The 100 greatest Hip-Hop songs of the 2000's: 91-100

91: "Run" - Ghostface Killah feat. Jadakiss

A frantic, paranoid urban drama from Ghostface's smoothest album. A reminder that with all the gloss and glamour in modern rap, New York is still cops and robbers for some.

92: "Walk it Out" - Unk

Regional rap exploded in the 21st century, and Walk it Out is one of its most energetic jams. All you need is some hometown flavor and dance moves and you can have a national radio hit. So much for East Coast/West Coast.

93: "Make it Rain" - Fat Joe feat. Lil' Wayne

Anytime a song introduces a term into the Hip-Hop lexicon we take notice, especially when its being done by Lil' Wayne. As the originator of "Bling Bling" and "Drop it like it's Hot", Wayne adds "Makin' it Rain" to his personal dictionary.

94: "Mr. Me Too" - Clipse feat. Pharrell

The Neptunes dominated the 2000s; their sound unmistakable. It might be said that no other MCs sounded better over the Neptunes than Clipse, their oldest recording partners. Listen to Hell Hath No Fury and you'll swear you've never heard anything like it, despite their stranglehold on Top 40 radio.

95: "I Ain't Heard of That" - Slim Thug feat. Pharrell & Bun B

The Neptunes are all over this list, mostly because of their captivating list of collaborators. They produced the majority of Slim Thug's major label debut, and in the process made the most interesting record of the Houston rap wave of 2005.

96: "Stand Up" - Ludacris

Over a conservative Kanye West beat Ludacris cements his position as the decade's premier practitioner of Hip-Hop pop. Funny, catchy, and non-threatening, Luda became the everyman's (i.e. the white man's) favorite rapper.

97: "I Hate My Job" - Cam'ron

Recession-era rap from one of Hip-Hop's fallen stars. Cam may have lost the Diplomats and the purple minks, but even a dead end job can't stop him from waking up every morning.

98: "Hero" - Nas

Polow da Don is a Pop-producing god. "Love in This Club" is one of the most danceable pop songs ever, but here Polow pairs his grandiosity with one of the finest wordsmiths around to create a searing serenade to swagger.

99: "On Fire" - Lloyd Banks feat. 50 Cent

If you asked 50 Cent I'm sure at some point he thought he would define this decade and the next. Fiddy's cache has faded for sure, but a few gems shine through as exceptional. Together with G-Unit costar Banks and Eminem producing they created a beat that never leaves your head.

100: "Lip Gloss" - Lil Mama

Hip-Hop is no longer separate from the mainstream, it is the mainstream. Hip-Hop informs and influences nearly every form of music now, most notably Pop music. "Lip Gloss" is pure bubblegum filtered through finger snaps and handclaps. Removing the Hip-Hop from Pop and R&B isn't likely to happen anytime soon.