The Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All-Time

Damn, for me has to DITC - Day One or MC Shan - Juice Crew Law, with Ultra's - Give The Drummer Some coming up hard in third place.

Too easy :

Artist: EPMD
Album: Back In Business
Track: Richter Scale

TROY.

Common-Be(intro) RIP Dilla
Pete Rock Cl Smoth-TROY
Nice and Smooth-Sometimes I rhyme Slow
Souls of Mischief-93' til infinity(personal Favorite)
Buckshot & 9th wonder-Hold It Down
Common-The Light
Common-Forever Begins
Get at me on twitter.

DwapDwapPow... damn i agree about Souls of Mischief... also i like "Let em know"

bullocks. there is no such thing as THE GREATEST BEAT. same as there is no BEST MOVIE, BEST BOOK, BEST MEAL, BEST WHATEVA. but thats the good thing about it. thats what keeps us strivin for better stuff, honing our craft, the quest for the GREATEST. but as some famous chinese dude put it: "the journey is the reward". so yeah there IS no greatest beat. we still gotta keep lookin for dat infamous perfect beat. ....fortunately. lol

HELL YEAH!

Second this comment! Matter of fact "Looking for the Perfect Beat" by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force is one of those greatest hip hop beats (along with "Planet Rock"). I have it as my ringtone and its what I chase often. I think there will be no definitive list on this topic but there are certain tracks that will never be disputed as an all time great. Beats like Audio Two "Top Billin'", Run-DMC "Sucker M.C.s", Wu-Tang "Protect Ya Neck", "T.R.O.Y.", "It Takes Two", LL's "Jack The Ripper", "I Need A Beat", "Jingling Baby (RMX)" and almost every beat off of ATCQ "Midnight Marauders" & "Low End Theory" will serve forever as blueprints. And I haven't even begun to list the West Coast classics- "Nuthin But A G Thang" ? 187 baby!

T.R.O.Y.
900 number
cant think of any others right now but these two are just quintessential hip hop beats imo
they just come on and you feel the legacy :P

My two choices exactly!!

Too many to name ,but good luck with this one

Lord Finesse - Brainstorm / P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix) ft. KRS-One & O.C.
Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn
Raptile - Rest Ya Head On My Chest
D.I.T.C. - Day One
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
J Dilla - Love

pete rock & cl smooth - T.R.O.Y.
common - the 6th sense
gangstarr - above the clouds
definately j. dilla, can't choose 1 production. it's too difficult.

peace.

common - be (produced by kanye)

The world is yours -Nas (prod Pete Rock)
My fav.

Peace.
I represent Belgium (Brussels to be exact) and these are some of my all time favorite classic beats:

Nas - The Message (prod. Trackmasters)
Nas - Represent (prod. DJ Premier)
Wu-Tang Clan - Ice Cream (prod. the RZA)
Mobb Deep - Drop a gem on 'em (prod. Havoc)
Mos Def - Ms Fat Booty (prod. Ayatollah)
CNN - T.O.N.Y. (prod. Nashiem Myrick)
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents (Ski Beatz)
Common - I used to love H.E.R.
Outkast - ATLiens (prod. No I.D.)
Dead Prez - Hip-Hop (prod. Hedrush)
Gang Starr - Betrayal (prod. DJ Premier)
...

But of course, I could go on & on & on ...
And, I'm definitely forgetting a lot of the classics!
But, in my opinion, this list would make a good start.

Peace.

P.

outkast did atliens beat

I'm with S.P.A.M, their is no GREATEST BEAT EVER, otherwise we would all be the same person with the same personality, same likes and dislikes and that would be just wrong.

I think there would be a number of tracks which feature a lot but there is no way everyone would agree on the same 'Greatest Beat'.

J-Dilla: Another Batch, Vintage Vol.2(Earl)- I know samples for the beat and got the guitar sample on Vinyl!:),Yancey Boys instrumentals, Turn me up some, quest productions, Pharcyde productions, the shining, and many more

Kan kick: The Truth, Interludes,

Pete Rock: Soul brother #1, T.R.O.Y., in the house, carmel city, i get physical, escape, worlwide, take you there, CHECK IT OUT, in the flesh, entire petestrumentals, we roll, tru master, strange fruit, take your time, mind blowin, soul survivor, flying, placebo, center of attention.

4th Disciple- The City

Madlib- Damn near all madlib

Dj Premier-Damn near all Dj premier.

Rza For Wu

i wish i had more time finish and to get super specific

This list can go on forever forever forever forever forever forever forever..................................

Olu, your Pete Rock list just took me there quote for quote bruh!

"Pete Rock: Soul brother #1, T.R.O.Y., in the house, carmel city, i get physical, escape, worlwide, take you there, CHECK IT OUT, in the flesh, entire petestrumentals, we roll, tru master, strange fruit, take your time, mind blowin, soul survivor, flying, placebo, center of attention."

For me, Pete Rock just dug deep on'em! T.R.O.Y. is just a hip hop masterpiece IMO! The complexity of the track is just mind boggling! I know cats who try to remake favorites, THIS ONE HAS NEVER BEEN DONE , to my knowledge! The way he must have felt when Trouble T Roy passed just showed in the track, the feeling of it, it's just an incredible beat! Pete's whole catalogue is just INCREDIBLE for a hip hop producer!

Plus countless other producers beats too like... The CMA/Windows that beat was SERIOUSLY slept on, Large Pro & Main Source/Lookin' At The Front Door, another just blow you away track! Lots of Dilla stuff, no doubt! I love the way Khrysis flipped that Michael Jackson sample , "With A Child's Heart" for the "Watch Me" joint for Little Brother! It's just too many!

I'm NOT going to even touch the late 70's to late 80's hip hop beats cause most of them are just CLASSIC!

You can just go on with this!

But in the end if I had to pick, it would be...

" T.R.O.Y." by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth!

Shook ones pt 2

TROY, shook ones, Nas is like, one love, the world is yours, The red(jaylib), unbelievable, 6th sense, One night(nottz), Full clip, above the clouds, xplosive, the watcher 2, still dre, kingdom come(just because of how just blaze flipped rick james), get dis money, fall in love, i still love you(nottz) love is(j dilla) lets ride(j dilla), climax, the light, half and half,
Well thats about half way there.

T.R.O.Y -Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Buck em Down (Beatminerz Remix) - Blackmoon
Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn Dodgers 95
My World - OC
Takin What's Mine - Busta Rhymes & J Dilla
Shook Ones Pt 2 - Mobb Deep
Above the Clouds - Gangstaar
Runnin - Pharcyde
93 Till Infinity - Souls of Mischief
Jazz (We Got) - Tribe Called Quest
Style Wars - Hijack
Cream - Wu Tang

I could actually sit here all day and write a list as long as the Nile, everytime I think of 1 another pops into my head........Any Premo, Pete Rock, Dilla, Rza, Diamon D, Beatminerz the list goes on & on.

NERD / LAPDANCE / ROCKSTAR POSSE / BRAIN
MISSY ELLIOT / WORK IT / WAKE UP / GET UR FREAK ON
AMG / BOUNCE / YOUR LOVE
FUNKDOOBIEST / THE FUNKIEST /
CYPRESS HILL / COCK THE HAMMER / LATIN LINGO / PIGS
SOULS OF MISCHIEF / 93 TIL INFINITY / LET EM KNOW / ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
DEL / AHONETWO AHONETWO / BOO BOO HEADS
THREE TIMES DOPE / GREATEST MAN ALIVE
MAESTRO FRESH WES / LET YOUR BACKBONE SLIDE
ERIC B AND RAKIM / FOLLOW THE LEADER / PUTS YOUR HANDS TOGHETER
NWA / GANGSTA GANGSTA /
NAS / MEMORY LANE
KEITH MURRAY / HERB IS PUMPIN
EPMD / THE HEADBANGER
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST / ELECTRIC RELAXATION
SLUM VILLAGE / JEALOUSLY / WHAT IF...
JAY Z / DEAD PRESIDENTS / CAN I GET A .... / BIG PIMPIN

But i agree...there is no one "greatest beat ever" ... there is a lot amazing beats that was a very important part of our lives.

Here is my list in no particular order:

1.Nigga What Nigga Who Timbaland
2. The Red J Dilla
3. Life of The Party (Remix) Nottz
4. The Takeover Kanye West
5. Jesus Walks Kanye West
6. Triumph RZA
7. Liquid Swords RZA
8. NY State of Mind DJ Premier
9. Runnin J Dilla
10. Girl You Know Nottz
11. A Little Soul Pete Rock

Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day

In no order...
Pete Rock- T.R.O.Y
J. Dilla- Love Is
45 King- Hard Knock Life
DJ Premier- Represent
Dr. Dre- Dre Day
Dan the Automator- 3030
Sabzi (Blue Scholars)- Loyalty

My Mind Playing Tricks On Me-Geto Boyz

A perfect beat in my opinion.

Shabbam Sadiq - Arabian night
Aesop Rock -Bent Life
j dilla - only 1 win
gangstarr - jfk to lax

A Tribe Called Quest - Get a Hold (produced by Jay Dee)

The Pharcyde - Splattitorium

MC Shan - The Bridge

Marley Marl, y'allllll

Now Semantik if you'd asked what Era in Hip Hop history would "We" classify as the greatest production done & by what producer at the time, it could have been easier to pinpoint but then again...Their are way too many producers & production {Beats}to name but one of my favorite five is Marley Marl,Large Professor I had the luxury of going to h.s. with him he put a album out "While in High school".Easy Mo B,Evil Dee,Havoc,Eric B& Rakim "Ghetto"...I could go on for days & days....

By looking at most comments there lacks some knowledge in History. I guess my age is showing but I can tell who is over thirty by certain mentions.

...Alchemist hold you down,Scarface: yes he does his own tracks,Devin Da dude.Cold Crush Brothers,Jungle Brothers,Paul C.{ R.I.P}...Far as the eye can see not even a satellite....

J DILLA- The entire Donuts Album
Raekwon- Ice Cream (Rza)
Wu Tang Clan- C.R.E.A.M. (Rza)
Gangstarr- Betrayal (DJ Premiere)
Ghostface- Daytona 500/Motherless Child (Rza)
Gza/Genius- 4th Chamber (Rza)
Common- I Use to Love Her (No I.D.)
Common- Be Intro (Kanye)
Wu Tang- For Heaven Sake (Rza)
Mos Def- Ms. Fat Booty (Ayatollah)
Jay-Z- Dead Presidents (Ski Beats)
Jay-Z- Hard Knock Life (45 King)
Jay-Z- PSA (Just Blaze)
B.I.G.- Juicy (Trackmasters)
Nas- I Gave You Power (DJ Premiere)
Pete & CL- TROY (Pete Rock)

and theres many more that deserve mentioning..

Looking at all the nominations everything is mainly bewteen 91-97...are we saying that there has not been any good productions lately?

I agree that many songs listed skew towards the Golden Era and I think that is largely due to an overwhelming burst of creativity and uniqueness during that period in hip hop ("The Benjamins" stayed on repeat!). There are a few joints from this time that need to be on that list but they may not hold the same reverence yet. No one can front on Kanye's "Jesus Walks", Jay-Z (Just Blaze!)"P.S.A", Outkast "So Fresh So Clean", Jay-Z "Give it to Me" (Neptunes!), Outkast "Elevators", M.O.P. "Ante Up" (DR Period)..are we forgetting some of Dame Grease's and Swizz Beats' heaterz?? "Where My Dogs At?" "Imma Hustla" anyone??

Actually the list should be based on the most influential beats. Beats that changed the sound of hip hop, that encouraged cats to sample and learn from them like they were breakbeats. How many hit records were made that had "PLanet Rock" at its core? Without Kraftwerk there would be no "Planet Rock". Without "Planet Rock" there would be no Miami Bass!

NWA - DOPEMAN

Troy
10 Crack Commandments
Xxpolsive
Diamonds Are Forever
Unbelievable (RIP Chris Wallace)
Cream
Around The Way Girl
PSA
Spaceships
Passin Me By
Running (RIP J Dilla)
The Light (Rip J Dilla)

Some of these answers are hilarious. I know it's a matter of personal taste, but still...

And your pick is?

"Hey Young World" by Slick Rick or "Welcome To The Terrordome" by Public Enemy (Bomb Squad!).

I guess I'm just thrown off when the someone's "greatest beat of all time" is a mediocre album cut that most people don't give a sh*t about that's come out in the last 4 years. But to each his/her own i guess. Don't mean to be an old fogey.

Schooly D "P.S.K" and "Gucci Time"!! Ya'll got me buggin! Lol

Damn I'm suprised I havent seen FALL IN LOVE many times in the comments!!!

Whodini - One Love

soulja boi - crank dat

wu-tang - triumph
camp lo - coolie high
nas - ny state of mind
pharoah monch - simon says
dre - xxplosive
royce 5 9 - the boom
tribe called quest - electric relaxation
Aaliyah - Are you that somebody (i don't know man, this is a fuckin hip hop beat)
Doom - Meatgrinder
m.o.p. - cold as ice
busta rhymes - gimme some mo'
goodie mob - cell therapy
ol dirty bastard - brooklyn zoo
mobb deep - hell on earth
xzibit - paparazzi
dmx - get at me dog

cotdamn, like everyone else said, i can go all day... let me wave this nostalgic air away from me and name a few that came out more recently that fucked my head up..

lil wayne - a milli (i don't know if you readers are anti-wayne/commercial but let's not deny bangladesh affinity for composing some of the ugliest, meanest, unfit for radio shit)
TI - what you know (don't front like this shit ain't make you cry)
nerd - everyone nose (this beat just takes you to so many different places with the energy, transitions and combination of instruments... od)
jay electronica - exhibit c (just blaze, ahh..)
mobb deep - pearly gates (how did this exile shit even appear on this mobb deep album lol unfukinberievable)
guilty simpson - new heights (madlib spazzed on this one making one of the hardest beats by layering the oddest vocal samples over stupid basslines)
rick ross - bmf (they say lex luger is a one trick pony, but he does that one trick well, throw this on in the club and even the chicks start mean muggin', that's hip hop)
redman - buck buck (illmind, nothing to say here)
kanye - can't tell me nothing (you can't understand the magnitude of this joint without the windows down speeding on the highway)
laws - hold you down (who are these nobodies on the beat? jp but cotDAYm khalil is sucha beast)

man, i'm sucha fanboy of production..

oh and i co-sign what edaye said. this list should be judged by beats that changed the game. otherwise, we'd be here 12 angry men'ing the shit all day because we all got different tastes.

i know all my choices don't all fall in that category but i was just giving my little opinions and shit lol

Peter Pipper Run DMC and JMJ

jeru-come clean
nas-ny state of mind
wu-triumph
rea ghost n nas-verbal intercourse
lil wayne-CANNON
diddy-benjamins
Rampage Feat. Busta Rhymes - Wild For Da Night
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See & Party Goin' On
Over Here
red n meth-rockwilder
clipse-grindin

Grandmaster Flash -The Message

Had to think for a while but this came out on top.

who gives a shit?

who's the best mc?...the best producer?....whats the best beat?.....at what point do ppl get tired of these lame ass questions?.....this is like eating vomit after a while....

Lame

This is just a "traffic" question. ?s like these generate traffic on the site. Always a good thing for the site owners. If you don't like the questions or if it's like eating vomit don't participate.

Gucci Time - DJ Code Money
Rock Box - Rick Rubin
Brass Monkey - Rick Rubin
Ugly People Be Quiet - DJ Cash Money
La Di Da Di - Dougie Fresh
Pigs - DJ Muggs
Egypt, Egypt - The Egyptian Lover

The Entire Above The Law Album "Livin Like a Hustler" - Dr. Dre (along with LayLaw)

I know I could place more, but I'm at work and have to act like I'm interested in it!!!! LOL!!

xPEACE goes out.

My choices were based on relevance to the scene, production skills needed/used and equipment used that changed the way producers did they're thing... and yes, mouf beat boxing is included.

Mouf beat boxing? Ok... Biz Markie, Fat Boys, Skinny Boys (anyone remember them?!), Dougie Fresh, etc. It's a few of them out there!

My choice is mass appeal...guru rest in peace!

The Cool Kids- Good Afternoon
Souls of Mischief- 93' Til Infinity
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth- T.R.O.Y
Notorious B.I.G.- Who Shot Ya

Pete Rock CL Smoth-T.R.O.Y
Wu Tang - C.R.E.A.M
Raekwon - Rainy Dayz, Ice Cream
CamRon - I Really Mean It
Gangstarr - Mass Appeal
De La Soul - Stakes Is High
Common - 6th Sense
Jay-Z - Hovi Baby, So Ghetto, Million and One Questions, U Don't Know
JDilla - Won't Do, Waves
Dr Dre - Deep Cover
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt 2
Nas - Nas Is Like, NY State Of Mind, Phone Tap, It Ain't Hard To Tell, The World Is Yours
KRS-One - MC's Act Like They Don't Know
CNN - T.O.N.Y, Drivers Seat
Big L - Platinum Plus
Pete Rock - The Game
PE - Rebel Without A Pause, Shut Em Down
BIG - Niggas Bleed, My Downfall, Nobody Till Somebody Kills You
Madvilliany - Accordion, Rhinestone Cowboy

I could go on & on but the list will never end...

tupac: lord knows,only god can judge me, pour out a little liquor, the hearts of men
biggie:warning,machine gun funk, ready 2 die
Dr Dre: let me ride,light speed,
Wu: brooklyn zoo,shadowboxin,bring the pain,Incarcerated Scarfaces
to be continued...

Souls of Mischief-93? til infinity
Common- The Light
The Firm- Phone Tap
Jay-Z- Can I Live & D'Evils
Mobb Deep- Survival Of The Fittest
Nas- Memory Lane, N.Y. State Of Mind, One Love, & Made You Look
The Pharcyde- Runnin'
Milkbone- Keep It Real
Slum Village- Fall In Love
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth- T.R.O.Y
Camp-Lo- Luchini
Wu-Tang Clan- C.R.E.A.M.

Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean
Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over
A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions
Salt N Pepa - Get Up Everybody (Get Up)
Newcleus - Jam On It
Run DMC - Peter Piper
Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
Outkast - So Fresh And So Clean
Dr Dre ft Snoop - Deep Cover
Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want

Nas - Life's A Bitch
Wu Tang - 7th Chamber Pt. II
GZA - Liquid Swords
Gangstarr - Royalty
Jay Z - Dead Presidents II

T.R.O.Y. IS the perfect beat! OF ALL TIME!

I couldn't agree more!

Troy

It is pretty odd that initially, this seems like an impossible challenge. but honestly. TROY. TROY. TROY.

Dwyck

"Know the Ledge." Thank you and good day.

Its all about the benjamins, Bad Boy, 1998

SOUNDCLOUD.COM/SHAWNBIGGS

Group Home - Living Proof
- Up Against the Wall (getaway car remix)
45 King - 900 Number

This is a crazy discussion!
Visionaries - LOVE

C'mon really!

Junge Brothers - J Beez Coming Through

EPMD -Jane
- So whatcha sayin

Too many!

HMMM..GONNA GO RANDOM W/ THIS LIST...

GHOSTFACE :BLOCK ROCK(PROD. BY MADLIB)

BEATNUTS:OFF THE BOOKS(PROD. BY THE BEATNUTS)

DR. DRE AND SNOOP DOGGY DOG:DEEP COVER(PROD. BY DRE)

RAKIM:IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME(PRODUCED BY DJ. PREMIERE)

JAY-Z FEATURING NOTORIOUS B.IG:BROOKLYN'S FINEST(PROD. BY SKI)

PUBLIC ENEMEY-SHUT EM DOWN REMIX, BRING THE NOISE
DE LA SOUL-ROCK CO CANE FLOW
PETE ROCK AND CL SMOOTH-ACT LIKE U KNOW, TROY, MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER, I GET PHYSICAL, THE SUN WONT COME OUT, ESCAPISM
THE BEATNUTS- LET OFF A COUPLE
AZ-HO HAPPY JACKIE
MADLIB-MORE RICE
GANGSTARR-TONZ OF GUNZ, SPEAK YA CLOUT, CODE OF THE STREETS, BYS, PLAYATAWIN
JERU DA DAMAJA-COME CLEAN, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
EPMD-PLEASE LISTEN TO MY DEMO
ICE CUBE-BIRD IN THE HAND
KOOL G RAP-BAD TO THE BONE, ROAD TO THE RICHES
J-DILLA-JUNGLE LOVE, MY PEOPLE, CANT U SEE, PAUSE
NAS-WORLD IS YOURS REMIX
MAIN SOURCE-SNAKE EYES
DAS EFX-MICROPHONE MASTERS-DOME CRACKER MIX-SPINNA MIX
DR DRE-WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
GHOSTFACE-NUTMEG, WILDFLOWER, FASTER BLADE
RAEKWON-RAINY DAYZ, KNOWLEDGE GOD
ODB-BABY C'MON
FAT JOE-SH-T IS REAL-PRIMO REMIX
SHOWBIZ AND AG PARTY GROOVE
DIAMOND D-IM OUTTA HERE, FREESTYLE THAT'S THE SH-T
JAYLIB-NOWADAYS, STARZ, STRIP CLUB
GOODIE MOB-LIVE AT THE OMNI, FIGHTIN
ATCQ-LYRICS TO GO, GOD LIVES THRU
THE LIKS-2012
XZIBIT-HANDLE UR BUSINESS
QUASIMOTO-HYDRANT GAME
MURS-WALK LIKE A MAN
JAY Z-HEART OF THE CITY, NEVA CHANGE

WUTANG-SCARY HOURS, CREAM, PROJECTS REMIX, BELLS OF WAR
COMMON-HOT SH-T, HUNGRY, 1/2 MANY
ROYAL FLUSH-MAKIN MOVES
SMIFF N WESSUN-LET'S GET IT ON
JAY Z - DECEMBER 4TH, PSA, ALLURE
JUNGLE BROTHERS-IN TIME, PROMO, JB'S COMIN THRU
OC-TIMES UP
BDP-SOUTH BRONX, LOVES GONNA GET CHA
NAS-REPRESENT, MEMORY LANE
NOTORIOUS BIG-MY DOWNFALL, MACHINE GUN FUNK, STORY TO TELL
OC-WHAT I REPRESENT
MIC GERONINMO-IM SO HIGH
BEATNUTS-LET OFF A COUPLE
THE ROOTS-SECTION, SPARK
MOS DEF-SUNSHINE, NEW WORLD WATER
TALIB KWELI-GOOD TO YOU
CASUAL-DIDNT MEAN TO, THAT'S HOW IT IS
MOBB DEEP- THE REALEST
D-12-NASTY MIND
LARGE PRO-IJUSTWANNACHILL, MAD SCIENTIST

Very close to my own short list.

Vanilla Ice - Havin' A Roni
Chicago Bears - Shufflin' Crew
Rappin' Duke - Da-Haa
Paula Abdul feat. MC Skat Kat - Opposites Attract
Theme from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Honorable Mentions :
California Raisins - Books, Check 'Em Out
Bart Simpson - Do The Bartman
Kids Inc. - Kids Inc. Rap

Crooklyn Dodgers-Crooklyn dodgers (prod by q-tip)

**Dr. Dre- G Thang, Let Me Ride, Xxplosive, The Next Episode, Bitch N's, Still Dre, Phone Tap, Deep Cover...

**DJ Premier-NY State Of Mind, Ex Girl to Next Girl, Mass Appeal, Come Clean, Downtown Swinga (every version!), 10 Crack Commandments, Nas is Like, BABY PA (group home farandole flip, fuckin crazy!!!) Brownsville, Friend or Foe, Firing Squad, You Know My Steez, Above The Clouds, Royalty, Now You're Mine, BYS........

**Pete Rock-TROY no question, The Boss, Skinz, It's Like That, Shut Em Down remix, Jump Around Remix, Slow Down remix, Real Hip Hop remix, Down with the King, THE FADES EM ALL REMIX!!!!!! FIERY HOT SHIT!, One Life To Live, The Saga Begins, Fakin Jax, Center Of Attention, True Master, Soul Brother #1 and #1 Soul Brother, Pete's Jazz, Play Dis Only at Night, Mind Blowin, Mind Over Matter, and Grown Man Sport. The Mary J. Blige Family Affair remix was ridiculous too.

Dilla-Stakes is High, Runnin, Word Play, Get Ahold, Nag Champa, Dooinit, Find My Way, Shake em Down, Give It Up, Dynamite, Untitled, Get Dis Money, Players, The Nyro Beat, Fall In Love, React, What Up, Turn Me Up Some, It Ain't Safe No More, Workinonit, Fever/Sum Spooky Shit, Stilts/Watching Smurfs on Shrooms, Busta, Flyyyyyy, The Red, Starz, Raw Shit, Make Em NV, Reckless Driving, Nothing Like This, The Midnight Express Loop, A Film Called Pimp, The Timmy Thomas shit Jay E & Doom rhymed on, The Smokey Robinson beat with the crazy Jamerson bassline...

RZA- C.R.E.A.M., Can It Be, Ice Cream, Verbal Intercourse, Poisonous, Wisdom Body, Bring The Pain, All That I Got Is You, Wildflower, Motherless Child, Triumph, Liquid Swords, Shadowboxing, 4th Chamber, Criminology, Incarcerated Scarfaces...

Rock Co Kane
Luchini
Benjamins Remix
Tried by 12
Slang Editorial
The Blast
Who Shot Ya
Give The Drummer Some
In The Ghetto (Rakim)
Ego Trippin
The Bridge
The Bridge is Over
Eric B. for President
Lyrics to Go
Electric Relaxation
Buddy Remix
Choice is Yours remix
PSA-Jay Z
Takeover
Danger-Blah
America's Most Blunted
Return Of the Loop Digga
Devil In A Blue Dress
Snow
etc etc

oh shit. I forgot One Love...
Large Pro's It's A Boy Remix for Slick Rick
Smoke Dope and Rap Dre Dog/24 Deep Bro Lynch Hung
Return Of the Gangsta- Kast
Meatgrinder
Take Em To War-KGR

Fuck, I love beats.

The grandaddy of them all is probably "Funky Drummer" by James Brown. What beat has been used more times than that one in Hip Hop's history?

But once Hip Hop became "Hip Hop", as a known entity, I think "Sucker MC's", by Run DMC, set in motion the idea that a Hip Hop song is all about beats & rhymes.

3 x Dope - Mr Sandman
Earl the Poet - Highnoon
Uptown - Dope on Plastic
Ultramagnetic MC's - Give the Drummer Some
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend
Marly Marl & Craig G - Droppin Science
YZ - Thinkin of a Master Plan
BDP - My Philosophy
D Nice - Call me D Nice
Big Daddy Kane - Aint No Half Steppin
7A3 - Coolin in Cali
K9 Posse - Aint Nuttin To It (12" version)
Nice n Smooth - Funky For You
Lakim Shabaazz - If You See a Devil Smash Him
Intelligent Hoodlum - Arrest the President
Latee - This Cuts Got Flava
Steady B - Let the Hustlers Play
Chubb Rock - Treat em right
Masta Ace - Go Where I send Thee
Masta Ace - Music Man
Ed o G - Gotta Have It
7A3 - Goes Like This
Public Enemy - Timebomb
Stezo - To The Max
JVC Force - Strong Island
Special Ed - Ya Wish Ya Could
Mantronix - Who Is It
Mantronix - King of The Beats

Definitely diggin your list. Big up.

Lord Finesse-True and Living
Black Moon-Slave
De La Soul-Eye Know
J Dilla-Think Twice
Wu Tang Clan- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
Main Source-Looking at the Front Door
Quasimoto-Discipline 99 Pt. 1
MF DOOM-Gas Drawls
A Tribe Called Quest-Clap Your Hands
Pete Rock-Straighten It Out

Lord Finesse-True and Living
Black Moon-Slave
De La Soul-Eye Know
J Dilla-Think Twice
Wu Tang Clan- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
Main Source-Looking at the Front Door
Quasimoto-Discipline 99 Pt. 1
MF DOOM-Gas Drawls
A Tribe Called Quest-Clap Your Hands
Pete Rock-Straighten It Out

TROY is def at the top. No matter what mood your in that track makes you forget and knod your head.

Hard to go past Dilated Peoples 'Worst Comes to Worst' for me...

Aint Nuthin But A G'Thang....Dr Dre

TROY
Recognize
The Red
Who shot ya
Still Dre
Worst comes to worst

Straight out the jungle - Jungle Brothers .

a few off the top of my head that no one mentioned:

mobb deep - shook ones pt 2
dilla - won't do
2pac - str8 ballin, picture me rollin, pour out a little liquor, do for love (can't believe in 91 comments no one mentioned a 2pac song!?)

What's the criteria for great...historical significance? personal opinion? innovative production techniques? the lyrics on top of the beat? the chopping of the sample track? Great is kind of a generalization, as evidenced by these 50+ lists. I mean naming 20 Dilla beats isnt really the point here is it?

Here are a few that MAY get slept (I CAN GO ON FOR DAYS):
Artifacts - Wrong Side of the Tracks
Erule - Listen Up
AZ & Pete Rock - Rather Unique
KRS-ONE - My Life
Madvillian (you know who) - All CAPS
EPMD - So Whatcha Sayin"
K-os - Rise Like The Sun (Part 1: The Dawn)
M.O.P. - Blue Steel Rmx
Group Home - Up Against the Wall Rmx
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear
Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About
De La Soul & Vinyl Reanimators - Stakes Is High Rmx
Pete Rock & CL - Specialize
Showbiz & A.G. - Next Level
Godfather Don - Properties of Steel
L Da Headtoucha & Vinyl Reanimators - Too Complex
Polyrhythmaddicts (you know who) - Motion 2000
Big L - Street Struck
Madvillian (you know who) - Rhinestone Cowboy
Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
Special Ed - I Got It Made
Pete Rock & CL - Main Ingredient
LL - Rock the Bells
Reflection Eternal - The Blast
Common - I Used to Love Her
M.O.P. - Handle Ur Business
O.C. - Your Life (Sole In the Hole Sdtrk)
Main Flow & 7L - Where I'm From
Madlib - The Official
O.C. - Times Up
KRS-ONE - My Philosophy
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
Skyzoo & 9th - Stop Foolin' Yourself
Masta Ace - Brooklyn Masala
J-Treds - Make It Happen
Organized Konfusion - STRESS
Non-Phixion & Premier - Rock Stars
Da Youngstas & K-Def - Mad Props
Ground Floor & Showbiz - One, Two
Nas & Large Pro - It Ain't Hard to Tell
Madvillian (you know who) - Accordion
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones II
Pete Rock & Public Enemy - Shut'em Down Rmx
Large Professor & Common - Ressurrection Extra P Rmx
Pharoahe & Diamond D - The Light
Dilla - Nothing Like This
A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
Dilla - Won't Do
Biz - Nobody Beats the Biz
Organized Konfusion - Fudge Pudge
Dilla - The Red
Marley Marl - The Symphony
Black Moon - Who Got The Props
Walkin' Large - Reachin'
Gangstarr - Mass Appeal
Slum Village - Go Ladies
Pete Rock & Das Efx - Real Hip Hop
*If you ain't up, get up..........................................I'M JUST SAYIN'!!!

Right back at ya!!

T.R.O.Y./ Down With The King
Come Clean
Just Hanging Out
Everything Remains Raw/ Whooha !
Ante Up
C.R.E.A.M.
I Don't Know / Player

OUTKAST-RED VELVET, CRUMBLIN HERB
FUNKDOOBIEST-ROCK ON-BUCKWILD REMIX
SLUM VILLAGE-I DONT KNOW, WEBE THEEM
NICE N SMOOTH-DOPE ON A ROPE, CASH IN MY HANDS REMIX
INI-GROWN MAN SPORT
DIAMOND D-FU-K WHAT YA HEARD
BIZ MARKIE-MAKE THE MUSIC, VAPORS, NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ
ERIC B AND RAKIM-RUN FOR COVER, NO OMEGA, ERIC B FOR PRESIDENT, MY MELODY, PAID N FULL, MICROPHONE FIEND
3RD BASS-TRIPLE STAGE DARKNESS
THE BEATNUTS-BEATNUTS FOREVER
LLOYD BANKS- I GET HIGH
HI TEK-ALL I NEED IS YOU, SUN GOD, KEEP IT MOVIN, SO TIRED
DR DRE GAME-HIGHER, THIS IS HOW WE DO
J-DILLA-LIGHTWORKS, RUNNIN, I REALLY LOVE YOU, I CANT STAND TO SEE YOU CRY, PEOPLE, OUTRO
9TH WONDER AND BUCKSHOT-FOOD FOR THOUGHT, NO COMPARISON, THE FORMULA, GO ALL OUT
DEFARI- ODDS AND EVENS
BIG DADDY KANE AND BIG L-PLATINUM PLUS
KEITH MURRAY-GET LIFTED-ORIGINAL AND REMIX-THE MOST BEAUTIFULLIST
THE LIKS-MAKE ROOM, ONLY WHEN IM DRUNK, LIKWIT
EPMD-IT'S MY THING
COMMON-RESSERECTION-ORIGINAL AND LARGE PRO MIX, I USED TO LOVE HER
THE ROOTS-ADRENALINE
WUTANG-9 MILLIE BROS, HOLLOW BONES, KLAP YA HANDS, COCK YA HAMMER, THE ABDUCTION, SHAME ON A NI--A, FOR HEAVENS SAKE, REUNITED, IT'S YOURZ
PUBLIC ENEMY-REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE, WELCOME 2 THE TERRORDOME
STETSAONIC-GO STETSA
BIG DADDY KANE -RAW, AINT NO HALF STEPPIN
RZA-KISS OF THE BLACK WIDOW, BROOKLYN BABIES, HOLACAUST,
SAMURI SHOWDOWN, A DAY TO GOD IS A 3000 YEARS
SNOOP DOGG-HENESSY N BUDDHAH, B-PLEASE, MURDER WAS THE CASE, VATO
PERCEE P- NO TIME FOR JOKES REMIX
MED-CANT HOLD ON
JADAKISS-BY YOUR SIDE

I LOVE that MED beat

Melle Mell - The Message, #1 PERIOD!!!
Rakim - Know the ledge
Public Enemy - fight the power
Grandmaster Caz - the subway theme
Nas - halftime

The Message is definitely wassup. Big up.

Gangstarr - Above The Clouds

Man! That is such a hard question but...
1. Ras Kass - Soul on Ice (Diamond D Remix)
2. Biggie - Who Shot Ya
3. Nas - Memory Lane
4. Pete Rock - T.R.O.Y
5. J Dilla - The Red
6. Madlib - The Official
7. Wu Tang - Protect Ya neck
8. Jay-Z - D'evils
9. Main Source - Lookin' at the front door
10.Smoothe & Trigger - Broken Language

Word fam.. These dudes be buggin' man 4real... Greatest beats in hip-hop of all time... Now hip-hop is 30+ years old, and you trying 2 give it 2 madvillain? Or "takeover"??? C'mon sun!!!

the world is yours- nas- illmatic- pete rock
the saga begins-rakim-pete rock
unbelievable- b.i.ggie - dj premiere
mass appeal-gangstarr-premo
down with the kings -run-dmc- pete rock
mama said knock you out-ll.cool.j- marley marl
breakadawn-de la soul- prince paul
go stetsa- stetsasonic-prince paul
top billin-audio two
light as a rock- mc lyte-audio two
south bronx -bdp
the bridge-mc shann
no body beats the biz- biz markie
cream-wu tang
heaven or hell- wu tang
shook ones-mobb deep
funky enough- the d.o.c
fall in love- slum village
raise it up-slum village
dont curse -heavy d and others-pete rock
the rockwilder- meth and redman
redmans whole first album
epmd all of their albums
all of dr dre s albums

Greatness is more than the best or most creative, it has to be a phenomenal beat and have historial impact. As 2pac is the greatest rapper but they are many better at rapping.

the best -

T.R.O.Y. - undisputed champion as you see it is in the most lists in this discussion.

the rest -
Children's Story - the greatest hiphop song of all time has to have one of the greatest beat
The Message - became a hit three times; probably can again
Rebel without a Pause - need this be explained?
Eric b is President - need this be explained?
South Bronx - need this be explained?
Shook Ones Pt II - need this be explained?
You're a customer - need this be explained?
Planet Rock - multiple genres (florida bass, freestyle and more) invented off this beat
Drag Rap (Showboys) - genres (bounce and it's descendents) invented of this beat
PSK - became one of the great breakbeats
Friends (Whodini) - timeless song and became a great breakbeat
Paul Revere - became one of the great breakbeats
Back that azz up - mixed orchestral sounds with complex drum programming and the bounce beat spawning many later producers sounds. have you ever been to a club in the South?
Front Back and Side to Side - monster song. along with Pocket full of stones established the Southern rap and production vocabulary. All live organ and rhythm guitar using producers pay homage
Nothin but G Thang - changed all rap production after it. solidified g-funk as the West Coast sound and mainstreamed hardcore rap (for better or worse). Established replaying samples as a standard production technique.
Come Clean - East Coast answer to G Thang and I can't leave Premier off the list
C.R.E.A.M. - need this be explained?

forgot bout Freaky Tales.

Dj Shadow: Organ Donor
Jeru the Damaja: Come Clean
Group Home: Supa Star
Dr Dre: Nothin But a G Thing
Pharcyde: Passin me By
Slum Village: Fall in Love
T.R.O.Y
Souls of MIschief: "93" Til in Infinity
Nas: One LOve
Divine Styler: Ain't Sayin Nothin

Greatest BEATS... of ALL TIME? hmm...just BEATS? aight...
in no order:

T.R.O.Y.- pete rock & cl smooth
PAUL REVERE- The beastie boys
MIND PLAYIN TRICKS ON ME- Geto Boys
YOUNG GIFTED & BLACK-Big daddy kane
BONITA APPLEBUM- A Tribe Called quest
LIVE AT THE BARBQUE - Main Source
THEY WANT EFX- Das Efx
OPP- Naughty By Nature
FLAVOR OF THE MONTH-Black Sheep
I GAVE YOU POWER- Nas
D EVILS- Jay Z
HITS FROM DA BONG- Cypress Hill
THE CHOICE IS YOURS- Black Sheep
ALL 4 DA MONEY- Comptons Most Wanted
THE MAGNIFICENT- Special Ed
I GOT IT MADE- Special Ed
ALWAYS INTO SOMETHIN- NWA
ST8 UP MENACE-MC Eiht
CHA CHA CHA- Mc Lyte
REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE-Public Enemy
4th CHAMBER- GZA
AINT NO FUTURE IN YO FRONTIN - Mc Breed
SIMON SAYS- Pharoah monch
ANTE UP- MOP
RHINESTONE COWBOY -MF DOOM
CRUMBLIN HERB- Outkast
THE SYMPHONY - The Juice Crew
PLAYAS-Slum Village
NUTMEG-Ghostface Killah
THE WORLD IS YOURS (tip mix)- Nas
THE WORLD IS YOURS- Nas
SLAVE- Black Moon
97 MENTALITY -Cappadonna
SALLY-Stetsasonic
PLANET ROCK-Afrikka Bambatta
SMOOTH OPERATOR -Big daddy Kane
CRIMINOLOGY- Raekwon
JAZZY BELLE- Outkast
I GOTCHA OPIN- Black Moon
I GOTCHA OPIN (remix) -Black Moon
BUCKTOWN- Smif n wessun
AINT NO HALF STEPPIN- Big Daddy Kane
STOP,LOOK,LISTEN- Mc lyte
BUCK EM DOWN - Black Moon
DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE- Public Enemy
WINTER WARZ- Ghostface killah
360- Grand Puba
MOTHERLESS CHILD- Ghostface Killah
METHOD MAN- method man
PLAY PLAYA- Big Mike
I AINT NO JOKE-Eric b & Rakim
HOW TO SURVIVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL- Ice Cube
MICROPHONE FIEND- Eric b & rakim
DONT SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE- Eric b & rakim
PAID IN FULL- Eric b & rakim
KNOW THE LEDGE- Eric b & rakim
TRIUMPH- Wu Tang clan
DAIRY OF A MADMAN- Gravediggaz
WU TANG CLAN AINT NUTTIN TO FK WIT - Wu tang clan
NUTTIN BUT A G THANG- Dr Dre & Snoop
GIVE UP THE GOODS- Mobb Deep
GOD pt III - Mobb Deep
WHO SHOT YA?-Biggie
10 CRACK COMMANDMENTS - Biggie
SHOOK ONES pt II- Mobb Deep
WRATH OF MY MADNESS -Queen Latifah
CREAM-Wu Tang Clan
SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALISCIOUS -Outkast
JUNGLE MUSIC- Jeru the damaja
D ORIGINAL - Jeru the damaja
WILD COWBOYS- Jeru the damaje
LOVES GONNA GETCHA- BDP
COLD WORLD-GZA
DWYCK-Gangstarr
ONE 4 ALL- Brand Nubian
SLOW DOWN - Brand Nubian
PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN- Brand Nubian
SHIT IZ REAL- fat joe
STAGES & LIGHTS - sadat x
FLOW JOE- fat joe
STEP 2 DA REAR - Grand puba
ERIC B FOR PRESIDENT- Eric B & Rakim
HOW MANY EMCEES?-Black moon
MONA LISA - Slick Rick
BOYZ N DA HOOD-Eazy E
MY MIND SPRAY-Jeru the damaja
NAPPY HEADS-The fugees
JINGLIN BABY-LL COOL J
RAMPAGE- EPMD
VAPORS- Biz Markie
MAKE THE MUSIC- Biz Markie
SILILOQUY OF CHAOS- Gangstarr
BYS- Gangstarr
CAN I KICK IT?- A Tribe called quest
VERBAL INTERCOURSE- Raekwon
NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ- Biz Markie
WU GAMBINOS- Raekwon
RAW-Big Daddy kane
LONG LIVE THE KANE- Big daddy Kane
THE WRATH OF KANE- Big daddy Kane
LYRICS OF FURY- Rakim
BROOKLYN ZOO-Ol Dirty Bastard
DONT CHU KNOW ptI - Ol Dirty Bastard
DONT CHU KNOW ptII - Ol Dirty Bastard
SET IT OFF- Big Daddy Kane
JUS TO GET A REP- Gangstarr
PAPER THIN- Mc Lyte
TAKE IT PERSONAL -Gangstarr
TIMES UP- OC
THE REALEST- Mobb Deep
THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST THING IN THIS WORLD -Keith Murray
DA ROCKWILDER- Redman & Method Man
HOW ABOUT SUM HARDCORE? - MOP
SHADOWBOXIN- GZA
CODE OF THE STREETS-Gangstarr
BLUE STEEL- MOP
YOU GOTS TO CHILL- Epmd
TOP BILLIN-Audio two
HIP HOP JUNKIES-Nice & Smooth
LIQUID SWORDZ- GZA
I GOTTA HAVE IT-Ed o.g. & da bulldogs
SOUL BY THE POUND-Common Sense
DEEP COVER-Dr Dre
VOCAB- The Fugees
YOU DONT KNOW-Jay Z
UPTOWN ANTHEM- Naughty By Nature
SO WHATCHUSAYIN? - EPMD
RAWADDICT- Jaylib
BLACK SUPERMAN- Above the law
GROWIN UP IN DA HOOD- Comptons Most Wanted
ONE IN A MILLION- Pete rock & cl smooth
SALLY GOT A 1 TRACK MIND- Diamond D
PETER PIPER- Run Dmc
THINK TWICE- Jay Dee
SMOOTH OPERATOR- Big Daddy Kane
KEEP YA HEAD UP- 2pac
HOLLA IF YA HEAR ME- 2pac
PLUG TUNIN- De La Soul
AINT NO FUN- Snoop Doggy Dogg
BRING DA PAIN- Method Man
FAKIN THE FUNK- Main Source
CHECK THE RHiME- A Tribe Called Quest
SCENARIO- A Tribe Called Quest
BLOOD MONEY- CNN
SOUTH BRONX- BDP
THE BRIDGE IS OVER- BDP
ELECTRIC RELAXATION - A Tribe Called Quest
MY MELODY - Eric B & Rakim
SERIOUS- Steady B
CHAMPION OF LOVE - 991 volts
FAT POCKETS- Showbiz & AG
GRAND GROOVE- Inteligent Hoodlum
COME CLEAN- Jeru the damaja
UNBELIEVABLE- Biggie
STRICTLY FOR THE LADIES - lord finesse & dj mike smooth
CHIEF ROCKA- Lords of the underground
SOOPAMAN LOVA - Redman
PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH- Akinelye
TONY- CNN
FALL IN LOVE-Slum village
FIREWATER- fat joe
THE WHAT- Biggie
NIGGAS BLEED- Biggie
SOLIDERS OF DARKNESS- Sunz of man
PASS THE PEAS- De la Soul
WHERE IM FROM- Jay z
THROW YA GUNZ- Onyx
TRAGEDY- Rza
ILL STREET BLUES- Kool g rap & dj polo

Im not even sure where to end! theres so many!
BACK THEN list like this werent even neccessary man! Whats even more pathetic is were STILL marveling over the 80s & 90s like music stopped after that, and nobody ever speaks on it TRUTHFULLY!
like why hasnt a song come along and touch us like "fight the power"? "brendas got a baby"? all the shit and advancements in Life and NOT ONE cats made a song to touch the masses? you mean to tell me it only works if I listen to 10yr old music? incredible sad and not fair all rolled into one!!
I think for hip hop to "live on"... blogs GOT-TO-GO! the whole blogging era, the know it all mentality has got to fuckin go man! shit is brain mush! Im sick of college geeks with the 80 syllable words tryin to be 'open' to everything! mixing up the true school rules to fit your logic! all these damn opinions and forums is just unneccessary! everyday niggas reliving the 90s online SO MUCH that the new age kids rebel... by the millions...against EVERYTHING that is the culture! The die hard weezy fan cant understand how ready 2 die is better than the carter! he doesnt wanna hear it!
Why in the world are their still reviewing CLASSIC albums that came out a decade ago anyway? for what? All these new age kids learn to do is resent the fact guys like your jay-zs or ll cool j's wont "sit they old ass down somewhere"! The kids dont wanna take the art serious but they want legendary status and respect.
what is hop hop anymore anyway? let a blogger tell it theres no such thing as "real hip hop" and will argue the very street values that hip hop was built on!!
Hip hop needs to get out of the suburbs and colleges and get back to the streets. we dont need more hybrid pop stars poppin & lockin bussin raps but dont know shit about the rock steady crew or melle mel. that entire mentality train of though and process is fuckin poison. No surgeon can operate without knowing the human body and what to do! same goes for MCs and rappers! even young MC knew the rules...vanilla ice... hammer...they cut from that cloth and they were the pop stars of our day!
my opinion I could care less about yours bullshit is bullshit fuck it...

fab 5-leflah leflah
smoothe da hustlsa-broken language
master ace-letter to the better original
doug e fresh-the show
ultra magnetic- ego trippin, give the drummer some
LL COOL J-TO DA BREAK OF DAWN
ODB-RAWHIDE
DA BUSH BABEES-REMEMBER WE-SALAAM REMI REMIX
AKINEYLE- IN THE WORLD-ORIGINAL LARGE PRO MIX
AZ-YOUR WORLD DONT STOP-ORIGINAL MIX
KRS 1-P IS STILL FREE-PRIMO MIX
KURIOUS-UPTOWN SH-T
BRAND NUBIAN-PUNK JUMPS UP-ORIGINAL AND DIAMOND REMIX, WAKE UP, ALL 4 1
POSITIVE K-STEP UP FRONT
MADLIB-ANTHENAGIN
REDMAN-TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT ORIGINAL AND REMIX
SCARFACE-NOW I FEEL YA, MR SCARFACE IS BACK
MC EIGHT-ALL 4 THE MONEY
KING T-AT YOUR OWN RISK-MARLEY MARL REMIX
LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND-CHIEF ROCKA
EPMD-IM MAD, FUNKY PIANO, GET THE BOZACK, KNICK KNACK PATTY WACK
MOBB DEEP-GODFATHER PART 3
NOREAGA-BLOOD MONEY PT 3
KRS 1-OUTTA HERE, MC'S ACT LIKE THEY DONT KNOW
AL TARIQ-CRIME PAYS
JAZZY JEFF AND CL SMOOTH-ALL I KNOW
PUBLIC ENEMY-SHOW EM WATCHA GOT, PUBLIC ENEMY #1, TIMEBOMB
THE LEGION-KRILLS
CHI ALI-FUNKY LEMONADE-REMIX
HEAVY D-BLUE FUNK
CYPRESS HILL-BOOM BIDDY BYE BYE, PHUNKY FEEL ONE, STONED IS THE WAY OF THE WALK, HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN, WHEN THE SH-T GOES DOWN
HELTAH SKELTAH-LET THE BRAINS FLOW
ONYX-LAST DAYZ
KING T-FREESTYLE GHETTO
BUSTA RHYMES-THE HEIST, SO HARDCORE, HOLLA, PUT YA HANDS WHERE MY EYES CAN SEE

notoriuos big - kickin the door

Times Up
Return of The Crooklyn Dodgers
T.R.O.Y.
N.Y. State of Mind (fuggit any Illmatic beat)
The Bridge
I Used to Love H.E.R.
Day One
Furious Anger

It's too difficult to put this down...I'll just add 20 random favorite tunes just to keep it short:

1. ATCQ - Electric Relaxation
2. Artifacts - Wrong Side of Da Tracks
3. Arsonists - Venom
4. Souls Of Mischief - '93 Till Infinity
5. Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
6. Akrobatik - Remind My Soul
7. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
8. Smif-N-Wessun - Bucktown
9. Gangstarr - Mass Appeal
10. Wu Tang - C.R.E.A.M.
11. Dj Krush - On The Dub-ble
12. Dj Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
13. Company Flow - 8 Steps To Perfection
14. CNN - Invincible
15. Cunnynlinguists - Mic Like A Memory
16. Showbiz & AG - Next Level (Premo's Remix)
17. EPMD - Da Joint
18. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain
19. House Of Pain - Legend
20. Fugees - Mask

T.R.O.Y- PETE ROCK
SIDEWAYZ- E-40
KNOWLEDGE ME- ORIGNAL CONCEPT
THE BRIDGE- MC SHAN
MUCH MORE- DE LA SOUL
LET'S TALK- BLACK MILK
WORK THE ANGLES- DILATED PEOPLES
ME- DUDLEY PERKINS
PLAYA- SLUM VILLAGE
INVINCIBLE- CNN
BITCHES AIN'T- DR. DRE

pete rock and cl smooth straighten it out

I'm going to resist the temptation to list 200 beats and settle on one, actually two. The first, basically a Hip Hop embodiment of the phrase, "less is more": Audio Two's Top Billin'. The second, a textbook example of layering loops. From the same album that gave us the often mentioned (ad nauseum, but for good reason) TROY: Pete Rock and CL Smooth's For Pete's Sake.

Nice pic on that audio 2

heartbeat- furious three

afrika bambatta- searching for the perfect beat

curtis blow- these are the breaks

sugar hill gang- rappers delight/apache

grandmaster flash and the furious 5-the message

these are the kinds of beats that get people in to hip hop in the first place.
i could list beats all day but these are the essence of what hip hop is.
theres so many more.

Marley Marl f/ MC Shan- Marley Scratch
StetsASONIC-gO sTETSA
NWA-100 Miles and Running
DE la Soul- Potholes in My Lawn
BDP-Poetry

OC- WHAT I REPRESENT
D-NICE- CALL ME D -NICE
STEZO-FREAK THE FUNK
DE LA SOUL-PASS THE PEAS, OODLES OF O'S
ERICK SERMON-TELL EM
LONS-SOBB STORY
MAIN SOURCE-LOOKIN AT THE FRONT DOOR
KOOL KEITH-MASTER OF THE GAME, POPPA LARGE
PRT-ROCK DIS FUNKY JOINT
YZ-MASTER PLAN
JAY Z- 4 DA FAM
DMX-STOP BEING GREEDY
JADAKISS- WE GON MAKE IT
RASS KASS-GOLDEN CHILD
BIZ MARKIE - I HEAR MUSIC
MASTER ACE-THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, POSTIN HIGH
SADAT X-STAGES AND LIGHTS
ICE CUBE-AMERIKKA'S MOST WANTED
JERU DA DAMAJA-REVENGE OF THE PROPHET PART 2
NWA-REAL NI--AZ
EAZY E-2 HARD MUTHA'S
THE DOC-FUNKY ENOUGH, THE FORMULA, THE DOC
EPMD-KIM
DAS EFX-REAL HIP HOP-PRIMO, AND PETE ROCK MIX, REPRESENT THE REAL HIP HOP
CHANNEL LIVE-SPARK MAD IZM
BLACK MOON-HOW MANY EMCEE'S

I cant believe only 1 person STORMKO is on the money.
RUN DMC's "Sucker Mc's"
That is the measuring stick right there.

Gangstarr - Above the Clouds
Gang Starr - Betrayal
Das EFX - Real Hip-Hop
INI - Fakin Jax
Kool G Rap & Dj Polo - I'll Street Blues
Madvillain - Fancy Clown
Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
Nas - Ny State Of Mind
Nujabes - Feather
Royce Da 5'9 - Boom
Showbiz and AG - Next Level (Dj Premier remix)
Slick Rick - hey young world
MF Doom - Doomsday

Pharohe Monch - Simon Says
De La Soul - Eye Know, Much More, and High on Sunshine
Beatnuts - Hot and Watch Out Now
Cypress Hill - How I could just kill a man
Westside Connection - Bow Down
Funkdoobiest - Bow wow wow
Talib Kweli - Get By
MOP - Ante Up
Tha Alkaholiks - Make Room
Digital Underground - the Humpty Dance
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones II and Survival of the Fittest

Bushwackas - Caught Up In The Game

Mobb Deep - trife life, qu hectic, Nightime vultures

actual facts - lord finesse, sadat x etc.

mic geronimo - queens life

this is hard, too many ermmmmmm...

and as a bonus oc - born 2 live

peace

and also memories live - hi tek and kweli

Funky Enough by D.O.C. (produced by Dre)..

The greatest beat of all time? Has to be the most artistic, most creative, most beautiful, most breathtaking, most bangin beat ever...

Therefor, it can only be T.R.O.Y.

Nag Champa, Aquarius, Won't do and 10 other Dilla beats are close seconds. Third place goes to KNO for Remember me from a piece of strange.

The first ones that come to mind are:

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y (probably #1)
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation & Lyrics to Go
Pharcyde - Runnin
Slum Village - Climax
Busta Rhymes - Still Shining
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M

Damn, I'm forgetting a whole bunch of shit...too much green.

Immortal Technique - Caught In A Hustle..
Whatta beat!

first comes to mind....shook ones by mobb deep, ATLiens by Outkast, World is Yours by Nas...

notorious thugs - bone thugs and biggie

Black and yellow

Greatest Beats of All Time:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash
NY State of Mind by Nas (DJ Premier)
They Reminise Over You by Pete Rock
It Was A Good Day by Ice Cube (DJ Pooh)
Shook Ones pt. 2 by Mobb Deep (Havoc)
Whoa! by Black Rob (who made this beat?)
Nuthin But A G Thang by Dr. Dre
93 til Infinity by Souls of Mischief (?)
Passing Me By by The Pharcyde (?)
Electric Relaxation by A Tribe Called Quest
The Next Episode by Dr. Dre
Ms Fat Booty by Mos Def (?)
Summertime by Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff
Regulate by Warren G r.i.p. Nate Dogg
It's Like That by Run DMC (r.i.p. JMJ)
The Symphony by Marley Marl
C.R.E.A.M. by Wu Tang Clan (RZA)
Heart of The City by Jay Z (my favorite Kanye beat)
Nas is Like by Nas (DJ Premier)
Looking At The Front Door by Main Source (Large Pro...
What did those other dudes in Main Source do anyway? lol
Peace to Large Professor)
Hip Hop by Dead Prez... Um.... Peace -Mo$

perfect list. respect.

intro (the big picture) - big l

can't argue with too much on this list. i would only try to add to it:

players club- too short & easy e
feel it- diamond d and sadat x
the bay- zion i
da joint- epmd
liquid words- gza
bring da pain-method man
milk the cow-cappadonna
atliens-outkast
swan lake-blackalicious
watch out now-beatnuts
award tour-tribe called quest
take a walk-masta ace
bucktown-smif-n-wessun
hurricane starang- original gun clappaz
soul on ice-rass kass (diamond d remix)

I could keep going. I kept it to the classics but honorable mention to mf doom, deltron 3030, kool keith, etc.

Here's a few...
Illegal Business - BDP
8 Steps to Perfection - Company Flow
Megaton B-Boy 2000 - Handsome Boy Modeling School
Mos Def - Know That
Microphone Fiend - Eric B & Rakim
Let the Funk Flow - EPMD
Strong Island - J.V.C Force
Showbusiness - ATCQ

common - i used to love her

Soul II soul: back to life

T.R.O.Y - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys
Who Shot Ya? - Biggie
It was a good day - Ice Cube
C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang
Shook Ones Part 2 - Mobb Deep
Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z
Nas Is Like - Nas
Paid In Full - Eric B. & Rakim
Still DRE - Dr. Dre
Sixth Sense - Common
Boom - Royce Da 5'9 (DJ Premier)
Below the Heavens - Blu & Exile
The Next Episode - Dr. Dre
It's all real - Pitch Black (DJ Premier)
When I Be On The Mic - Rakim

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some of my favs (not in order):

1. Deltron 3030 - Memory Loss - Dan the Automater
2.Nice and Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow - Nice and Smooth (Tracy Chapman sample sick)
3. Del - Catch a Bad One - Casual
4. Camp Lo - Coolie High - Joe "Ski" Chink
5. MF Doom - Doomsday - MF Doom

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II
J.T. Money - Who Dat Feat. Sole'
Birdman ft. Lil Wayne,Turk & Juvenile - Number One Stunna
JAY-Z - Big Pimpin' ft. UGK
Missy Elliott - Hot Boyz
2Pac feat. Dr.Dre & Roger Troutman - california love
The Beatnuts-No Escapin This

I like your list. im listening to no escapin this now.

Papoose- Alphabetical Slaughter,
Fat Joe- Lean Back, In Da Club- 50 cent, Nas- Hate Me Now, Still DRE-
....what else?

can u give me a more commercial list than that? is bullshit

Jaylib-Champion Sound
Gang Starr - Full Clip
CunninLynguist - 616 Rewind
Scarface- On my Block
A Tribe Called Quest- Can I Kick It?
Jedi Mind Tricks- Narrow Grave

still dre, in da club and lean back are all great beats are they not? any dr. dre beat is commercial is it not? he' s one of the greatest producers/has produced a few of the greatest hip hop beats of all time has he not?

They Reminisce Over You is the greatest hip hop beat of all time.

Children Sing by Pacewon and Mr. Green
Industrial Revolution by Immortal Technique
Shook ones part 2 by Mobb Deep
Still Dre by Dr Dre
The Choice is Yours by Black Sheep

Triump, all about the benjimans,know only a few the ledge

East Flat Bush Project - Tried by 12!!!

Madvillain - fancy Clown
Nas - Memory Lane
Josh Martinez - Forged
Common - 6th Sense
Murs - Bad Man!
Talib Kweli - Get By
O.C - Time's Up
D.j Shadow - Orhan Donor
Brother Ali - Win Some Lose Some
Foreign Legion - Full Time B-Boy
Mark B & Blade - Split Personalities
Infesticons - Hero Theme
Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
UGK - International Player's Anthem
Dilated Peoples - Worst Come To Worst
Raekwon - Ice Cream
Beastie Boys - Get It Together
Malcolm Mclaren - Double Dutch
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ears
B.I.G - Dead Wrong

Obviously...

You know what ur talkin about. Memory lane and Ice cream are amazing beats

Fancy Clown is one of the best beats of the 2000's. Great list.

Quick List of Some Personal Favorites:

Outkast- Spottieottiedopaliscious
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg- Gin N' Juice
Tribe Called Quest- Electric Relaxation
Trick Daddy- I'm a Thug
Scarface- On My Block
Tupac- Keep Your Head Up
Busta Rhymes- Gimme Some More
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - Memories Live
Mos Def- Mr Nigga
Kid Cudi- Simple As

And Lastly:
Brother Ali- Us (starts acapella, I get chills when the beat drops every time...)

J DILLA
J DILLA
J DILLA
J DILLA
J DILLA
J DILLA
J DILLA

Waves-Dilla

#1 Lil Wayne - Hustler Musik

Common - Stolen Moments Pt. 2

Dilated Peoples - Live on Stage
Deltron 3030 - Things You Can Do

Craig Mack - Real Raw

LL Cool J - I Shot Ya (Remix)

Beatnuts - Do You Believe

Busta rhymes make it hurt (produce by j.dilla) uhhh maybe gimme some more
Jaylib- The red (again j.dilla and i think madlib)
Dilated peoples the platform (produced by the alchemist)
Raekwon- House of flying daggers (Produced by j.dilla uh you see where iam going with this one right)
Big l platinum plus (Produced by Dj premier
jayz - d'evils (Produced by Ski beatz)
nas- the world is yours (produced by pete rock)
Mobb depp- survival of the fittest (produced by havoc)
redman whateva man (produced by erick sermon)

Cmon son there is no best beat ever Dj premier will tell you Pete rock will tell you 9th wonder The alchemist any.....any producer will tell you there are classics and then just dope songs and then head knockers.Really there is no point of this man.

D'Evils was produced by Preem joe. that a good list thooo

rip L

Oh yeah Large pro's-mad scientist beat is in too that was definitively relaxed and straight up funky.

Qwel & Jackson Jones - The Ladder Builder. Period. End of story.

I gotta go with the Battle Axe Warriors (Cut Father, Mad Child, Buc Fifty) song - "Go For Mine." Phenomenal beat.

Thicker Than Water-MC Eiht

T.R.O.Y. - Pete Rock and CL Smooth
Heart of the City - Jay-Z
California Love - Tupac and Dr. Dre
Still D.R.E.- Dr. Dre
Aint Nuthin but a G Thang - Dr. Dre
Shit Hits the Fan - Obie Trice feat. Eminem and Dr. Dre
The Instrumental - Lupe Fiasco
Day N Night - Kid Cudi
Business - Eminem
Pass Out - Tinie Tempah
How We Do - Game and 50 Cent
Hate it or Love it- Game and 50 Cent
Kush - Dr. Dre
Like Toy Soldiers - Eminem (gotta love the snare drum)
American Psycho II - D12
The Way I Am - Eminem
No Apologies - Eminem
We Made It - Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park
Hustler's Anthem '09 - Busta Rhymes feat. T-Pain

and...
Today Was a Good Day - Ice Cube

group home - east NY theory
KMD- what a niggy know
Gang Starr- Mass Appeal
Redman- Green Island
MObb Deep- How u want it
you can't kill me - CNN

Big L - Fall Back, Put it On, Dignified Soldiers(remix), Danger Zone
Big Pun - Beware, You Ain't a Killer, Glamour Life, Boomerang
Cappadona - Dart Throwing
Children on the Corn - The Corn, Fare One Pt II
Common - Breaker 1/9
D.I.T.C - Way of Life, Day One, Da Enemy
D12- Purple Pills
Danger Doom - Benzie Box
Dead Prez - Hip Hop
Dr. Dre - too many to list
Eminem - too many to list
Gang Starr - You Know My Steez, Work, Above the Clouds, JFK 2 LAX
Ghostface - Iron Maiden, Winter Warz, One
Gorillaz - Tomorrow Comes Today
GZA - Liquid Swords (album)
Inspectah Deck - Elevation, R.E.C. Room, Friction
J Dilla - too many but Over the Breaks, So Far to Go, Love Jones, E=MC2
Jay Z - U Don't Know, The Watcher 2, Hard Knock Life
Jaylib- The Red
Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War, The Rage of Angels
Masta Killa - Grab the Microphone, Whatever
MED - Can't Hold On
Method Man - Meth vs. Chef
Mobb Deep - The Start of Your Ending, Right Back at You, Shook Ones Pt II
NaS - illmatic (album), It Was Written (album)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (album), Life After Death (album)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya, Brooklyn Zoo
OutKast - B.O.B, Ms. Jackson, So Fresh So Clean, Roses
Quasimoto - Boom Music, Bluffin, The Unseen, Microphone Mathematics
Raekwon - OB4CL (album)
Redman - Rock Da Spot, Da Bump, Smoke Buddah, Do What Ya Feel
A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology (album)
Wu- Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers (album),
Wu-Tang Forever (album)

Necro- Poetry in the Streets
Lil B- I'm God (Hes a fucking retard, but I could seriously listen to this beat all day)

epmd - da joint

CANT BELIEVE I DIDNT SEE THIS YET!!....

Guillotine (swordz) - Raekwon ....best hip hop song EVER

Doa jay z
Still dre
Next episode
troy
Sofa king mf doom

To me the best beats never get old. The following are just a few that immediately came to mind. Thought I'd share.

Nas- n.y. State of mind part 2, IMO better than original
Wiz khalifa- visions (cleanest version of a beat used by multiple artists)
Nas- the message
Kanye- everything I am
Jay z- girls girls girls

I know plenty of underground hip/ hop rap artists. Don't hate cuz I put commercial songs on the list. Incredible instrumentals IMO.

If you like upbeat rap check out timbo and dre.
Gritty shit check rza and havoc.
Hip hop check premo.
Kinda soulful laid back and creative shit check Kanye.
Those dudes are behind a lot more beats than many people who haven't heard much rap realize.
Oh And j-dilla.

Here are some which spring to mind first:

RZA: ‘Cream’, ‘Scary hours/Cash Still Rules’, anything off ‘Liquid Swords’ & ‘...Cuban Linx’!

Pete Rock / Pete Rock & CL Smooth: ‘TROY’

The Bomb Squad / Public Enemy : ‘Night of the Living Baseheads’, ‘Fight the Power’, ‘Welcome to the Terrordome’

Public Enemy/Pete Rock: ‘Shut ‘em Down’ Remix

Numerous Primo suggestions, heres a few: NYG’z: ‘Your dayz r #’d’, Gangstarr: ‘Just to Get a Rep’, ‘Word from the Nutcracker’, ‘Mass Appeal’ Notorious B.I.G: ‘Unbelievable’

The Roots / ?uestlove / Grand Negaz / Soulquarians: ‘Clones’, ‘What they Do’, ‘100% Dundee’

Master P / Beats by the Pound: ‘Bout it ‘Bout it’

Yes, ‘Jiggy’ as hell, but Hitmen / Diddy: ‘All about the Benjamins’

Nashiem Myrick / Capone & Noreaga: ‘T.O.N.Y.’

Too many Dilla beats to mention, but ‘Time: Donut of the Heart’ gives me the chills, as does ‘Don’t Cry’

Oh No / Slum Village: ‘Reunion’

Madlib / MF Doom: ‘America’s most Blunted’, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’

Anything off ‘Illmatic’

Just Blaze / Jay Electronica: 'Exhibit A', 'Exhibit C'

El-P / Cannibal Ox: ‘Phoenix’

I am sat at my work desk right now and this list is off the top of my head, so please forgive any typos, inaccuracies and omissions!

My bad, I meant Black Milk - not Oh No - / Slum Village: ‘Reunion’

TROY-Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Up- Wiz Kalifa (i cant stand him but this beat is sexy)
Alot of Kid Cudi beats, again i dont listen to him much but the production is sick
Forest Green, Timeless-Mike G (hes in Odd Future)
Drunk-Domo Genesis
Who Shot Ya-Biggie
I Aint Mad At Ya- Tupac
Grindin-The Clipse(i cant believe this was left out)
Electric Relaxation-TCQ
Rella-Odd Future
FugeeLa-Fugees
Flashing Lights- Kanye West
Dirt OFf Your Shoulders, Aint No-Jay Z
Slippin, The Omen-DMX
What's Your Fantasy- Ludacris
Six Days (remix)-DJ Shadow and Mos Def
MC's Act Like They Don't Know, Step Into A World- KRS One
Vibrate-Andre 3000
Most OutKast beats
Ghettomusick-Big Boi
Almost anything produced by RZA
especially the Liquid Swords album
Daydreamin'-Lupe Fiasco

OH! Almost forgot Diary of A Madman and Mommy Whats a Gravedigga by Gravediggaz

Ultramagnetic MC's_Give The Drummer Some
Audio Two-Top Billin'
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo-It's A Demo (original 12 nich mix)
Gang Starr-Mass Appeal
Pete Rock & CL Smooth-For Pete's Sake

off the top of the head...

Best BEATS... like hands down Of ALL TIME?....hmm...off the top....

DWYCK- Dj Premiere
Take it personal - Dj Premiere
D'Evils - Dj premiere
10 crack commandments - Dj premiere
Kick in the Door - Dj premiere
Can I kick it? - Q Tip
Bonita Applebum - Q Tip
Check The rhime - Q Tip
The World is yours Tip mix
It aint hard to tell - Large professor
Triumph - RZA
C R E A M - RZA
Incarcerated scarfaces - RZA
T R O Y- Pete rock
The World Is Yours - Pete Rock
Eric B For President - Marly Marl
Nobody Beats the Biz - Marly Marl
Aint no half steppin - Marly marl
Top Billin- Audio Two
stop look listen - king of chill
Peter Piper - Rick Ruben
Players - Jay Dilla
Fall In Love - Jay Dilla
Stakes is high - Jay Dilla
plug tunin - Prince Paul
Buddy - Prince Paul
Shook Ones - Havoc
Quiet Storm - Havoc
Insane in the brain - DJ Muggs
Nothing But a G Thang - Dr Dre
California Love - Dr Dre
In the club - Dr Dre
Aint no fun - Dr dre
The Bridge is over - BDP
Jump - Jermain dupri
PSA- Just Blaze
Dead Presidents - Ski Beats
Fugee La - Salaam remi
DOA - No ID
I Used to love H E R - No ID
Bucktown - Da beatminerz
Times up - Buckwild
Elevators - Organized Noize

too many to name lol....

No Come Clean, Who Shot Ya, Code Of The Streets, Hail Mary, Whoa!, but like you said too many to name so it's all good, stay true!

Funky Enough- D.O.C. (produced by Dre, of course)...

I can't believe no one mentioned Notorious Thugs. One of the best beats ever made.

Nobody mentioned Blue Sky by Common? That beat is one of a kind. Also, Macklemore's Make the Money, that joint gives me chills.

Some of my faves.

Verbal Intercourse-Raekwon, produced by the RZA
Little Brother-Blackstar, Produced by J Dilla
Figaro-Madvillain, Produced by Madlib
Liquid Swords-GZA, produced by the RZA
10 Bricks-Raekwon, produced by J Dilla
TROY-Pete Rock and CL Smooth
Full Clip-Gang Starr, produced by DJ Premier
The Champ, Ghostface, produced by Just Blaze
Share This-Soul Position, produced by RJD2
Pigeon-Cannibal Ox, produced by EL-P
Public Service Announcement-Jay-Z, produced by Just Blaze
Award Tour-Tribe Called Quest, produced by Q-Tip

Not in any particular order...

1. Shook Ones / Mobb Deep
2. Bucktown / Smiff & Wesson
3. Masta IC / Mic Geronimo
4. Phone Tap / The Firm
5. C.R.E.A.M. / Wu Tang Clan
6. Mecca and the Soul Brother / Pete Rock and CL Smooth
7. Above the clouds / Gangstar feat. Inspecta Deck
8. Still Dre / Dre 2001
9. Slum Village / Untitled-Fantastic
10. Nas / Half-Time

1. Nas / Represent 2. CNN / Invincible 3. Notorious B.I.G / Ten crack commandments 4. Dilated Peoples / You cant hide you cant run 5. Mobb Deep / Shook Ones pt. 2 6. Dr. Dre / Explosive 7. Pharoahe Monch / Simon Says 8. Missy Elliot / Work It 9. Wretch 32 / Traktor (uk rapper) 10. Dr. Dre / Still Dre I really should'nt of numbered these cause this is just a list of good beats, in my opinion.

Highly descriptive post, I loved that bit.
Will there be a part 2?

1. Nas - Ether
2. Ike Ellis - Lovin You
3. Massive Talent - Ignorance II
4. Hustleman - Hustlin'
5. 2 Pac - Ride On Our Enemies

Man I could make a list for days and days of my favorite beats. For real though, these are some of my top picks.

1 shook ones p2/mobb deep ,2 letter to my unborn/tupac,3 outta control remix/50cent,4 astn martin/ross ,5 studio lovin /wiz khalifa. Thts my top 5 of all tym

I honestly can't say. There was so much good music put out there!

Your are right 5 star beats... there are alot of beats out there and alot of good music out there. I just love listening and being apart of the process of making it as well.

Cannibal Ox - Pidgeon
Sage Francis - Escape Artist
Company Flow - The Fire in Which You Burn
El-P - Tasmanian Pain Coaster
Cage - Too Heavy for Cherubs
Ill Bill - Society is Brainwashed
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
Das Racist - Sit Down, Man

1.X-ecutioners ft Dj Premier- premier's execution,2. CNN- invincible,3. Pitch Black- its all real,4. KRS One- 5 boroughs,5.Tonytouch ft Gangstarr- the piecemaker,6. Mob Deep- hell on earth,7. Gangstarr ft M.O.P- bi vs friendship,8. Nas- nas is like, 9. Onyx- the worst,10. Gangstarr ft Rakim & WC- the militia 2... I can go on and on the list is long but these form part of my favorites of all time in the hiphop world...

I agree, there is a lot of music out there and a lot of Competition.

dj quick n dr dre-put it on me.

I think the majority of us would agree T.R.O.Y. is the #1, but after that it gets tricky and preferential.

Possible Candidates:

For Da Brothaz - Kool G Rap (produced T Ray utilizing Art Farmer's Soulsides)

Midnight in a Perfect World - Dj Shadow (Pekka Pohjola sample)

I Used to Love H.E.R. - Common (produced by No I.D. using a George Benson sample)

Classic - Dj Premier remix (uses Carl Douglas)

All Caps - Madvillain

Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill (Dj Muggs)

Aint Hip to be Labeled a Hippie - De La Soul
Dead Presidents - Jay Z
Guess Who's Back - Scarface ft Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, and Kanye West

No particular order

SV - 2u4u (Dilla)

Busta Rhymes - What Up! (Dilla)

Erykah Badu - Didn't cha know (Dilla)

Bonita Applebum - Tribe

Common - The Light (Dilla/Poyser)

Doin It - LL Cool J (Rashad Smith)

Party After 2 - Sheek Louch feat. Jeremih (Phonix)

Pachabel - Jonwayne (Flying Lotus)

Chino XL - Don't Say A Word (Dilla)

B.R Gunna feat. J Dilla - Do Ya Thang (Dilla)

SV - Forth & Back (Dilla)

not in order

Jay Z - Show me what you got (Just Blaze)
Pete Rock and CL Smooth- TROY (Pete Rock)
Edan- Making Plane (Edan)
Slum Village- Players (J Dilla)
J Rawls- Tribute to J Dilla (J Rawls)
Madvillain- Great Day (Madlib)

gang starr- mass appeal