# What's The Greatest Rap Song Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092 "2002-08-29T14:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![surfersean22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@surfersean22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surfersean22)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/1 "2002-08-29T14:23:53Z")
Notorious B.I.G is definitely the greatest rapper ever so the greatest song is probably either Big Poppa, Juicy, Me & My Bitch,or One More Chance ---
**Author:** ![glass\_onion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@glass\_onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glass_onion)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/2 "2002-08-29T14:35:54Z")
The Greatest Rap Album Ever is The Chronic by Dr.Dre and freinds So the Greatest song must come from that…Nothin’ But A G Thang ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/3 "2002-08-29T14:47:17Z")
Any song off ‘Fear of a Black Planet’ by Public Enemy. ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/4 "2002-08-29T16:35:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Notorious B.I.G is definitely the greatest rapper ever so the greatest song is probably either Big Poppa, Juicy, Me & My Bitch,or One More Chance No, Rakim is the greatest rapper ever. And the greatest song is “La Di Da Di” by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/5 "2002-08-29T16:39:36Z")
Rapper’s Delight. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/6 "2002-08-29T16:44:52Z")
Hmm, seems like there’s an oxymoron here. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/7 "2002-08-29T17:23:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by casdave \* > \*\*Hmm, seems like there’s an oxymoron here. \*\* Look - if you don’t like rap, stay off the thread. :wally I can see reasons for most of the entries thus far, but my vote would be for - The Message - Rapper’s Delight - Anything off of Run-DMC’s Raising Hell - Anything off of Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions… - Nuthin’ but a G Thang ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/8 "2002-08-29T18:10:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by casdave \* > \*\*Hmm, seems like there’s an oxymoron here. \*\* Oh shut the fuck up! Don’t like a thread, don’t read it. ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/9 "2002-08-29T18:35:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by davidw \* > \*\*No, Rakim is the greatest rapper ever. And the greatest song is “La Di Da Di” by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. \*\* Oh, hell yeah. La di da di we likes to party… ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/10 "2002-08-29T18:38:26Z")
Actually, it’s not **rap** , but if you take a wider view of hip-hop (as I do) Christiansands by **Tricky** has got to be one of the best. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/11 "2002-08-29T18:44:43Z")
**Ice Ice Baby** by **Vanilla Ice** _What??_😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Amok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amok)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/12 "2002-08-29T18:45:24Z")
My answer would probably change if I was asked again in two days, but right now I have to go with… “New York State of Mind” by Nas. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/13 "2002-08-29T19:02:57Z")
I’m not really knowledgeable, and might get booed for all I know, but I really like Scenario by A Tribe Called Quest (w/ a bunch of guests) ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/14 "2002-08-29T19:03:05Z")
Anything from the Sugarhill Gang would fit the bill as well ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/15 "2002-08-29T20:42:03Z")
Blondie’s Rapture. 😃 My vote is for the entire P.E. _It Takes a Ntion of Millions to Hold Us back_. No “I’m going to kill you” gangster BS, just straight-up rapping. I’ll take Chuck D over B.I.G. any day. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/16 "2002-08-29T20:57:31Z")
I’m not much of a rap fan, and I really loathe the newer “gangsta” variety. But I love Public Enemy, Run DMC, and the Beastie Boys. But my vote for Best Rap Song would have to be Ice T’s [L.G.B.N.A.F.](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/icet/lgbnaf.html). _Love_ that one!😃 ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/17 "2002-08-29T20:59:22Z")
“Fight the Power” ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/18 "2002-08-29T22:09:02Z")
I’ll second Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. I own one rap album (well if you count the Beastie Boys I have three of theirs) and it’s The Chronic. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/19 "2002-08-29T22:19:24Z")
Definitely “Informer” by Snow. In a slight hijack, I’d like to say that he is IMHO one of the best rappers of the last twenty years or so. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092/20 "2002-08-29T22:21:52Z")
Please tell me that was sarcasm, Joe K. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-rap-song-ever/126092.md?page=2)