Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs for 2008. Hip-Hop Songs Top ten
Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs for 2008. Hip-Hop Songs Top ten
10. G-Unit – “The Mechanic”
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© G-Unit They may have been coasting on rusty wheels lately, but 50 Cent and co prove that there’s plenty of gas left in their tank. This gritty joint is taken from G-Unit’s latest mixtape, Return of the Body Snatchers. |
9. Estelle feat. Kanye West – “American Boy”
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© Atlantic Sure his verse is unsurprisingly conceited, but Kanye’s double-edged contribution here makes for one highly addictive music. |
8. Sheek Louch – “Good Love”
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The message is positive and the tough-love expedition is delivered with a splash of confidence and a beat you can surely dance to. |
7. Lupe Fiasco – “Paris, Tokyo”
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© Atlantic Give Lupe credit for his uncanny sense of beat selection. This jazz-influenced soundtrack, courtesy of Soundtrakk, goes a long way in making Fiasco’s job on the mic a bit easier. |
6. 9th Wonder & Buckshot – “Go All Out”
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© Duck Down If you don’t concentrate too much on Buckshot’s lyrics, the slow-fast-slow pace of this 9th Wonder concoction makes it suitable for interval training. |
5. The Roots – “75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)”
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© Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images The Roots frontman Black Thought has shown time and time again that he doesn’t know how to waste a verse. Every line in this 75-bar epic is delivered with a masterful sense of direction. |
4. Snoop Dogg – “Neva Hafta Worry”
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© Estevan Oriol/Geffen Wistful. Mature. Reflective. Just what you like to hear from Snoop Dogg every now and then. |
3. Rakim – “It’s Nothin’”
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© Henry Adaso There’s nothing that can be said about the great Rakim that hasn’t already been said. “It’s Nothin’” reaffirms that Ra can still kick it in an era of hip-hop different from the one he emerged from. |
2. The Roots feat. Peedi Peedi & Jazzy Jeff – “Get Busy”
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Last time Black Thought collaborated with fellow Philly MC Peedi Peedi (“Long Time,” from 2006’s Game Theory), magic happened. So, the Roots invited Peedi for another go-round on “Get Busy.” The song also enjoys the midas touch of DJ Jazzy Jeff. Also from Philly. |
1. Young Buck feat. Outlawz – “Driving Down the Freeway”
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© Interscope While the the debate over Buck’s separation from G-Unit continues, there’s no arguing who holds this week’s No.1 title. Buck and his cohorts enjoy a second consecutive tip to the top. |
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