60. Ludacris - "Southern Hospitality"
Spun by The Neptunes, "Southern Hospitality" grew to be a club requisite in the early 2000s. That unmistakable bling tug filled the floor quicker than a money rain.Buy from Amazon »
59. Brother Ali - "Uncle Sam"
Brother Ali rails against the status quo. Sorta like Ron Paul without the political baggage.Buy from Amazon »
58. Chamillionaire (ft. Krayzie Bone) - "Ridin'"
Cham's octane-flow approach is only rivaled by the fast-tonguedKrayzie Bone here. It's arguably the biggest hit to ever come out ofTexas. This one was so hot it inspired Weird Al's "White & Nerdy" remix.Buy from Amazon »
57. The Streets - "Blinded By The Lights"
Mike Skinner's A Grand Don't Come for Free was a flawless album. It relies on a simple plot: boy loses money, gets a girl, loses the girl, finds the money. "Blinded by the Lights" is a smart, intense bit from the narrative that encapsulates the protagonist's helplessness.Buy from Amazon »
56. Jadakiss (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - "Why"
Jadakiss hooked up with Havoc and Anthony Hamilton for a moment of reflection on a widearray of social issues. The Common-aided remix is equally fascinating.Buy from Amazon »
55. Elzhi - "Motown 25" (Feat. Royce da 5'9")
This giddy lyrical back-and-forth is a good enough reason to pick up eLZhi's The Preface.El and fellow Motor City MC Royce engage in a fierce rhyming contestover Black Milk's sample-heavy concoction. "Motown 25" is 4 minutes ofnon-stop multi-syllabic rhyme schemes.Buy from Amazon »
54. Aesop Rock - "Daylight"
"Daylight" is the perfect theme song for a walk through a cold night. It's the very song that helped spur the Def Jux revolution. A modern masterpiece.Buy from Amazon »
53. Wu-Tang - "Gravel Pit"
When Antoine Duhamel scored the French TV miniseries Belphegor in 1965, he didn't expect RZA to turn it into a rap hit 35 years later. I would've liked to be a fly on the wall to see Duhamel's reaction when he first heard this gem of a song.Buy from Amazon »
52. Jay-Z (ft. UGK) - "Big Pimpin'"
Oh man, the good ol' days when Timbaland was cranking out club knockers every other Tuesday. Jiggaman and UGK teamed up to give us this sureshot in the summer of 2000. And if you happened to be a UGK fan back then, you probably recall doing backflips as soon as you heard Bun go, "It's the big southern rappin' pimp Presario."Buy from Amazon »
51. Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite"
Kid Cudi's trippy psych-jam became the go-to song for lonely stoners in the 2000s. Little did we know, at the time, that Cudi planned to make a career out of stoner jams.Buy from Amazon »
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