Which rap song is the best that reached #1 on Billboard Hot 100?
1. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)
2. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (1991)
3. Kriss Kross - Jump (1992)
4. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back (1992)
5. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1995)
6. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Tha Crossroads (1996)
7. 2Pac - How Do U Want It (1996)
8. Puff Daddy - Can't Hold Me Down (1997)
9. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (1997)
10. Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (1997)
11. The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo' Money Mo' Problems (1997)
12. Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (1998)
13. Will Smith - Wild Wild West (1999)
14. OutKast - Ms. Jackson (2001)
15. Ja Rule - Always On Time (2002)
16. Nelly - Hot In Herre (2002)
17. Nelly - Dilemma (2002)
18. Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002)
19. 50 Cent - In Da Club (2003)
20. 50 Cent - 21 Questions (2003)
21. Nelly - Shake Ya Tailfeather (2003)
22. Ludacris - Stand Up (2003)
23. OutKast - The Way You Move (2004)
24. Twista - Slow Jamz (2004)
25. Juvenile - Slow Motion (2004)
26. Terror Squad - Lean Back (2004)
27. Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot (2004)
28. 50 Cent - Candy Shop (2005)
29. Kanye West - Gold Digger (2005)
30. D4L - Laffy Taffy (2006)
31. Nelly - Grillz (2006)
32. Chamillionaire - Ridin' (2006)
*I did not include:
Dancehall/Reggae songs like Snow - Informer, Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hot Stepper, Sean Paul - Get Busy, Sean Paul - Temperature although some sites list them as "hip hop songs".
Rappers who sang in their songs without rapping ie. OutKast - Hey Ya!
Singers who rapped on songs ie. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous, Blondie - Rapture, C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat, etc.
5. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1995) [ Cant front ]
6. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Tha Crossroads (1996)
7. 2Pac - How Do U Want It (1996)
9. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (1997)
25. Juvenile - Slow Motion (2004)
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