

Three 6 Mafia ft Paula Campbell- Hard Out Here For A PimpĨ6. Big Punisher ft Joe- Still Not A Playerħ7. Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three - Love Rapħ6. Ludacris ft Shawna - What's Your FantasyĦ2 Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)Ħ3. Busta Rhymes - Woo-Ha! Got You All In Checkĥ8. Terror Squad ft Fat Joe and Remy - Lean Backĥ6. Lox ft DMX and Lil' Kim - Money, Power, Respectĥ5. Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophyĥ1. Blige - I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get ByĤ5. Game, The ft 50 Cent - Hate It or Love ItĤ4. Queen Latifah ft Monie Love - Ladies Firstģ7. Puff Daddy & The Family ft Notorious BIG, Lil' Kim and The Lox - It's All About The Benjaminsģ3. Digital Underground - The Humpty Danceģ2. Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rockģ0. Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx - Gold DiggerĢ1.

LL Cool J - I Can't Live Without My RadioĢ0. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Messageġ2. After a quick glance through, one noticeable absence is Jay-Z's 99 Problems ( the AC/DC remix, of course) and where the hell is Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby? Sacrilege… VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hip Songsĥ. Whether it's in the correct order or not is, obviously, completely subjective. – N.R.It's a very impressive list in that it's very long.

Simultaneously, GloRilla follows in the footsteps of iconic single girl songs’ past, including “Single Again” by Trina and Beyonce’s forever anthem “Single Ladies,” cementing another unapologetic celebration of freedom – all while jumping out the window with her ratchet ass friends. With “FNF,” GloRilla achieved the holy grail: a universally loved song that is also an authentic window into her personality. It’s clear that the 23-year-old rapper is just being herself, flapping her arms around a vast parking lot with a squad of girlfriends, one of which flashes a 42-ounce bottle of malt liquor, all of which shout the infectious chorus at the top of their lungs. But it’s GloRilla’s husky, snarling delivery that makes “FNF” best-of-year material. Nevertheless, the CMG signee came, saw and conquered thanks to her hair-swinging hit record, “FNF.” The Hitkidd-produced beat is immediately enjoyable, inciting mischievous excitement by way of its simple dark piano melody and a drum pattern to get even the most reluctant partygoer out of their seat and onto the dance floor. Memphis newcomer GloRilla dropping one of the biggest hits of the year was probably not on most music fans’ bingo cards. Can 2023 carry the same momentum and “big energy”? Only time will tell until then, check out Billboard’s Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2022 below. The quality of hip-hop records in 2022 came from all walks of life and different sectors of the map, keeping us engaged, intrigued and hungry for more. Kendrick Lamar’s precision and innate ability to connect with listeners remains second to none, as proven on “Rich Spirit” and “N95,” while Jay-Z’s agile wordplay continues to be at a hall-of-fame level after rattling off an impressive 80-bar melee on DJ Khaled’s Grammy-nominated “God Did.” Vince Staples - who delivered a top-five effort on Billboard’s Best 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 - doled out quality records as well, whether it was the DJ Mustard-anchored single “Magic” or the criminally underappreciated gem “When Sparks Fly.” Also, no one expected the Memphis rookie GloRilla to cause tremors in the genre with her earthshaking anthems “FNF” and “Tomorrow 2.” Her surplus of hits allowed men and women to get loud and rowdy together as they chanted her lyrics with gusto.Īnd when we weren’t in a partying mood, we received doses of high-octane lyricism and thoughtfulness from our most well-spoken MCs. Once the ball dropped, Gunna ignited the flame with his club-ready single “Pushin P’,” which made the 16th letter in the alphabet top-tier on social media. Hip-hop experienced twists and turns throughout 2022.
