25 Best: Hip Hop/Rap Songs of the 00's

Submitted by Maniac Mansion on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 17:20
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  1. "Lose Yourself" - Eminem (8 Mile, 2002)
  2. "Stronger" - Kanye West (Graduation, 2007)
  3. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - Jay-Z (The Blueprint, 2001)
  4. "The Champ" - Ghostface Killah (Fishscale, 2006)
  5. "Smart Went Crazy" - Atmosphere (You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having, 2005)
  6. "The Way I Am" - Eminem (The Marshall Mathers LP, 2000)
  7. "Mrs. Jackson" - OutKast (Stankonia, 2000)
  8. "Hey Mama" - Kanye West (Late Registration, 2005)
  9. "Gravel Pit" - Wu-Tang Clan (The W, 2000)
  10. "Ghetto Pop Life" - Danger Mouse & Jemini (Ghetto Pop Life, 2003)
  11. "One Mic" - Nas (Stillmatic, 2001)
  12. "My Life" - The Game ft. Lil Wayne (LAX, 2008)
  13. "99 Problems" - Jay-Z (The Black Album, 2003)
  14. "Closet Freak" - Cee-Lo (Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, 2002)
  15. "What's Golden" - Jurassic 5 (Power In Numbers, 2002)
  16. "Cleaning Out My Closet" - Eminem (The Eminem Show, 2002)
  17. "Got Money" - Lil Wayne ft. T-Pain (Tha Carter III, 2008)
  18. "Sunshine" - Mos Def (The New Danger, 2004)
  19. "Trees" - Dr. Octagon (The Return of Dr. Octagon, 2006)
  20. "All Falls Down" - Kanye West ft. Syleena Johnson (College Dropout, 2004)
  21. "Country Grammar" - Nelly (Country Grammar, 2000)
  22. "Get By" - Talib Kweli (Quality, 2002)
  23. "Fix Up, Look Sharp" - Dizzee Rascal (Boy In Da Corner, 2003)
  24. "Lapdance" - N.E.R.D. (In Search Of..., 2002)
  25. "Awnaw" - Nappy Roots (Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, 2002)
Author Comments: 

I'm not claiming to be the foremost authority on modern rap, so there very well may be a lot of songs that deserve to be on this list that I simply have never heard. This is a list of what I consider to be the best rap songs of the 2000's.