Top 50 Hip-Hop Hooks of the Decade (40-31)

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by admin in Entertainment, Music

“You can’t touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable, shake the unshakable…Its Hovi Baby…” - Jay-Z: Hovi Baby

“All I Need Is One Mic, One Mic……..All I Need Is One Mic, One Mic” - Nas: One Mic

“No Matter What People Say, We Got It Going On” Lil Kim: No Matter What

“No One On The Corner Has Swagger Like Us, Swagger Like Us, Swagger Swagger Like Us” T.I Feat Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & M.I.A: Swagger Like Us

All these brilliant hooks have something in common….they didnt make it.

Pbleepd continues to countdown out top 50 hooks of the last decade

40. Mos Def - Sex, Love & Money

Some hooks work simply for encapsulating the theme and content of the track, this is one of those hooks. Mos Def, the master wordsmith flips the fast pace and storytelling from his verses to deliver a simple round up in the chorus (Sex, Love & Money) and it works perfectly over a dope beat.

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39. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Love Language

Anything foreign seems to automatically sound dope on a Hip-Hop track, French interpretation over a love track = win.
L’amour n’a pas de, frontiere (Love has no boundaries)
Restes car je t’aime comme tu es (Stay because I love you as you are)
J’ai traverse l’ocean du verbe (I crossed an ocean of words)
Et je t’ai trouve (And I found you)

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38. Scarface Feat Faith Evans - Someday

A brilliant track with a good message shedding light on different topics, you top it off with the soothing sound of Faith Evans and you have a perfect hook

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37. Dilated Peoples Feat Kanye West - This Way

This hook works due to it’s contribution from musicians, choirs and “normal” people. It’s spreading a message to the masses through a combination of different people rather than having just one accomplished singer on the chorus

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36. Nas Feat Jay-Z - Black Republican

Great double act on this hook; both rappers flow so well on it you’d think it’s a verse. The track signified the reconcilliation of two sworned enemies

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35. Jay-Z - Allure

Amazing track, summed up by the message in the hook. Jigga explains the allure and temptations of fame and the listener is able to take heed of the negatives of success

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34. Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo

Chilled vibes and head-nodding lyrics, Lupe delivers on this hook. Singing about getting away with his girl, something we can all relate to.

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33. Drake Feat Trey Songz - Successful

Dope hook for it’s relation to almost every male’s material dream. There’s no denying they want the money, cars, clothes ….and hoes I suppose. Trey Songz delivers smoothly

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32. Rick Ross Feat Kanye West, Lil Wayne & T-Pain - Maybach Music 2

It would be a travesty if T-Pain wasnt on this list again. Once again he delivers off the back of this crazy beat; you almost feel like you’re in a maybach only to find your eyes opening and realising you’re in your room holding a plate as a steering wheel

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31. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady

Nobody can deny that at the time of it’s release, the hook on this track was extremely catchy. Still unsure to this day who he was targeting (in the hook at least) but he made it clear to all that there can be only one Eminem