The 50 Heaviest Rap Songs of All Time - Beats, Rhymes & Charts (2023)

For a culture built on competition, battles, and breakbeats, you can imagine that compiling a list of the heaviest rap songs of all time was quite the task.

You could build the list over decades or even years alone, that's how many songs we had to choose. But we had to start somewhere, so here we go. With himtalented rap producers throughout historywith dr Dre, RZA, Just Blaze and many others projected stunning soundscapes, there were plenty of hard rap songs to choose from.

From DMX's "Get at Me Dog" to "M.A.A.D. City” to Pharoahe Monch's “Simon Says”, here are the 50 heaviest rap songs of all time.

50. Migos – „Cross Country“

Published: November 5, 2014

Album:Rich Guy timeline

Production: Mario Beats

Hardest line: "Ain't no shame in the game, I'm a cop with a nine / Like Luol Deng, finna bang with the thing"

WhenRich Guy timelineIn 2014, the leader of the tribe retired andlegendary hip-hop producerQ-Tip took to Twitter to talk about how good the mixtape was. "Man y'all gotta hear that mixtape the guys have bars on," Tip wrote in one of his many tweets discussing the Atlanta trio. In terms of lyrical delivery and difficult bars, nothing beats the Cross the Country tape, which is a mere 6.5 minutes of pure spit. The haunting trap rhythm of Mario Beats is just the icing on the cake on this track.

49. NORE – „Supermaton“

Released: July 7, 1998

Album:NO

Production: The Neptune

Hardest sentence: "Me from New Orleans, L.A., V.A. to Queens / I-95, now we come to the Philippines"

The Neptunes burst onto the scene in the mid '90s, but it wasn't until 1998 that they really made a name for themselves. With the double whammy of Mase's "Lookin' at Me" and Noreaga's "Superthug," the Virginia Beach production duo was suddenly in demand. The rhythm on this track is insane and would set the template for future Neptunes classics, particularly in their work with The Clipse.

48. Eminem with RBX and Sticky Fingaz - "Remember Me?"

Released: May 23, 2000

Album:Marshall Mathers LP

Producer: dr. Dre, Mel Man

Hardest line: "Six sick picnic scene dreams / Two kids, sixteen, with M-16s and ten clips apiece / And that shit comes from six kids apiece."

It was such a random collaboration when you look back on it 20 years later, but damn it worked. In conversation withRapRezension, Sticky Fingaz said it took Eminem two months to write his verse because Sticky's verse was so stupid. Those two months have really paid off as Marshall is back with one of his most iconic and devastating lines.

47. Drake ft. 21 Savage e Project Pat – „Knife Talk“

Release Date: September 3, 2021

Album:certified lover boy

Produced by Metro Boomin, Peter Lee Johnson

Hardest line: "I'm Mr. Bodyhunter, the soul thief of the Massacre Gang"

certified lover boyIt was a big album trapped in the body of a bloated project. While the 21-track listing and 86-minute running time were quite lengthy - a Drake album trend since 2016 - there were plenty of gems scattered along the way. One of those gems was "Knife Talk," which perfectly samples Project Pat, Metro Boomin's melancholic production, and 21 Savage at their best. Aubrey's verse seems almost exaggerated here. Side note: You know what's not hard? That stupid album cover.

46. ​​Busta Rhymes - "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"

Released: August 12, 1997

Album:When disaster strikes...

Production: Shamello, Buddah, Epitome (Co.)

Hardest line: "As long as you're feeling, I know you're feeling so gorgeous / So I burn and remember my homie Notorious"

The energy that Busta Rhymes had in himthe innovative cut of the tribe group "Scenario"As part of the New School Leaders, he led all the way to his solo career and then some. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" is the quintessential Busta song: from the production, lyrics, plot and music video directed by Hype Williams, it's definitely one of the heaviest rap songs of all time.

45. Nicki Minaj & G. Herbo – „Chi-Raq“

Published: April 8, 2014

Album:Ilumine-me Scotty

Production: Boi-1da, Allen Ritter and Vinylz

Hardest Line: "Malcolm X's Daughter Came To Me / See Ass Watching Niggas Ain't Happy"

2014's Nicki Minaj had something to prove. Maybe it was the reaction to her 2012 album,Rosa Freitag: Roman Reloaded, which saw the Queens MC stray from his hip-hop roots and explore more dance-pop anthems like "Pound the Alarm" and "Starships." Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But you know how rap fans can be. So he decided to shut up on some of the best raps he's done since 2010. On "Chi-Raq," which also features G Herbo (then by Lil Herb), Nicki sounds right at home in the busy production. of exercises. when he steps on the throat of anyone who comes after his crown. Never ask Nicki Minaj who she isgreatest rapper alivees.

44. Dr. Dre com Snoop Dogg – „Deep Cover“

Released: April 9, 1992

Album:secret(Soundtrack)

Producer: Dr. dr

Hardest line: "Stay with me while I crawl under the hood / Manic, crazy, call him Snoop Eastwood"

"Deep Cover" is the perfect song between East and West. While the drums are as boom-bap as it gets, Dr. Dre strives to exude enough West Coast flair to get the most out of the up-and-coming Long Beach rapper spitting alongside him. That shit was so hard and so catchy at the same timeBig Pun and Fat Joe had to re-do this song a few years later.🇧🇷 Their cover "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)" would fit right into this list of the heaviest rap songs of all time.

43. Futuro - "I thought it was dry"

Published: July 17, 2015

Album:DS2

Produced by Metro Boomin, Allen Knight

Hardest Sentence: "I Just Fucked Your Bitch In Gucci Slippers"

"I Thought It Was A Drought" isn't just one of Future's heaviest tracks of all time, it's quite possibly one.their best intro music🇧🇷 And Future has a lot of great intro tracks. That opening line is about as irreverent as you can get in a rap song. Everyone is praising hip-hop's poisonous king.

42. Jay-Z - "Dog (Zwischenspiel)"

Released: November 14, 2003

Album:the black album

Production: JustBlaze

Harder Line: "I used to move snowflakes in the O-Z / Guess you can call me back then / CEO of R-O-C, Hov"

Just Blaze takes a majestic sample of Little Boy Blues' "Seed of Love" and turns it into this anthem for Hov. One of the standout songs from his retirement album, Public Service Announcement (Interlude), could easily be the last Jay Z song you play in your life. A fitting soundtrack to the rise of the King of Hip Hop.

41. LL Cool J com Canibus, DMX, Method Man und Redman – „4, 3, 2, 1“

Released: October 14, 1997

Album:Crazy

Producer: Erick Sermon

Hardest Line: "Hey, hey, I put it on a nigga, I shit it on a nigga / Turn a Christian into a certified sinner"

There are so many great verses here that it's impossible to pick the best one. LL and Canibus did whatever they wanted aside from fighting. The meth is buttery smooth, Redman is aggressive and hilarious at the same time, and the DMX flows perfectly on this Erick Sermon track. All round winner and definitely one of the heaviest rap songs of all time.

40. A$AP Rocky – „Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)“

Published: January 7, 2015

Album:POR.MUCH.LAST.A$AP

Production: Nez & Rio

Hardest sentence: "This is without a doubt the most fun I've had since Pimp, bro"

Mainly A$AP Rocky's second albumPOR.MUCH.LAST.A$APit was an exercise in humor. From the swirling haze of "LSD" to the buoyant soul of "Wavybone" to the hallucinatory album closeout "Back Home," the album was packed with luxurious vibes. But right in the middle was "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)", a track that was different from the rest of the album. As soon as the siren starts singing, the beat stops, the shit is over. That was the best you can get in an A$AP song.

39. Schoolboy Q ft. Traffic & TF – „Tookie Knows II“

Published: July 8, 2016

Album:LP mit Branco

Production: Nez & Rio

Hardest line: "I got an AK when that bitch sprays / It's like pulling strings on a lawn mower"

Schoolboy Q's fourth album,LP mit BrancoIt's also their best album, hands down. He's the TDE rapper at his darkest and most cinematic. It's also the most ambitious project he's ever undertaken and Q is succeeding on all fronts. Tookie Knows II is the finale to a 72-minute film filled with gangland shootouts, dark regrets and prison taunts. The track is the perfect version of a great album and it's bloody difficult too.

38. Kanye West - "Black Shaved Hair"

Published: June 18, 2013

Album:Yeezus

Produktion: Kanye West, Daft Punk, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Mike Dean, Lupe Fiasco, Jack Donoghue, Noah Goldstein

Hardest line: "You see a black man with a white woman / On the top floor they came to kill King Kong"

In an interview with Pitchfork shortly afterYeezusTravis Scott, who worked on some of the album's tracks, shares a hilarious story of hearing "Black Skinhead" for the first time. "I jumped down the stairs onto the couch," Travis Pitchfork said. "I wanted HAM. When I first heard the "na na na na" part, I lost my mind. It's some kind of football anthem shit."Yeezuscontains some of Kanye's heaviest songs of all time - "On Sight", "I Am a God", "New Slaves", "Blood on the Leaves" and "Send It Up" - but this track stands above everything else on the album .

37. Gucci Mane com Offset – „Met Gala“

Published: May 26, 2017

Album:Cabrio

Produced by Metro Boomin, Southside

Hardest line: "These niggas don't catch, they don't act / A nigga rip you off, he practice"

Offset's 2017 race was something special🇧🇷 Between outstanding performances on Migosculturaland his collaboration album with 21 Savage,Without prior warning, The Atlanta Spitfire also found time to deliver a slew of amazing guest verses including "Patek Water", "No Flags", "Dubai Shit", "Slide", "Gucci On My", "Peek a Boo" and This Spur. Metro Boomin and Southside combine "Met Gala" with a skeletal, pounding beat and Offset just drops to the floor and overwhelms Gucci in his own song.

36. GZA with Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest and RZA - "4th Chamber"

Released: November 7, 1995

Album:liquid swords

Manufacturer: RZA

Hardest line: "Aiyo, you chameleon in camouflage, ninjas are climbing your building / No time to get the gun, they already have your wife and children"

Have you ever seen Wu-Tang do this "4th Kammer" played in a live show? This song moves the audience! RZA pairs the track with some dirty guitar work and Ghostface lays it out beautifully. The best verse goes to Abbott though, his flow is ridiculous and he's always a fan favorite.

35. EPMD com LL Cool J – „Alboroto“

Released: December 18, 1990

Album:The usual

Manufacturer: EPDM

Hardest line: "Cause my style is deadly, psychotic, schizophrenic / A rapper chokes like a carb, freezes and panics"

Legend has it that LL Cool J and Parrish Smith faced each other on this track. "It was a record where LL and Parrish fought secretly," revealed Erick Sermon inan interview with the complex🇧🇷 "People talk about it a lot. LL is a subliminal shooter. It ended up being a great record.” The beat on “Rampage” was so strong that Action Bronson had to bring it back to full form on “Strictly 4 My Jeeps”.

34. Jay-Z ft. M.O.P. – “No Sabers (Remix)”

Released: November 12, 2002

Album:Scene 2: The gift and the curse

Production: JustBlaze

Hardest sentence: "I still walk with stealing cats / From 80s egg shells and hatchback Saabs"

Eine original "U Don't Know" Tocada no Hov'sThere Planis the most perfect rap song you can get and makes a strong case for being one of the top five Jay-Z cuts of all time. So how do you take such a great song and make it better? Well, let the soul sampler breathe a little more in the intro and then throw M.O.P. on the remix. That's how it is done.

33. Run the Jewels – „Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1"

Published: October 24, 2014

Album:Guide the jewels 2

Manufacturer: El-P

Härtere Zeile: "I Jake the Snake 'em, DDT' in Mausoleen / Macabre massacrekilling pussy in my coliseum"

El-P has been one of hip-hop's most underrated figures of the last two decades. As a rapper and producer, everything he plays is impeccable, and Run the Jewels wouldn't be as iconic as it is today were it not for El-P's deafening apocalyptic funk. All four of their albums have tracks worthy of being included on this list, but for now, “Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1” takes the honor.

32. KRS-One – „Crew Crew“

Released: September 28, 1993

Album:The Return of Boom Bap

Manufacturer: KRS One

Hardest Line: "It's not a game on the mic, I bring the noise like Chuck"

As good as Boogie Down Productions was, I prefer the solo '90s KRS-One, my favorite version of the Blastmaster from their decade-long recording career. The production was heavier, the voice deeper and the confidence increased. Self-produced by the Bronx MC, "Mad Crew" is the kind of rap track that will make your head pound until your throat is ready to snap.

31. NWA - "GangstaGangsta"

Released: August 8, 1988

Album:direct from compton

Produzent: dr. Dre, DJ Yella Download Free Mp3

Hardest line: "With right-left, right-left with no teeth / And then you damn say they're relentless!"

I mean, honestly, you could put half of N.W.A.'s debut album on it. on this list. What else would you expect from the most dangerous group in the world? On "Gangsta Gangsta" Dre is the MVP here, stringing together a symphony of thick funk samples and then introducing some early G-funk for Cube and Eazy with "Funky Worm" to wreak havoc. The track is militant, provocative, and absolutely one of the heaviest rap songs of all time.

32. Onyx – “Stretch”

Released: March 30, 1993

Album:Please delete

Producer: Chyskillz, Jam Master Jay

Hardest line: "I'm the fat, bad, gritty breaker that never gass slow / Strictly fast blast of rough rough fashion"

I mean, it's like Onyx created their debut release in 1993 with the sole aim of being included on this list. the album is calledPlease deletefor heaven's sake. You can choose any song featured here, be it "Bichasniguz", "Throw Ya Gunz" or "Stik 'N' Muve". But it's hard to look beyond "Slam," the group's platinum-selling single, which is arguably their most well-known and iconic song.

30. LL Cool J mit Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe und Foxy Brown – „I Shot Ya (Remix)“

Released: November 21, 1995

Album:Herr smith

Manufacturer: Trackmaster

Hardest sentence: "Ugh, who the hell do you think you're talking to? / I pay fees, rocío cuadrillas"

In a group cut featuring GOAT LL Cool J, lyrical wizard Keith Murray, the infamous Mobb Deep's Prodigy and the day's hottest rapper Foxy Brown, it's actually Fat Joe who has the hardest and most memorable verse. 🇧🇷 Starting in East Coast vs. West Coast, the title track did nothing to ease the tension on both sides.

29. Eminem with Nate Dogg - "Till I Break Down"

Released: May 26, 2002

Album:o show do eminem

Producer: Eminem

Hardest line: "Music is like magic, there's a certain feeling you get / When you're real and you spit, and people feel your shit"

All Academy Brothers stand up for the official anthem. Eminem has some pretty strong motivational songs in his catalog ("Lose Yourself" and "Not Afraid" spring to mind), but there's something that sets "'Till I Collapse" apart from all those tracks. Maybe it's the opening military chants, the way the beat drops, Eminem's relentless flow, or Nate Dogg's legendary hook. Whatever it is, whether you're benching heavy or preparing for a speech, 'Till I Collapse' will get you there.

28. Eazy-E – „Boyz-n-the-Hood“

Released: March 3, 1987

Album:NWA was a gang

Produzent: dr. Dre, DJ Yella Download Free Mp3

Hardest line: "Little did he know he had a 12 gauge loaded / A dead asshole, LA Times front page"

"Boyz-n-the-Hood" was so difficult that they had to release it twice, first on N.W.A. compilation albumNWA was a gang, which was later remixed for Eazy's debut and later inspired the title of the seminal 1991 film starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Production wise this is one of Dre's best works and Eazy's high pitched vocals hit the listener head on. Iconic shit right here.

27. The infamous B.I.G. - "Kick in the door"

Released: March 25, 1997

Album:life after death

Production: DJ Premier

Hardest line: "Your reign at the top was short as goblins / While I crush the so-called dicks, thugs and rappers."

Back then, The Notorious B.I.G. I've had enough. Every other week, a different rapper seemed to come up for his crown as King of New York. unlessNas seeks his place in The Messageso it was Rae and Ghost insulting him about his album cover, or Jeru the Damaja sending him subliminal photos. Then Biggie hit the gas and ran over their necks on the devastating "Kick In The Door," which was built on a flawless sample of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You." Big got so fed up he even told DJ Premier, "Son, I'm surprised you're running with them."

26. Three 6 Mafia – „Who Run It“

Published: January 24, 2000

Album:When the smoke clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1

Producers: DJ Paul, Juicy J.

Hardest line: "We can meet in the middle of these streets or in the middle of this ring / I can pop your chest, plastic Glock, or I can pop your jaw, diamond rings"

This classic Three 6 Mafia cut is all about hard bars and punchy production. As always, DJ Paul and Juicy J grace this shit with a memorable instrumental, and you have no choice but to show up when you hear it. Countless artists have rapped over this classic song over the years, from A$AP and 21 Savage to Chief Keef and Dave East, but none of these versions are as iconic as G Herbo's remix.

25. Master Pft. Mia X - "I'm ready, ready"

Released: July 25, 1995

Album:Real

Manufacturer: KLC

Hardest line: "This murder capital of the world so fool watch your back / The mighty rise up and cut but some tourists don't come back."

Classic, classic No Limit anthem right here. Master P mixes G-Funk production with this smooth New Orleans-style rap to create this iconic track, here with the overlooked Mia X. This is the track that comes to mind when you think of No Limit. Even Dipset had to pay tribute to that song with their own version "Bout It Bout It... Part III" featuring the only Ice Cream Man.

24.Dr. Dre with Lady of Wrath, Kurupt and RBX - "Lyrical Gangbang"

Released: December 15, 1992

Album:the chronicle

Producer: Dr. dr

Harder Line: "I'm afraid of no one, I keep 'em cold as the ice cap / Squeeze when hits miss the back of the reel"

Dre took a break from G-funk tunes, Snoop's catchy rhymes and California weed to hop into his hip-hop bag for "Lyrical Gangbang." No Funkadelic, Leon Haywood samples here, just thatthe heaviest drum break in hip-hop history("When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin) and three of Death Row's most vicious spitters smashing the floor.

23. Capone-N-Noreaga ft. Mobb Deep & Tragedy Khadafi – „L.A., L.A. (Kuwait Mix)“

Released: April 1996

Album:the war report

Produzent: Marley Marl

Hardest line: "I've been on this planet for twenty-five years and I'm still going strong / The world has rotted like the veins in my father's arm"

The heaviest response songs to come out of New York throughout the East Coast vs. West Coast feud didn't come from Biggie or Nas, but from Capone-N-Noreaga and Mobb Deep. "Los Angeles, Los Angeles" and "Drop a Gem on 'Em" left Queens hanging out mid-fight to New York. On Kuwait Mix, Marley Marl raises the bar, turning this devious song into a nightmarish landscape you won't want to miss.

22. Audio from: "Top Billin'"

Released: October 15, 1987

Album:What else can I say?

Produzent: Nat „Gizmo“ Robinson, Milk Dee, Daddy-O

Hardest sentence: "Milk chills, Gizmo chills / What more can I say?" top billing"

This track is hip hop as it gets. With a choppy cut to The Honey Drippers' "Impeach the President," Mike Dee and Gizmo go back and forth about the money they make and the women they kill. This shit is so hard and iconicIt was sampled by everyone in rap, from "I Get Money" by 50 Cent and Kanye and "Only God Can Judge Me" by 2Pac and "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz.

21. Wu-Tang Clan - "The Wu-Tang Clan is not smart at all"

Released: November 9, 1993

Album:Enter Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Produced by RZA, Method Man

Most difficult sentence: "I photograph, I'm imposing, my style is fantastic / I cause more family feuds than Richard Dawson"

This was a wake-up call for the entire industry and competing rappers alike when Wu-Tang released this song. for the mostEnter Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), RZA took a backseat to let his crew members shine. But on "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit," he throws his coming-out party, slamming the chorus and first verse over the most gruesome scenario he can imagine.

20. Jay-Z – „Also Ghetto“

Released: December 28, 1999

Album:volume 3... Life and Times of S. Carter

Production: DJ Premier

Hardest line: "We bring guns to the Grammys, soda bottles to the White House lawn / Guess I'm the same old Shawn"

In 1999, Jay-Z was a certified hip-hop superstar. After years of working underground, the Brooklyn MC struck goldvolume 2… Hard hit gives lifewhich catapulted him to the top of the rap game. With hits like "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" and "Can I Get A..." a regular hit, Hov was now a household name around the world. So he made sure to take it back to the streets of Brooklyn for his next album to remind listeners who the heck he was.

19. Jeru el Damaja - "Komm sauber"

Released: October 26, 1993

Album:The sun rises in the east

Production: DJ Premier

Hardest Line: "You don't know enough math to count the mics I broke / Peep the Dirty Rotten Scamp while your verbal guns spit"

Speaking of Brooklyn raps, things didn't get any darker when Jeru the Damaja and DJ Premier teamed up for a full-length 1994 classic.The sun rises in the east🇧🇷 Released in late 1993, the album's single "Come Clean" gave listeners a taste of things to come. The production was incredibly innovative, the flow was spot on and Premo's shortened vocal samples from Fat Joe and Onyx were the icing on the cake.

18.50 cents – "Many Men (Death Wish)"

Released: February 6, 2003

Album:Get rich or die trying'

Producer: Darrell "Digga" Branch, Eminem, Resto

Hardest line: "Hommo shot me, three weeks later he was shot down / Now it's clear I'm here for a real reason / Because he was beaten like me, but he's not breathing."

In terms of production and straight bars, 50 Cent has a ton of songs to choose from that can be included in this list of the heaviest hip-hop songs of all time. But there is nothing in their catalog that comes close to the mentioned line. Something about the way he delivered it so matter-of-factly and without any emotion makes it all the more chilling.

17. Prodigio – „Keep It Thoro“

Published: November 14, 2000

Album:H.N.I.C.

Production: The Alchemist

Hardest line: "Ayo, I break bread, ribs, hundred dollar bills / Pele on Ducatis and other four wheels"

After four Mobb Deep albums, it was time for Bandana P to step away as a solo artist for a minute and there was no better song to make way for his solo album.H.N.I.C.What is Keep It Thoro? Set to an iconic Alchemist beat, the track consisted of 3 minutes of raw bars, with no hook and arguably the best opening movement for a Prodigy or Mobb deep cut.

16. 2Pac - "Ambition is a Ridah"

Released: February 13, 1996

Album:all eyes on me

Producer: Daz Dillinger

Harder Line: "So many battlefield scars from driving fancy cars / This life as a rap star is nothing without a guard"

When 2Pac was released from Clinton Correctional Center on October 12, 1995, he went to the studio first. No strip clubs, no parties, no fancy hotels paid for by death row. No, he had to vent and the studio was where he would do it.

On the same day, Pac recorded two songs, "I Ain't Mad At Cha" and "Ambitionz Az A Ridah". Although the latter was not even released as a single, it became one of his best-known songs. Pac steps up to the mic to an aggressive Daz Dillinger beat and spits out the famous opening lines: "Won't deny it, I'm a straight ridah / You don't wanna fuck with me."

15. Chief Keef mit Lil Reese – „I Don’t Like It“

Published: March 11, 2012

Album:back from death/finally rich

Produzent: Young Chop

Hardest line: "Fredo on the cut, that's a scary sight"

There's nothing more hip-hop than a bunch of teenagers fooling around in their bedroom, making music, and becoming superstars. "I Don't Like" was a moment in hip-hop history, a changing of the guard in the culture's sound and landscape.

Enough has been said about Chief Keef's impact on later generations who started with this song, but Young Chop is the real MVP here. With his simple, ultra-catchy production, Chop turned this Chicago anthem into one of the hardest-hitting rap songs of all time. Side note: We crown"I Don't Like" der beste Rap der 2010er.

14. LL Cool J – „Mom Said You’re Gonna Knock Out“

Released: September 14, 1990

Album:Mom said to knock him out

Produzent: Marley Marl, Bobby „Bobcat“ Erving

Hardest line: "Like Muhammad Ali they called him Cassius / Watch me hit this beat like a skull"

LL Cool J makes three appearances on this list (four if you add his feature to EPMD's "Rampage"), which may be more than any other rapper. But what do you expect from an artist who has made a career of playing some of hip-hop's heaviest anthems?

By 1990, LL was a three-album rap veteran and fans said his career was on the wane, with innovative new acts like Rakim, N.W.A. and KRS-One came. So he teamed up with Queens producer Marley Marl and put together a classicMom said to knock him out🇧🇷 Nothing beats the title track when it comes to the uplifting comeback anthems.

13. OutKast - "The Return of the 'G'"

Released: September 29, 1998

Album:Aquemini

Produktion: Organized Noize

Hardest line: "It's a gangster comeback thanks y'all / Those niggas on that beat walking in your crib / Holding your lady and an 8 month old baby"

OutKast and Andre 3000 in particular actually had a chip in their shoulder record.their third (and best) album, Aquemini🇧🇷 André spoke in a retrospective of the 2010 classiccreative lazinessabout what bothered him so much before recording. "I was younger and wilder and some of my fashion choices weren't accepted by people at the time. I started getting criticism from some people, so they were like, 'He's gay or he's on drugs,'" he revealed. "With Big Boi by my side, I knew I needed to clarify some things because I couldn't let my friend see that this was addressed by blowing up all the critics and making it clear that the."Atlantis-Twocame to stay.

12. UGK – „Mord“

Released: July 30, 1996

Album:go dirty

Production: Turnkey Joe, Pimp C

Hardest line: "I'm still Pimp C, bitch, so what the fuck is it?"

UGK had been in the works since the early '90s, releasing two albums and two EPs, but that was it with their third release, in 1996.go dirtythat the Port Arthur duo had indeed achieved the long-awaited critical and commercial success. His most complete and cinematic work to datego dirtyIt was also their best-selling album, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. On "Murder," Pimp C joins the duo with a spirited leap while Bun B unleashes arguably his best verse. On "Murder," Bun B cemented his status as one of theThe best rappers in Texasany times.

11. The Diplomats - "I'm Serious"

Released: March 25, 2003

Album:diplomatic immunity

Production: JustBlaze

Harder Line: "From collabs, ghostwriting to jerks / I want to use my brain, they give Killa crazy money / It's okay, increase Killa's cash flow"

The Diplomats and Just Blaze name a better duo. Dipset's first group album,diplomatic immunityIt was full of warm-ups and uplifting anthems, but "I Really Mean It" really catches the eye. There's something about Dipset rapping over uptempo soul samples that really defined the New York era in the early to mid-2000s.

10. Mobb Deep – „Shook Ones Pt. II“

Released: February 3, 1995

Album:the notorious

Producer: Chaos

Hardest Line: "Shake your face, poke your brain with your nose bone"

This deterrent siren, the "Shook Ones Pt. II" is like one of five iconic hip-hop moments in history. There is something so dark and foreboding yet endearing about this track that really sets it apart in the Mobb Deep catalogue. Credit goes to Havoc for his undeniable production and of course to P for his icy flow and dead eyes.

9. DMX com Sheek Louch – „Get at Me Dog“

Released: February 10, 1998

Album:It's dark and hell is hot

Manufacturer: P.K., Lady Grease

Hardest line: "What the hell is on your mind? Speak the shit you talk / And I bet you wish you'd never been hit 'cause you were walking

In the late '90s, Puffy and his army of shiny suits dominated the Billboard charts and hip-hop scene. Even after Biggie's death in early 1997, Bad Boy continued to shine, especially with the debut of Puffy.There is no way outwill sell more than 7 million units and Mase'sWorld of HarlemIndo 4x Platinum.

So when a Yonkers thug burst onto the stage humming "Get at Me Dog," it felt like a total throwback to the shiny suit era. The song was so out of fashion at the time that it struck a chord with rap fans.Beginning of a 5 year career for DMX that will not be topped by anyone for years to come.

8. Kendrick Lamar Eyes MC Eiht – „M.A.A.D. Ciudad"

Published: October 22, 2012

Album:good boy town m.a.a.d

Produktion: Soundwave, THC, Terrace Martin

Hardest line: "That ain't no recorder saying he did / But since that day I've looked at it differently"

"M.A.A.D. City" has so many elements that make it one of the heaviest rap songs of all time. You got Schoolboy Q "Yawk! Yaw! Yaw! Yaw! improvise. Courtesy of Sounwave, THC and Terrace Martin have high speed chase production.

You have Kendrick's incredible first verse, which will stand as one of the finest lyrical performances by a rapper. You have this tempo change that turns the track into a modern G-Funk anthem with a little more edge. And of course you have the legendary MC Eiht belting out an outstanding verse and proving to all the kids why he's a highly respected OG on these west coast streets.

7. Rick Ross with Styles P - "B.M.F." (Make money fast)”

Published: June 29, 2010

Album:Teflon available

Producer: Lex Luger

Hardest line: "I think I'm Big Meech, look at my watch / It's an Audem-eer, a hundred racks at least"

If you ever envisioned Rick Ross as King Kong making his way to the nearest wingstop with a giant MMG chain around his neck, this would be the soundtrack to that scene.

After earning gold from his work at Waka FlockaManada KaveliA few months earlier, producer Lex Luger turns the dial to 11 here on B.M.F. So Bawse can scream out loud, "I think I'm Big Meech, Larry Hoover." The fact that Ross thought of putting Styles P on this one Placing track is just the icing on the cake.

6. Wu-Tang-Clan – „Bring da Ruckus“

Released: November 9, 1993

Album:Enter Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Manufacturer: RZA

Gruffest line: "Ghostface takes the blast from an over the top verse / My Glock explodes, leave it in a hearse, I've done worse"

The heaviest intro track to the heaviest rap album by the heaviest hip hop team ever. "Bring da Ruckus" is the definition of martial music. RZA's production here is all fat-free breakbeat and weird sounds, while his four Shaolin MCs bring the damn uproar to any contestant trying to pass it to Wu.

5. Nas – „Made you watch“

Released: September 10, 2002

Album:The Son of God

Producer: Salaam Remi

Schwierigste Zeile: "Drop a pimp's drink in his pimp cup / This is how Timberland goes up"

"Made You Look" is classic Nas in his New York bar-the-fuck-up style. Salaam Remi is the true MVP on this track, building his production around the Incredible Bongo Band classic "Apache" so the Queensbridge legend can show off his rhyming skills and wrest the crown of King of New York from a certain rapper. Brooklyn.

4. Ice Cube - "Evil"

Released: November 3, 1992

Album:The robber

Produktion: Torcha Chamba, Ice Cube

Hardest line: "Don't say anything, just listen / I have a plan to get Tyson out of jail."

The production of "Wicked" can only be described as chaos. Self-produced by Torcha Chamba and Cube, the beat sounds like thousands of funk and breakbeat samples stacked on top of each other, and it was great to have Don Jagwarr's vocals on it. This is classic Ice Cube at its best and absolutely one of the heaviest rap songs of all time.

3. Pharaoh Monch - "Simon Says"

Released: August 17, 1999

Album:internal affairs

Produzent: Lee Stone, Pharoahe Monch

Hardest phrase: "Block shots, style is bigger, let my handwriting anoint / If you hold up the wall then you miss the point"

If you've ever seen Pharoahe Monch perform "Simon Says" in a live show, consider yourself a lucky rap fan. Once the horns start blaring and the beat dies down, it's like the world just stops going crazy. It is undoubtedly Pharoahe's most iconic song.o Remixit's even harder with Lady Luck, Method Man, Redman, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Busta Rhymes.

2. MOP – „Ante Up (Hoodz-Raubtheorie)“

Released: September 9, 2000

Album:war ore

Producer: DR Period

Hardest saying: "Observe a strict dress code, always in emergency mode"

You can't talk about the heaviest rap songs of all time and not mention Mash Out Posse and this timeless anthem. "Ante Up (Robbing Hoodz Theory)" is so synonymous with rap music that it's been used in countless movies and TV shows over the years to try to capture that wild Brownsville energy. Here's another track where the remix, featuring Busta Rhymes, Remy Martin and Teflon, lives up to the original.

1. The infamous B.I.G. - "Who shot you?"

Released: February 21, 1995

Album: N/A

Produced by: Nashiem Myrick, Jean-Claude Olivier, Sean Combs

Most difficult sentence: "Who shot you? Separating the weak from the outdated / It's hard to drag them through the streets of Brooklyn.

Man I don't care what Puffy said years later, Bad Boy knew exactly what they were doing and whenThey released "Who Shot You?" right after Pac was shot in Quad🇧🇷 Even though the song was made before the incident, dropping it so close and at such a tense moment was nothing short of poking the bear, and Puffy knew it.

But the whole Biggie vs. 2Pac, "Who shot you?" It's just a damn bad song. Featuring a chilling sample of Nashiem Myrick's "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over," Big is here in pure Frank White mode, calmly tearing his enemies apart without raising his voice. No question: "Who shot you?" by Biggie. is the heaviest rap song of all time.