Top 150 Rap Songs of 2015
Top 150 Rap Songs of 2015 Lyrics
#150. Czarface - Ka-Bang! (ft. MF DOOM)
#149. Large Professor - Industry Remix 2 (ft. Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Roc Marciano, Sadat X & Lord Jamar)
#148. Milo - Going No Place (ft. Elucid)
#147. Wale - The White Shoes
#146. Statik Selektah - Crystal Clear (ft. Royce da 5'9")
#145. Slum Village - Windows (ft. J. Ivy)
#144. Mello Music Group - Requiem (ft. Oddisee & Phonte)
#143. Ghostface Killah - King of New York
#142. Jay Rock - Money Trees Deuce
#141. Rapper Big Pooh - How I Move (ft. Blakk Soul)
#140. L'Orange & Kool Keith - Dr. Bipolar
#139. Apollo Brown - Not That Guy (ft. Your Old Droog)
#138. Sadistik & Kno - Unaware (ft. Chino XL, Sheisty Khrist, Metasota)
#137. Travis Scott - Nightcrawler (ft. Swae Lee & Chief Keef)
#136. Red Pill - Leonard Letdown
#135. Apollo Brown - In the Moment (ft. O.C.)
#134. Omen - 48 Laws (ft. Donnie Trumpet)
#133. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Great Blacks
#132. Ghostface Killah & BadBadNotGood - Street Knowledge (ft. Tree)
#131. Edo.G - Last Man Standing
#130. Oddisee - What They'll Say (ft. Maimouna Youssef)
#129. Joey Bada$$ - Belly of the Beast (ft. Chronixx)
#128. Clear Soul Forces - Blow Ya Mind
#127. Kendrick Lamar - Hood Politics
#126. Kanye West - Wolves (ft. Vic Mensa & Sia)
#125. Oddisee - Contradiction's Maze
#124. M.E.D. & Blu & Madlib - Drive In (ft. Aloe Blacc)
#123. Kirk Knight - The Future
#122. Travis Scott - 90210
#121. Substantial - Tony Stanza (ft. Tonedeff & Marcus D)
#120. Sadistik & Kno - To Be in Love
#119. Jedi Mind Tricks - The God Supreme
#118. Sheek Louch - Hood in You
#117. The Underachievers - Chasing Faith
#116. L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae - All I Need (ft. Gift of Gab)
#115. Talib Kweli - Life Ahead of Me (ft. Rapsody)
#114. Red Pill - Fly on the Window (ft. Blu)
#113. Big Boi & Phantogram - Born to Shine (ft. Run the Jewels)
#112. Jadakiss - Man in the Mirror
#111. Capone-N-Noreaga - U.M.A.R
#110. Kanye West - All Day
#109. AZ - Back to Myself
#108. Dr. Dre - Animals (ft. Anderson .Paak)
#107. Vince Staples - Señorita (ft. Future)
#106. O.C. & Debonair P - Dive In
#105. Locksmith - For Now
#104. Malik B. & Mr. Green - Dark Streets (ft. R.A. the Rugged Man & Amalie Bruun)
#103. PRhyme - Beast Mode (ft. Logic)
#102. Vince Staples - Lemme Know (ft. Jhené Aiko & DJ Dahi)
#101. Milo - Zen Scientist
#100. Skyzoo - Everything'for Sale
#99. Pusha T - Crutches, Crosses, Caskets
#98. Skyzoo - Hands Folded Together (ft. eLZhi)
#97. The Underachievers - Stay the Same
#96. Logic - Innermission (ft. Lucy Rose)
#95. Lupe Fiasco - Adoration of the Magi
#94. Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz - Alone (ft. Jared Evans)
#93. L'Orange & Kool Keith - The Traveler (ft. J-Live)
#92. Joey Bada$$ - Paper Trail$
#91. Ghostface Killah - Death's Invitation (ft. Scarub, Chino XL & Lyrics Born)
#90. Talib Kweli - Money Good
#89. L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae - Starry Eyed Balcony Walkers
#88. Killah Priest - The Color of Ideas
#87. PRhyme - Golden Era (ft. Joey Bada$$)
#86. Red Pill - Blus
#85. A$AP Rocky - L$D
#84. Joell Ortiz & !llmind - Six Fo'
#83. Kendrick Lamar - Complexion (A Zulu Love) (ft. Rapsody)
#82. Joell Ortiz & !llmind - New Era
#81. Jedi Mind Tricks - In the Coldness of a Dream
#80. Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder - Understand (ft. Brother Ali & Planet Asia)
#79. Blackalicious - That Night (ft. Jumbo & Vursatyl)
#78. Blackalicious - Twist of Time
#77. Blu Spirit - Fatherless Child
#76. Dizzy Wright - Will It Last (ft. Njomza)
#75. Lupe Fiasco - Atomic Misphilosophy
#74. Joe Budden - Immortal
#73. Joey Bada$$ - Curry Chicken
#72. Kendrick Lamar - Wesley's Theory (ft. George Clinton & Thundercat)
#71. Ghostface Killah & BadBadNotGood - Food
#70. Kirk Knight - I Know (ft. Mick Jenkins)
#69. The Underachievers - Dualist
#68. Logic - The Incredible True Story
#67. Joell Ortiz & !llmind - I Just Might
#66. Verbal Kent - Is This My Life
#65. Czarface - Sinister
#64. Pusha T - Retribution (ft. Kehlani)
#63. Scarface - All Bad
#62. Dr. Dre - Talking to My Diary
#61. Statik Selektah - In the Wind (ft. Joey Bada$$, Big K.R.I.T. & Chauncy Sherrod)
#60. Substantial & the Other Guys - Priceless
#59. Ghostface Killah - Resurrection Morning (ft. Raekwon & Bilal)
#58. Skyzoo - Suicide Doors
#57. Kendrick Lamar - Alright
#56. L'Orange & Kool Keith - Twenty Fifty Three (ft. Mr. Lif)
#55. Jay Rock - Fly on the Wall (ft. Busta Rhymes)
#54. Logic - City of Stars
#53. Lupe Fiasco - They.Resurrect.Over.New (ft. Ab-Soul)
#52. Czarface - Good Villains Go Last (ft. R.A. the Rugged Man)
#51. Lupe Fiasco - Dots & Lines
#50. Dr. Dre - Deep Water (ft. Kendrick Lamar) [Compton]
#49. Mick Jenkins - P's & Q's [Wave(s) EP]
#48. Locksmith - The Love (ft. Jarell Perry) [Lofty Goals]
#47. Kendrick Lamar - These Walls (ft. Bilal & Thundercat) [To Pimp a Butterfly]
#46. Vince Staples - Lift Me Up [Summertime '06]
#45. Crooked I - Don't Close Your Eyes (Ashamed) (ft. Truth Ali, Morgan McRae & Jonathan Hay) [When Music Worlds Collide]
#44. Ghostface Killah & BadBadNotGood - Gunshowers (ft. eLZhi) [Sour Soul]
#43. Fashawn - Man of the House [The Ecology]
#42. Earl Sweatshirt - Faucet [I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside]
#41. Verbal Kent - Save Face (ft. Ugly Heroes) [Anesthesia]
#40. PRhyme - Wishin' II (ft. Black Thought) [PRhyme Deluxe Edition]
#39. Apathy - The Pendulum Swings (ft. Blacastan) [Summer at the Cape]
#38. Vince Staples - Norf Norf [Summertime '06]
#37. Lupe Fiasco - Madonna (And Other Mothers in the Hood) (ft. Nikki Jean) [Tetsuo & Youth]
#36. Freddie Gibbs – Extradite (ft. Black Thought)
#35. Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker the Berry (ft. Assassin) [To Pimp a Butterfly]
#34. Blackalicious – Love’s Gonna Save the Day (ft. Fantastic Negrito) [Imani, Vol. 1]
#33. Lupe Fiasco – Prisoner 1 & 2 [Tetsuo & Youth]
#32. Dizzy Wright – God Bless America (ft. Big K.R.I.T., Tech N9ne & Chel’le) [The Growing Process]
#31. The Game – On Me (ft. Kendrick Lamar) [The Documentary 2]
#30. Joell Ortiz & !llmind – Lil’ Piggies [Human]
#29. Dr. Dre – It’s All on Me (ft. BJ the Chicago & Justus) [Compton]
#28. Skyzoo – Things I Should’ve Told My Friends [Music for My Friends]
#27. Pusha T – Untouchable [King Push — Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude]
#26. Red Pill – Rum and Coke [Look What This World Did to Us]
#25. Kendrick Lamar – Momma [To Pimp a Butterfly]
#24. Joyner Lucas – Ross Cappichioni [Along Came Joyner]
#23. Joey Bada$$ - On and On (ft. Dyemond Lewis) [B4.DA.$$]
#22. Czarface – Escape from Czarkham Asylum [Every Hero Needs a Villain]
#21. The Underachievers – Unconcious Monsters (Evermore Outro) [Evermore: The Art of Duality]
Top 20
#20. eLZhi – February
#19. Common – Glory (ft. John Legend)
#18. Milo – An Encyclopedia
#17. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment – Windows (ft. Raury & BJ the Chicago Kid)
#16. King Los – Lil Black Boy
#15. Joell Ortiz & !llmind – Bad Santa (ft. Jared Evans)
#14. Vince Staples – Summertime
#13. Blueprint – Persevere
#12. Kendrick Lamar – Mortal Man (ft. 2Pac)
#11. Busdriver – Worlds to Run (ft. Milo & Anderson .Paak)
#10. Oddisee – Belong to the World
#9. Kendrick Lamar – u
#8. Scarface – God (ft. John Legend)
#7. Big K.R.I.T. – King, Pt. 4
#6. Skyzoo – The Moments That Matter
#5. The Underachievers – Illusions
Track 6 on ”Evermore: The Art of Duality”
Prod. by Ashton Benz & Lucas Savo
#4. Scarface – Mental Exorcism
Featuring Alex Isley
Track 17 on ”Deeply Rooted” — Best Buy bonus track
Prod. by Arthur McArthur & Amir Epstein
#3. Lupe Fiasco – Mural
Track 2 on ”Tetsuo & Youth”
Prod. by The Buchanans
#2. Skyzoo – Money Makes Us Happy
Featuring Bilal & Black Thought
Track 7 on ”Money Makes Us Happy”
Prod. by The Rvlt
#1. Kendrick Lamar – How Much a Dollar Cost
Featuring James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley
Track 11 on ”To Pimp a Butterfly”
Prod. by LoveDragon
About
Everything about 2015 inspired me to listen to new music. When I felt happy, mad, let down, sad, any kind of way at all, I went back to searching music. The initial spark of inspiration was the release of To Pimp a Butterfly. I only got to download Mortal Man before YouTube took the thing down, and had to patiently wait for the CD
Anyways, I was coming off a very… confused period of time. 2014 wasn’t a good year
But something about this thing we call Hip Hop had me – if I may quote a great song – looking at the universe different. I would find 6-10 new songs in a morning and organize them in lists, discuss them. Whatever. A great part of my 2015 was the membership – and later being admin – of this magnificent group I’m in. I could just spectate as outlook on life expands, even changes, as new creative waves of music force their way into my ears. The thousands of casuals and dozens of people I’d know but never meet, in the aforementioned group, watched me grow and took my hand
This year, to me, has been all about finding; finding music (dedicating a Finds-list to it even) and on the side, I did some great things for myself. Facing a childhood fear, dropping out of a school that had nothing to give. It has been a year of great progress I’m not often grateful enough for
The year 2015 leaves me no choice but to be grateful. Even if I’m not proud, even if I’m not content. I am grateful
So, know that whether you disagree with this or not, this is my list of 150 best songs released this year. Something I LITERALLY focused on for the whole year, to get it right, and get it right MY way. For Hip Hop as a whole, this year has been great, anyone that has listened without preconceived notions will agree. Hip Hop is alive, striving, fruitful
Without getting further lost in thought, here’s the list
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PS. If you think I forgot something; I didn’t. I just didn’t think of it as highly as you. This list took some serious cherrypicking – I had more than 700 songs to cut down from
PSS. If, after accepting that, you still feel offended by my opinion, try taking the respectful route, ‘kay? Music doesn’t hurt anybody :’)
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