50 Years Of Hip Hop: The Rankdown Part 4 (COMPLETE)

[Soulsista]

Moving on now to the fourth installment in this series, which covers the 2010s to the present. I've got another 100 songs waiting to be ranked, and there they are:

2 Chainz - I'm Different
21 Savage & Metro Boomin feat. Future - X
24kGoldn feat. iann dior - Mood
50 Cent - Outlaw
Anderson .Paak - Bubblin
A$AP Ferg - Work
A$AP Rocky - F**kin' Problems
B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
Bad Bunny - Booker T
Big Sean feat. Nicki Minaj - Dance (A$$)
BlocBoy JB - Shoot
Bobby Shmurda - Hot Boy
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie feat. Kodak Black - Drowning
Cardi B - Money
Chance The Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - No Problem
Childish Gambino - This Is America
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
Common & John Legend - Glory
DaBaby - Suge
DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win
DJ Snake & Lil Jon - Turn Down For What
Doja Cat - Say So
Don Toliver - No Idea
Drake - Started From The Bottom
Eminem - Killshot
Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared - All The Way Up
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Flo Rida feat. David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me
French Montana feat. Swae Lee - Unforgettable
Future - Mask Off
GloRilla feat. Cardi B - Tomorrow 2
Ice Spice - In Ha Mood
J. Cole feat. TLC - Crooked Smile
Jack Harlow - What's Poppin
Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar - Hood Gone Love It
Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Otis Redding - Otis
Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - Bandz a Make Her Dance
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Kevin Gates - Big Gangsta
Kid Cudi feat. King Chip - Just What I Am
Kid Ink feat. Chris Brown - Show Me
King Von - Crazy Story
Kodak Black - Tunnel Vision
Latto - Big Energy
Lil Baby & Gunna - Drip Too Hard
Lil Durk - Backdoor
Lil Nas X - Panini
Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3
Lil Wayne feat. Drake & Future - Love Me
Lil Yachty - One Night
Lizzo - Truth Hurts
Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
Ludacris feat. Miguel - Good Lovin'
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Mac Miller - Loud
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert - Same Love
Meek Mill feat. Drake - Amen
Megan Thee Stallion - Savage
Migos - Bad And Boujee
Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell - WTF (Where They From)
Moneybagg Yo - Wockesha
Nav feat. The Weekend - Some Way
Nelly - Just a Dream
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Nipsey Hussle feat. Lloyd - Feelin' Myself
O.T. Genasis - CoCo
Offset & Metro Boomin - Ric Flair Drip
Playboi Carti - Magnolia
PnB Rock - Selfish
Polo G - Finer Things
Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love
Post Malone - Wow.
Problem feat. Glasses Malone - Say That Then
Pusha T feat. Tyler, The Creator - Trouble On My Mind
Quavo - Workin' Me
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane - Black Beatles
Rich Homie Quan - Type Of Way
Rich The Kid feat. Kendrick Lamar - New Freezer
Rick Ross feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele - Aston Martin Music
Rod Wave - Heart On Ice
Roddy Ricch - The Box
Sage The Gemini - Red Nose
Saweetie - My Type
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa feat. Bruno Mars - Young, Wild & Free
T.I. feat. Eminem - That's All She Wrote
Travis Scott - Sicko Mode
Ty Dolla $ign feat. B.o.B. - Paranoid
Tyga - Rack City
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash & Wale - No Hands
Wale feat. Miguel - Lotus Flower Bomb
We Are Toonz - Drop That #NaeNae
XXXTentacion - Look At Me!
YG feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Toot It And Boot It
YNW Melly - Murder On My Mind
Yo Gotti - Errrbody
Young Thug - Stoner
YoungBoy Never Broke Again - No Smoke


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Final rankings will use an inverse point system.

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

Submissions are tentatively due September 15.


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[312999]

I was hoping that was not the Kendrick Lamar song added Oh well, but not surprised. Now I will feel bad having to rank that one low as I like almost every other Kendrick song, but its okay, I don't even know where it will be on my list yet but lots of nice songs!

Also calling it right now, 1 800 will have the highest Standard Deviation and will be out at like 87 or something, or could even be bottom 10.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Even tho the 2010s is generally not my fave decade for music, I see some faves that I am willing to rank.

[PREDS PRIDE]

I will consider participating as I know and love a good amount of songs on here

[singingrulebritannia]

This one's going to be rough, especially without many of the underground names that have carried the genre since the start of the 2010s. 2010-2015 were some bad years for the mainstream in particular. Still plenty of bangers here, though, and I'm a completionist for rankdown series in general.

[beyoncelover]

I don't love this list as much as the 90s and 2000s list but that was to be expected. I still see plenty of favorites here that I do really like or love that I can't wait to see how I'll rank those. I also see a number of songs I'm not that familiar with or know and look forward to getting to know those.

[CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker]

I too was hoping for Kendrick it would've been a different song, preferably "i"

This looks bomb though

[SHOOTER]

This is gonna be a struggle.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The lead single from his album H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger For More 2) peaked at #3 on the rap chart and #15 on the R&B chart, and was his final Hot 100 entry.

Beamer, Benz, or Bentley - Lloyd Banks feat. Juelz Santana

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The debut single and biggest hit for this group from The Golden State peaked at #6 rap, #9 R&B, and #28 on the Hot 100.

Teach Me How To Dougie - Cali Swag District

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The lead single from his album Blood, Sweat & Tears peaked at #10 on the rap chart and #9 on the R&B chart. It originally appeared on his mixtape The Statement.

Hustle Hard - Ace Hood

[312999]

Beamer Benz or Bentley would have 100 percent been in my top 5. Such an amazing song and a huge banger. Love the beat and flow of it too.

On the other hand, Teach Me How To Dougie would have been in my bottom 5.

[beyoncelover]

Lol "Teach Me How To Dougie" is so fun and one of my biggest guilty pleasures as far as 2010s hip-hop songs goes. I would have ranked that decently (though not sure where).

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The only charted single by this rapper born in New Jersey and raised in North Carolina peaked at #12 on the rap chart and #23 on the R&B chart.

Snapbacks & Tattoos - Driicky Graham

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The debut single for this trio from Atlanta peaked at #9 rap and #15 R&B.

Make It Rain - Travis Porter

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The debut single for this rapper from the Bay Area peaked at #2 on the rap chart and #3 on the R&B chart. The original version features Iamsu! & Skipper P.

UP! - LoveRance


The remix features 50 Cent.

[312999]

I would have had UP very high too, I know some people may find it annoying, but nice beat and guilty pleasure for me.

[singingrulebritannia]

CLOSED MOUTHS DON'T GET FED ON THIS BOULEVARD

[Soulsista]

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[B-Boy]

Travis Porter should've had a bigger career. Migos kinda stole their thunder.

I played the f**k out of "Up!", both the original and the remix. Iamsu! owned that song IMO.

[Soulsista]

It was on this day in 1973 that a young DJ named Kool Herc hosted a back-to-school party for his younger sister at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in The Bronx. During the party, he used two record players to extend the beat so people could dance longer and used a mixer to switch between the records. This method would come to be known as "breaking" or "scratching". He also began emceeing (or rapping) during the extended break. And thus, hip hop was born.

Kool Herc was also credited with coining the terms "b-boy", "b-girl", and "breaking".

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The debut single and biggest hit for this rapper from Georgia topped the rap chart and peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #36 on the Hot 100.

Cashin' Out - Ca$h Out

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The biggest hit for this rapper from Houston topped the rap chart and peaked at #5 R&B and #28 on the Hot 100.

Drank In My Cup - Kirko Bangz

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The biggest hit for this rapper from Atlanta peaked at #4 on the rap chart, #5 on the R&B chart, and #20 on the Hot 100.

U.O.E.N.O. - Rocko feat. Future & Rick Ross


The song garnered a bit of controversy due to Rick Ross rapping about putting molly in a woman's drink without her knowledge and then having sex with her while she's presumably high, essentially committing date rape. Rick apologized, but was dropped by Reebok following a petition with over 72,000 signatures. Rocko also dropped Rick's verse in order to increase its airplay.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The lead single from his album Oxymoron peaked at #21 on the rap chart and #28 on the R&B chart.

Collard Greens - Schoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar

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The biggest hit for this rapper from Atlanta peaked at #5 rap and #11 R&B.

Cut Her Off - K Camp feat. 2 Chainz

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Biggest hit for this rapper from Kansas City peaked at #20 on the rap chart and #27 on the R&B chart.

Hood Go Crazy - Tech N9ne feat. 2 Chainz & B.o.B.

[312999]

Collard Greens, Drank In My Cup, and Hood Go Crazy would have been high for me, the former possible top 5 but definite top 10.

[Soulsista]

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[Ivy Leegue™]

OK so I only know about a dozen of these songs but I will try.

[Soulsista]

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[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The debut single and biggest hit for this Texas rapper peaked at #4 on the R&B chart and #9 on the Hot 100.

Nasty Freestyle - T-Wayne

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The only charted single for this rapper from New Orleans peaked at #30 R&B.

Moolah - Young Greatness


Young Greatness was shot and killed outside a Waffle House in 2018.

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The debut single for this rapper from Georgia peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Hot 100, and was a viral sensation.

Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) - Silentó

[312999]

Nasty Freestyle is a guilty pleasure and I would have had it high.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The first charted single in the US for this Palestinian-born rapper who was raised in Canada peaked at #21 on the R&B chart and features The Weeknd.

Might Not - Belly

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This song peaked at #2 on the rap and R&B charts and #4 on the Hot 100. Samples "Slob On My Knob" by Three 6 Mafia.

No Limit - G-Eazy feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B

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The debut single for this rapper from Florida topped the rap chart and peaked at #3 R&B and #8 on the Hot 100. Samples "Practice What You Preach" by Barry White.

Don't Mind - Kent Jones

[312999]

3 amazing songs that would have probably been top 10 or top 20 for me.

[beyoncelover]

I don't know most of these extras but I do love "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" and "Don't Mind." I also really like "No Limit."

Also just sent in my rankings as well.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

The first charted single for this rapper from Atlanta peaked at #18 on the rap chart and #27 on the Hot 100. Features Migos and Trouble.

Key To The Streets - YFN Lucci

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The debut single and biggest hit for this rapper from Detroit peaked at #13 rap and #18 R&B. It was recorded the same day he was released from prison.

First Day Out - Tee Grizzley

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The only charted single for this rapper from LA topped the rap chart and peaked at #3 on the R&B chart and #4 on the Hot 100. Features Lil Yachty.

iSpy - Kyle

[singingrulebritannia]

I'm definitely a fan of "First Day Out"