Hip Hop 100 Hits

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Insane in the Brain (explicit album version)
producer:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1993 to present)
recording of:
Insane in the Brain
writer:
Jerry Corbitt, Louis Freese, Larry Muggerud and Senen Reyes
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher) and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3.953:28
2Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)
JAY‐Z3:58
3C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) (radio edit)
recording of:
C.R.E.A.M.
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Gary Grice (Wu-Tang Clan), Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
is based on:
Paper Trail$
Wu‐Tang Clan4:10
4Roses (dirty version)
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Pete Novak
producer:
André 3000 and Dojo5
mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
keyboard:
Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter)
background vocals:
Killer Mike
lead vocals:
André 3000
recording of:
Roses
writer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and Matt Boykin
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gnat Booty and Seven Sax
OutKast3.856:09
5Work Out (explicit version)J. Cole3:54
6Can I Kick It
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
A Tribe Called Quest4:26
7Break ya Neck (album version)
Busta Rhymes3:55
8It Takes Two
producer:
Rob Base and William Hamilton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1988) and Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Space Dust by The Galactic Force Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 80), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 116) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 462)
recording of:
It Takes Two (It Takes Two/2 Way)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Robert Ginyard
Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock44:59
9Cashin’ Out
Ca$h Out3:58
10Take Your Shirt Off
T‐Pain3:48
11PesoA$AP Rocky3.52:50
12The Message (album version)
Nas3:54
13Tongue Ring (explicit)
Three 6 Mafia4:04
14Puppet Master (album version)
recording of:
Puppet Master
composer:
DJ Muggs
Dr. Dre & DJ Muggs5:00
15It's Tricky (album version)
recording of:
It’s Tricky
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Protoons Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Run‐D.M.C.3:03
16Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It (album version)
recording of:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer), Nile Rodgers and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Jelly’s Jams, LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Treball Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Will Smith3:47
17Ready or Not (album version)
recording engineer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Warren Riker
engineer:
Warren Riker
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
producer:
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
mixer:
Bassy Bob Brockmann (engineer, producer, remixer)
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
performer:
Fugees
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1996 to present, in 1996)
recorded at and mixed at:
Booga Basement Studio in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Boadicea by Enya (Irish singer-songwriter), Django by The Modern Jazz Quartet, God Make Me Funky by The Headhunters (US jazz‐funk fusion band) and Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) by The Delfonics
music videos:
Ready or Not by The Fugees
recording of:
Ready or Not
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), William Hart (of The Delfonics), Lauryn Hill, N. Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and S. Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd, International Music Network, Nickel Shoe Co Inc., Observe Creation Music, Sony ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tete San-Ko Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Boadicea
is based on:
Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)
Fugees4.33:46
18It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop (explicit; hip-hop remix)
dead prez featuring Tahir & People's Army3:34
19X
Xzibit4:07
20Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory) (explicit)M.O.P.4.54:08
21We in Here
DMX3:56
22Shook Ones Part II (LP version)
recording engineer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer)
mixer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer) and Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Dirty Feet by Daly Wilson Big Band (drums (drum set)), Jessica by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Kitty With the Bent Frame by Quincy Jones
music videos:
Shook Ones (video) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 215)
recording of:
Shook Ones, Part II
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4.755:25
23Gucci Gucci (album version)
recording engineer:
Chris Paxton
producer:
DJ Two Stacks
mixer:
Randy Biddle
instruments:
DJ Two Stacks
vocals:
Kreayshawn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Nexxus Audio in Oakland, California, United States
mixed at:
Barron Studios in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Bumpin Bumpin (explicit) by Kreayshawn
instrumental versions:
Gucci Gucci (instrumental) by Kreayshawn
recording of:
Gucci Gucci
writer:
Anthony Negrete, Michael Weiner and Natassia Zolot
publisher:
Mama Kreay Publishing (ASCAP), Plastic Publications Publishing (BMI), Songs Music Publishing and Trill Wave (ASCAP)
Kreayshawn4.353:07
24Look at Her Go
T‐Pain & Billboard2:57
25Like You (album version)
recording of:
Like You
writer:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper), Ricky Bell, Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Jaron Alston and Ralph Tresvant
Ciara & Bow Wow3:24
26Mr. Me TooClipse3:41
27Boom! Shake the Room
recording of:
Boom! Shake the Room
writer:
Lee Haggard, Keith Mayberry, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Wayne Williams (DJ, producer, promoter and record label executive from Chicago.)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3:46
28Rock On (album version)
Funkdoobiest3:52
29Shake Ya Ass (LP version)Mystikal4:16
30Freek-a-Leek (clean version)
recording of:
Freek‐a‐leek
writer:
Corey Evans (US rapper Corey Evans), LaMarquis Jefferson (producer & bass player from Atlanta, GA), Jon Smith (US producer & rapper), Craig Love and Moses Barrett III
Petey Pablo3:55
31Put It On (album version)
recording of:
Put It On
lyricist:
Lamont Coleman (rapper Lamont Coleman)
composer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best)
Big L3:37
32Sound of da PoliceKRS‐One4.84:15
33Blue Angels (LP version)
recording of:
Blue Angels
writer:
Jerry Duplessis and Barry Gibb
Pras4:13
34Gravel Pit (explicit version)
recording of:
Gravel Pit
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Antoine Duhamel (French composer and conductor), Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter), Lamont Hawkins, Nathan Leftenant, Paulisa Moorman and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
quotes lyrics from:
Back and Forth
Wu‐Tang Clan4:17
35Don’t Forget ’Em (explicit album version)
Consequence4:00
36I’m Not a Player
assistant recording engineer:
Gregory Wilson (Gregory "Gold" Wilson)
recording engineer:
Ken "Duro" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Minnesota (US producer and member of the Money Boss Players)
mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
other vocals:
Eddie Levert and Walter Williams (soul singer/songwriter, in The O’Jays)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) by The O’Jays
edit of:
I’m Not a Player (LP version) by Big Punisher (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
recording of:
I’m Not a Player
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Mark Richardson (US producer and member of the Money Boss Players)
is based on:
Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)
Big Punisher43:41
37True Fuschnick
Fu‐Schnickens3:57
38357 (album version)
Cam’ron3:24
39Tres Delinquentes (radio)
Delinquent Habits4:15
40Funkdafied (album version)
Da Brat3:05
41Trans DF Express (club mix)
Dungeon Family4:50
42Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz4:44
43Jazz Thing (album version)
recording of:
Jazz Thing
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Lolis Eric Elie, Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
Gang Starr4:48
44If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (album version)
Nas & Lauryn Hill4:43
45Ya Don't Stop
Souls of Mischief4:30
46It’s Like That
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C.4:49
47Chop Chop
YoungBloodZ4:41
48Love vs. Hate
Brand Nubian4:31
49Perfect Match
Cella Dwellas4:21
50Iron Maiden (album version)
Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Cappadonna4:46
51Fast Life (album version)
recording of:
Fast Life
writer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best), David Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson, Nasir Jones (US rapper), Nathaniel Wilson (Kool G Rap) and David Townsend
Kool G Rap4:53
52The Ghetto
producer and mixer:
Al Eaton and Too Short (Too $hort)
additional vocals:
Gerald Levert
background vocals:
Gary Mackey, Danny McLane and Duane Patton
vocals:
Too $hort
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, United States
edit of:
The Ghetto (extended version) by Too Short (Too $hort)
music videos:
The Ghetto by Too $hort
recording of:
The Ghetto (Too $hort)
writer:
Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
ATCO, Don‐Pow Music, Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
quotes music from:
The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway)
Too $hort44:59
53I Got It Made (clean version)
Special Ed3:42
54Wild Wild West
recording of:
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee original version)
lyricist and composer:
Mohandas Dewese
Kool Moe Dee4:44
55Saturday Night
Schoolly D45:23
56Rock Dis Funky Joint
Poor Righteous Teachers5:11
57It’s Mine (album version)
Mobb Deep4:23
58Cell Therapy
recording of:
Cell Therapy
writer:
Cameron Gipp, Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group), Robert Barnett (US rapper Robert Barnett, member of the Goodie Mob) and Willie Knighton
Goodie Mob5:01
59Lost Ones (album version)
Lauryn Hill5:34
60I Used to Love H.E.R. (album version)
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
samples:
The Changing World by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
recording of:
I Used to Love H.E.R.
writer:
Dion Wilson (producer) and Lonnie Lynn (US rapper)
Common4.54:38
61One for the Road
CeeLo Green5:35
62Grindin’ (main)
Clipse4:26
63Back to the Hotel
N2Deep5:04
64Keep It Thoro (main)
Prodigy & Mobb Deep3:05
65Take a Lick
Akinyele3:30
66Tonite
DJ Quik5:23
67My Philosophy (LP version)
Boogie Down Productions5:38
68It’s My Beat
Sweet Tee4:23
69Men in Black (album version)Will Smith3:46
70Magic’s Wand
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
recording of:
Magic’s Wand
writer:
Thomas Dolby, Jalil Hutchins and John Rivas
Whodini55:39
71Inspector Gadget
The Kartoon Krew4:35
72Knockin’ Boots
recording of:
Knockin' Boots
writer:
Candyman (American rapper, known for "Knockin' Boots"), Willie Clarke, Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer), Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter)
Candyman3:53
73My Way (Doin’ It) (album version)
recording of:
My Way (Doin’ It)
writer:
Carl Burnett (American jazz and R&B guitarist), Laurence Fishburne (actor) and Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
Buckshot LeFonque4:08
74No Pigeons
Sporty Thievz3:26
75Make It Clap (album version)
performer:
Spliff Star (New York based rapper)
samples:
Could It Be Magic (1975 remix) by Barry Manilow
Busta Rhymes33:40
76Lord Give Me a Sign (album version)
recording of:
Lord Give Me a Sign
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Scott Storch (producer)
DMX3:29
77If You Want It
2nd II None3:46
78Hope I Don’t Go Back
E‐404:39
79Only When I’m Drunk (album version)
Tha Alkaholiks3:37
80Award TourA Tribe Called Quest4.53:46
81Fu-Gee-La (album version)
Fugees4:17
82Hood Hop
edit of:
Hood Hop (explicit) by J‐Kwon
recording of:
Hood Hop
writer:
Jerrell Jones, Joe Kent (hip hop producer Joe Kent) and Mark Williams (hip-hop)
publisher:
Jerrell Jones Publishing Designeee, Notting Dale Songs, Inc. and Tarpo Music Inc.
J‐Kwon4:06
83All for the Money (album version)
samples:
This Feeling's Rated X-Tra by Carl Carlton (American R&B, funk and soul singer)
MC Eiht feat. Compton’s Most Wanted4:06
84Ring the Alarm
Fu‐Schnickens3:50
85Let’s Talk About It (clean LP version)
Jermaine Dupri & Clipse5:22
86Oochie Wally (remix)
recording of:
Oochie Wally (remix)
additional lyricist:
Shelene Thomas
lyricist:
Horse (QB rapper, formerly of Bravehearts), Jungle (QB rapper Jabari Jones of Bravehearts), Nas (US rapper) and Wiz (US rapper Michael Epps, a.k.a. "G-Wiz", of The Bravehearts)
composer:
EZ Elpee
is based on:
Oochie Wally
Nas & Bravehearts3:57
87Still Not a Player (explicit)
Big Punisher feat. Fat Joe & Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz3:56
88MCs Act Like They Don’t Know (LP version)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
samples:
Yesterdays by Clifford Brown (trumpet)
recording of:
MCs Act Like They Don’t Know
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and KRS‐ONE
KRS‐One44:44
89Whutcha Want?
producer:
Rob Lewis (producer)
Nine54:32
90Something Good
producer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
samples:
Tell Me Something Good (album version) by Rufus (70s/80s USA funk band) featuring Chaka Khan
recording of:
Something Good
writer:
Bun B and Pimp C
composer:
B. Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and S. Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
publisher:
Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
Underground Kingz5:28
91Dope Boyz
T.I.4:24
92A.M. to P.M. (clean)
Cassidy3:38
93Black ConnectionCamp Lo4:07
94Tony Montana
Future4:09
95Hussle in the House
Nipsey Hussle3:20
96Fever (radio edit)
recording of:
Fever
Rhymefest3:48
97Watch Out Now (explicit version)
recording of:
Watch Out Now
writer:
Fernando Arbex, Jerry Tineo (rapper Jerry Tineo of The Beatnuts) and Lester Fernandez
publisher:
6 Deep Publishing (in 1999) and Psycho Les Publishing (in 1999)
The Beatnuts2:54
98I’m Hot (radio edit & album version)
Erick Sermon3:48
99Out tha Pen
D‐Shot3:14
100How I Could Just Kill a Man (explicit album version)
recording engineer:
Jason Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo
producer:
DJ Muggs
mixer:
DJ Muggs and Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo
arranger:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Image Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at and engineered at:
Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
samples:
Are You Experienced? by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Midnight Theme by Manzel (’70s US instrumental funk band), Reading the Comics - July, 1945 by Fiorello La Guardia (American politician) and Tramp by Lowell Fulson
recording of:
How I Could Just Kill a Man
lyricist:
Louis Freese and Senen Reyes
composer:
Larry Muggerud
Cypress Hill44:12

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