bosses it was the decade of new school
hip-hop and the start of the genres
Golden Age welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten rap songs of the 1980s this
is part of a series of videos from the
birth of rap music – mm they are walls
giggling about the games I play with
learning Lots anonymously and amazed for
this list we’re choosing what we feel
are the most iconic rap songs of the
decade
another rappers can’t stand but give us
respect based on a mix of their
popularity commercial success production
and lyrical quality and cultural impact
number 10 me myself and I delassalle a
group known equally Fritz flow and wit
when it comes to the hard issues della
soul’s skill is exemplified in this song
as an anthem to their uniqueness me
myself and I was the group’s only chart
topper on the US R&B charts but
deservedly so
I think they diss my person by stating
I’m darkly PAC I know this so up point
at borrowing it’s funky beat from songs
by the likes of the Ohio Players and
Dougie fresh among others the three feet
and rising single is an essential
example of the Golden Age of hip hop if
I do I’ll calmly punch them in the
fourth day of July as they try to mess
with third-degree that’s me myself and
not
number nine push it
salt and pepper with its recognizable
beat and heavy breathing in the
background this song exemplifies
everything the ladies of salt and pepper
stood for it’s fun
in-your-face and informative as they rap
about sex
they also make the statement that their
staples of the rap game and their own
bosses push it top the Billboard Hot 100
was nominated for a Grammy and went
platinum
the latter making them the first female
rappers to achieve the honor
I
number eight planet rock Afrika
Bambaataa
and the soul sonic force rap meets the
future is the perfect way to describe
this song Afrika Bambaataa is widely
responsible for shaping the rap game and
flipping it on its head by adding
electro to his music so you really got
soul this tune helped prove that the
exploration of other genres is key and
crafting a unique sound as demonstrated
by Planet Rock’s use of Kraftwerk and
yellow magic samples and it’s heavy
synthesizer beat it was also a crossover
hit earning spots on the Hot 100 as well
as the American soul and dance charts
number seven I’m bad LL Cool J take a
muscle-bound man put his face in the
same known for his smooth lyrics and
cool cat persona make you say go Latifah
watch LL often raps of his rep see I
can’t live without my radio for more
examples
I know but it’s this bigger and Deffer
hit that proves ll isn’t someone to mess
with while bragging about his ability to
rule the rap game and his sexual prowess
the rapper confirms that he’s both an OG
and a Casanova
o-tama kid Oreo z2j cookie hums
I’m bad was also his first charting
entry on the Hot 100 and a top-ten smash
on various other charts you try to brag
hitch a ride from a good fish
number six no sleep till Brooklyn
Beastie Boys her boys knew how to make a
statement and songs like fight for your
right to party are proof of that but
it’s this single from Licensed to Ill
that’s got to be their anthem
adding a distinctive grittier hip-hop
sound to a CDC’s TNT no sleep till
Brooklyn also features lyrics that are a
little bit all over the place while
paying homage to New York and its
boroughs and let’s not forget they’ve
got Slayers Kerry King on guitar
the song has since become a pop culture
mainstay and has been covered by
multiple artists
number five fight the power
Public Enemy this is perhaps one of the
most important songs of all time due to
its social message written for Spike
Lee’s film do the right thing it’s a
critique on the abuse of power
despite its heavy tone fight the powers
beat chant along chorus and use of
samples make it a catchy in addition to
critical acclaim the Public Enemy track
also topped the Hot Rap singles chart
and helped shape music history this my
recital I think it’s very bite number
four it’s tricky
Run DMC we go to rock around that’s
right on time is tricky with so many
goodies like King of Rock The Rock boy
don’t correct oh let the on top and Rob
connect Rock box my adidas
and walk this way
you might say it’s tricky to choose just
one Run DMC song for this list this
little girly boy hair was kinda curly
with to our house and Busta
but it’s this raising hell tune that
stands out the most to us as the group’s
trademark fun and carefree tune it’s
also got a course that hypes things up
to another level meanwhile their way
with words and rhyming poke fun at the
more serious rap songs of the time
injecting some levity into the genre we
dare you to try not to sing along every
time it plays number three Straight
Outta Compton NWA the world didn’t know
what hit them
when NWA unleashed their debut record
these guys were angry loud and had
something to say as the lead single and
title track from their first album
Straight Outta Compton made it clear the
members of NWA
weren’t messing around well the police
was equally raw and significant like red
don’t give a – say nothing was quite as
forceful or powerful as this gangster
rap number easy as his name and the boys
coming
number two paid in full
Eric B & Rakim pump up the volume pump
up the volume as exhibited in songs like
microphone fiend the mic is a drain no
volcanoes erupted in Bob’s overflowing
gradually throwing this duo is comprised
of two of the best rappers and lyricists
in the game thinking of a master plan
this ain’t nothing but sweat inside my
hand so I dig it to my pocket all my
money’s spent so I should default but
still coming up with less so ever it’s
paid in full that’s the best calling
card for Eric B & Rakim fans I need
money I used to be a stick-up kid so I
think of all the baby of things I did
it’s complex the wordplay is on point
and its content is relatable on top of
all that it has a stance amol beat a pen
and a paper a stereo a tape for me and
Eric being a nice big plate of fit which
is my favorite dish but without the
money is still a whisk then there’s the
cold cut remix known as 7 minutes of
madness which propelled the twosome to
chart success in Germany the Netherlands
and the UK pump up the volume pump up
the volume
wait a minute you better talk to my
mother
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions I’m
the kingpin wins the wax pins crack a
smack I’m taking it to a show end you
don’t need it let’s throw that stuff
away you want to get high let the rest
your myself down with another man we go
that’s the rate that’s the place to
Repsol rid of the to Japan that’s the
race and no matter what we ought to do
I’m basing a PC good damn I’m internet
you know I don’t know so I can make said
she wanted dance cuz he likes to prove
to come on fatso and just bust a move
may cause concern it why don’t you
listen and learn love that once was
strong but you can’t even let’s turn the
matter the self-destruction is served on
a fighter wake in a day not feeling to
anticipate they got ladies only fell for
the number one the message Grandmaster
Flash and the Furious Five broken glass
everywhere people pissing on the stage
you know they just don’t care I can’t
take the smell can’t take the noise got
no money to move on I guess I got no
choice
this groundbreaking song opened doors
for the hip-hop genre by using music as
a way for the underrepresented to get
their stories out there it’s strong
social message showed the world what it
was really like living in the ghetto a
hard place with little opportunity and
inspired countless musical acts
thereafter to get to the city and got
social so did it to have to get a
picture couldn’t make it on their own
push me cause I’m close to the edge I’m
tryin not to lose my head in addition to
placing more importance on the rappers
as opposed to the DJ it’s like a jungle
sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep
them going end up
the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious
Five tune is also considered one of
hip-hop’s finest tracks ever thought I
can’t work through the barcode is crazy
after talk keep my hat on my gun cuz
they got me on the run
I feel like an outlaw brought my last
pass y’all hear them say you want some
more livin on a seesaw put me car Oh
close to so do you agree with our list
what’s your top rap song of the 1980s
hey say what it’s like a jungle
sometimes it makes me wonder how I kill
them going under for more can’t miss top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com you don’t
stop the rocket to the fan man like I
say oh just the bigger to the rhythm
others
hip-hop and the start of the genres
Golden Age welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten rap songs of the 1980s this
is part of a series of videos from the
birth of rap music – mm they are walls
giggling about the games I play with
learning Lots anonymously and amazed for
this list we’re choosing what we feel
are the most iconic rap songs of the
decade
another rappers can’t stand but give us
respect based on a mix of their
popularity commercial success production
and lyrical quality and cultural impact
number 10 me myself and I delassalle a
group known equally Fritz flow and wit
when it comes to the hard issues della
soul’s skill is exemplified in this song
as an anthem to their uniqueness me
myself and I was the group’s only chart
topper on the US R&B charts but
deservedly so
I think they diss my person by stating
I’m darkly PAC I know this so up point
at borrowing it’s funky beat from songs
by the likes of the Ohio Players and
Dougie fresh among others the three feet
and rising single is an essential
example of the Golden Age of hip hop if
I do I’ll calmly punch them in the
fourth day of July as they try to mess
with third-degree that’s me myself and
not
number nine push it
salt and pepper with its recognizable
beat and heavy breathing in the
background this song exemplifies
everything the ladies of salt and pepper
stood for it’s fun
in-your-face and informative as they rap
about sex
they also make the statement that their
staples of the rap game and their own
bosses push it top the Billboard Hot 100
was nominated for a Grammy and went
platinum
the latter making them the first female
rappers to achieve the honor
I
number eight planet rock Afrika
Bambaataa
and the soul sonic force rap meets the
future is the perfect way to describe
this song Afrika Bambaataa is widely
responsible for shaping the rap game and
flipping it on its head by adding
electro to his music so you really got
soul this tune helped prove that the
exploration of other genres is key and
crafting a unique sound as demonstrated
by Planet Rock’s use of Kraftwerk and
yellow magic samples and it’s heavy
synthesizer beat it was also a crossover
hit earning spots on the Hot 100 as well
as the American soul and dance charts
number seven I’m bad LL Cool J take a
muscle-bound man put his face in the
same known for his smooth lyrics and
cool cat persona make you say go Latifah
watch LL often raps of his rep see I
can’t live without my radio for more
examples
I know but it’s this bigger and Deffer
hit that proves ll isn’t someone to mess
with while bragging about his ability to
rule the rap game and his sexual prowess
the rapper confirms that he’s both an OG
and a Casanova
o-tama kid Oreo z2j cookie hums
I’m bad was also his first charting
entry on the Hot 100 and a top-ten smash
on various other charts you try to brag
hitch a ride from a good fish
number six no sleep till Brooklyn
Beastie Boys her boys knew how to make a
statement and songs like fight for your
right to party are proof of that but
it’s this single from Licensed to Ill
that’s got to be their anthem
adding a distinctive grittier hip-hop
sound to a CDC’s TNT no sleep till
Brooklyn also features lyrics that are a
little bit all over the place while
paying homage to New York and its
boroughs and let’s not forget they’ve
got Slayers Kerry King on guitar
the song has since become a pop culture
mainstay and has been covered by
multiple artists
number five fight the power
Public Enemy this is perhaps one of the
most important songs of all time due to
its social message written for Spike
Lee’s film do the right thing it’s a
critique on the abuse of power
despite its heavy tone fight the powers
beat chant along chorus and use of
samples make it a catchy in addition to
critical acclaim the Public Enemy track
also topped the Hot Rap singles chart
and helped shape music history this my
recital I think it’s very bite number
four it’s tricky
Run DMC we go to rock around that’s
right on time is tricky with so many
goodies like King of Rock The Rock boy
don’t correct oh let the on top and Rob
connect Rock box my adidas
and walk this way
you might say it’s tricky to choose just
one Run DMC song for this list this
little girly boy hair was kinda curly
with to our house and Busta
but it’s this raising hell tune that
stands out the most to us as the group’s
trademark fun and carefree tune it’s
also got a course that hypes things up
to another level meanwhile their way
with words and rhyming poke fun at the
more serious rap songs of the time
injecting some levity into the genre we
dare you to try not to sing along every
time it plays number three Straight
Outta Compton NWA the world didn’t know
what hit them
when NWA unleashed their debut record
these guys were angry loud and had
something to say as the lead single and
title track from their first album
Straight Outta Compton made it clear the
members of NWA
weren’t messing around well the police
was equally raw and significant like red
don’t give a – say nothing was quite as
forceful or powerful as this gangster
rap number easy as his name and the boys
coming
number two paid in full
Eric B & Rakim pump up the volume pump
up the volume as exhibited in songs like
microphone fiend the mic is a drain no
volcanoes erupted in Bob’s overflowing
gradually throwing this duo is comprised
of two of the best rappers and lyricists
in the game thinking of a master plan
this ain’t nothing but sweat inside my
hand so I dig it to my pocket all my
money’s spent so I should default but
still coming up with less so ever it’s
paid in full that’s the best calling
card for Eric B & Rakim fans I need
money I used to be a stick-up kid so I
think of all the baby of things I did
it’s complex the wordplay is on point
and its content is relatable on top of
all that it has a stance amol beat a pen
and a paper a stereo a tape for me and
Eric being a nice big plate of fit which
is my favorite dish but without the
money is still a whisk then there’s the
cold cut remix known as 7 minutes of
madness which propelled the twosome to
chart success in Germany the Netherlands
and the UK pump up the volume pump up
the volume
wait a minute you better talk to my
mother
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions I’m
the kingpin wins the wax pins crack a
smack I’m taking it to a show end you
don’t need it let’s throw that stuff
away you want to get high let the rest
your myself down with another man we go
that’s the rate that’s the place to
Repsol rid of the to Japan that’s the
race and no matter what we ought to do
I’m basing a PC good damn I’m internet
you know I don’t know so I can make said
she wanted dance cuz he likes to prove
to come on fatso and just bust a move
may cause concern it why don’t you
listen and learn love that once was
strong but you can’t even let’s turn the
matter the self-destruction is served on
a fighter wake in a day not feeling to
anticipate they got ladies only fell for
the number one the message Grandmaster
Flash and the Furious Five broken glass
everywhere people pissing on the stage
you know they just don’t care I can’t
take the smell can’t take the noise got
no money to move on I guess I got no
choice
this groundbreaking song opened doors
for the hip-hop genre by using music as
a way for the underrepresented to get
their stories out there it’s strong
social message showed the world what it
was really like living in the ghetto a
hard place with little opportunity and
inspired countless musical acts
thereafter to get to the city and got
social so did it to have to get a
picture couldn’t make it on their own
push me cause I’m close to the edge I’m
tryin not to lose my head in addition to
placing more importance on the rappers
as opposed to the DJ it’s like a jungle
sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep
them going end up
the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious
Five tune is also considered one of
hip-hop’s finest tracks ever thought I
can’t work through the barcode is crazy
after talk keep my hat on my gun cuz
they got me on the run
I feel like an outlaw brought my last
pass y’all hear them say you want some
more livin on a seesaw put me car Oh
close to so do you agree with our list
what’s your top rap song of the 1980s
hey say what it’s like a jungle
sometimes it makes me wonder how I kill
them going under for more can’t miss top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com you don’t
stop the rocket to the fan man like I
say oh just the bigger to the rhythm
others
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