What Song Is Your Perfect Embodiment Of HipHop?

[Mega]

 

[neph27]

Blackstar - Respiration

 

[ShaDynasty]

 

[How Sway?]

 

[Money Be Green]

 

[Ty-Fife]

 

[num123]

 

[Mr. Negative]

 

[Mr. Negative]

 

[Mr. Negative]

 

[Theolodius_Black]

Smif n wessun- Buck town

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

My answer has always been AZ’s “Rather Unique”.

 

[seabreeze80]

 

[Taadow]

Everytime somebody asks this the first thing that comes to mind is

the reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal...hip-hop,
MCin’, and DJin’ - from your own mind, you know?


Guru got like 5 of the greatest lines ever in here.

 

[Reality]

I think this answer actually changes era to era because hip-hop evolves, but this was the song that actually came to mind. I'll take the hate:



Soul sample? Check
Sample chopped beautifully? Check
Instrumentation interpolation? Check
Memorable verse(s)? Check
Technically dope verse(s)? Check
High replay value? Check
Collab / passing the rock to let the next man dunk? Check

Only thing really missing from pinning it with confidence is social commentary imo