best hip hop songs

The following 54 songs span the evolution of the art form, from its early roots (Grandmaster Flash's "The Message," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power") to its iconic East Coast–West Coast era (The Notorious B. cash back best credit cards I G 's "Juicy," 2Pac's "California Love,") to its pop chart domination (50 Cent's "In Da Club," Kanye West's "Touch the Sky") and into