2016 was a great year for Hip Hop, so I am forced to exclude a lot of good music from these lists. Here is what I consider the best of the best.
Here are my top 25 Hip Hop songs of 2016 - Tribe was #1 this year
1 - A Tribe Called Quest "The Space Program"
2 - Ka "Conflicted"
3 - Superstah Snuk "Still Goin'"
4 - Masta Ace "Coronation"
5 - Westside Gunn "Mr. T"
6 - Elzhi "Cosign"
7 - Ras Kass "Narcos"
8 - Masta Ace "Mothers Regret"
9 - Drake "Views"
10 - Illa Ghee "Shadow of the Streets"
11 - Sadat X "Cut and Dry"
12 - Ras Kass "The Chase"
13 - Illa Ghee "Slum"
14 - Westside Gunn "55 & a Half"
15 - A Tribe Called Quest "The Donald"
16 - Royce 5'9" "The Banjo"
17 - Royce 5'9" "Off"
18 - Kanye West "No More Parties In LA"
19 - Westside Gunn "Dudley Boyz"
20 - Kanye West "Real Friends"
21 - Havoc and The Alchemist "Hear Me Now"
22 - Termanology, Westside Gunn, Conway, Your Old Drog & Statik Selektah "The Curve"
23 - Apollo Brown and Skyzoo "They parked a Bentley on the corner"
24 - Ty Dolla $ign "$"
25 - Game "Can't Wait"
I wish I could have room for these songs as well...
Nolan the Ninja "Abyss"
Superstah Snuk "Falling In Love"
Count Bass D "My Blessing"
No Panty "Built Like This"
Masta Ace "Me & A.G."
Also, I want to share my top 25 Hip Hop albums of 2016 - Tribe was #1 this year
1 - A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
2 - Masta Ace - The Falling Season (The One I Heard)
3 - Westside Gunn - FLYGOD
4 - Superstah Snuk - Man Of 1000 Styles
5 - Illa Ghee - Illamatic
6 - Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
7 - Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - The Easy Truth
8 - Elzhi - Lead Poison
9 - Ras Kass - Lyrical Hip-Hop Is Dead EP
10 - Royce da 5' 9" - Layers
11 - Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
12 - Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered
13 - The Game - 1992
14 - Damu The Fudgemunk - Full Time
15 - Termanology - Cameo King III
16 - De La Soul - And The Anonymous Nobody
17 - Craig G - I Rap And Go Home
18 - Havoc & The Alchemist - The Silent Partner
19 - No Panty - WestSide Highway Story
20 - Meyhem Lauren - Piatto D'Oro
21 - Royce Da 59 - Trust The Shooter
22 - Westside Gunn and Conway - Don't Get Scared Now EP
23 - Nolan The Ninja - He(art)
24 - Hus Kingpin & Smoovth - HNIC
25 - Smoke DZA & Pete Rock - Don't Smoke Rock
