The song that had college kids chanting "Go shawty, it's your birthday" regardless of what day or month it was. Like the theme music to a good movie, they underscore a unique decade in hip-hop. You couldn't go anywhere in 2000 without hearing Barrington Levy's voice, followed by Shyne's gritty flow. Mike Skinner's A Grand Don't Come for Free was a flawless album. Their top single "Black Mags" is a sonic collision of different styles and genres, from hyphy to boom bap. If "Chemical Calisthenics" didn't help you ace your Chemistry class, you're doing it wrong. Few newbies ever get an opportunity to split a single with a big enchilada. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Decade Top 100: Best Dance Hits 2000-2009 - Various Artists on AllMusic - 2009 Luckily for us, some mean bastard took his doobie away and Devin lived to tell the beautiful tale of "Doobie Ashtray" possible. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane and explore the best rap songs of the 2000s. This is the hymn of a man at peace with the sound of his own voice. One of Nas' finest moments. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. This is an imaginative masterpiece from Game's brilliant debut, 2005's The Documentary. The Game performing with his son at the BET Awards. “Exhibit C” embodies everything people admire about Jay Electronica—a combo of compelling confessionals and convincing boasts, delivered in a charismatic manner. Once that deceptively smooth piano loop drops, you immediately think these guys are about to sing you a lullaby. #1 Club Hits: Best of Dance & Techno features 44 tracks that embrace both original cuts and several remixes of popular songs from the '80s. What does this mean? Hey hip-hop, your future is in safe hands. From the go-go drums to Chrisette Michelle's soulful chorus and Wale's flawless verse, this is what a hip-hop masterpiece sounds like. Arguably their best LP, Stankonia, scored 5 mics in The Source and spawned three of the year's most popular songs: the ferocious "B.O.B.," the swaggerlicious "So Fresh, So Clean," and this here baby-mama-drama anthem "Ms. It's impossible to fully appreciate the genius of this concert favorite until you've seen hip-hop fans leap up in excitement as Jay-Z delves into an exercise in lyricism. "Ante Up" is further proof that their albums should come with the following warning sticker: "Repeated listens may lead to violence against things.". This hilarious paean to booger sugar had all the girls (and some fellas) fiendin' for N.E.R.D goodness. David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons (CC by 3.0). You can play this at a retirement home and watch old souls get excited about a line dance. Most impressive is how seamless Kanye's social commentary and Shirley Bassey's extolling of diamonds mesh. "Why am I workin' here? Cam'ron's recession rap anthem captures the frustrations that peppered the global economic turmoil. West demonstrated that a rap song could marry the mainstream to the Messiah and make it both sonically dynamic and commercially viable. Dwele) - "Flashing Lights", Jay Electronica - "Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)", Freeway (feat. Aside from Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, no other event garnered hip-hop support like the 2008 presidential election. Oh man, the good ol' days when Timbaland was cranking out club knockers every other Tuesday. Not only did the Windy City send three albums to 07's Top 10; it also introduced us to this cool duo. One mindless phrase repeated over and over and over and over until it becomes irresistible. MF DOOM reached the height of his creativity in the 2000s. A frenetic drum blast supplies the backdrop while the chorus gets its riveting effect from a group of children now old enough to enlist in the military. But it’s only one part of the equation. Reflection Eternal's debut, Train of Thought, will go down as one of the best hip-hop albums of the 2000s, thanks to timeless tunes like "The Blast" and "Four Women." 50 struck gold with this Dr. Dre concoction from his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Merging conscious rhymes with old-school beats was the forte. Powerfully plumbed with acoustic guitar, though the production is lo-fi. Wiz Khalifa (L) and The Game perform at the 2012 Closer To My Dreams Tour at Club Nokia on September 4, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. While everyone else was preoccupied with the next big bassline, Andre 3000 kept it simple. "Motown 25" is four minutes of non-stop multi-syllabic rhyme schemes.