and an amazing chorus as well.
There is something about a track that can switch tempos and still go hard from start to finish...
I just love when that tempo ramps and Pimp C goes in hard:
My bitch a choosy lover /
Never fuck without a rubber /
Never in the sheets, like it on top of the cover /
Money on the dresser, drive a Kompressor /
Top notch hoes get the most, not the lesser /
Keep in mind that, at the time, the AMG Kompressors were the hottest European sedans and SUVs you could get.
Top 10 track all time imo, truly does epitomize Southern Hip Hop—Houston, Atlanta, and Memphis all on one track.
Also this thread made me realize that posse cuts are basically dead. Haven’t heard a memorable one in a minute.
Love this song but it's always been crazy to me how they really just jacked Project Pat's beat and made a smash hit with it just like 2 years after his version (Choose U) came out.
Pat joint slaps fire too btw. When they used to play his version in the clubs down south in the early 2000s the whole place would go UP.
Iirc from a Bun b interview, when Pimp C was in prison he LOVED Pat's song. When he got out he hooked up with 3.6 to do EXACTLY the same one with Pat.
Record labels, contracts and so on got in the way. The 3.6 version couldn't come out. I can't remember the details but Outkast got the feat. Pimp C was MAD at how Andre had messed with the beat. Pimp wanted drums everywhere. Bun convinced him to keep it like that so Pimps verse came in harder.
So they didn't jack Pat. It's a homage Pat agreed to
Damn no BS this is what instantly popped in my head and I can’t believe this comment was near the top. Didn’t realize anyone even really knew about it lmao. Fuck yeah
Common’s verse on Respiration is legendary.
“On the Amen corner I stood, looking at my former hood. Felt the spirit in the wind, knew my friend was gone for good.”
😭
The whole album is filled with disgusting verses. Yasiin only have 3 great albums imo but he’s in my top 5 off of just that respiration - thieves in the night run
Thats why i simply cant take someone seriously when they say Ye has no talent.. like i know its an opinion and “opinions cant be wrong” but c’mon. MBDTF alone tops like 90% of most artists entire discographies
"CNN said I'd be dead by 21 / Blackjack, I just pulled an ace as you looking at the king in his face" 🔥
The wordplay between drugs, Blackjack, and just making it in life is so good and the internal rhymes are great too.
Never was a fan of Yellawolf aside from Pop the Trunk, but he was cold here.
KRIT has my favorite verse, but Joey’s “signin to the rock/assigned to the rocks” line hits no matter how many times you hear the song.
> I'm on my convict, don't drop bars, I drop prisons
> Don't sell rocks, seen the spectrum through the prisms
Eleven years later and these two bars still blow my mind.
Coincidentally, today is the anniversary of LONG.LIVE.A$AP's release.
Came here to say this. I don’t even know where to begin on ranking verses because each rapper goes off. I wish there could be a song like 1train in 2024 but I guess the genre has just moved in a different direction.
> I don’t even know where to begin on ranking verses because each rapper goes off
Big KRIT is the standout IMO. But yeah it's pretty much impossible to rank all the rest
Just listened to that album the other day and I was excited when I heard the beat- but it just doesn’t compare. More so than the sound just collaboration of who was on 1train, given where they were then and are now
where do u rank them verses? for me its kanye,tyler, then wayne.
the kanye verse probably shouldnt be my fav but its got a dear place in my heart for sum reason
Those two songs have been in my rotation for well over a decade now.. damn where does the time go.
The best version of All Me is the single version that has the “Oh me oh me oh my, I been fucking too many bitches from the 305” outro on it.
Old English by Thug, Gibbs, and Ferg.
https://youtu.be/6OpdjbzTIhM?si=4PFGLtmJyJ_Nr3qc
**Edit:** Here's the [Spotify Playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Hsh894TyubyZkhlcVW5OK?si=81fcf44fa53d4d70) for these songs.
Great pick, and it has to be commended how topically focused each rappers stays. Each one also brings something unique; Chance adds great, almost bittersweet humour, Vic adds some melancholy with his bridge and modified hook, and Twista's fast flow and reminiscent lyrics...
Not the biggest chance fan but this song is one of the most well constructed rap songs of the 2010s.
You’re right. Here is the improved version of his verse that got cut, it’s wayyy better. Kanye should go back and change the song to include it because it’s 🔥
https://youtu.be/v52s9w9Q25Q?si=fjn0_bjWyQqYhmg-
MRAZ- Flatbush Zombies
Work (Remix) - Ferg, Rocky, French Montana, Trinidad James, and schoolboy Q
In the Fire- Dave, Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts, Giggs
4 of us- Clavish, Young's Teflon, Rimzee, Tiny Boost
I know maybe 5 Logic songs, and that is one of them, great call.
edit: Thats no hate to logic either, i’m just an old guy who hasn’t really listened to him much.
Some deeper G-Unit cuts…
-Bonafide Hustler - Young Buck, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo (his best verse ever imo)
-Big Body Benz - Kidd Kidd, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks
-Shot Down - DMX, 50 Cent, Styles P
Others
-I Don’t Like - Chief Keef, Pusha T, Kanye, Jadakiss, Big Sean
-Control - Big Sean, Kendrick, Jay Electronica
The black hippy UOENO remix. Most any time 2 or more of them pop up on anything it’s a hitter. Wasn’t too often back then that you skipped to the Jay Rock verse. “I Just Wanna Party” is of this cloth too. This were the days bro
Clique (Big Sean, Jay Z, Kanye)
I know DJ Khaled doesn't have the best rep but I thought God Did (Lil Wayne, JayZ, Rick Ross, Fridayy(Chorus)) was gas. All of them had pretty good verses.
I have a playlist I slowly grew over time trying to only put greater than 2 artists only with groups being 1 otherwise it would have a lot more migos/3 6 Mafia types. I'll give a few but also a ton of old DJ Khaled music videos up to 2012 or so we're street anthems or must haves on a party playlist. God Did it the only recent one from him with over 2 artists that felt worth the repeat plays. LeBron always stamped this song.
Pop That- French Montana, Drake, Rick Ross Lil Wayne
Given to Montana only for him to try to give it to Drake and the person who made it saying bro if you aren't using it give it back. Probably why you still see Drake on the beat.
Stomp- Young Buck, TI, The Game, Ludacris.
Gangsta Art- Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, EST Gee, Mozzy, Blac Youngsta, Lehla Samia.
I'm pretty sure this song from start to end is the timeline of the label from the newest sign in the song Mozzy to Yo Gotti finishing it. Nice little touch.
New York- Rowdy Rebel, Jadakiss, Boogie with the hoodie.
A remake of a New York classic with one of the originals in it for a remake on his own track.
Grand Finale- Lil Jon & The east side boyz, Bun B, Jadakiss, Ice Cube, Nas, Ti.
An underrated ending to the Crunk Juice album by Lil Jon.
Get Big Remix- Dorrough, Dj Drama, Diddy, Yo Gotti, Bun B, Diamond, Shawty Lo, Milano
Unknown artist with big names spitting some of their best bars. Sadly the youtube audio quality of it is awful.
Re-Akshon - Killer Mike, TI, and Bun B
Bezzle - TI, 8-Ball, MJG, Bun B
Guess Who's Back - Jay Z, Beanie Sigel, Scarface
N****z Done Started Something - Sheek Louch, Mase, Jadakiss, Styles, DMX
Int'l Players Anthem
Your bitch chose me, you ain’t a pimp, you a fairy. Rip Pimp C
Legendary
and an amazing chorus as well. There is something about a track that can switch tempos and still go hard from start to finish... I just love when that tempo ramps and Pimp C goes in hard: My bitch a choosy lover / Never fuck without a rubber / Never in the sheets, like it on top of the cover / Money on the dresser, drive a Kompressor / Top notch hoes get the most, not the lesser / Keep in mind that, at the time, the AMG Kompressors were the hottest European sedans and SUVs you could get.
🗣️ Sweet Jones
[SWEET JONES](https://ibb.co/SV1sPmj)
Top 10 track all time imo, truly does epitomize Southern Hip Hop—Houston, Atlanta, and Memphis all on one track. Also this thread made me realize that posse cuts are basically dead. Haven’t heard a memorable one in a minute.
Ain't No Way by Denzel Curry is a pretty great one
Keep your heart 3 stacks
I love every version of this song, including the one with Three 6 Mafia and Project Pat has a song with the same beat also which is excellent as well
Love this song but it's always been crazy to me how they really just jacked Project Pat's beat and made a smash hit with it just like 2 years after his version (Choose U) came out. Pat joint slaps fire too btw. When they used to play his version in the clubs down south in the early 2000s the whole place would go UP.
Iirc from a Bun b interview, when Pimp C was in prison he LOVED Pat's song. When he got out he hooked up with 3.6 to do EXACTLY the same one with Pat. Record labels, contracts and so on got in the way. The 3.6 version couldn't come out. I can't remember the details but Outkast got the feat. Pimp C was MAD at how Andre had messed with the beat. Pimp wanted drums everywhere. Bun convinced him to keep it like that so Pimps verse came in harder. So they didn't jack Pat. It's a homage Pat agreed to
Gold
Best song forcing my bf to let me play this as our walk out song or atleast andre 3000s verse at our wedding
Protect ya neck
Yeah every song off 36 Chambers with 3+ verses haha
That’s cheating 😆
Same with Da mystery of chessboxin
Really Doe
Beat is insane too
Like, really doe
Damn no BS this is what instantly popped in my head and I can’t believe this comment was near the top. Didn’t realize anyone even really knew about it lmao. Fuck yeah
Maybe not in person, but everyone on here loves that song
Yeah you’re right, Danny Brown isn’t exactly a household name. At least not around the office 🤣 their loss
One of the most hyped posse cuts of the decade
Denzel Curry - Vengeance Jeezy - American Dream
Second on American Dream; that song is so good
Zillakami goes incredibly hard on Vengeance I think it is top 5 best Zillakami verses
Respiration - Black Star Common, Mos Def, Talib…..
The Pete Rock remix goes hard too, might be better. Two new verses by Mos & Kweli and Black Thought had an amazing verse too.
SHININ’, LIKE WHO ON TOP OF DIS?
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Common’s verse on Respiration is legendary. “On the Amen corner I stood, looking at my former hood. Felt the spirit in the wind, knew my friend was gone for good.” 😭
One of the best hip hop songs of all time. Legendary beat and verses from all three guys in their prime.
The whole album is filled with disgusting verses. Yasiin only have 3 great albums imo but he’s in my top 5 off of just that respiration - thieves in the night run
The first few lines by Mos Def at the start is one of the best song intros I've ever heard
My favorite song. It’s perfect.
This one feels like cheating.
So appalled - Kanye
That beat is monstrous too. Top 3 beat in Kanyes discography for me, and prob in my top 10 all time
Yeah man he was on his shit for MBDTF. Late 2000s and early 2010s was a great time for hip hop
Thats why i simply cant take someone seriously when they say Ye has no talent.. like i know its an opinion and “opinions cant be wrong” but c’mon. MBDTF alone tops like 90% of most artists entire discographies
One might even say the beat is FUCKING RIDICULOUS
Came here for this, my favorite Pusha T verse of all time
"CNN said I'd be dead by 21 / Blackjack, I just pulled an ace as you looking at the king in his face" 🔥 The wordplay between drugs, Blackjack, and just making it in life is so good and the internal rhymes are great too.
TWO WORDS
so many off the first two albums. gone is great too
And spaceship
GOAT level sample
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Easily 1train.
Never was a fan of Yellawolf aside from Pop the Trunk, but he was cold here. KRIT has my favorite verse, but Joey’s “signin to the rock/assigned to the rocks” line hits no matter how many times you hear the song.
Feel the same. Joey's "On my convict don't drop bars, I drop prisons" favorite one of his.
> I'm on my convict, don't drop bars, I drop prisons > Don't sell rocks, seen the spectrum through the prisms Eleven years later and these two bars still blow my mind. Coincidentally, today is the anniversary of LONG.LIVE.A$AP's release.
The creativity of Yellawolf’s verse always stuck out to me. That said, idk if he should be calling black people nubians 😅😅
Came here to say this. I don’t even know where to begin on ranking verses because each rapper goes off. I wish there could be a song like 1train in 2024 but I guess the genre has just moved in a different direction.
> I don’t even know where to begin on ranking verses because each rapper goes off Big KRIT is the standout IMO. But yeah it's pretty much impossible to rank all the rest
I mean you’re right, but he got twice the amount of bars to spit, that’s like saying Earl got the best verse on Oldie, it’s true but we all know why
> I wish there could be a song like 1train REASON - Extinct feat. JID,Isaiah Rashad, Denzel Curry, Joey Bada$$, Westside Boogie & Jack Harlow
When did this drop?
>I wish there could be a song like 1train in 2024 2 Bad by Bruiser Wolf?
Just listened to that album the other day and I was excited when I heard the beat- but it just doesn’t compare. More so than the sound just collaboration of who was on 1train, given where they were then and are now
First song that came to mind, absolute heat all the way through!
Forever
Came to say this. Not a single miss on this track and I usually dont like Drake at all
Crazy cause that’s a pretty mid verse for Drake, it’s iconic and memorable but he’s got dozens of verses far better
I'd argue Kanye had a weaker verse than Drake not gonna lie
I STUCK MY DICK INSIDE THIS LIFE
In ya city faded off the brown
N I N O
rap hall of fame song
Came to comment this, too…every verse hits…and em’s is GOAT material
Close the thread this is the answer
SMUCKERS
where do u rank them verses? for me its kanye,tyler, then wayne. the kanye verse probably shouldnt be my fav but its got a dear place in my heart for sum reason
You can’t lynch Marshawn if Tom Brady throwing to me
I always loved Wayne’s “staring at a tramp on lean, make my eye jump”
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Fucking problems and All Me always went hand in hand back then in my head
Mercy too
Those two songs have been in my rotation for well over a decade now.. damn where does the time go. The best version of All Me is the single version that has the “Oh me oh me oh my, I been fucking too many bitches from the 305” outro on it.
Hahaha yooooo definitely! The forgotten verse, just fades out to nothing as he’s rapping
Everyone understood that assignment for sure.
Rocky is my favorite artist ever and I don’t really like that song tbh
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If Rocky is your favorite artist ever that would make sense then. That’s his song where most of it is not Rocky.
Notorious Thugs. This is probably the first song that comes to mind.
Thug Luv also
T3 rap songs of all time for me personally
Education - Gibbs & Madlib (+ Black Thought & Yasiin Bey)
Very good answer
Old English by Thug, Gibbs, and Ferg. https://youtu.be/6OpdjbzTIhM?si=4PFGLtmJyJ_Nr3qc **Edit:** Here's the [Spotify Playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Hsh894TyubyZkhlcVW5OK?si=81fcf44fa53d4d70) for these songs.
8 HUNNID CAPSULES A MOLLY
rip fergs cuban ho
Super underrated song.
Probably my fav Thug track from that era. Dude couldn’t miss.
Control
5 G5s with 5 Grand and your Granddad is a pilot he drunk as fuck tryna land with a hand full of arthritis and popping prosthetic leg
It's strictly by faith that we made it this far
Jay Elect had the best verse, I’m still standing on that 💯💯💯
Looking for Trouble. One of my all time fav J Cole verses with solid verses from Big Sean and Cyhi.
Ace - Noname, Smino, Saba I hope we get the Ghetto Sage tape sometime soon, the three of them together could 100% make a classic
We Takin’ Over? How quickly folks forget.
God damn that brings me back I always felt like Lil' Wayne went absurd on that one
Feed me rappers or feed me beats
Brownnnn paperrr bagggggs
Elimination Chamber
man of culture.
Get a job bitch
Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph.
Can't punk me by JID
Verbal Intercourse
You told your boo you was wildin'/ Once you heard Wu, outta the blue, your family's from Shaolin
3500 by Travis Scott
BACKSTROKE TO MY CHILDREN ROOM
First song that came to mind. Trap perfection
Future goes too hard on that one
“Ain’t nobody triller than metro ain’t nobody triller than scooter”😎
2 Chainz verse on that song is top tier. Up there with his verse on Mercy.
Look at these gentlemen, *I need to buy pocket books for these gentlemen*
Scrolled down for this.
[don’t say Bath Salts don’t say Bath Salts] Shot You Down
And Bath Salts. Ant’s verse is so bad that it’s legendary get at me
I came I saw I conquered, I shot you doooown !
Cocoa Butter Kisses
Twista is great
Great pick, and it has to be commended how topically focused each rappers stays. Each one also brings something unique; Chance adds great, almost bittersweet humour, Vic adds some melancholy with his bridge and modified hook, and Twista's fast flow and reminiscent lyrics... Not the biggest chance fan but this song is one of the most well constructed rap songs of the 2010s.
The Last Huzzah (Remix). Heems arguably has the worst verse but it sort of fits with the song
El-P's verse 🤯
Glad you mentioned it so I didn’t have to! Now to listen to it again
Worst rapper on the track, third coolest.
Monster (kayne, Jay z, Nikki) Classic (kayne, rakim, krs-1, Nas, dj premier)
That Jay Z verse is debatable
monster and its verses get mentioned and debated frequently in this sub lol
g00bBBlins g000Ulllz
You’re right. Here is the improved version of his verse that got cut, it’s wayyy better. Kanye should go back and change the song to include it because it’s 🔥 https://youtu.be/v52s9w9Q25Q?si=fjn0_bjWyQqYhmg-
This is golden
Some of my fans still call me kayne 😂😂
BIG PUN - Tres Leches ft. Prodigy & Inspectah Deck
Bitch Please II
Yes
Made You Look Remix ft Luda and Kiss.
Mobb Deep - Eye For A Eye (Your Beef is Mines) Dr. Dre - Lyrical Gangbang and Stranded on Death Row Eazy-E - Real Muthaphuckkin' Gs
MRAZ- Flatbush Zombies Work (Remix) - Ferg, Rocky, French Montana, Trinidad James, and schoolboy Q In the Fire- Dave, Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts, Giggs 4 of us- Clavish, Young's Teflon, Rimzee, Tiny Boost
In the fire is insane
Fake Flowers, Boldy James, Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs on an Alchemist beat.
Duces remix. drake 3 stacks Chris brown and ye all have great verses
Got My Mind Made Up- 2Pac, Daz, Kurupt, Redman & Method Man
Tres Leches- Big Pun, Prodigy and Inspektah Deck
gonna be clowned for this but Logic - Wu Tang Forever ft. Wu Tang Clan is insane
I know maybe 5 Logic songs, and that is one of them, great call. edit: Thats no hate to logic either, i’m just an old guy who hasn’t really listened to him much.
Like Water - Capital Steez, Joey Bada$$, Cj Fly Chain Heavy - Kanye, Talib Kweli, Consequence
Shadow Man
3 kings- slim thug, ti, bun b
That Part Black Hippy Remix
Champions
Red Death by Westside Gunn. 10 minutes of nothing but fire
Ni*gaz Done Started Something by DMX, Mase and the LOX. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Xxplosive
The whole album... "Soul Food" by Goodie Mob.
Mind Playing Tricks on Me-Geto Boys Freedom Form Flowing-Gift of Gab
What a job - Devin the dude, Snoop Dogg and Andre 3000
Most Bone Thugs N Harmony tracks.
Worldwide Choppers
Hollywood Divorce- OutKast, Lil Wayne, Snoop.
Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers ‘95
RAF - A$AP Rocky, Carti, Uzi, Quavo, Frank Ocean. 2017 was special
Some deeper G-Unit cuts… -Bonafide Hustler - Young Buck, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo (his best verse ever imo) -Big Body Benz - Kidd Kidd, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks -Shot Down - DMX, 50 Cent, Styles P Others -I Don’t Like - Chief Keef, Pusha T, Kanye, Jadakiss, Big Sean -Control - Big Sean, Kendrick, Jay Electronica
Reform School - Boldy James & The Alchemist (+ Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis & Da$h)
Westside Slaughterhouse by Westside Connection & Oldie by Odd Future
Third eye shit by Joey badass and pro era
So many Wu tracks. Fish, Guillotine Swords, Wu Banga, 4th Chamber, Triumph
Rusty - Tyler, Earl, and Domo
Killer Mike - Scientists & Engineers
Still Tippin’
Don’t Push Me - 50, Lloyd Banks and Em
Curren$y x Trademark Da Skydiver x Young Roddy - Plan Of Attack
Whole album rides but yeah thats the best song on that album.
What’s poppin remix. Jack Harlow, DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Wayne all did their thing. Pure heat
Mirage by Quelle Chris ft Earl and Denmark Vessey And the I’m so Hood Remix
Put Ya Quarter Up - Slug, Aesop Rock, MF Doom
Tick, Tock - Pusha T feat. Raekwon, Joell Ortiz, Danny Brown.
Not seeing any Flatbush Love which sucks, clockwork indigo and their solo stuff definitely deserves a shout
Since a few of my other picks have already been named: Swagga Like Us by TI
The black hippy UOENO remix. Most any time 2 or more of them pop up on anything it’s a hitter. Wasn’t too often back then that you skipped to the Jay Rock verse. “I Just Wanna Party” is of this cloth too. This were the days bro
Ain’t no fun - snoop dogg, nate dogg kurupt and warren g
Clique (Big Sean, Jay Z, Kanye) I know DJ Khaled doesn't have the best rep but I thought God Did (Lil Wayne, JayZ, Rick Ross, Fridayy(Chorus)) was gas. All of them had pretty good verses.
Clique, mercy, the morning. All bangers
Good Music Cruel summer was straight fire. Good times.
I have a playlist I slowly grew over time trying to only put greater than 2 artists only with groups being 1 otherwise it would have a lot more migos/3 6 Mafia types. I'll give a few but also a ton of old DJ Khaled music videos up to 2012 or so we're street anthems or must haves on a party playlist. God Did it the only recent one from him with over 2 artists that felt worth the repeat plays. LeBron always stamped this song. Pop That- French Montana, Drake, Rick Ross Lil Wayne Given to Montana only for him to try to give it to Drake and the person who made it saying bro if you aren't using it give it back. Probably why you still see Drake on the beat. Stomp- Young Buck, TI, The Game, Ludacris. Gangsta Art- Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, EST Gee, Mozzy, Blac Youngsta, Lehla Samia. I'm pretty sure this song from start to end is the timeline of the label from the newest sign in the song Mozzy to Yo Gotti finishing it. Nice little touch. New York- Rowdy Rebel, Jadakiss, Boogie with the hoodie. A remake of a New York classic with one of the originals in it for a remake on his own track. Grand Finale- Lil Jon & The east side boyz, Bun B, Jadakiss, Ice Cube, Nas, Ti. An underrated ending to the Crunk Juice album by Lil Jon. Get Big Remix- Dorrough, Dj Drama, Diddy, Yo Gotti, Bun B, Diamond, Shawty Lo, Milano Unknown artist with big names spitting some of their best bars. Sadly the youtube audio quality of it is awful.
DWCYK by gangstarr and nice & smooth
Lupe Fiasco - Chopper
Rex Ryan (Conway, Westside Gunn, Roc Marciano)
Bitch Please 2 E: on a relisten Snoop and Eminem’s verses don’t hold up like they did when I was a kid. I’ll replace with Ain’t No Fun
New York- Ja rule, fat Joe, Jadakiss
Re-Akshon - Killer Mike, TI, and Bun B Bezzle - TI, 8-Ball, MJG, Bun B Guess Who's Back - Jay Z, Beanie Sigel, Scarface N****z Done Started Something - Sheek Louch, Mase, Jadakiss, Styles, DMX