Top Rap Songs

Rap songs are spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics. It is an art form, which can be broken down into various components, like 'content', 'flow' and 'delivery'. Rapping is different from spoken word poetry, as it is performed in time to a beat and is often said fast. It is said to be the primary ingredient in hip hop songs. The beauty of this music, is that it can be delivered over a beat or even without accompaniment. If we have to talk about the style of rap songs, it can be said that they occupy a gray area among speech, prose, poetry and song. The use of words is so made to describe quick speech or repartee that long predates the musical form. The word rapping has been used in British English, since the 16th century and it specifically means "to say", since the 18th century. It has also been a part of the Afro-American dialect of English in the 1960s' and means to converse. However, now, both the term rapping and rap are closely associated with hip hop music, where the term is used interchangeably a number of times. Having understood all about rap songs and rapping, we will now turn towards top rap songs.

Rap Chartbusters of 2010
It is not yet the end of the year and yet the list of top rap songs of 2010 seems inexhaustible. I am sure by the end of the year the list will certainly look different.

• The Game - "Shake"
• Lupe Fiasco - "What You Want"
• Jadakiss (Feat. Sheek Louch) - "Searchin'"
• Ludacris - "Hey Ho" (Feat. Lil Kim and Lil Fate)
• Fat Joe - "Ha Ha (Slow Down, Son)" (Feat. Young Jeezy)
• Statik Selektah - "So Close So Far" (Ft. Bun B, Wale, Colin Munroe)
• Joell Ortiz & Novel - "Ghetto Pt. 1"
• Freddie Gibbs - "Do Wrong" (Feat. Pill)
• Nas & Damian Marley - "As We Enter"
• Reflection Eternal - "Just Begun" (Ft. Mos Def, J Cole and Jay Electronica)

Top 10 Rap Songs
It is very difficult to compile a list of best rap songs, as each one of us may like something very different from the other. Yet here is an attempt to compile the list of top 10 rap songs:

1. Positive K - "I Got A Man"
2. Digital Underground - "The Humpty Dance"
3. Biz Markie - "Just A Friend"
4. Young MC - "Bust A Move"
5. Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock - "It Takes Two"
6. Naughty By Nature - "Hip Hop Hooray"
7. Tag Team - "Whoomp (There It Is)"
8. Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"
9. House of Pain - "Jump Around"
10. Sir Mix-A-Lot - "Baby Got Back"

Best Rap Songs of the 90's
It was in 80's that rap music really came to be recognized. However, it was in the 90's that rap and hip hop music took a giant leap. A lot of people opine that the best rap songs ever were made during this time.

1. Warren G - "Regulate"
2. Salt 'n' Pepa - "Shoop"
3. Ice Cube - "Wicked"
4. Naughty by Nature - "OPP"
5. Tupac Shakur - "California Love"
6. House of Pain - "Jump Around"
7. Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"
8. Snoop Dogg - "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)"
9. Beastie Boys - "Sabotage"
10. MC Hammer - "U Can't Touch This"

Most Popular Rap Songs of All Time
Now we will, which are the top rap songs of all time. The list is not made in any particular order. I am sure you will find the best rap songs of all time in this list.

• Wu-Tang Clan - "C.R.E.A.M."
• Kool Moe Dee - "I Go To Work"
• Snoop Dogg - "Gin and Juice"
• Beastie Boys - "Fight for Your Right To Party"
• Tupac Shakur - "California Love"
• Public Enemy - "Fight the Power"
  
• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 - "The Message"
• Run DMC - "King of Rock"
• Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
• Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"
• Eminem - "Sing for the Moment"
• Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"
• Naughty By Nature - "OPP"
• Salt n Pepa - "Push It"
• L.L. Cool J - "Goin' Back To Cali"
• Cypress Hill - "Insane in the Brain"
• Tone Loc - "Wild Thing"
• Sir Mix-a-Lot - "Baby Got Back"
• Chamillionaire - "Ridin'"
• A Tribe Called Quest - "Can I Kick It?"
• 50 Cent - "Too Many Men"
• L.L. Cool J - "Mama Said Knock You Out"
• Notorious B.I.G. - "Big Poppa"
• Common - "I Used To Love H.E.R."
• Run DMC - "King of Rock"
• Public Enemy - "Fight the Power"
• Ice Cube - "It Was a Good Day"

This list of best rap songs is certainly not exhaustive. It is possible, that I have missed out on some greatest rap songs of all time. You can certainly bring it to my notice and I will have it included in the list. I hope you enjoyed reading this article.