Top 10 rap songs of the week.
1. Kanye West, Nas, Rakim, KRS-One - "Better Than I've Ever Been (Classic)"
| Listen |Our new chart-topper is also championing a goodwill cause. Proceeds from sales of "Better Than I've Ever Been" will be donated to the "NIKE Youth Sport for Change Fund," to assist programs that use sport as a catalyst for change.
2. Nas ft. Chrisette Michele - "Can't Forget About You"
| Watch the Video |Nas has now joined the likes Jay-Z and 50 Cent in the footwear business. His Disciple Footwear Collection will be issued by 310 Global Brands, the same company that manufactures the Game's Hurricane shoe line.
3. Joel Ortiz - "Hip-Hop"
| Listen |In this "125 Grams" music video, Joel Ortiz narrates his rise surge from "Unsigned Hype" to object of contention.
4. Devin the Dude ft. Bun B & Lil Wayne - "Little Girl Gone"
According to Synthesis Magazine, Waiting to Inhale has been postponed to March 20th. The album's next single will feature Snoop Dogg and Andre 3000.
5. Redman - "Put It Down"
As a warm-up to Red Gone Wild, Redman teamed up with DJ Scoob to release Live From the Bricks mix tape, available on the web.
6. Jazzy Jeff ft. C.L. Smooth - All I Know
Following the successful release of The Magnificent in 2001, revered DJ Jazzy Jeff returns with the appropriately titled The Return Of The Magnificent.
7. Prodigy - "Stuck on You"
On the heels of his upcoming solo release, Prodigy has been entangled in a war of words with Saigon. Saigon claims he'll lyrically destroy Prodigy, in an interview with hiphopgame.com.
8. Ludacris ft. Mary J Blige - "Runaway Love"
Two weeks after he dedicated his Best Rap Album Grammy to his father, Ludacris is now faced with the death of his father. Brian Bridges was said to have been critically ill at the time 'Cris won his Grammy.
9. Chamillionaire ft. Kelis - "Not a Criminal"
Chamillionaire takes over as the guest host of BET's Rap City this week. His Ultimate Victory LP is expected to drop on April 24th.
10. Young Buck - "Get Buck"
Young Buck was ready to "buck" the Game got into an altercation during the NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas. But we all know Buck has an album to promote.
