this decade continued with the
diversification of styles and hip-hop
such as crunk snap and alternative and
saw an increase in its mainstream
popularity around the world welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten rap songs
of the 2000s this is part of a series of
videos from the birth of rap music – mm
for this list we’re choosing what we
feel are the most iconic rap songs of
the decade based on a mix of their
popularity commercial success production
and lyrical quality and cultural impact
so here go my single dog radio nice
anything except with
number ten get your freak on Missy
misdemeanor Elliott Mississippi put the
tail on the hottest rail y’all can stop
me now with an insane beat that borrows
from an Indian musical style called
Bhangra get your freak on translated
well with international audiences and
various commercial projects the song’s
message celebrates dancing with abandon
and having a good time
Missy rapping about letting her freak
flag fly in addition to reaching the
seventh spot on the Billboard Hot 100
the track also earned Elliott her first
solo top ten in the UK
number nine what you know TI
sir
was as the theme song to the movie ATL
this hip-hop and trap track became much
bigger than the film
what you going back
boasting a catchy hook and chorus what
you know also has TI calling out
wannabes and pretend gangsta
at the time of its release he was
actually fairly new to the scene so his
attitude and delivery make him both
intimidating and powerful as they showed
he wasn’t afraid of the big dog
also found on his fourth effort the
double platinum-certified song won him a
Grammy for Best Rap solo performance
number eight a Milly easy is one of the
most prolific rappers of the early 21st
century and this song is his calling
card nothing back and goes hard over an
addictive okay you’re at gobo what’s
that going to work Luke his wordplay is
at its best as evidenced by a Milly’s
many quotable lines like Vijay in 2004
being included on the Carter three the
track appeared on multiple mixtapes and
one low lane a Grammy at the award
ceremony held in 2009 their match don’t
you completely cut the angle by the
limit don’t see me but they get me they
don’t feel me but they feel
la number 7 the light common
as a socially conscious rapper comment
is always at the top of the game
personal track explores his love for his
girlfriend at the time we decide to
Senate signed sealed delivered for us to
grow together the song is much more
sensitive and woman centered than most
hip-hop Tunes marking it as one of the
true and best love songs from the genre
I want to be the one to make the light
also cemented Commons place in the
industry
earning him a Grammy nomination and his
highest charting entry on the Billboard
Hot 100 at number 44
when we drop number six southern
hospitality ludicrous check out the oil
ludicrous never let his southern
upbringing stop him from making a splash
in the East versus West Coast dominated
sea with help from The Neptunes and
several other producers he brought
southern rap to the forefront and this
particular song serves as an anthem for
the sound catchy and in your face and
has Luda rapping about where he’s from
southern hospitality was also
accompanied by a memorable music video
featuring some of his now signature
dance move number five gold digger Kanye
West featuring Jamie Foxx well we could
have called out Jesus walks
guys so my way because the double shot
of Breaking Bad through the wires over
yo MTV and I ain’t trying to make a ban
I swear this right here just be in the
make your name or stronger it’s this
track more than any other Kanye song
that really had an impact in pop culture
after it infiltrated the airwaves easy
to see why gold digger has a playful
beat a catchy chorus and its subject
matter is something we’re all familiar
with Hyundai she was supposed to find
his shorty tight go with your money she
went to the doctor got lipo with your
money
Jamie Foxx’s crooning and the use of a
Ray Charles sample give it that bluesy
feel and hair oh so nicely with Kanye’s
run it also spent ten weeks on the top
of the Billboard charts and sold over
three million copies
number four miss Jackson Outkast this
tune has grown to be one of outcasts
most popular hits and serves as a
signature for their funky sound along
with other notable tracks like b.o.b
yeah
originally starting off as an acoustic
number miss Jackson was turned into an
alternative hip-hop tracks after Andre
3000 thought this would make it easier
for an audience to connect with directed
to the mother of his ex-girlfriend
Erykah Badu it went on to top the hot
100 and when the duo a Grammy for Best
Rap performance number three in two club
city says the protege of Eminem and dr.
Dre audiences were expecting a lot from
fitty with his commercial debut luckily
he more than delivered this track was
his first single and an instant success
selling over 2 million copies and
hitting the charts at number one
featuring a drumbeat pounding in the
knife that works nicely with fitties
gruff vocals into clubs lyrics call for
a celebration just try to find one music
fan who hasn’t heard this song it’s
virtually impossible you having girl
problems that feel bad for you son
number 2 99 problems jay-z to this day
this song continues to be used to parody
countless situations when you have a
strong hook like this jay-z number does
it’s not surprising that it’s become an
earworm for the masses he borrowed the
hook and chorus from ice-t single of the
same name but he improved upon the
original by giving it a rock influenced
beat produced by Rick Rubin
with Jay telling the story of how he
came up from the streets 99 problems is
as political as it is catchy
Big Pimpin may have reached higher on
the charts but it’s this single from the
black albums that’s got us hooked we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions backyard the yard
I sell it with one grill it’s off the
heart I’m the neighborhood push up call
me subwoofer cuz I punk bitch like that
don’t shout on me come on stop go ahead
and feed me I’ve simply fit and I ain’t
going nowhere to know they see me rollin
rollin and trying to kiss me right
number one lose yourself eminem his
palms are sweaty knees weak arms are
heavy there’s vomit on his sweater
already mom’s spaghetti
this song is arguably one of the best
rap anthems of all time but he keeps on
forgetting what he wrote down Eminem is
at his Ross and most personal and while
this follows along the same vein as his
earlier hits dance anyways the hope you
get this man hit me back as the tech so
the doors the biggest fan it’s bad it’s
lose yourself the tops our list why it’s
simply one of the best lyrical
descriptions of the feeling of battling
for something and being ready to triumph
over the naysayers
the song also received five Grammy nods
and won an Oscar becoming the first rap
song to do so
do you agree with our list which
early-2000s rap song is your favorite
the universe
more classic top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
diversification of styles and hip-hop
such as crunk snap and alternative and
saw an increase in its mainstream
popularity around the world welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten rap songs
of the 2000s this is part of a series of
videos from the birth of rap music – mm
for this list we’re choosing what we
feel are the most iconic rap songs of
the decade based on a mix of their
popularity commercial success production
and lyrical quality and cultural impact
so here go my single dog radio nice
anything except with
number ten get your freak on Missy
misdemeanor Elliott Mississippi put the
tail on the hottest rail y’all can stop
me now with an insane beat that borrows
from an Indian musical style called
Bhangra get your freak on translated
well with international audiences and
various commercial projects the song’s
message celebrates dancing with abandon
and having a good time
Missy rapping about letting her freak
flag fly in addition to reaching the
seventh spot on the Billboard Hot 100
the track also earned Elliott her first
solo top ten in the UK
number nine what you know TI
sir
was as the theme song to the movie ATL
this hip-hop and trap track became much
bigger than the film
what you going back
boasting a catchy hook and chorus what
you know also has TI calling out
wannabes and pretend gangsta
at the time of its release he was
actually fairly new to the scene so his
attitude and delivery make him both
intimidating and powerful as they showed
he wasn’t afraid of the big dog
also found on his fourth effort the
double platinum-certified song won him a
Grammy for Best Rap solo performance
number eight a Milly easy is one of the
most prolific rappers of the early 21st
century and this song is his calling
card nothing back and goes hard over an
addictive okay you’re at gobo what’s
that going to work Luke his wordplay is
at its best as evidenced by a Milly’s
many quotable lines like Vijay in 2004
being included on the Carter three the
track appeared on multiple mixtapes and
one low lane a Grammy at the award
ceremony held in 2009 their match don’t
you completely cut the angle by the
limit don’t see me but they get me they
don’t feel me but they feel
la number 7 the light common
as a socially conscious rapper comment
is always at the top of the game
personal track explores his love for his
girlfriend at the time we decide to
Senate signed sealed delivered for us to
grow together the song is much more
sensitive and woman centered than most
hip-hop Tunes marking it as one of the
true and best love songs from the genre
I want to be the one to make the light
also cemented Commons place in the
industry
earning him a Grammy nomination and his
highest charting entry on the Billboard
Hot 100 at number 44
when we drop number six southern
hospitality ludicrous check out the oil
ludicrous never let his southern
upbringing stop him from making a splash
in the East versus West Coast dominated
sea with help from The Neptunes and
several other producers he brought
southern rap to the forefront and this
particular song serves as an anthem for
the sound catchy and in your face and
has Luda rapping about where he’s from
southern hospitality was also
accompanied by a memorable music video
featuring some of his now signature
dance move number five gold digger Kanye
West featuring Jamie Foxx well we could
have called out Jesus walks
guys so my way because the double shot
of Breaking Bad through the wires over
yo MTV and I ain’t trying to make a ban
I swear this right here just be in the
make your name or stronger it’s this
track more than any other Kanye song
that really had an impact in pop culture
after it infiltrated the airwaves easy
to see why gold digger has a playful
beat a catchy chorus and its subject
matter is something we’re all familiar
with Hyundai she was supposed to find
his shorty tight go with your money she
went to the doctor got lipo with your
money
Jamie Foxx’s crooning and the use of a
Ray Charles sample give it that bluesy
feel and hair oh so nicely with Kanye’s
run it also spent ten weeks on the top
of the Billboard charts and sold over
three million copies
number four miss Jackson Outkast this
tune has grown to be one of outcasts
most popular hits and serves as a
signature for their funky sound along
with other notable tracks like b.o.b
yeah
originally starting off as an acoustic
number miss Jackson was turned into an
alternative hip-hop tracks after Andre
3000 thought this would make it easier
for an audience to connect with directed
to the mother of his ex-girlfriend
Erykah Badu it went on to top the hot
100 and when the duo a Grammy for Best
Rap performance number three in two club
city says the protege of Eminem and dr.
Dre audiences were expecting a lot from
fitty with his commercial debut luckily
he more than delivered this track was
his first single and an instant success
selling over 2 million copies and
hitting the charts at number one
featuring a drumbeat pounding in the
knife that works nicely with fitties
gruff vocals into clubs lyrics call for
a celebration just try to find one music
fan who hasn’t heard this song it’s
virtually impossible you having girl
problems that feel bad for you son
number 2 99 problems jay-z to this day
this song continues to be used to parody
countless situations when you have a
strong hook like this jay-z number does
it’s not surprising that it’s become an
earworm for the masses he borrowed the
hook and chorus from ice-t single of the
same name but he improved upon the
original by giving it a rock influenced
beat produced by Rick Rubin
with Jay telling the story of how he
came up from the streets 99 problems is
as political as it is catchy
Big Pimpin may have reached higher on
the charts but it’s this single from the
black albums that’s got us hooked we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions backyard the yard
I sell it with one grill it’s off the
heart I’m the neighborhood push up call
me subwoofer cuz I punk bitch like that
don’t shout on me come on stop go ahead
and feed me I’ve simply fit and I ain’t
going nowhere to know they see me rollin
rollin and trying to kiss me right
number one lose yourself eminem his
palms are sweaty knees weak arms are
heavy there’s vomit on his sweater
already mom’s spaghetti
this song is arguably one of the best
rap anthems of all time but he keeps on
forgetting what he wrote down Eminem is
at his Ross and most personal and while
this follows along the same vein as his
earlier hits dance anyways the hope you
get this man hit me back as the tech so
the doors the biggest fan it’s bad it’s
lose yourself the tops our list why it’s
simply one of the best lyrical
descriptions of the feeling of battling
for something and being ready to triumph
over the naysayers
the song also received five Grammy nods
and won an Oscar becoming the first rap
song to do so
do you agree with our list which
early-2000s rap song is your favorite
the universe
more classic top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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