Quote ="mdean"This is dreadful – someone has to redress the balance in favour of pimp music, couldnt stick to 10 and could have made 10 lists depending on moods but for overall will go with:
1: Big Pimpin’ – JZ
2: Watch the ice break – Ice T
3: 99 Problems – Ice T (NOT the JZ Version)
4: Hit ‘em up – 2Pac
5: Straight outta Compton – NWA
6: Don’t believe the hype – Public Enemy
7: All about the benjamins – P Diddy
8: It’s Tricky – Run DMC
9: Sobotage – Beastie Boys (Even if only for the video)
10: Doggstyle – Snoop Dogg
11: Paid in Full – Eric B and Rakim'"
I like 80% of your list, since it's mostly from the era when rap and hip hop was actually good.
Great to see the Beastie Boys in there - I could make a top ten just from their back catalogue, but Sabotage would be no 2; Ill Communication is my personal fave.