You really make dope videos man, love you, you don't get enough love, I just wanted some brotherly advice, I have just started rapping, in English, but I'm from India, how do I reach out to people who really love Hip Hop shit bro?
Math is NOT your forté lol I’m biased being from the west coast, but yes, Dre has been a god producer during this time. Then you got Pete Rock in a close second here.
@@pastense a third of 15 is 5, because 4 of the songs on the list were produced by Dr.Dre and 4 is close to 5 I said that almost a third of the songs were produced by him.
Back when sounding like any one had you called out and career ended instantly! When bars were first and foremost the most important part of the track! Thank God for Griselda and Roc Marciano bringing back the essence of Hip Hop
@@callumLB05 what are you talking about? These are just some: Conway the Machine: Another five hundred fifty thousand toppin' off my duffel Gettin' too heavy to lift, shit, I could probably pull a muscle Everybody got a body where I’m from Get a strap from somebody, it’s probably a body on the gun Why the popo so vexed for? They raided the wrong house, we has the dope and money next door Benny the Butcher: Can't believe y'all when y'all talk about the guns y'all shot And all the money runnin' to 'em and it's crumbs y'all got Just let me know, come check with me when y'all want y'all shot It's ten shooters in my hood for every one y'all got If it's less than a hundred racks, it don't deserve your attention 'Cause burdens come with it, my second test was servin' a sentence My first was make a brick jump like it was hurdlin' fences Judge will give you life and later that day he gon’ be playing golf Look, I ain't gon' clip you, I'm gettin' your bitch pregnant Congratulate me now, all this paper gon' change me how? Fly, all these diamond chains just weigh me down Westside don’t really have bars like that but Conway and Benny ALWAYS come through. What are you talking about?
@@callumLB05 well, they might be more storytellers than punchline rappers, but it’s not like they don’t got bars. And their rhyming ability is just unmatched
@@justhip-hop like when you have year when Illmatic and Ready To Die is in same year or Low End Theory and Chronic releasing back to back you are on some another level
From my perspective - Hit em up, Changes, Hypnotise and Ready or Not had the greatest impact as they launched rap out of a sub-culture into the main stream.
Bro they did not launch rap into Main stream that was way before if you talking about the first rap to expand to other music listeners then rappers delight was first otherwise it’s probably straight outta Compton Just because you only know Tupac and biggie
@@fiskelover474 Bro, Straight Outta Compton is 1988 anyway so it's not up for discussion. I don't think NWA was as mainstream as Tupac or Biggie but I do think it was genre defining. I mean, if we are talking Hit Em Up, Tupac's style prior was inspired by NWA in his 1991 and 1993 albums, despite it being more conscious.
@@justhip-hop You are right but i think dr dre was the one to introduce World to hip-hop. We never heard of NAS, WU TANG and other ny emcees growing up cause their song wasn't successful enough to be known world wide. It was dre, snoop and later Eminem was recognized outside USA. I m not saying these 3 are better than everybody but we as an outsider used to picturize dr dre and snoop in earlier times when it comes to hip-hop.
I get the list is subjective but I'm surprised Souls of Mischief "93 til infinity" wasn't on there! I think "Sally got a one track mind" by Diamond D should get some love too!
Great list but if it was a top 20 list these should be on it: 16. Hard Knock Life- Jay-Z 17. It’s All About The Benjamin’s- P. Diddy 18. Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX 19. Elevators (Me & You)- OutKast 20. Sabotage- Beastie Boys
Surprised not to see Dead Presidents on the list. It reached 50 on the bill board top 100 and reached #4 on the Rap Songs. And certified Gold. Also kicked off a decades long beef that produced some of the greatest diss tracks in hip hop history.
These old school Hip-Hop songs ages fine like wine. There were so good moments and nostalgia hitting up. Great list btw and you earned my sub! Peace and greetings from the Philippines! ✌✌
Naughty by nature? Two ANTHEMS to go with other bangers that shifted the genre. Hammer dance had quite the influence of Im not mistook, and DRUMS PLEASE
Not mad at this list at all! BUT I’m just mad at myself I wasn’t up on Illmatic or Wu-Tang until a few years after they came out. Typical west coast head lol But yo, personally I’d throw in Digable Planets’s Rebirth of Slick in there. One of the first rap songs I’ve ever heard in my childhood.
Great list, it checks all the boxes and the biggest names. And the most iconic songs indeed. It focuses heavily on the mid 90s; you could make a case the late 90s (Pun, DMX, Jay-Z, OutKast, Black Star) is missing a little bit. Especially Jigga will feel slighted :)
Great list all-round. Could Tupac's hit em up have been included, or at least been a close call? It's still one of the most talked about diss records in rap history and a big influence on what came afterwards.
Damn man, can't argue with this list. All classic songs, great list! I personally wouldn't be able to pick _just_ 15, so my list would be infinitely longer 🤣 Props to you for being able to boil it down to these absolute classics
Looking at the criteria, how it changed the game, commercial success, etc, I think this was overall a good list, even though California Love is my least favorite 2Pac song, I know it was commercially popular, and NY State of Mind is probably #1 for me, but it definitely didn't have the same commercial success. A couple of thoughts about somethings I might have added: The Fugees, not sure if they weren't considered hip hop for your purposes (which I could understand), but they were influential, also, No REDMAN?!? Tribe Called Quest has got to be higher on the list too. Last gripe is, maybe a Chicago rapper, like Twista or something, but really, a job well done
dope list but I think 'they reminisce over you' and 'shook ones (part ll)' should be swap with 'gangsta's paradise' and 'my name is' because I believe they got more impact and influence.
93 til infinity, anything NWA, RBL Posse, Onyx ...too many to choose from, Tight list you put together. So many great cuts going through my head. Makes me excited,and sad all at once. Thanks for your work
I'll definitely say this is still a good list. But, to not include songs like "Hip Hop Hooray" "Momma Say Knock You Out" or in my opinion the most influential song of all time "Summertime" by Will Smith who at the time was known as The Fresh Prince. Every year when first summer arrives, this song is played & sets the tone for what summer really represents.
When we talk about influential, i'm not looking at biggest rap songs, but songs that inspired the most imitations or trends, heres my list, in no particular order: Protect ya Neck Nuthing but g thang Hit'em up (unfortunately) Organized Konfusion - Stray bullet (inspred Nas - i gave you power, and Pac - me and my gf) Regulate (everyone wanted Nate Dogg on their song after that) Dear Mama (inspired rappers doing dedications to their parents) Common - I used to love H.E.R. (this concept has been continued even until now) Das Efx (inspiring fast rapping) Cypress Hill - Hits from the Bong (inspiring the weed songs) I'm sure I missed a lot but that's off the top of my head
Big L's influence is undeniable maybe not musically, but lyrical, he's the reason anyone writing today spits the bars they do another one who influence MANY, both lyrically and sound-wise, was Big Pun. even Fat Joe should be up here too
I like a lot of L’s music but I don’t get it when people say he revolutionized the rap game. Like, how lmfao, he wasn’t even mainstream when he was releasing music, let alone after he died.
The more I listen to his music, it's undeniable. He may not be mainstream, but purely in the underground game, he was keeping it real. He was a lyricist lyricist, freestyle battle rapper, a complete package. He had the arsenal to end anyone's career.
@@uncleclem7381 You don’t have to be even close to mainstream to be revolutionary. A rapper could revolutionize the game simply by having a few rappers hear what they do. Domino type shit ya feel? MF DOOM revolutionized the game and he only became famous after his death. He had been doin it since the 90’s. How many listeners you have doesn’t equal your influence.
@@mgm105 Lmfao DOOM did not become famous after death. He was probably the most popular underground rapper in the past 10 years. Huge following and mad props.
@@uncleclem7381 No you proved my point exactly. He was popular underground, but not mainstream. That’s a massive difference. DOOM has way less listeners than Drake or Travis Scott, but still is massively influential. Also you completely ignored the point that DOOM has been revolutionizing rap since the 90’s, before he was even popular underground. Have you ever heard the phrase “Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper”? That’s what it takes to be influential, not how many people listen to you directly.
Would argue this is a list of the most popular rap songs, and also it's missing "Fuck Tha Police". If it had been a list of the most influenctial (gangster) rap songs it should've included Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?", Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'", and Eazy-E's "Boyz-N-The-Hood"
C.R.E.A.M. 100% deserved number 1 one of the biggest and best rap songs ever super influential because imo wu tang is the best rap group or group in general ever WU TANG KILLA BEEZ FOREVER🙌🏾🙌🏾
Good list, but I feel it's more mainstream. No Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Dah Shinin', Aquemini, The Score, Fear of a Black Planet, or Muddy Waters songs just to mention a few on your list, you can throw a dart on a board filled with those albums' songs listed randomly and it would probably be a noteworthy tune from that era, additionally, its hard to condense a rap catalog from the 90s when, there were so many influential albums to choose from.
My list: 1. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre 2. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M 3. Tupac - Changes 4. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise 5. Nas - N.Y. State of Mind 6. Eminem - My Name Is 7. Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy 8. Tupac - Hit em Up 9. Tupac ft. Dr. Dre - California Love 10. House of Pain - Jump Around 11. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Part II) 12. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang 13. Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day 14. Tupac - All Eyez On Me 15. Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
Respect to Mobb Deep forever!! Shook ones part ii is at the very essence of 90's hip hop! RIP to the King Prodigy! The teenage 'so called rappers' of today don't have an ounce of substance! Nas, Mobb Deep, Snoop, Dre, Ice cube etc, produced stellar work at the ages of 18 and 19!!! Now who we got 🤦♀️ fs
the fact that you don't have don't sweat the technique on here and rakim's let the rhythm hit em album. even though that album was supposed to drop in 89 on here shows how little you know. since all these rap dudes you got on the list stole from those two albums to make their entire styles and word patterns
Not 1990s but my top ten all time. 10. Boyz in tha Hood 9. Check yo self 8. NY state of Mind 7. Without me 6. Nuthin but a G thang 5. Lose Yourself 4. The Next Episode 3. In da club 2. Straight outta Compton 1. Still D.R.E
In no order if u r limited to one per artist Wu tang clan - cream Mobb deep - shook ones Lost boyz - renee Bone thugs - crossroads Pac - dear mama Biggie - big poppa Tribe - electric relaxation Scarface - never seen a man die Snoop - gin and juice Ice cube - it was a good day Pete rock - troy Luniz - i got 5 on it Nas - if i ruled the world Souls of mischief - 93 til Warren g - regulate These aint my favorites though that would be Black moon - how many emcees Keith murray - most beautifullest Lost boyz - renee Mobb deep - shook ones Mobb deep - survival of the fit Mobb deep - drop a gem on em Mobb deep - quiet storm Pete rock - troy Wu tang - cream Das efx - real hip hop Az - sugar hill Mic geronimo - masta ic Heltah skeltah - operation lockdown Cnn - la la Channel live - mad izm
California Love above Shook Ones????? Seriously???? In terms of influencing others, California Love should be waaay down on this list, if it actually makes it at all.
This is a decent list. Not a lot to argue with, but I am *still* going to take off two and add two (where you slot these two, I dont care). First, by your own pinned comment, "Each rapper is limited to one spot on this list." So even though it's in a duo, Snoop is here twice so I'm taking off "Gin & Juice". And, while a good song, I'm not sure what the legacy influence of "Shook Ones" was, so that's number 2. As for additions, one is hip hop influential, the other mainstream culture influential. First OutKast *has* to be on any 90's influential list. They brought a sound, a vibe, that was lacking in those days. It was either "East Coast", "West Coast", "Miami Bass" or Geto Boys doing their own thing. Only after OutKast did "Southern Rap" really become a thing. I could choose a bunch of songs, but I go with "Player's Ball" as the Kick off. The second, though I personally kinda detest the song, has to be "Whoop, There it is" by Tag Team. Though it was contemporaneous with "Whoot There it is" by 95 South, the Tag Team version probably got wider airplay. And thought 'there it is" has been in the lexicon at least since "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC, it took over local vernacular in the 90's due to this song. It *still* gets played in stadiums, movies, and commercials today. That kinda sucks, but it's influential! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Shook ones is the most used beat in cyphers and freestyles, it's also one of the most recognizable hip hop songs of all times, it's a global hiphop anthem. It totally belongs here.
It's all opinions and all the choices are great.. I would have a bit of a different order, especially 1-5 but like I said it's all opinions.. but shit.. good list dude I like your videos and your line ups
I will use this as an illustration for my adage that intelligence and cleverness often add up to stupidity. (Though to be fair, since ALL humans are clueless (read the Philosophy of Broader Survival for the details) I could have used endless other examples from anyone on earth)... but... since buffoons seek the spotlight for the spotlight's sake (since they really do not have anything useful to say) this is a good enough example. Thanks for posting a nice representative list.
Each rapper is limited to one spot on this list. Leave a like if you enjoy the video!
Love this! But u did put Dre and Snoop in two slots lol
@@sidtheshuckle one was a feature and one wasn’t
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You really make dope videos man, love you, you don't get enough love, I just wanted some brotherly advice, I have just started rapping, in English, but I'm from India, how do I reach out to people who really love Hip Hop shit bro?
@@deneziusarmageddonwhite7531just saw this, hope it’s going well brotha!
And almost a third of them are produced by Dr.Dre. That man has given so much to the genre.
Four*
@@zola4222 that's why I said almost a third
Math is NOT your forté lol
I’m biased being from the west coast, but yes, Dre has been a god producer during this time. Then you got Pete Rock in a close second here.
@@pastense a third of 15 is 5, because 4 of the songs on the list were produced by Dr.Dre and 4 is close to 5 I said that almost a third of the songs were produced by him.
@@felixearls2041 I wasn’t referring to you brotha. I meant the other guy lol
Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M." deserved the first spot, I wish that this generation's rappers put on hard work like this!
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Cream followed by Gangster Paradise then California Love.
“My mind is playin tricks on me” was the best when I was younger and still remember it.
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Can you tell me more about 90s hip-hop like the impact how it actually was
Can't fault your choices dude! Every rapper on this list deserve to be there.💯💯💯
Harder choosing which of their tracks to use I'd think!
Great list!
Thanks my man! I couldn’t agree more haha
Back when sounding like any one had you called out and career ended instantly! When bars were first and foremost the most important part of the track! Thank God for Griselda and Roc Marciano bringing back the essence of Hip Hop
Griselda don't have bars though
@@callumLB05 what are you talking about? These are just some:
Conway the Machine:
Another five hundred fifty thousand toppin' off my duffel
Gettin' too heavy to lift, shit, I could probably pull a muscle
Everybody got a body where I’m from
Get a strap from somebody, it’s probably a body on the gun
Why the popo so vexed for?
They raided the wrong house, we has the dope and money next door
Benny the Butcher:
Can't believe y'all when y'all talk about the guns y'all shot
And all the money runnin' to 'em and it's crumbs y'all got
Just let me know, come check with me when y'all want y'all shot
It's ten shooters in my hood for every one y'all got
If it's less than a hundred racks, it don't deserve your attention
'Cause burdens come with it, my second test was servin' a sentence
My first was make a brick jump like it was hurdlin' fences
Judge will give you life and later that day he gon’ be playing golf
Look, I ain't gon' clip you, I'm gettin' your bitch pregnant
Congratulate me now, all this paper gon' change me how?
Fly, all these diamond chains just weigh me down
Westside don’t really have bars like that but Conway and Benny ALWAYS come through. What are you talking about?
@@ericbertilsson6794 very basic, you have extremely LOW standards if you think those are ‘bars’.
@@callumLB05 well, they might be more storytellers than punchline rappers, but it’s not like they don’t got bars. And their rhyming ability is just unmatched
@@callumLB05 you only think they don't have bars bc they all fly over your head lmao
Imagine the game today, if Eazy E, Tupac, Nate Dogg, Biggie ETC were still around. Feel like the game would be different.
Nate Dogg might’ve been cancelled for beating his wife but yeah
agree with pac and biggie, the others wouldn't really change anything
@@victorjhgf Eazy E literally made Bone Thugs N Harmony popular
@@SpacedudeProductions facts
Hip hop objectively peaked at 90s
Can’t argue that 🤷🏾♂️
@@justhip-hop like when you have year when Illmatic and Ready To Die is in same year or Low End Theory and Chronic releasing back to back you are on some another level
@@traguy2625 yeah, nothing will ever compare..
but Astroworld smh
@@dlanx787 LMAO
From my perspective - Hit em up, Changes, Hypnotise and Ready or Not had the greatest impact as they launched rap out of a sub-culture into the main stream.
Was about to say the same.. the list is pretty solid but I cudnt leave out HitEmUp.. Changes or Fugees.
Bro they did not launch rap into Main stream that was way before if you talking about the first rap to expand to other music listeners then rappers delight was first otherwise it’s probably straight outta Compton
Just because you only know Tupac and biggie
@@fiskelover474 Bro, Straight Outta Compton is 1988 anyway so it's not up for discussion. I don't think NWA was as mainstream as Tupac or Biggie but I do think it was genre defining. I mean, if we are talking Hit Em Up, Tupac's style prior was inspired by NWA in his 1991 and 1993 albums, despite it being more conscious.
Aww yes, back when bars and variety mattered. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Facts 🙃🔥
Tupacs hit em up song should've been first
You’re blinded by your nostalgia
There's definitely variety now dude 🤣😭🤣😭🤣
Hip Hop was at its purest in the nineties. THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAP. i'd be here all day if i were to list the artist of that decade lol
I was about to say where Wu Tang at.. but you good
Haha I got you 😎
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Save the best for last👐
Dre and Wu tang were the most influential hiphop figure even outside america.
Nas too greetings from Bosnia
King Nas Escobar is,love from Nanzania ,Africa
Well, I can say that down here in Brazil the most influential was deffinitely 2pac
But without cube, there would be no dre
in India majority of the people are influenced by Eminem
Cream will always be a very influential song in our lives
2 pac and bigge 🔥🔥🖖🏾
Two of the greatest to ever do it!
@@justhip-hop the two greatest
@@justhip-hop You are right but i think dr dre was the one to introduce World to hip-hop. We never heard of NAS, WU TANG and other ny emcees growing up cause their song wasn't successful enough to be known world wide. It was dre, snoop and later Eminem was recognized outside USA. I m not saying these 3 are better than everybody but we as an outsider used to picturize dr dre and snoop in earlier times when it comes to hip-hop.
I get the list is subjective but I'm surprised Souls of Mischief "93 til infinity" wasn't on there! I think "Sally got a one track mind" by Diamond D should get some love too!
and tracks by Big L, Showbiz & AG, Kool G Rap..
I’m quite sure those songs had a place in a top 25 list
Great list but if it was a top 20 list these should be on it:
16. Hard Knock Life- Jay-Z
17. It’s All About The Benjamin’s- P. Diddy
18. Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX
19. Elevators (Me & You)- OutKast
20. Sabotage- Beastie Boys
P Diddy appearing anywhere near a most influential 90s hip hop track list is absolutely hilarious 😂 Good one
@@PH5221 he prolly had some good tracks, i see u a slim shady snipper 🤣🤣🤣
Surprised not to see Dead Presidents on the list. It reached 50 on the bill board top 100 and reached #4 on the Rap Songs. And certified Gold. Also kicked off a decades long beef that produced some of the greatest diss tracks in hip hop history.
Yeah, When I B on Tha Mic as well
Is it me or does everyone get chills when shook ones Pt ll and NY state of mind play
Me Too lmao
Opening beats for shook ones and NY state of mind hit different
Great list for sure
Appreciate that homie
Dude loved your intro with regulate,it just matches with each othee
Thanks Brotha!
These old school Hip-Hop songs ages fine like wine. There were so good moments and nostalgia hitting up. Great list btw and you earned my sub! Peace and greetings from the Philippines! ✌✌
Every 90s hip hop rapper were spectacular 💗💗🔥🔥🔥
Wu Tang - Triumph instead of Eminem's My Name is. And Luniz - I got 5 on it instead of Geto Boys' Mind Playing Tricks on Me
Bruh the quality of the editing and content is so underrated you deserve way more subscribers
Hi Ryder, your voiced by MC Eight and inspired by Eazy E
Great list man. I was missing Still D.R.E. though.
Have it as an honorable mention. Had to put Nuthin’ but a G Thang over it
@@justhip-hop Ooh I missed that each rapper could only have one spot. So now it makes sense for me.
@SJW Triggered the album is named 2001 but is from late 90s , 1999 i would say (sorry for my bad english, i'm french)
Naughty by nature? Two ANTHEMS to go with other bangers that shifted the genre. Hammer dance had quite the influence of Im not mistook, and
DRUMS PLEASE
I agree with naughty by nature
Not mad at this list at all! BUT I’m just mad at myself I wasn’t up on Illmatic or Wu-Tang until a few years after they came out. Typical west coast head lol
But yo, personally I’d throw in Digable Planets’s Rebirth of Slick in there. One of the first rap songs I’ve ever heard in my childhood.
Great list, it checks all the boxes and the biggest names. And the most iconic songs indeed. It focuses heavily on the mid 90s; you could make a case the late 90s (Pun, DMX, Jay-Z, OutKast, Black Star) is missing a little bit. Especially Jigga will feel slighted :)
Damn, 90's is so good that only a few of my favourite made to the list. And this list is a hyper banger
Man this list was incredible. Maybe we jockey for rankings but these songs definitely defined the 90s!!
Holy shit you returned, great top,
You should do one for the 2000s and 2010s.
Haha what’s up man! I did one for the 2000s if you wanna check it out 😎
@@justhip-hop Ah true I just remembered, well then just the 2010s
@@justhip-hop
Do the 80s
That era is interesting
There isnt much rap being made in 2010s unless you count mumble rap
Absolutely spot on list! Been watching your videos for quite some time and I love how well made the videos are
Wow man, really appreciate that! Thanks for being a loyal subscriber of the channel
Great list all-round. Could Tupac's hit em up have been included, or at least been a close call? It's still one of the most talked about diss records in rap history and a big influence on what came afterwards.
My exact thoughts
Pienso igual!
Damn man, can't argue with this list. All classic songs, great list!
I personally wouldn't be able to pick _just_ 15, so my list would be infinitely longer 🤣
Props to you for being able to boil it down to these absolute classics
Looking at the criteria, how it changed the game, commercial success, etc, I think this was overall a good list, even though California Love is my least favorite 2Pac song, I know it was commercially popular, and NY State of Mind is probably #1 for me, but it definitely didn't have the same commercial success. A couple of thoughts about somethings I might have added: The Fugees, not sure if they weren't considered hip hop for your purposes (which I could understand), but they were influential, also, No REDMAN?!? Tribe Called Quest has got to be higher on the list too. Last gripe is, maybe a Chicago rapper, like Twista or something, but really, a job well done
You need top 100 rap songs of 90s to cover most influencial rap songs of ALL TIME! Fu-gee-la, OPP, U.N.I.T.Y., and many more.
Man this takes me back, crusin the 86 Fleetwood and vibin. You know it’s a fire list when #15 is “Regulate”
Great list! I miss especially Outkast in here. Rosa Parks would have made the list imo
FACTS! That song was huge!
dope list but I think 'they reminisce over you' and 'shook ones (part ll)' should be swap with 'gangsta's paradise' and 'my name is' because I believe they got more impact and influence.
Mobb practically created hard core rap. I think they deserve to be higher
93 til infinity, anything NWA, RBL Posse, Onyx ...too many to choose from, Tight list you put together.
So many great cuts going through my head. Makes me excited,and sad all at once.
Thanks for your work
Feel the Good vibrations
So many females so much inspiration
This list took me back to my teenage years!!! The good ol days!!!
Oldschool is still on🔥🔥🔥
This is not Old School... Is Golden Era
I'll definitely say this is still a good list. But, to not include songs like "Hip Hop Hooray" "Momma Say Knock You Out" or in my opinion the most influential song of all time "Summertime" by Will Smith who at the time was known as The Fresh Prince. Every year when first summer arrives, this song is played & sets the tone for what summer really represents.
Exactly, he could have swapped two of the three similar-sounding g funk records on the list for a couple of those classics
Bruh...."Momma Say Knock You Out" was not a anthem in the 90s! I heard those other 2 along with the rest of songs on the list
NORE- ‘Banned From TV’ shoulda made the cut too, the late ‘90s is so underrated.
When we talk about influential, i'm not looking at biggest rap songs, but songs that inspired the most imitations or trends, heres my list, in no particular order:
Protect ya Neck
Nuthing but g thang
Hit'em up (unfortunately)
Organized Konfusion - Stray bullet (inspred Nas - i gave you power, and Pac - me and my gf)
Regulate (everyone wanted Nate Dogg on their song after that)
Dear Mama (inspired rappers doing dedications to their parents)
Common - I used to love H.E.R. (this concept has been continued even until now)
Das Efx (inspiring fast rapping)
Cypress Hill - Hits from the Bong (inspiring the weed songs)
I'm sure I missed a lot but that's off the top of my head
Big L's influence is undeniable
maybe not musically, but lyrical, he's the reason anyone writing today spits the bars they do
another one who influence MANY, both lyrically and sound-wise, was Big Pun. even Fat Joe should be up here too
I like a lot of L’s music but I don’t get it when people say he revolutionized the rap game. Like, how lmfao, he wasn’t even mainstream when he was releasing music, let alone after he died.
The more I listen to his music, it's undeniable. He may not be mainstream, but purely in the underground game, he was keeping it real. He was a lyricist lyricist, freestyle battle rapper, a complete package. He had the arsenal to end anyone's career.
@@uncleclem7381 You don’t have to be even close to mainstream to be revolutionary. A rapper could revolutionize the game simply by having a few rappers hear what they do. Domino type shit ya feel? MF DOOM revolutionized the game and he only became famous after his death. He had been doin it since the 90’s. How many listeners you have doesn’t equal your influence.
@@mgm105 Lmfao DOOM did not become famous after death. He was probably the most popular underground rapper in the past 10 years. Huge following and mad props.
@@uncleclem7381 No you proved my point exactly. He was popular underground, but not mainstream. That’s a massive difference. DOOM has way less listeners than Drake or Travis Scott, but still is massively influential. Also you completely ignored the point that DOOM has been revolutionizing rap since the 90’s, before he was even popular underground. Have you ever heard the phrase “Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper”? That’s what it takes to be influential, not how many people listen to you directly.
Damn... Dre have produce 4 songs in this list.
Damn i didnt even realize that until now..
Very good and respectable list. I really thought changes by tupac will be here though.
NY State of mind >>>> California love
underrated channel bro keep hiphop alive
Very good list, couldn't made it better
Appreciate that homie
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Great collection
Would argue this is a list of the most popular rap songs, and also it's missing "Fuck Tha Police".
If it had been a list of the most influenctial (gangster) rap songs it should've included Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?", Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'", and Eazy-E's "Boyz-N-The-Hood"
nice list
there is absolutely no debate about that top 2
Imo DMX should have a spot in the list aswell
DMX got just 1 successful song in the 90s which wasn't so influential
I thought the first was gonna be changes by 2pac, but c.r.e.a.m is also a good choice
C.R.E.A.M. 100% deserved number 1 one of the biggest and best rap songs ever super influential because imo wu tang is the best rap group or group in general ever WU TANG KILLA BEEZ FOREVER🙌🏾🙌🏾
Anyone else think of NBA street when that “they reminisce over you” intro comes on? Loved that game!
cream deserves rank 1 wu tang so underated
the wu are not underrated my dude lol
You obviously don't know much about the Wu if you think they're underrated lol
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Mobb deep need so much more appreciation
C.R.E.A.M !! Wu Tang! Love it!
Good list, but I feel it's more mainstream. No Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Dah Shinin', Aquemini, The Score, Fear of a Black Planet, or Muddy Waters songs just to mention a few on your list, you can throw a dart on a board filled with those albums' songs listed randomly and it would probably be a noteworthy tune from that era, additionally, its hard to condense a rap catalog from the 90s when, there were so many influential albums to choose from.
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@@justhip-hop you insanely fast with your replies lol
UK Head. Maybe didn't do the numbers but Outkast, Ice T and Cypress were big over here
I think Outkast should’ve made this list somewhere and/or the early 2000’s list. Love the video though!
Good video! However it definitely misses Outkast they changed so much for the south
My list:
1. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre
2. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M
3. Tupac - Changes
4. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
5. Nas - N.Y. State of Mind
6. Eminem - My Name Is
7. Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
8. Tupac - Hit em Up
9. Tupac ft. Dr. Dre - California Love
10. House of Pain - Jump Around
11. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Part II)
12. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
13. Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day
14. Tupac - All Eyez On Me
15. Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
Respect to Mobb Deep forever!! Shook ones part ii is at the very essence of 90's hip hop! RIP to the King Prodigy! The teenage 'so called rappers' of today don't have an ounce of substance! Nas, Mobb Deep, Snoop, Dre, Ice cube etc, produced stellar work at the ages of 18 and 19!!! Now who we got 🤦♀️ fs
Mobb Deep the most underrated in the game
Not exactly underrated but just forgotten
the fact that you don't have don't sweat the technique on here and rakim's let the rhythm hit em album. even though that album was supposed to drop in 89 on here shows how little you know. since all these rap dudes you got on the list stole from those two albums to make their entire styles and word patterns
Mobb Deep- shook ones is the 90’s anthem!
Not 1990s but my top ten all time.
10. Boyz in tha Hood
9. Check yo self
8. NY state of Mind
7. Without me
6. Nuthin but a G thang
5. Lose Yourself
4. The Next Episode
3. In da club
2. Straight outta Compton
1. Still D.R.E
Missing: KRS One-Sound of the police and Public Enemy- Fight the power (studio version is from 1990).
Would have been so mad if Scenario and Mind playing tricks on me wasn't on the list
Mobb Deep, Nas, and Wu-Tang Clan dope shit🔝
regulate at the beginning got me warmed up, nice vid
In no order if u r limited to one per artist
Wu tang clan - cream
Mobb deep - shook ones
Lost boyz - renee
Bone thugs - crossroads
Pac - dear mama
Biggie - big poppa
Tribe - electric relaxation
Scarface - never seen a man die
Snoop - gin and juice
Ice cube - it was a good day
Pete rock - troy
Luniz - i got 5 on it
Nas - if i ruled the world
Souls of mischief - 93 til
Warren g - regulate
These aint my favorites though that would be
Black moon - how many emcees
Keith murray - most beautifullest
Lost boyz - renee
Mobb deep - shook ones
Mobb deep - survival of the fit
Mobb deep - drop a gem on em
Mobb deep - quiet storm
Pete rock - troy
Wu tang - cream
Das efx - real hip hop
Az - sugar hill
Mic geronimo - masta ic
Heltah skeltah - operation lockdown
Cnn - la la
Channel live - mad izm
California Love above Shook Ones?????
Seriously????
In terms of influencing others, California Love should be waaay down on this list, if it actually makes it at all.
It's simple, California Love was (and still is) a west coast anthem...Shook Ones didn't have that same affect on the east coast
I’m from the East Coast but when California Love dropped everyone went nuts. That was the West Coast Anthem and still is.
California Love had more commercial success than Shook Ones back then
This is a decent list. Not a lot to argue with, but I am *still* going to take off two and add two (where you slot these two, I dont care). First, by your own pinned comment, "Each rapper is limited to one spot on this list." So even though it's in a duo, Snoop is here twice so I'm taking off "Gin & Juice". And, while a good song, I'm not sure what the legacy influence of "Shook Ones" was, so that's number 2.
As for additions, one is hip hop influential, the other mainstream culture influential. First OutKast *has* to be on any 90's influential list. They brought a sound, a vibe, that was lacking in those days. It was either "East Coast", "West Coast", "Miami Bass" or Geto Boys doing their own thing. Only after OutKast did "Southern Rap" really become a thing. I could choose a bunch of songs, but I go with "Player's Ball" as the Kick off.
The second, though I personally kinda detest the song, has to be "Whoop, There it is" by Tag Team. Though it was contemporaneous with "Whoot There it is" by 95 South, the Tag Team version probably got wider airplay. And thought 'there it is" has been in the lexicon at least since "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC, it took over local vernacular in the 90's due to this song. It *still* gets played in stadiums, movies, and commercials today. That kinda sucks, but it's influential! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Shook ones is the most used beat in cyphers and freestyles, it's also one of the most recognizable hip hop songs of all times, it's a global hiphop anthem. It totally belongs here.
i feel like 93 till infinity should be up there aswell
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and what happened with fugees ready or not / LUNIZ - I GOT 5 ON IT / tlc / salt n pepa / kris kros / krs one and much more ????
And wreckx n effects
Been ducking you but no more this channel is where hiphop lives😭🤞❤just subscribed cos of this vid
Mannnnnn *CROSSROADS* should be *DIAMOND* by now 💎
What happened to Craig Mack - Flava in your ear?
This whole video is a vibe 🔥🔥🔥
All credits to the rappers mentioned, but no mention of Slick Rick is a crime. Children's Story seriously kept a lot of people on the right path.
It's all opinions and all the choices are great.. I would have a bit of a different order, especially 1-5 but like I said it's all opinions.. but shit.. good list dude I like your videos and your line ups
you have got to be kidding with this order, shook ones, scenario, slim shady, cream, wow!!!!! but thats your list.
I love the old school 😍
same here
Good list but it doesn't feel complete without Pharsyde Passin Me By and Souls of Mischief 93' till
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Thanks Brotha! Glad you enjoy
Great list!
KRS 1 should've been on this list... As well as naughty by nature
I love this list, btw I highly recommend you to make a discord server.
I was expecting Changes to be number one but I’m happy it’s C.R.E.A.M
I'm surprised you put Juicy and not the One More Chance remix regarding Biggie, but it's still a pretty solid list
Wow these songs are amazing
I will use this as an illustration for my adage that intelligence and
cleverness often add up to stupidity.
(Though to be fair, since ALL humans are clueless (read the Philosophy
of Broader Survival for the details) I could have used endless other
examples from anyone on earth)... but... since buffoons seek the
spotlight for the spotlight's sake (since they really do not have
anything useful to say) this is a good enough example. Thanks for posting a nice representative list.
Of course. Thank you for leaving your thoughts
Man n y state of mind my mind playing tricks and gangstas paradise and etc are the songs that deserve to be on other list,, beyond level