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  1. Ladies First, by Queen Latifah

    6/6The hip-hop culture bows down to the queens of rap.

  2. The Bridge, by Marley Marl and MC Shan

    5/6A song designed to foster community pride ignites hip-hop's most epic rap battle.

  3. Elevators, by Outkast

    4/6Hip-hop's southern voice redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.

  4. Rock Box, by Run-DMC

    3/6How one song tore down the barriers between rock and hip-hop, race and class.

  5. Alright, by Kendrick Lamar

    2/6In the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.

  6. Jesus Walks, by Kanye West

    1/6A rap song challenges the Church and changes ideals about religion and rap music.