September 24th, 2008
VH1 Votes, “Fight The Power,” As The Best Hip Hop Song Ever
Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy’s black power anthem Fight the Power tops the list. The cable channel will count down its list in series of shows starting Monday. At No. 2 is the Sugar Hill Gang’s groundbreaking song, Rapper’s Delight, followed by Dr. Dre’s Nuthin but a ‘G’ Thang at No. 3. Run-D.M.C.’s Walk This Way with Aerosmith and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s The Message round out the top five.
Full Story: USA Today
“Fight the Power,” is a hot song but not the best Hip Hop song of all time. I Don’t agree with this top 5 at all, who can give a better list?
September 24th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
First, That’s not even PE’s best song ever….
Horrible choice
September 24th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
btnh and biggie collabo has to be #1
September 24th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Fight the power was a powerful song… I’ll rock with it run dmc sugar hill gang, and walk this way made it possible for hip hop artist to cross over into the white audience and do big numbers. with out those songs hip hop would still be local (good or bad) and there would be no way to get your music out the way you can now.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
The whole concept of this Top 5 is Useless!
September 24th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I don’t know about the best hip hop song ever. There are to many good hip hop songs!
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September 24th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
How is fight the power not the number 1 hip hop song..are you crazy RTNY..? That song has so much influence in what was oging in at the time. Either you were too young to realize or you’re just begging for attention.
What’d you prefer? let me guess Lil Wayne’s “A milli”..
BTW 1st!
September 24th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Nas cant get in the top ten……………fuck this list!
September 24th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
it all depends on what generation you was born in and started listening to hip hop.. most likely if you asked a 20yr old if his favorite song of all time is “fight the power” then he’s gonna look at you like your stupid.
but I’ll bet you he’ll say it was one of lil waynes 1st song and stunt like he listened to him since he came out. lol
September 24th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Tough one to call man im 23…i remember fight the power but ya know i wasnt feelin it like that but i do know why they placed it number 1 tho…but my top 5 would be….
5. Juvenile- HA tie with Make em say ugh Master-P
4. Outkast- Playa’s Ball
3. Dr.Dre Aint nutin but a G thang
2. Keep ya head up-Tupac
1. One more chance- Biggie Smalls
I think all those songs put their region on da map the most and had every other coast feelin em the most. I know cats older than me and prolly from up north gon feel like going along the lines that vh1 took but this my route…
September 24th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Top 5 is one man’s top 5, as good or bad a opinion as any human being and as potentially wrong and worthless as any other.
September 24th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I love black people but I hate Niggers….
How the hell you’re top 5 are;
5. Juvenile- HA tie with Make em say ugh Master-P
4. Outkast- Playa’s Ball
3. Dr.Dre Aint nutin but a G thang
2. Keep ya head up-Tupac
1. One more chance- Biggie Smalls
Juvenile..? wtf? Biggie? ….Dr. Dre. and Maybe 2 pac…..you guys have to understand globally no one knows keep ya head up..but they know nothing but a g thang why cause the chords and production and flow on the song were a problem that time and a problem now.!!!!!!!
September 24th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
top 5 is opinion! There will never be a definitive top 5 anything unless its to do with stone hard facts and stats