ILM Best Rap Songs of all Time Poll Part 3 - 50 - 26

Lol, I wonder how many "Lemme Smang It" would get these days.

It was an ilxor putting it on their fb page last week that made me wanna get this poll back out :)

Gotta go for "That's the Joint" here. The Funky 4 + 1 was the best of the old school group, their collective energy and cohesion comes across great on that track, and that A Taste of Honey sampling (well, not really sampling, but you know what I mean) groove is undeniable.

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This is a very...odd list

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The comic timing of that Smang It reveal is probably ILM's finest hour.

4th Chamber, I got 5 on it, Get ur freak on, Hip Hop, Elevators... but in the end only one answer possible here

Scenario

"Summertime."

'4th Chamber' for me.

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lots of amazing songs here, but still an easy vote for elevators

Elevators, Got Your Money, Scenario and What You Know all stand out here. It has to be I Got 5 On It though.

I mean, Fight the Power is an all-time classic.. but there's one song here that has brought me an endless amount of joy over the years

and that song is Lemme Smang It

This contains several all-timers but my heart says "That's the Joint"

don’t like any of these songs, too much braggadocio

I judge wisely, as if nothin' ever surprise me
Loungin', between two pillars of ivory
I'm lively, my dome piece, is like buildin' stones in Greece
My poems are deep from ancient thrones I speak

momma i'm sucking dicks now

feel like scenario says too much on me but i sorta can't excape it. and woo ha and get ur freak on were like, massive events.

voted smang

This is Scenario

I got so much trouble on my mind reFUSE to LOSE.

I think I should have put lemme smang it on every poll

luchini

This is Scenario

― (so serious) (DJP), Sunday, May 31, 2020 6:47 PM

Yeah, this is a smash and bang scenario.

lol

I'm a little mad but also lol

'4th chamber' just ahead of the 3 PE's

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Cypress Hill or (most likely) Afrika Bambaataa

Luchini or Electric Relaxation.

Can narrow it down to these 5

46. The Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint [7 votes, 203 points, 1981]
44. Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check! [7 votes, 214 points, 1996]
38. Public Enemy - Bring the Noise [9 votes, 1 #1 vote, 236 points, 1988]
31. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On [9 votes, 250 points, 2001]
26. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Leaders of the New School - Scenario [8 votes, 257 points, 1991]

Probably should have gone with "Electric Relaxation"

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lol i hate you guys

but i love for many of the same reasons

every choice got a vote, haven't seen that in a while

oh hey yeah, didn't notice. kinda cool. love when that happens.

Lol, I wonder how many "Lemme Smang It" would get these days.

― Tuomas, Saturday, May 30, 2020 9:58 AM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

Clearly it would crack the top 20