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What was the number 1 Hip Hop Song in 2000?
Number-one singles
| Single | Artist | Reached number one |
|---|---|---|
| “Hot Boyz” | Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip | November 27, 1999 |
| “Whistle While You Twurk” | Ying Yang Twins | April 1, 2000 |
| “Wobble Wobble” | 504 Boyz | April 15, 2000 |
| “Country Grammar (Hot Shit)” | Nelly | May 27, 2000 |
What was the number one rap song in 2010?
Number-one songs
| Song | Artist | Reached number one |
|---|---|---|
| “Over” | Drake | June 12, 2010 |
| “Your Love” | Nicki Minaj | July 10, 2010 |
| “Love the Way You Lie” | Eminem featuring Rihanna | September 4, 2010 |
| “Fancy” | Drake featuring T.I. and Swizz Beatz | October 30, 2010 |
What was the number one rap song in 2002?
Eminem, “Lose Yourself” The hit single from the soundtrack of semi-autobiographical Eminem film 8 Mile would later earn the rapper an Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the first-ever rap song to win the award. The song ended 2002 at number one spot.
What was the number 1 Hip Hop Song in 2001?
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 20 | “I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me)” | Jay-Z |
| January 27 | “Danger (Been So Long)” | Mystikal featuring Nivea |
| February 3 | “Ms. Jackson” | OutKast |
| February 10 | “Stutter” | Joe featuring Mystikal |
What rapper was popular in 2010?
There’s nothing else to – Kanye West was the best rapper alive in 2010.
What decade was rap popular?
Hip hop became a best-selling genre in the mid-1990s and the top-selling music genre by 1999. The popularity of hip hop music continued through the late 1990s to mid-2000s “bling era” with hip hop influences increasingly finding their way into other genres of popular music, such as neo soul, nu metal, and R&B.
Who’s the best selling rap artist of all time?
Eminem. Eminem is the best-selling rapper in history. With over 200 million records sold, he is also the 6th best-selling solo music artist of all time. Growing up in Detroit, Marshall Mathers aka Eminem started his rap career at the age of 16.
What is the best album in the history of hip hop?
If you’d have to force just one album on a person ignorant of Hip Hop’s past, it should be Public Enemy’s game-changing sophomore album – for me the best and the most important album in the history of Hip Hop.
Was the 2000s the best 10 years in hip hop ever?
If you only follow the mainstream you would not know it, but quality Hip Hop has always been there. While we will always consider 1987 – 1996 the best ten-year period in Hip Hop ever, the 2000s have been great too. Hip Hop is the dominant cultural and musical force in the world now, and its dominance is reflected in its diversity.
Why aren’t there any classic/essential Hip Hop Albums Here?
Critical readers will correctly conclude that there are a whole bunch of classic/essential Hip Hop albums NOT listed here – that’s because I intended to keep it limited to one album per act.
What is this hip hop article for?
This article (with the albums listed in no particular order) serves as a document that fellow Hip Hop snobs and evangelists can share with anybody in their social circle – usually the casual listeners or younger ones who haven’t dug very deep yet – who claim to love Hip Hop but who really don’t know what they’re talking about.