![]() Outkast, ‘Player's Ball’ (1993)Īndré 3000 wasn’t kidding when he proclaimed, “The South got something to say” at the 1995 Source Awards. The combination of a catchy song with a repetitive, radio-friendly chorus and invaluable exposure saw the group applauded after a decade of work. ![]() Probably no one was more surprised than the Memphis collective themselves when the group’s name was called as the best original song Oscar winner in 2006 for their performance on the “Hustle & Flow” soundtrack. Three 6 Mafia, ‘Hard Out Here for a Pimp’ (2005) The bluntness of Public Enemy could never be curbed, and the defiant anthem commissioned by Spike Lee for “Do the Right Thing” has been solidified as one of the most important statements in hip-hop history: “Our freedom of speech is freedom or death/We got to fight the powers that be.” 44. The song misses the contributions of Takeoff, omitted due to “timing,” but the snappy trap track is an attention-grabbing precursor to follow-up hits “Walk It Talk It,” “Stir Fry” and “T-Shirt.” (Takeoff was shot and killed in November 2022.) 45. “Raindrop, drop top” spawned a gazillion memes and earned the Atlanta trio of Quavo, Offset and Takeoff their first No. Migos (featuring Lil Uzi Vert), ‘Bad and Boujee’ (2016) The hip-hop classic has been referenced in songs by artists ranging from Robbie Williams to Color Me Badd. Fresh coupled with Slick Rick’s nasal delivery of mundane preparation for a date set the scene as Rick promises, “we don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody.” The lackadaisical cadence is a testament to the early days of rap when storytelling trumped tempo. ![]() Fresh and Slick Rick, ‘La Di Da Di’ (1985) Dre, Pamela Lee), the lead single from the Detroit breakout’s sophomore album (“The Slim Shady LP”) is an appetizer of what he would soon produce. Eminem, ‘My Name Is’ (1999)īetween its staccato beat and Eminem’s humorous storytelling that namechecked pop culture touchstones of the time (Spice Girls, Nine Inch Nails, Dr. It’s almost amusing to remember a time when a lewd song and album (“As Nasty As They Wanna Be”) was so shocking, it prompted a Florida judge to declare 2 Live Crew’s work obscene. However, its legacy isn’t musical, but legal. The Top 20 hit for the Miami group spearheaded by Luther Campbell (aka Uncle Luke) is a dopey ode to sex that gets raunchier as it progresses. The song also introduced Organized Noize, the Atlanta production crew of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown, who would become integral to Outkast’s catalog. ![]() The lead single from their “Soul Food” debut album spotlights Cee Lo Green’s soulful voice as he sing-raps verses between a sticky, stalking chorus. ![]()
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