Best Hip Hop Songs Ever

Hip hop is a musical genre that was born with the hip hop culture in the ghettos of Bronx, New York City in the 70s. Hip hop music mainly comprises looping, rapping, free style rap, scratching, DJing, beatboxing (vocal percussion) and sampling. Initially, the music reflected the despair of the African Americans in the changing urban culture of the United States, and soon became a medium of expressing views, opposition and controversy. By using low cost equipment to assist the ample creativity of emcees, hip hop created role models and eventually became significantly influential to a large audience around the world.

Today, nearly after a span of 30 years, hip hop music is most popular genre amongst the different types of music and has captured hearts of all the hip hop music lovers all across the world. But it's not just the music that drives people crazy, it's even the cool and groovy hip hop dance steps like locking, b-boying, break dancing, popping and krumping, that one can't miss while enjoying a hip hop song. Therefore, from the list of best songs ever made, I have chosen some of the best hip hop songs with respect to their popularity and impacts.

The Best Songs

• I Know You Got Soul ~ Eric B. and Rakim
• Mama Said Knock You Out ~ LL Cool J
• I Used to Love H.E.R. ~ Common
• Straight Outta Compton ~ N.W.A.
• Teenage Love ~ Slick Rick
• Shook Ones Pt. 2 ~ Mobb Deep
• Big Poppa ~ The Notorious B.I.G.
• Prophets of Rage ~ Public Enemy
• Ya Slippin' ~ KRS-One
• Now That We Found Love ~ Heavy D. and the Boyz
• Parents Just Don't Understand ~ DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
• What U Waitin' 4 ~ Jungle Brothers
• Stan ~ Eminem
• Hard Knock Life ~ Jay-Z
• Hold it Now, Hit it ~ Beastie Boys
• I Can't Live Without My Radio ~ L.L. Cool J
• Juicy ~ Notorious B.I.G.
• Rapper's Delight ~ Sugarhill Gang
• Push It ~ Salt-N-Pepa
• In Da Club ~ 50 Cent
• Paid in Full ~ Eric B and Rakim

Best Hip Hop Dance Songs

• Real Slim Shady ~ Eminem
• Walk this Way ~ Run DMC feat Aerosmith
• Mama Said Knock You Out ~ LL Cool J
• Gin and Juice ~ Snoop Dogg
• C.R.E.A.M. ~ Wu-Tang Clan
• Make 'Em Say Ugh ~ Master P
• Fight the Power ~ Public Enemy
• Shake That ~ Eminem
• Party Starter ~ Will Smith
• Temperature ~ Sean Paul
• Pump it ~ Black Eyed Peas
• Wait A Minute ~ Pussycat Dolls
• Wall To Wall ~ Chris Brown
• 1,2 Step ~ Ciara
• 4 Minutes ~ Madonna feat Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
• Roller Coaster ~ Janet Jackson
• American Boy ~ Estelle feat Kanye West
• Elevator ~ Flo Rida feat Timbaland
• Hand Clap (clean version) ~ Hurricane Chris
• 99 Problems ~ Jay-Z
• The Way I Are ~ Timbaland feat Keri Hilson and D.O.E.

Well, the list can go on and on! Though the likes and choices of people for hip hop music may vary, these were some of my favorite hip hop songs ever made from best selling hip hop albums. Try listening to them, and enjoy grooving and dancing on these hip hop numbers!