According to reports, VH1 has finished compiling their list of the “100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs” and Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” has come out on top.
Number 2 is the song many call the “first rap song,” the legendary “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugar Hill Gang.
All “best of” lists are selective and debatable, but damn their fun. I don’t know where my favorites ended up on the final tally (I suppose I’ll have to watch the countdown show premiering next month) but here they are for your pleasure:
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Hard to argue with their choices or yours. I might have chosen “Don’t Believe the Hype” from PE. Hip hop doesn’t just mean rap, but I’m not sure what non-rap hip hop I’d put atop a list like this. There should be room for “Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness)” … “Rock Box” over “Walk This Way” … nice to see Salt ‘n Pepa get props, but I’d put something by Missy as the top female … and if I could vote for an album, Paul’s Boutique.
Ah….”Rock Box”….