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Hip-Hop Classics

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

You'll know all the lyrics and the MCs behind them in this decade-spanning list of rap classics.

98 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES

1Juicy (2005 Remaster)
Juicy (2005 Remaster)
E
The Notorious B.I.G.
Ready to Die (The Remaster) [2015 Remaster] [Explicit]
05:03
2The World Is Yours
The World Is Yours
E
Nas
Illmatic [Explicit]
04:51
3Hip Hop Hooray
Hip Hop Hooray
Naughty By Nature
19NaughtyIII [Explicit]
04:27
4It Was A Good Day
It Was A Good Day
E
Ice Cube
The Essentials [Explicit]
04:20
5C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
E
Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition] [Explicit]
04:12
6Me Myself and I
Me Myself and I
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising [Explicit]
03:49
7In Da Club
In Da Club
E
50 Cent
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' [Explicit]
03:14
899 Problems
99 Problems
E
Jay-Z
The Black Album [Explicit]
03:55
9X Gon' Give It to Ya (Re-Recorded)
X Gon' Give It to Ya (Re-Recorded)
E
DMX
The Best of DMX (Re-Recorded Versions) [Explicit]
03:53
10Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
E
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
The Chronic [Explicit]
03:58
11Drop It Like It's Hot [feat. Pharrell Williams]
Drop It Like It's Hot [feat. Pharrell Williams]
E
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams
Drop It Like It's Hot
04:30
12Still Not a Player (Radio Version)
Still Not a Player (Radio Version)
E
Big Pun feat. Joe
Capital Punishment [Explicit]
03:57
13Get Ur Freak On
Get Ur Freak On
E
Missy Elliott
Miss E... So Addictive [Explicit]
03:56
14The Next Episode [feat. Snoop Dogg]
The Next Episode [feat. Snoop Dogg]
E
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
2001 [Explicit]
02:42
15Ready or Not
Ready or Not
E
Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean & Pras
The Score (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
03:47
16It Takes Two
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
05:00
17Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
De La Soul feat. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah & Monie Love
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
06:38
18Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
E
Dead Prez
Let's Get Free [Explicit]
03:34
19Tha Crossroads
Tha Crossroads
E
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Lady Bird - Soundtrack from the Motion Picture [Explicit]
03:44
20O.P.P
O.P.P
Naughty By Nature
Naughty By Nature [Explicit]
04:31
21Regulate [feat. Nate Dogg]
Regulate [feat. Nate Dogg]
E
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg
Regulate...G Funk Era (20th Anniversary) [Explicit]
04:09
22Get Low
Get Low
E
Lil Jon feat. Ying Yang Twins
Kings Of Crunk [Explicit]
05:34
23It's Tricky
It's Tricky
E
Run-DMC
Raising Hell [Explicit]
03:04
24A Milli (Album Version )
A Milli (Album Version )
E
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
03:42
25Hate It Or Love It [feat. 50 Cent]
Hate It Or Love It [feat. 50 Cent]
E
The Game feat. 50 Cent
The Documentary
03:26
26Bust A Move (With Soundbyte Intro)
Bust A Move (With Soundbyte Intro)
Young MC
My Name Is Earl
04:24
27Day 'N' Nite (nightmare) (Original Clean)
Day 'N' Nite (nightmare) (Original Clean)
Kid Cudi
Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (Deluxe) [Clean]
03:41
28Gangsta's Paradise
Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.
Gangsta's Paradise
04:01
29Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
E
Outkast
Aquemini [Explicit]
05:24
30Overnight Celebrity (feat. Miri Ben-Ari)
Overnight Celebrity (feat. Miri Ben-Ari)
E
Twista feat. Miri Ben-Ari
Kamikaze [Explicit]
03:53
31Dear Mama
Dear Mama
E
2Pac
Me Against The World [Explicit]
04:40
32Ni**as In Paris (Album Version (Edited))
Ni**as In Paris (Album Version (Edited))
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Watch The Throne (Deluxe) [Clean]
03:39
33Feel so Good
Feel so Good
E
Mase
Harlem World [Explicit]
03:24
34Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (feat. Jamal)
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (feat. Jamal)
E
Busta Rhymes feat. Jamal
When Disaster Strikes... [Explicit]
03:14
35Ridin' [feat. Krayzie Bone]
Ridin' [feat. Krayzie Bone]
E
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone
The Sound of Revenge
05:03
36Mockingbird
Mockingbird
E
Eminem
Curtain Call: The Hits (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:11
37Just a Friend
Just a Friend
Biz Markie
Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie [Explicit]
03:58
38Breakadawn
Breakadawn
E
De La Soul
Buhloone Mindstate [Explicit]
04:15
39Mama Said Knock You Out
Mama Said Knock You Out
E
LL COOL J
Mama Said Knock You Out (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:50
40Lean Back [feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma]
Lean Back [feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma]
E
Terror Squad feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma
True Story
04:07
41Straight Outta Compton (Remastered 2002)
Straight Outta Compton (Remastered 2002)
E
N.W.A.
HIP-HOP 50: WEST COAST [Explicit]
04:17
42Lose Yourself
Lose Yourself
E
Eminem
Curtain Call: The Hits (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
05:27
43Push It
Push It
Salt-n-Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious
04:32
44What You Know
What You Know
E
T.I.
King
04:34
45Hot In Herre
Hot In Herre
Nelly
Nellyville
03:48
46Same Song (Edit Version)
Same Song (Edit Version)
Digital Underground
The Best Of Digital Underground: Playwutchyalike [Explicit]
03:57
47Rapper's Delight (Long Version)
Rapper's Delight (Long Version)
E
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang - 30th Anniversary Edition (Expanded Version)
14:36
48Move Bitch [feat. Mystikal & I-20]
Move Bitch [feat. Mystikal & I-20]
E
Ludacris feat. Mystikal & I-20
Word Of Mouf [Explicit]
04:31
49The Message (Extended Version)
The Message (Extended Version)
E
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message (Expanded Edition)
07:10
50Flava in Ya Ear Remix (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Rampage)
Flava in Ya Ear Remix (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Rampage)
E
Craig Mack feat. Busta Rhymes, LL COOL J, Rampage & The Notorious B.I.G.
Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary- The Hits [Explicit]
05:02
51La-Di-Da-Di [feat. Doug E. Fresh]
La-Di-Da-Di [feat. Doug E. Fresh]
E
Slick Rick feat. Doug E. Fresh
The Art Of Storytelling
04:37
52Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
E
UGK (Underground Kingz) feat. Outkast
UGK (Underground Kingz) [Explicit]
04:19
53Shake Ya Ass
Shake Ya Ass
E
Mystikal feat. Pharrell Williams
Prince Of The South...The Hits [Explicit]
04:18
54Baby Got Back
Baby Got Back
E
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Mack Daddy [Explicit]
04:23
55Paid In Full
Paid In Full
Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:49
56Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
E
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version [Explicit]
02:41
57The Magic Number
The Magic Number
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising [Explicit]
03:16
58Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
03:41
59Summertime
Summertime
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Homebase
04:31
60The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On
E
Lupe Fiasco
Lasers [Explicit]
04:00
61Mind Playing Tricks on Me
Mind Playing Tricks on Me
E
Geto Boys
Rap-A-Lot Records 10th Anniversary [Explicit]
05:06
62Scenario (LP Mix)
Scenario (LP Mix)
E
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Busta Rhymes, Dinco D & Charlie Brown
The Low End Theory [Explicit]
04:10
63My Philosophy
My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions
By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
05:40
64The Breaks
The Breaks
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
07:44
65Fight The Power
Fight The Power
Public Enemy
Fear Of A Black Planet (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:45
66Make 'Em Say Ugh [feat. Silkk The Shocker & Mia x & Fiend]
Make 'Em Say Ugh [feat. Silkk The Shocker & Mia x & Fiend]
E
Master P feat. Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Fiend
Ghetto D [Explicit]
05:06
67Lost Ones
Lost Ones
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
05:34
68Planet Rock (Original 12" Version)
Planet Rock (Original 12" Version)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
Planet Rock: The Album
06:24
69They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Mecca And The Soul Brother [Explicit]
04:46
70Grindin'
Grindin'
E
Clipse
Lord Willin' [Explicit]
04:25
71Passin' Me By
Passin' Me By
The Pharcyde
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde [Explicit]
05:04
72The Light
The Light
E
Common
Like Water For Chocolate [Explicit]
04:22
73Money, Power & Respect (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim)
Money, Power & Respect (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim)
E
The Lox feat. DMX & Lil' Kim
100 Greatest Hip-Hop [Explicit]
04:31
74Tonite
Tonite
E
DJ Quik
Quik Is The Name [Explicit]
05:23
75The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Black Sheep
Rap Classics [Explicit]
04:04
76Freaks Come Out at Night
Freaks Come Out at Night
Whodini
Escape (Expanded Edition)
04:45
77You Gots To Chill
You Gots To Chill
Epmd
Strictly Business [Explicit]
04:22
78Ante Up (Remix)
Ante Up (Remix)
E
M.O.P. feat. Busta Rhymes, Teflon & Remi Martin
Warriorz [Explicit]
04:08
79The Ghetto
The Ghetto
Too $hort
The Essential Too $hort [Explicit]
05:01
80Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
E
Big Daddy Kane
Long Live The Kane [Explicit]
05:19
816 'N the Mornin'
6 'N the Mornin'
E
Ice-T
Rhyme Pays [Explicit]
03:44
82Breathe
Breathe
Fabolous
Real Talk [Clean]
04:29
83Ms. Fat Booty
Ms. Fat Booty
E
Mos Def
Black On Both Sides [Explicit]
03:44
84Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
E
Digable Planets
Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) [Explicit]
04:21
85Get By
Get By
E
Talib Kweli
Quality
03:47
8693 'Til Infinity
93 'Til Infinity
E
Souls Of Mischief
93 'til Infinity [Explicit]
04:46
87X
X
E
Xzibit
Restless [Explicit]
04:16
88Electric Relaxation
Electric Relaxation
A Tribe Called Quest
Midnight Marauders [Explicit]
04:04
89Stakes Is High
Stakes Is High
E
De La Soul
Stakes Is High [Explicit]
05:30
90We Gonna Make It (Edit) [feat. Styles of The Lox]
We Gonna Make It (Edit) [feat. Styles of The Lox]
E
Jadakiss feat. Styles of The Lox
Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
03:45
91Children's Story
Children's Story
E
Slick Rick
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:02
92Monster [feat. JAY-Z & Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver]
Monster [feat. JAY-Z & Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver]
E
Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [Explicit]
06:19
93How I Could Just Kill a Man
How I Could Just Kill a Man
E
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill [Explicit]
04:12
94White Lines (Don't Do It) [Long Version]
White Lines (Don't Do It) [Long Version]
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records
07:36
95California Love (Original Version) [feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre]
California Love (Original Version) [feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre]
E
2Pac feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre
Greatest Hits [Explicit]
04:45
96Fuck Tha Police (Remastered 2000)
Fuck Tha Police (Remastered 2000)
E
N.W.A.
Basketball Songs [Explicit]
05:43
97Top Billin (Acapella)
Top Billin (Acapella)
Audio Two
What More Can I Say
02:55
98Good Life [feat. T-Pain]
Good Life [feat. T-Pain]
E
Kanye West feat. T-Pain
Graduation [Explicit]
03:27