Hip-Hop's Top 10 Two Verse Rap Songs
Hook or not, two rappers or one, it doesn't matter as long as there are two verses.
Let's take a stroll down hip-hop memory lane, shall we?
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Oh No - Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Nate Dogg
A smooth sensation. Black Star meets Organized Konfusion meets the King of Hooks!
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C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) - Wu-Tang Clan
One of the unforgettable singles from the 36 Chambers classic album, where Raekwon and Inspectah Deck respectfully storytell about the rough come-ups of the hood.
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Shook Ones, Pt. II - Mobb Deep
Two of Queensbridge's finest deliver two rugged verses over the coldest beat in history. The five-minute track famously became their signature theme.
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Life's a B**ch - Nas
An essential Illmatic track with the only guest verse on the album!
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Alright - Kendrick Lamar
One of the many standouts on To Pimp a Butterfly, which is simply a song about hope.
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Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story - Jedi Mind Tricks & R.A. the Rugged Man
The war story is remembered mostly for R.A. the Rugged Man's legendary guest verse.
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Set It Off - Big Daddy Kane
A lyrical demolition of the mic, where Kane doesn't even stop for air during his two charismatic verses.
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Da Rockwilder - Method Man & Redman
A lyrical East Coast emcees duo, Tical and Reggie respectfully punish the robotic beat with super smooth rhymes.
"La la la la la la la laaaa."
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Grinding All My Life - Nipsey Hussle
Released just 13 months before his untimely demise, Hussle delivers a charismatic anthem for the streets with a laid-back beat.
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2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted - 2Pac
Pac and Snoop, in their era of domination, flowed right off each other in this rampage against the law.
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Gettin' It - Too $hort
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Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest
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Homicide - Logic
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Warning - The Notorious B.I.G.
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N.Y. State of Mind - Nas
