, 42, 47, 48, 49, 50
61, 64
71, 76, 79
81, 82, 86, 87
94

Hmm, I got 11 of my Top 20 left, 14 of my Top 30, 20 of my Top 50 left. Then 10 of my Bottom 50 left as well as one of my Bottom 10 still remaining.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

A solid Top 30 outside of Country Grammar which needs to go and Forever which is alright but a bit overhyped imo

[Soulsista]

Welcome back!

Starting off today's reveals with a song that has five Top 20s and two bottom 20s.

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[Soulsista]

30. Roc The Mic - Beanie Sigel & Freeway

Born in South Philadelphia, Dwight Grant signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and was a member of the State Property collective. His 2002 single "Roc The Mic" with fellow State Property member Freeway (Leslie Pridgen) peaked at #16 on the rap and R&B charts.


Points: 961
Average: 40.94
Standard Deviation: 26.527 (17th highest)

dremolus - solarpunk - 13
singingrulebritannia - 15
aerodynamite - 18
American Idiot - 18
SHOOTER - 19

BB🌕 - 21
rowellfarm490 - 26
willapted33 - 28

B-Boy - 31
Soulsista - 37

Ivy Leegue™ - 52
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 57

ilikemilk - 71
beyoncelover - 76

jtd Thee Stallion - 86
312999 - 87


We break the 1000-point mark with a song that has two Top 10s...and a bottom 5.

[Soulsista]

29. Forever - Drake

Born in Toronto, Aubrey Drake Graham first rose to fame as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Later turning to music, he released a few mixtapes before signing with Lil Wayne's Young Money label. His 2009 single "Forever" was released from the soundtrack to the LeBron James documentary More Than a Game. Featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem, it topped the rap chart and peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #8 on the Hot 100.

Reportedly Kanye and Lil Wayne went back and rewrote their verses after hearing Eminem's.

Fun fact: singer and bassist Larry Graham is Drake's uncle.


Points: 1009
Average: 37.94
Standard Deviation: 25.069 (29th highest)

jtd Thee Stallion - 6
Ivy Leegue™ - 8

BB🌕 - 15
willapted33 - 17
312999 - 20

American Idiot - 24
aerodynamite - 25

rowellfarm490 - 33
singingrulebritannia - 37

B-Boy - 44
beyoncelover - 47
SHOOTER - 48

dremolus - solarpunk - 52
Soulsista - 56

ilikemilk - 78

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 97


The next reveal has the 5th highest SD. Four Top 10s will go down, along with a bottom 10.

[Soulsista]

28. Get By - Talib Kweli

Born in Brooklyn, Talib Kweli Greene first gained recognition as part of the duo Black Star with Mos Def. His biggest solo hit came in 2003 with the release of "Get By". Produced by Kanye West, it peaked at #16 on the rap chart and #29 on the R&B chart. Samples "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone.

In addition to rapping Talib is also an activist. He made headlines when he sparred with then-CNN anchor Don Lemon over coverage of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown in 2014.




Points: 1011
Average: 37.81
Standard Deviation: 29.958 (5th highest)

dremolus - solarpunk - 4
BB🌕 - 5
aerodynamite - 8
B-Boy - 10

willapted33 - 14
Soulsista - 18
rowellfarm490 - 18

American Idiot - 25

singingrulebritannia - 33
Ivy Leegue™ - 40

ilikemilk - 49

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 65
jtd Thee Stallion - 70

312999 - 72
beyoncelover - 79

SHOOTER - 95


The next reveal has the 4th highest SD. Two Top 10s will be lost, taking with them a bottom 10.

[SHOOTER]

I would've ranked this higher were it not for Talib being absolute trash.

[Soulsista]

27. Flamboyant - Big L

Born in Harlem, Lamont Coleman started out as a member of the group Three The Hard Way which later became Two Hard Motherfuckers when one of the members left. He was also a member of the collectives Diggin' In The Crates which included Fat Joe and Children Of The Corn which included Cam'ron and Mase. Big L eventually signed with Columbia, releasing just one album during his lifetime. In 1999 he was shot nine times in a drive-by and died at the age of just 24. Even though an arrest had been made, his murder is still unsolved.

"Flamboyant" was released posthumously in 2000. It topped the rap chart and peaked at #39 on the R&B chart.


Points: 1012
Average: 37.75
Standard Deviation: 31.223 (4th highest)

American Idiot - 8
BB🌕 - 10

singingrulebritannia - 11
Soulsista - 12
dremolus - solarpunk - 12
aerodynamite - 13
SHOOTER - 13

willapted33 - 23
rowellfarm490 - 28

B-Boy - 35

ilikemilk - 43

Ivy Leegue™ - 59

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 72

312999 - 84
jtd Thee Stallion - 87

beyoncelover - 94


Someone loses a Top 10 with the next reveal. Two others will lose a bottom 20.

[Soulsista]

26. Break Ya Neck - Busta Rhymes

"Break Ya Neck" was released in 2001 from his album Genesis. Produced by Dr. Dre, it peaked at #9 on the rap chart, #10 on the R&B chart, and #26 on the Hot 100. Contains an interpolation of "Give It Away" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and features additional vocals by Truth Hurts.


Points: 1014
Average: 37.63
Standard Deviation: 26.115 (20th highest)

Ivy Leegue™ - 7

rowellfarm490 - 12
Soulsista - 16
aerodynamite - 17

willapted33 - 22
American Idiot - 22
singingrulebritannia - 24
BB🌕 - 25

dremolus - solarpunk - 36
B-Boy - 38
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 38

312999 - 44
jtd Thee Stallion - 46

SHOOTER - 79

beyoncelover - 86
ilikemilk - 90


More reveals later today, starting with a song that has a Top 10 and a bottom 20.

[beyoncelover]

30. Roc The Mic - Beanie Sigel & Freeway: A little surprised this made it so high but I'm not that mad about it. But also good with this showing up now. I do really like this song and am sad I was only able to put it at #76, but that just goes to show you how many songs I really liked/loved here. This is a fun jam. It has that sick beat and a great feel to it. Also I've been having this song come in my head here and there for weeks for some reason, lmao.

29. Forever - Drake: Yayy the 1000 point mark! Also kinda surprised seeing this making it so high. I did rank this at #47, so I do really like this and think it's a great jam. I enjoy what all of the rappers bring on this track. Although regarding Drake's 2000s music, I would have preferred having "Best I Ever Had" here, which I could have ranked really high. Ooh and a #97 ranking for this is kinda surprising.

28. Get By - Talib Kweli: Ooh wow this song having the 5th highest SD. This is actually a really good and very solid song so I get this making it so high here. I feel bad ranking it so low at #79 but that was just due to lack of familiarity/listening to this over the years. I was aware of it but it's not a song I listened to regularly, but it's still good with a good beat and rapping.

27. Flamboyant - Big L: Ooh wow at this having the 4th highest SD. But yayy this was my lowest ranking remaining, as this was my #94, so I was hoping for this to show up. I'm not too familiar with this song or Big L, but this song was just okay/fine to me. I'm not really familiar with this and it didn't really stand out to me, hence the lower ranking. But yeah not familiar with Big L so I wasn't aware of his passing.... and ugh shot 9 times in a drive-by at 24? That's terribly sad. :'(

26. Oooh yayy so pleased to lose another low ranking, this time my #86 of "Break Ya Neck." Hmm this song is alright but also kinda annoying to me sometimes? I like it sometimes too. But overall it's fine but not really a favorite of mine. I did prefer a number of other Busta songs in the 2000s, with songs such as "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II," "Make It Clap" (particularly the remix), "I Know What You Want" or "Touch It" (again, particularly the remix) - all of which I would have ranked much higher than this song.

[SHOOTER]

Big L deserved top-20 minimum.

[Soulsista]

25. Music - Erick Sermon feat. Marvin Gaye

Following the disbanding of EPMD, Erick Sermon signed with J Records and released the album Music in 2001. The title track, featuring Marvin Gaye, peaked at #4 on the rap chart, #2 on the R&B chart, and #22 on the Hot 100. It was also included on the soundtrack to the movie What's The Worst That Could Happen? Samples Marvin's song "I've Got My Music", which was the original version of "Turn On Some Music" from his Midnight Love album.


Points: 1017
Average: 37.44
Standard Deviation: 21.432 (46th lowest)

B-Boy - 4

aerodynamite - 12
dremolus - solarpunk - 18

rowellfarm490 - 21
singingrulebritannia - 23
SHOOTER - 26
American Idiot - 29
BB🌕 - 29

Soulsista - 34

willapted33 - 46
Ivy Leegue™ - 46
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 47

ilikemilk - 51

jtd Thee Stallion - 62
312999 - 70

beyoncelover - 81


Two Top 10s go down with the next reveal. Two bottom 20s will also go away.

[SHOOTER]

The way I have been robbed of so many PRs is absurd...

[Soulsista]

24. The Jump Off - Lil Kim feat. Mr. Cheeks

"The Jump Off" was released in 2003 from Lil Kim's album La Bella Mafia. Produced and co-written by Timbaland and featuring Mr. Cheeks, it peaked at #7 on the rap chart, #8 on the R&B chart, and #17 on the Hot 100. The chorus interpolates "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" by the Lost Boyz.


Points: 1018
Average: 37.38
Standard Deviation: 24.343 (38th highest)

SHOOTER - 6
dremolus - solarpunk - 10

Ivy Leegue™ - 14
B-Boy - 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 20

aerodynamite - 22
BB🌕 - 30

Soulsista - 32
rowellfarm490 - 36
willapted33 - 39
singingrulebritannia - 40

beyoncelover - 49
American Idiot - 49

jtd Thee Stallion - 65

312999 - 82
ilikemilk - 87


The next reveal has the 7th lowest SD. Someone loses a Top 10, and just two people will lose a bottom half ranking.

[B-Boy]

Raise Up - Petey deleted: That beat is nasty. lol.

Ugly - Bubba Sparxxx: It still sounds good today. I didn't realize Tweet was on it until a year or so ago. Oh and sometimes I play this and "Get Ur Freak On" back to back.

Get By - Talib Kweli: I've always enjoyed the Nina Simone sample and the hook.

Music - Erick Sermon f/ Marvin Gaye: It takes me back to the summer of 2001.

The Jump Off - Lil' Kim f/ Mr. Cheeks: Fun to rap along to, especially the hook.

[willapted33]

Forever has definitely aged but it's super nostalgic, probably one of the first rap songs i got into due to basketball mixes & whatnot

[Soulsista]

23. Welcome To Atlanta - Jermaine Dupri feat. Ludacris

"Welcome To Atlanta" was released in 2002 from Jermaine's album Instructions and was a hidden track on Luda's album Word Of Mouf. An ode to their hometown, it peaked at #3 on the rap chart, #15 on the R&B chart, and #35 on the Hot 100. Samples "Five Minutes Of Funk" by Whodini and "Do It Baby" by The Miracles.

The Coast 2 Coast Remix also features P. Diddy (representing NYC), Murphy Lee (St. Louis), and Snoop Dogg (Long Beach).




Points: 1027
Average: 36.81
Standard Deviation: 14.878 (7th lowest)

American Idiot - 9

B-Boy - 12
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 16

jtd Thee Stallion - 28

ilikemilk - 31
SHOOTER - 34
aerodynamite - 36
willapted33 - 38
312999 - 38

dremolus - solarpunk - 42
Soulsista - 45
beyoncelover - 48
singingrulebritannia - 48
BB🌕 - 48

Ivy Leegue™ - 56
rowellfarm490 - 60


Four more Top 10s will be lost with the next reveal. Someone else will shed a bottom 20.

[beyoncelover]

Jul 19, 2023 20:39:05 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

The way I have been robbed of so many PRs is absurd...

Ugh yes, me too. :'( I still haven't gotten a perfect ranking but have come close a few times.