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Rolling Stone Reveals 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs Of All Time.
Rolling Stone has returned with a new list in honour of hip-hop songs of all time for its 50th anniversary following the release of its divisive list of the 200 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time
The 100 Best West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time were ranked this time. The list, which spans artists like Ice-T and E-40, was put together by the magazine’s editors and critics and included classics by Tupac, Dr Dre, and N.W.A. as well as contemporary anthems by Kendrick Lamar, The Game, and Saweetie.
Additionally, some placements are sure to spark discussion. Tyler the Creator’s 2011 breakthrough hit “Yonkers” scores shockingly high at No. 19, while Snoop’s “Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None)” just cracks the top 50 at No. 49. The popular party song “California Love” by Tupac, however, failed to break the top 10.
The top 10 is dominated by timeless songs like Snoop’s “Gin and Juice,” Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day,” and Too $hort’s “Blow the Whistle,” with Nipsey Hussle’s “Last Time That I Checc’d” coming in at No. 11. The winning song is “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” by Dr. Dre.
See the top 20 below and the full list HERE.
Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs
1. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg – “Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang”
2. N.W.A – “Straight Outta Compton”
3. Kendrick Lamar feat. MC Eiht – “M.A.A.D City”
4. Makaveli feat. Outlawz – “Hail Mary”
5. Souls of Mischief – “’93 ‘Til Infinity”
6. Too $hort – “Blow the Whistle”
7. Ice Cube – “It Was A Good Day”
8. Snoop Doggy Dogg – “Gin and Juice”
9. Mac Dre – “Feelin’ Myself”
10. Ice-T – “6 In The Mornin’”
11. Nipsey Hussle feat. YG – “Last Time That I Checc’d”
12. Eazy-E – “Real Muthaphuckkin G’s”
13. 2Pac – “California Love”
14. N.W.A – “Fuck Tha Police”
15. Rodney-O and DJ Joe Cooley – “Everlasting Bass”
16. DJ Quik – “Tonite”
17. Cypress Hill – “How I Could Just Kill A Man”
18. E-40 feat. the Click – “Captain Save A Hoe”
19. Tyler, the Creator – “Yonkers”
20. The Pharcyde – “Runnin’”