Spotify Releases List of 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time

Spotify has released their list of the 50 greatest Hip-Hop beats of all time, in celebration of the upcoming 50th year anniversary of the genre (August 11).

This kind of a list is always hard to do as you have to choose just 50 out of the thousands of amazing beats we have heard in the space over the last few decades. In curating the 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time list, Spotify editors considered production value, replay value, originality, innovation, influence and overall impact.

Iconic beats behind songs from Wu Tang Clan, Missy Elliot, Jay-Z, Drake, 2Pac, Lil Wayne, Future, GZA, Dr. Dre and more make the much debatable list which you can explore below.

Hip-Hop turns 50 years old this year! To celebrate, we did the impossible and ranked the top 50 BEATS of all time. Let us know how we did pic.twitter.com/eFOOYlPMmE

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Spotify’s 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time

“Still Dre” – Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg

“Shook Ones, Pt. II” – Mobb Deep

“Grindin” – The Clipse

“Who Shot Ya?” – The Notorious B.I.G

“A Milli” – Lil Wayne

“Power” – Kanye West

“It’s All About the Benjamins (Remix)” – Puff Daddy & The Family

“Still Trippin” – Mike Jones ft. Paul Wall & Slim Thug

“SICKO MODE” – Travis Scott ft. Drake

“Get Ur Freak On” – Missy Elliot

“C.R.E.A.M.” – Wu-Tang Clan

“Nuthin’ B a “G” Thang” – Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg

“The Message” – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5

“N***** in Paris” Jay-Z and Kanye West

“We Gonna Make It” – Jadakiss ft. Styles P

“Throw Some D’s” – Rich Boy ft. Polow Da Don

“Big Pimpin’” – Jay-Z ft. UGK

“The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) – Black Sheep

“Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” – Busta Rhymes

“I Got 5 On It” – The Luniz ft. Michael Marshall

“Flava In Ya Ear” – Craig Mark

“Dipset Anthem” – The Diplomats

“They Reminisce” – Pete Rock & CL Smooth

“Some Cut” – Trillville

“Luchini AKA This Is it” – Camp Lo

“NY State of Mind” – Nas

“Runnin’” – The Pharcyde

“Liquid Swords” – GZA

“Dreams and Nightmares” – Meek Mill

“Knuck If You Buck” – Crime Mob, Lil Scrappy

“Ambitionz Az A Ridah” – 2Pac

“Children’s Story” – Slick Rick

“Mass Appeal” – Gang Starr

“Mask Off” – Future

“B.M.F. (Blowin Money Fast) – Rick Ross ft. Styles P

“Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” – DMX

“Electric Relaxation” – A Tribe Called Quest

“Whoa” – Black Rob

“I’m Bout It, Bout It” – TRU, Master P, Mia X

“March Madness” – Future

“My Hitta” – YG ft. Jeezy, Rich Homie Quan

“Ha” – JUVENILE

“m.A.A.d city” Kendrick Lamar ft. MC Eiht

“They Know (Dey Know)” – Shawty Lo

“Down 4 My N****z” C-Murder ft. Magic, Snoop Dogg

“Cell Therapy” – Goodie Mob

“93’ Til Infinity” – Souls of Mischief

“Paid In Full” – Eric B and Rakim ft. Marley Marl

“Ridin Spinners” – Three 6 Mafia ft. Lil’ Flip

“I Don’t Like” – Chief Keef ft. Lil Reese