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Image via Complex Original 1979: Sugarhill Gang “Rapper's Delight”
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Image via Complex Original 1980: Kurtis Blow “The Breaks”
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Image via Complex Original 1981: Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five “Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version)”
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Image via Complex Original 1982: Grandmaster Flash “The Message”
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Image via Complex Original 1983: Run-DMC “Sucker MCs”
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Image via Complex Original 1984: T La Rock “It's Yours”
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Image via Complex Original 1985: Slick Rick “La Di Da Di”
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Image via Complex Original 1986: BDP “South Bronx”
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Image via Complex Original 1987: Public Enemy “Rebel Without a Pause”
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Image via Complex Original 1988: Big Daddy Kane “Ain't No Half Stepping”
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Image via Complex Original 1989: Public Enemy “Fight the Power”
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Image via Complex Original 1990: LL Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out”
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Image via Complex Original 1991: Black Sheep “The Choice Is Yours”
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Image via Complex Original 1992: Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg “Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang”
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Image via Complex Original 1993: Snoop Dogg “Gin and Juice”
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Image via Complex Original 1994: The Notorious B.I.G. “Juicy”
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Image via Complex Original 1995: Mobb Deep “Shook Ones Part II”
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Image via Complex Original 1996: 2Pac “California Love”
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Image via Complex Original 1997: Puff Daddy “It's All About the Benjamins (Remix)”
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Image via Complex Original 1998: DMX “Ruff Ryders Anthem”
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Image via Complex Original 1999: Dr. Dre “Still D.R.E.”
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Image via Complex Original 2000: Jay Z “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)”
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Image via Complex Original 2001: Jadakiss “We Gonna Make It”
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Image via Complex Original 2002: Eminem “Lose Yourself”
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Image via Complex Original 2003: 50 Cent “In da Club”
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Image via Complex Original 2004: Mike Jones f/ Slim Thug and Paul Wall “Still Tippin”
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Image via Complex Original 2005: Three 6 Mafia “Stay Fly”
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Image via Complex Original 2006: T.I. “What You Know”
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Image via Complex Original 2007: Kanye West “Can't Tell Me Nothing”
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Image via Complex Original 2008: Lil Wayne “A Milli”
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Image via Complex Original 2009: Jay Electronica “Exhibit C”
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Image via Complex Original 2010: Rick Ross “B.M.F.”
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Image via Complex Original 2011: Jay Z and Kanye West “N****s in Paris”
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Image via Complex Original 2012: G.O.O.D. Music “Mercy”
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Image via Complex Original 2013: Kanye West “New Slaves”
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Image via Complex Original 2014: Drake “0-100”
