Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008

Charles Hamilton's playful ode to the foxy, feisty femmes from his favorite borough. [Video]

Anchored by the Neptunes remix of Air's "Don't Be Light," Mickey Factz delivers a candid narrative about grabbing life by the horns. [Audio]

Whether he's spitting over a reggae-inspired soundtrack or dishing social insight on a soul palette, Soulbrotha always has his Steve Urkel-esque eyeglasses fixed on the big picture. [Video]

Dwayne Carter meets Shawn Carter for a match made in hip-hop heaven. You know you're in for a treat when two successful rappers are spitting with the hunger of newcomers.

The Genius calmly belittles 50 Cent and his camp on the heavily-buzzed about "Paper Plate" diss song, in which he proceeds to "spray the Flea-Unit with pesticide". Ouch!

Ill Bill gives the middle finger to greedy corporate honchos and wimpy people everywhere. [Video]

Little Vic storytells his way through social commentary on this marvelous track from his debut album, Each Dawn I Die.

The Game takes out a lifesize mirror and gets reflective for a moment, while Wayne assists with a hook so raw he had to borrow T-Pain's robo-voice thingy to deliver it. [Video]

After a rough day, Slug heads to a local bar in search of company. He finds the bar empty and resorts to monologue. "I don't want to go home yet. So I'm a talk to my cigarette and that television set. It doesn't matter what brand or station. Just anything to take away from my current situation." Notice how the guitar plucks get increasingly louder as the tension in his voice rises. [Video]

Raekwon kicks a mean 16, then hands the mic to his partner-in-rhyme who lunges into some disturbing, movie-like tale like only Tony Starks. [Audio]