В 1996 году по всему США, рэп-команды соперничали в борьбе за известность в центре хип-хоп культуры. 2Pac и Too $hort зажигали в Калифорнии. Geto Boys и UGK в Техасе. Bone-Thugs из Кливленда. Do or Die и Common создали репутацию Чикаго. OutKast вырвались из Атланты. No Limit и Новый Орлеан. Redman и Fugees были из Джерси. Tribe, Jeru, Busta, Jay Z, Nas, Akinyele, Mobb Deep, и CNN все представляли Нью-Йорк.
Год был достаточно плодовит, чтобы выбрать только 50 лучших рэп-песен 1996. Это песни, которые мы отчаянно хотели бы сохранить для последующих поколений, и ради нас самих. Мы представляем 50 лучших рэп-песни 1996.
50. Mad Skillz, "The Nod Factor"
49. Too $hort f/ Parliament-Funkadelic, "Gettin' It"
Album: Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
48. MC Lyte, "Cold Rock a Party"
Album: Bad As I Wanna B
47. Redman, "It's Like That (My Big Brother)"
Album: Muddy Waters
46. B-Legit f/ Little Bruce & C-Bo, "Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us"
Album: The Hemp Museum
45. Common, "The Bitch in Yoo"
Album: Relativity Urban Assault
44. The Roots, "Clones"
Album: Illadelph Halflife
43. Bush Babees f/ Mos Def, "The Love Song"
Album: Gravity
42. Royal Flush, "Worldwide"
Album: Ghetto Millionaire
41. O.G.C., "No Fear"
Album: Da Storm
40. Large Professor, "I Juswanna Chill"
Album: The LP
39. Dr. Octagon, "Blue Flowers"
Album: Dr. Octagonecologyst
38. Big Noyd f/ Prodigy, "Recognize and Realize
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Album: Episodes of a Hustla
37. Geto Boys, "The World Is a Ghetto"
Album: The Resurrection
36. Xzibit, "Paparazzi"
Album: At The Speed Of Life
35. M.O.P., "Downtown Swinga '96"
Album: Firing Squad
34. Redman f/ Erick Sermon, "Whateva Man"
Album: Muddy Waters
33. Makaveli f/ The Outlawz & Prince Ital Joe, "Hail Mary"
Album: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
32. Tela f/ MJG & 8Ball, "Sho Nuff"
Album: Piece of Mind
31. Nas, "Affirmative Action"
Album: It Was Written
30. Jeru The Damaja, "Ya Playin' Yaself"
Album: Wrath of the Math
29. East Flatbush Project, "Tried By 12"
Album: Tried By 12
28. Makaveli, "Me and My Girlfriend"
Album: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
27. Ghostface Killah f/ Mary J Blige & Popa Wu, "All That I Got Is You"
Album: Ironman
26. Crucial Conflict, "Hay"
Album: The Final Tic
25. The Roots, "What They Do"
Album: Illadelph Halflife
24. Ras Kass, "Soul on Ice (Remix)"
Album: Soul On Ice
23. Mobb Deep, "Front Lines (Hell on Earth)"
Album: Hell On Earth
22. LL Cool J, "Doin It"
Album: Mr. Smith
21. Camp Lo, "Luchini AKA This Is It"
Album: Uptown Saturday Night
20. Fugees, "Fu-Gee-La"
Album: The Score
19. Lil' Kim f/ Puff Daddy, "No Time"
Album: Hard Core
18. Master P f/ Mia X, "Bout It, Bout It II"
Album: Ice Cream Man
17. UGK, "Murder"
Album: Ridin' Dirty
16. Akinyele f/ Kia Jefferies, "Put It in Your Mouth"
Album: Put It in Your Mouth
15. Do or Die f/ Twista & Johnny P., "Po Pimp"
Album: Picture This
14. Lost Boyz, "Renee"
Album: Legal Drug Money
13. Westside Connection, "Bow Down"
Album: Bow Down
12. A Tribe Called Quest f/ Tammy Lucas, "1nce Again"
Album: Beats, Rhymes and Life
11. Capone-N-Noreaga, "L.A., L.A. (Kuwait Mix)"
Album: The War Report
10. Jay Z f/ Foxy Brown, "Ain't No N*gga"
Album: Reasonable Doubt
9. 2Pac f/ K-Ci & Jojo, "How Do U Want It"
Album: All Eyez On Me
8. OutKast, "Elevators (Me & You)"
Album: ATLiens
7. De La Soul, "Stakes Is High"
Album: Stakes Is High
6. Busta Rhymes, "Woo-Hah!! (Got You All in Check)"
Album: The Coming
5. Fugees, "Ready or Not"
Album: The Score
4. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, "Tha Crossroads"
Album: E. 1999 Eternal
3. Jay Z, "Dead Presidents II"
Album: Reasonable Doubt
2. Nas f/ Lauryn Hill, "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"
Album: It Was Written
1. 2Pac f/ Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, "California Love"
Album: All Eyez on Me
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