The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed

1979 :"Rapper's delight" /The Sugarhill Gang --1980 :"The breaks" /Kurtis Blow --1981 :"Jazzy sensation" /Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five --1982 :"The message" /Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five --1983 :"Sucker M.C.'s" /Run-DMC --1984 :"Friends" /Whodini --1985 :"La Di Da Di" /Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick --1986 :"6 in the mornin'" /Ice-T --1987 :"Paid in full" /Eric B. and Rakim --1988 :"Straight outta Compton" /N.W.A --1989 :"Fight the power" /Public Enemy --1990 :"Bonita Applebum" /A Tribe Called Quest --1991 :"Mind playing tricks on me" /Geto Boys --1992 :"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" /Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg --1993 :"C.R.E.A.M." /Wu-Tang Clan --1994 :"Juicy" /The Notorious B.I.G. --1995 :"Dear Mama" /Tupac --1996 :"California love" /Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman --1997 :"Can't nobody hold me down" /Puff Daddy, featuring Mase --1998 :"Ruff Ryders' Anthem" /DMX --1999 :"My name is" /Eminem --2000 :"Big pimpin'" /Jay Z, featuring UGK --2001 :"Takeover" vs. "E