Top 40 Greatest Slept-On Hip-Hop / Rap Songs (Eminem, Jay-Z)

Top 40 Greatest Slept-On Hip-Hop / Rap Songs This list is brought to you by: The Professor Definition of "Slept-On" (to me): Songs missed / forgotten / not-heard by most hip-hop fans. Any list like this is subject to a lot of bias -- I am a true hip-hop head and the purpose of creating this torrent is to share some great hip-hop songs that I feel are often over-looked or have a small audience. While I know that including the likes of Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg may catch me flak, I feel that those songs are 'slept-on' in the sense that the artists better known (lesser quality) songs get a lot more play. Your 'Thank you's' and comments are appreciate ;) 01. Eminem - Infinite (1996) -- Almost unknown Eminem song, before 'Slim Shady'. True hip-hop, at its finest. 90's beat and sick lyricism, reminds me of Illmatic 02. The Last Emperor - Secret Wars (1998) -- Amazing concept song, rappers vs. comic book characters 03. Big L - Put It On (1994) -- L is just slept-on, period. One of his best tracks 04. Blackstar - Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Thieves In The Night (1998) -- The Mos Def verse in this songs is one of the hardest hitting - ever 05. Crooklyn Dodgers '95 - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers (1995) -- Lesser known than its 1994 counterpart, the beat and verses are perfect, some real New York hip-hop 06. Pharoahe Monch - The Truth ft. Common & Talib Kweli (1999) -- Sick collaboration between the three when they were at their best 07. Lupe Fiasco - The Coolest (2007) -- Not a mainstream hit, the delivery from Lupe is one-of-a-kind 08. Slug - God's Bathroom Floor (2003) -- "Made a date with divinity but she wouldn't let me fuck..." 09. Killah Priest - One Step ft. Tekitha & Hell (1998) -- This oft-sampled beat was first used here, in the best version 10. Binary Star - Reality Check (1999) -- Truly original lyricism - "Rodney King never felt the beat like this..." 11. Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (1997) -- Using music to actually say something, and sound so dope doing it 12. Funkdoobiest - Rock On (1995) -- Simplistic beat works beautifully and the flow is so smooth 13. Zion I - Let It Flow (2003) -- Production is unbelievable - The girl singing "floooooooow" in the background with the beat is haunting 14. Black Moon - I Gotcha' Opin (Remix) (1992) -- Best known for "Who Got The Props", this was their dopest track 15. Cunninlynguists - Seasons ft. Masta Ace (RJD2) (2003) -- From 'RJD2 is God' - Cool concept and lyrics + ill beat 16. CNN Capone N' Noreaga - Calm Down ft. Nas (1998) -- "Music makes these thugs calm down..." Nas' verse is so sick 17. Souls of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (1993) -- One of the best beats of the 90's 18. Jay-Z - Feelin' It (1996) -- Hard to say a Jay song is slept on - Oft-overlooked from his best work, 'Reasonable Doubt'. So good I had to put it on the list 19. J-Live - Them That's Not (2001) -- Masterful production, super tight lyrics 20. AZ - Rather Unique (1995) -- That chill hip-hop - the beat, lyrics, AZ in general, IS rather unique 21. Masta Ace - Beautiful (1993) -- One of the illest songs from one of BK's best 22. Smiff 'N' Wessun - Let's Get It On (1995) -- From Boot Camp Cliq - the beat is haunting, and the two MC's going back and forth is entirely engrossing 23. Little Brother - Dreams (2007) -- "Mama, I got dreams... but dreams don't keep the lights on..." One of the tightest hooks I've ever heard 24. Joell Ortiz - Hip-Hop (2007) -- Hard to believe this guy hasn't blown up yet - "I ain't trying to bring New York back, I'm just a breathe of fresh air, that good ole' New York rap..." 25. Ariano - R.I.P To The Radio ft. Prime (2008) -- I don't even know who this guy is, or how I heard this song - I'm just glad I did. Dope concept and execution 26. Immortal Technique - Bin Ladin ft. Mos Def & Eminem (2004) -- Using hip-hop to speak the truth - Tech's lyrics are so sick and the chorus with Mos Def is unforgettable 27. Scientifik - Lawtown (1994) -- Little known underground classic 28. Bun B - Pushin ft. Scarface and Young Jeezy (2005) -- All three, especially 'Face and Jeezy get off hard on a sick beat and hook 29. Public Enemy - Shut Em' Down (Pete Rock Remix) (1991) -- The original is legendary, the Pete Rock Remix should be 30. Cam'Ron - Killa Cam (2004) -- Kanye killed it with this production. Lyrics aren't top-notch but Cam sounds so good flowing on the beat 31. XV - Fall Out The Sky (2009) -- Production is top-notch. New artist, has a Lupe type flow and some good lyrics her. 32. Wordsworth - Shoulder (2004) -- Boston-area rapper - the strings on this are crazy good 33. Paris - What Would You Do (2003) -- The George W. Bush intro is so funny - priceless. Great beat, chorus and even better lyricism 34. 50 Cent - Power of the Dollar (1999) -- This is 50 before 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Also check out 'Good Die Young' and 'Ghetto Qu'ran' from the same album. 35. Rakim - After You Die (2005) -- Dre murdered the beat and the hook. Tight lyrics and concept. 36. The Roots - Guns are Drawn (2004) -- Chorus on this one kills it. All-around really nice production 37. Eminem - Murder, Murder (1998) -- From the 1998 'Slim Shady EP'. Never released. 38. Snoop Dogg - Imagine ft. Dr. Dre (2006) -- One of the very best collaborations between the two. The piano and the beat are as good as it gets, and both Snoop and Dre spit high-quality verses. 39. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Take You There (9th Wonder Remix) (1999) -- The 9th Wonder Remix is something special, one of his best productions. 40. Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game (1996) -- Best known as a producer, this is one Hip-Hop's gems Please SEED. Thank you. Check out my other torrents for some amazing music including: Top 250 RnB Songs of All-Time (1987-2009) http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/5473618/Top_250_GREATEST_RnB_Songs_%281987-2009%29_Usher_Maxwell_-StudB- Top 1000 Hip-Hop & Rap Songs (1979-2009) http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/5545378/Top_1000_GREATEST_Hip-Hop__amp__Rap_Songs_VOL.1_%28_001-200%29_-StudB-

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jacksstinkingrevenge (2010-02-18)

I can't believe I'm the first to comment on this. I registered just to make this comment - Whoa! This list is insane. Eminem - Infinite is one of the dopest songs I've heard.. don't know how so many people are sleeping on that one! Other ones I LOVED were 08, 10, 11, 23, 24 and 40. I hadn't heard most of these songs before and I listen to a lot of hip-hop. AMAZING WORK - A+

goodnite1394 (2010-02-18)

check out my uploads

shmucci (2011-03-09)

luvingfreeedom,
First off I'd like to thank you for these wonderful mixes of music. As a huge R&B and Hip Hop fan, I really appreciate this torrent as well as your top 250 R&B. Currently downloading all of drakes Mixtapes, (although I'm really feeling J.Coles style a little more) and wanted to again take the time to thank you for your time dedicated to putting people onto some timeless classics.
With that being said, I'd love to chat with you about a local music magazine I'm helping to launch. I'm looking for some very passionate people who can contribute to the hip hop content. There's no doubt your input would be very appreciated. Feel free to email me at [email protected] and we can talk more about this opportunity.
Thanks again for the jams and be safe!

aatsipop (2012-04-14)

please seed! this list seems to be too good to miss