Top 10 Rap Songs for August 20, 2008

T.I.'s eagerness to appeal to a wide swath of music fans has prompted an assault of buzz singles -- 3 and counting -- from Paper Trail. "No Matter" will appease the thinking fan; "Swing Your Rag" will lure the clubgoer; and "Whatever You Like" will definitely win the hearts of female fans.

"Put On" may not be Jeezy's best single ever, but it's done wonders for the Snowman. The song has a buzz so big that Jay-Z decided to hop on it for a remix. Here's the "Put On" Remix in case you need a late pass.

"Stolen," taken from Rhymefest's El Che album, weaves three narratives of African struggle, while referencing conflict-torn regions like Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Rwanda. The video is set in a classroom full of students as diverse as the countries in question.

"I'll weather whatever storm, make it out without a bruise," declares T.I. on "No Matter What." Armed with a synth-heavy banger, he shows strength in the midst of difficulties. Pretty much everything you could ask for from a king at this point.

Game takes out a lifesize mirror and gets reflective for a moment, while Wayne provides the assist with a hook so cold he had to borrow T-Pain's robo-voice thingy to deliver it.

Jay-Z brushes the dirt off his shoulder on this drum-powered, SUV-ready track from Blueprint III. The album is slated for early December, and according to several reports, Kanye West is heavily involved in the production.

"Sumthin's Gotta Give," the leadoff single from Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, takes stock of America's economic woes and culminates with an Obama endorsement. As you can probably tell by now, rappers love Obama.

What do Killer Mike and Ice Cube have in common? Well, for starters, neither is interested in cookie-cutter music. "Pressure" is a rough, rugged, and raw cut from Killer Mike's I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II.

This giddy lyrical back-and-forth is one reason to pick up eLZhi's The Preface, out now. El and fellow Motor City MC Royce engage in a fierce rhyming contest over Blackmilk's sample-heavy soundtrack. I've never heard so many multi-syllabic rhymes on one song.

Reks is not a household name, but his Premo-laced anthem deserves to be in your daily rotation. The rookie displays the poise of an OG and scores his first No.1 on our Weekly Top 10.