Rap Music Chart
Rap Chart - Beats, rhymes and nothing else - 20 rap songs to get your head-nodding. Created by combining how many times the song has been played with your ratings, DJBooth's charts help turn today's brand new music into tomorrow's hit tracks.
August 8, 2011 Chart RecapWelcome to the Booth’s Top Rap Chart! As always, your feedback has determined which songs made the cut. Each chart’s lineup is calculated using a special DJBooth.net Formula that …...Read More
#1 - Yelawolf ft. Lil Jon - Hard White (Up in the Club)
Can it really be? Has Yelawolf set aside his prodigious talent and one-of-a-kind style in order to pursue a career of homogeneous club hits? Nah—but I scared you a little there, didn't I? Despite the title and the Lil Jon...Read More
#2 - Joell Ortiz & Novel ft. Bun B & Tech N9ne - Night Train (Remix)
Back in the day—the late 19th Century, that is—grueling hours forced railway engineers, conductors, brakemen and other workers to fight a constant battle against fatigue, with thousands of deaths (and tens of thousands of...Read More
#3 - J. Cole ft. Omen & Voli - Pity
For being in a position that countless others can merely dream of, heavyweight recording artists are surprisingly apt to feel sorry for themselves, using their position of power as a soapbox from which to vent about their...Read More
#4 - Game - Infrared
After a seemingly endless series of album delays and a few downright bizarre musical missteps (see P*ssy Fight... or better yet, don't.), could Game be back to his old, dope self again—just in time for the release of his...Read More
#5 - Ace Hood ft. T-Pain - King of the Streets
Ace Hood may have just scored a radio hit with the Breezy-assisted Body 2 Body, but the Floridian hustler is still King of the Streets. Just in case anyone forget, the We the Best signee teams up with T-Pain to reaffirm his...Read More
#6 - 50 Cent - I'm On It
Outlaw, the lead single off 50 Cent's yet-untitled fifth album, was heralded by an overwhelming majority of Booth readers as a fresh return to form for the NYC underground mainstay. But, sadly, critical acclaim ain't always...Read More
#7 - Big K.R.I.T. ft. Yelawolf - Happy Birthday Hip Hop
They say good things come to those who wait, and while I don’t know who “they” are, and “they” are usually wrong, when it comes to Big K.R.I.T. time might just be on his side. We haven’t heard much from Krizza...Read More
#8 - Wiz Khalifa ft. Curren$y & Big Sean - O.T.T.R
You know how, in D.A.R.E. class, they told you that weed would slow down your mental facilities and eventually turn you into a drooling invalid? Well, I'm not gonna say those boys in blue were lying to you, but Wiz Khalifa's...Read More
#9 - DJ Khaled ft. Young Jeezy & Ludacris - Money
With the arrival of his latest full-length just around the corner, DJ Khaled takes the opportunity to whet fans' appetites with one more leak off the project. On standout cut Money, Ludacris and Jeezy address --what else--...Read More
#10 - Common ft. Nas - Ghetto Dreams
Nas may be one of the greatest spitters ever to pick up a mic, but patience evidently isn't his strong suit. Friday night, Twitter followers got to witness the Queensbridge vet pestering Chitown vet Common to hurry up and...Read More
#11 - Jay Rock ft. Chris Brown - Westside
While Kendrick Lamar enjoys his status as hip-hop’s current favorite Californian newcomer, it can be easy to forget about the rest of the TDE collective. It’s a good thing for Jay Rock that there’s more than enough...Read More
#12 - Wiz Khalifa - No Sleep
From the constant, weed and liquor-fueled revelry described throughout Wiz Khalifa's musical work, you might be led to believe that the Steel City phenom had mastered the art of consequence-free hedonism. Not so—on new...Read More
#13 - DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - I'm on One
We the Best head honcho DJ Khaled is following up the boisterous, street-certified Welcome to My Hood (and its successful remix) with something a little more club-focused. I'm on One finds Young Money megastar Drake joining...Read More
#14 - Lil Wayne - How to Love
Prepare for the internet to explode in 5, 4, 3….. When Lil Wayne emerged from Rikers we didn’t know how the incarceration would affect his music, but after first single, Six Foot Seven Foot, it seemed like the answer was...Read More
#15 - Ace Hood ft. Beanie Sigel, Busta Rhymes, Pusha T & Styles P - Go N' Get It (Remix)
Hey look, it’s a mega-remix of a hustler’s anthem that doesn’t involve DJ Khaled. When Ace Hood dropped street single Go N’ Get It back in May readers pointed out its similarity to Hustle Hard – determined to laugh...Read More
#16 - Drake - Dreams Money Can Buy
If DJBooth.net had printing presses, somebody would be running down the hall right now screaming to stop them. What's the occasion? Only a new, apropos-of-nothing-in-particular release from one of the heaviest heavyweights in...Read More
#17 - Asher Roth ft. D.A. Wallach - Another One Down
It seems like just yesterday Asher Roth was the guy who really, really loved college. Since then he’s embarked on an extended campaign to be taken more seriously as an emcee, but not too seriously. Asher still knows how to...Read More
#18 - Royce Da 5?9" - Legendary
Does Royce Da 5'9” qualify as a Legendary emcee? If you're a devotee of the Detroit scene, or simply a connoisseur of aggressive street lyricism, the answer is likely “Damn straight.” Those still on the fence, however,...Read More
#19 - Wiz Khalifa ft. Big Sean & Curren$y - Proceed
You can try to hate but, really, how does one resist Wiz Khalifa's chillax demeanor? Especially when he decides to bring his whole crew along for the ride. Yeah... I'll wait. Proceed is another collaborative effort between...Read More


