Billboard recently released their “10 Greatest Rappers Of All Time” list and also their “10 Greatest Hip Hop Beats Of All Time” to much praise and scrutiny.
A few members of the HipHopDX team sat down together to discuss the latter list and what they agreed with and disagreed with.
News Editor Soren Baker explained why he believes Nas’ “New York State of Mind” is the best beat he has rapped on and why it’s OK for it to be #2 on the list.
“‘New York State of Mind,’ that’s probably my favorite Nas song,” he said via a segment of today’s (November 18) DX Daily. “I think it’s phenomenal on every level from the lyrics to the–even though it’s the second track, the first full track–the second song on Illmatic, I think it’s a great introduction and I think that, obviously [DJ] Premier is one of the best, if not the best producers in rap history.”
Features Editor Andre Grant weighed in on what he believed was a “glaring omission” from Billboard’s list.
“There is one glaring omission on this list that I will never understand as long as I live and that is [OutKast’s] ‘B.O.B. (Bomb’s Over Baghdad),'” he said emphatically. “What? No ‘Bomb’s Over Baghdad?’ Y’all just forgot?”
Watch the full DX Daily segment below:
Nah, here’s the REAL top 10 greatest beats: 1. Drake- Back to Back 2. Drake, Kanye, Wayne, Eminem- Forever 3. Drake, Wayne- HYFR
4. Drake, Wayne- The Motto 5. Drake- Best I Ever Had 6. Drake- Hotline Bling 7. Drake- Know Yourself 8. Drake- Over 9. Drake- Pound Cake 10. Drake- Tuscan Leather. Fuck all your old ass 90s beats. Drizzaveli got the best team of producers behind him at OVO Sound. Anyone that says these beats aren’t hot is a certified hater. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
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no list is complete without : Come Clean – Jeru, BMF – Rick Ross, Shut Em Down – Pete Rock/PE, Motto – Drake, Lose Yourself – Eminem, etc
JUST LOOK AT THIS IDIOTS LIST…..LMAO….THIS GUY SHOULD BE FORCED TO CROSS THE TURNPIKE BLINDFOLDED AND BUTTNAKED FOR SPEWING THIS TRASH…
#IHATEBITASSNIGGAZZ
i do beleive the hottest beat is who shot cha , biggie smalls jam!
Here’s a few dope beats off the top that are hip hop not hip pop !
Pete Rock – The Creator, Chubb Rock – just the two of us, Artifacts- wrong side of the tracks, Big Daddy Kane- Lean on Me, Mobb Deep- The Realest, Slum Village- Fall in love, Biggie – Unbelievable, Epmd- U gots to chill, Lord of the underground- Psycho,
Gemi the gifted on – Brooklyn Kids, INI- Wunderlust, Top Quality- Magnum Opus, Cypress Hill- How i could just kill a man,
Krs one- The bridge is over, Da bush wackas- Got up in the game, The nonce- Mix tapes, East flatbush Projects- tried by 12, Nas- Lifes a bitch, 3rd bass- Product of the environment, Double xx posse- Not gonna be able to do it, MHZ-Magnetics.
Strange choice of beats homie. Why Mobb’s The Realest beat?? Why not Survival of the Fittest?… and why LOTUG’s Psycho?? Why not Chief Rocka?… and why INI’s Wunderlust?? Why not Fakin Jax?… I agree with EPMD’s You Gots To Chill being dope, could easily be a top 10 beat. Everybody has their own opinions I guess.
Lauryn hill is great. Her lyrics and what she stands for make her a great mc she is both singer and rapper.. She may not have a lot of materials but she is wise. And fuck eminem . emenim is a duplicate of black culture an imposter with no soul. Love ya 2 pac you are number 1 fuck white supremacy .
lol @a milli
best beats of all times? have you ever heard of
– triumph wu tang clan
– i got 5 on it luniz
– i love the dough notorious big
– to live & die in la 2pac
– dear mama 2pac
– in da club 50 cent
– lean back terror squad
…
Andre, what the fuck you smokin, homie!? Kast’s BOB beat and song overall is wack as hell. I wouldn’t even consider it a hip-hop beat. You should have said the ATLiens beat. Are these clowns operating this hip-hop website for real??
Clipse Grindin’? Jay Z Where I’m From? Kanye West Diamonds Are Forever or even Power? Rakim Microphone Fiend? Eazy E Boyz N Da Hood? 2Pac No More Pain? NWA Always Into Something? Biggie Everyday Struggle or I Got a Story to Tell? No Mannie Fresh or Beats by the Pound? Suave House had some of the doorstep beats at one point. List is garbage.
These suckers at DX can only copy and paste articles from other sites. And is this a discussion?
Soren Faker gotta be the worst hiphop journalist ever. Their reviews suck, they dont check articles for mistakes etc. And the suck to much 50 Cent, Kanye, Drake and Lil wayne dick.
and who are you and why are you reading this site? Oh yeah, sell ladies shoes by day like Al Bundy and troll on this site by night.
Any beat from Nas should not be included on this list or any greatest beats list. They’re all terrible, worst ear for picking beats ever. And Shook Ones is a very overrated beat as well.
stfu
Fuck Fuck Queensbridge
Best beats 1.Jam on it -Nucleus 2. I ain’t no joke -Eric B & Rakim, 3.Im number 1 BDP 4.The Symphony Marley Marl5. Make the music with your mouth biz,6 Rebel with out pause -Public Enemy,7The wrath of Kane -BDK 8.Mass appeal -GANGSTARR 9.How about some Hardcore MOP 10. Hail Marry -Tupac..
Mobb deep-shook ones
Wu tang-cream
Cnn-tony
Big pun-beware
Dmx-get at me dog
Bombs over Baghdad. Seriously get of the Souths nuts. That’s not even outkasts best. Every beat on atliens is better
Man as far as Outkast is concerned, their best beats are: 1. Git Up, Get Out 2. Rosa Parks 3. B.O.B. 4. So Fresh So Clean 5. The Way You Move 6. Elevators 7. The whole damn ATliens album
Greatest Hip Hip Beat of all time: TROY…(Truly Reminisce Over You) -Pete Rock
BILLBOARD SEND YOU HIS APOLOGIES FOR HIS TERRIBLE MISTAKES AND SEND US THE REAL LIST OF THE 10 TOP BEST LYRICISTS OF ALL TIME:
1-KRS ONE
2-RAHIM
3-GURU
4-BUCKSHOT
5-MF DOOM
6-2 PAC
7-CANIBUS
8-MASTA ACE
9-GZA
10-STICKY FINGAZ