All time favourite Rap/Urban/Hip Hop songs

[Craig]

So what are yours? Provide videos from Youtube.com Here are a few of mine, although I have too many to name:

The Streets - Blinded by the lights
Ever since I had A Grand Don't Come For Free this was definately one of my favourite songs, dunno why just always stood out even a year back when I first got it and its a quality tune.

Tupac - I aint mad at cha and Changes
This was a toughie and I couldnt pick out of them 2 really, and 'Dying to live' is also a quality tune. The first video takes about aminute to get into the song but its worth it and Changes is probably his most well known song and such quality.

DMX - Shorty was da bomb [Cant find video sorry]
With Flesh of my flesh blood of my blood and The great depression being 2 of my favourite rap albums of all time I have many songs I wanted to add but chose this one, immense song.
Snoop Dogg ft Pharrel Williams - Beautiful
With Snoop's famous rapping skills and Pharrel's amazing voice and wicked lyrics,what more could you want?

Dr Dre - The Next Episode
Another toughie, I wanted to also add 'B-tch N-ggaz' and 'Still D.R.E' but Dr Dre has amazing songs and this really did it for me.

Warren G ft Nate Dogg- Regulate
Another classic for me, just love the lyrics and tune.

Luniz - I got 5 on it
Old school and like it should be done, wicked back beat.

I wanted to add some more but could go on for ages so unlucky to Ja Rule, Dizzee Rascal, LL Cool J, Busta, Biggie,Grandmaster Flash,Run DMC, 50 Cent, Jay Z and plenty more I would have liked to add.

-Forgot to add Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You-

[-Wolverine]

Gin and Juice - Snoop
The next episode - Dre
Still D.R.E - Dre
Bad boys for life - P.Diddy

[Irish Deli]

Dj Spiral is me fave rapper, right from me own dublin posse although ye prefere new-skool to the finer architect if ye get me?

aye im pipin hot tripe now

[Code]

Sway - Download or Up Your Speed
Kano - Ps and Qs or Typical Me
Mitchell Brothers - G.O.R.G.I.E or Harvey Nicks

[Azul]

Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E is a great song, Tupac - Changes is equally as great.

[helenishot]

Warren G ft Nate Dogg - Regulate
Gym Class Heroes - The Queen & I
Kano - Home Sweet Home / Reload It / Brown Eyes
Lethal Bizzle - Pow / Fire
Dr. Dre - The Message / Still DRE
Eminem - Role Model / Come On Everybody
NWA - Express Yourself

theres too many to list!

[NekkLe]

Nice thread

Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony - Tha Crossroads

Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down

Talib Kweli - Get By

Nas - Nas Is Like

Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate

Grandmaster Flash - White Lines

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message

A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?

Thats some of my favourites but obviously not all of my all time favs. Original hip hop is what its all about!

[DCeption]

The only real rap i like is

Tupac - Changes and Ghetto gospel

[Craig]

Nice thread

Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony - Tha Crossroads

Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down

Talib Kweli - Get By

Nas - Nas Is Like

Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate

Grandmaster Flash - White Lines

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message

A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?

Thats some of my favourites but obviously not all of my all time favs. Original hip hop is what its all about!

Man I love White Lines by Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, such a class song and all about 'white lines' Truly classic.

Quite a few of the songs you mentioned are on 'Kiss Presents - The Hip Hop Collection', quite a rare album but worth the buy some really classic old school songs including Tupac,Flash,Biggie and some of the newer stuff like Ja Rule,Jay Z etc and even more recent stuff by G-Unit 50 Cent etc.

[Code]

The Message and White Lines are awesome. Ohh, I forgot about Jurassic 5- A Day At the Races. Reminds me of when I used to skate =']