様々なランキングを企画するComplex.comが今度はアンダーグラウンドから良質な音源を届けたRawkus Recordsの名曲Best50リストを発表した

50曲中13曲に選出されたMos Defを筆頭に、Talib Kweli、そして2人によるBlack StarやBig L、Hi-Tekなど、時代を彩ったアーティストの名曲の数々をセレクトしている

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■The 50 Best Rawkus Records Songs (via. Complex.com)

50. Talib Kweli ft. Common and Anthony Hamilton "Ghetto Show" (2004)

49. Smut Peddlers "That Smut" (2001)

48. Q-Tip "What Lies Beneath" (2002)

47. A.L. "Lyrics" (1998)

46. Rah Digga & Bahamadia "Be OK" (1998)

45. Mos Def, Q-Tip, & Tash "Body Rock" (1998)

44. Mos Def "Universal Magnetic" (1997)

43. Big L "'98 Freestyle" (2000)

42. The High & Mighty "Dirty Decibels" (2002)

41. Hi-Tek ft. Mos Def & Vinia Mojica "Get Ta Steppin" (2001)

40. Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, & Nate Dogg "Oh No" (2000)

39. Talib Kweli ft. Mary J. Blige "I Try" (2004)

38. Company Flow "Lune TNS" (1997)

37. Da Beatminerz ft. Shadez of Brooklyn "Drama" (2001)

36. Hi-Tek ft. Jonell "Round & Round" (2001)

35. Reflection Eternal "The Manifesto" (1998)

34. Shabaam Sahdeeq "Arabian Nights" (1997)

33. Hi-Tek ft. Common & Vinia Mojica "The Sun God" (2001)

32. Reflection Eternal ft. Vinia Mojica "The Blast" (2000)

31. Eminem "Any Man" (1999)

30. Company Flow "Patriotism" (1999)

29. Talib Kweli ft. Kanye West, Black Thought, & Pharoahe Monch "Guerrilla Monsoon Rap" (2002)

28. Company Flow "Last Good Sleep" (1997)

27. Black Star "Definition" (1999)

26. Reflection Eternal "2000 Seasons" (1997)

25. Mos Def "Next Universe" (1999)

24. Mos Def ft. Ghostface Killah "Ms. Fat Booty 2" (2000)

23. Pharoahe Monch "Rape" (1999)

22. Company Flow "Silence" (1997)

21. Big L "The Heist" (2000)

20. Common, Kool G Rap, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Posdnuos, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Sporty Thievz, & Talib Kweli "One Four Love (Part 1)" (2000)

19. Black Star "Astronomy (8th Light)" (1999)

18. Mos Def "Umi Says" (1999)

17. Pharoahe Monch ft. M.O.P "No Mercy" (1999)

16. Reflection Eternal "Good Mourning" (2000)

15. Big L "Ebonics" (1998)

14. Mos Def "Mathematics" (1999)

13. Reflection Eternal "Move Somethin" (2000)

12. Black Star "Thieves in the Night" (1998)

11. Reflection Eternal ft. Bahamadia "Chaos" (1999)

10. Company Flow "8 Steps to Perfection" (1997)

09. Pharoahe Monch ft. Talib Kweli & Common "The Truth" (1999)

08. Pharoahe Monch "Simon Says" (1999)

07. Company Flow "Krazy Kings" (1997)

06. Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli "Know That" (1999)

05. Common & Sadat X, "1-9-9-9" (1999)

04. Reflection Eternal ft. Mos Def & Mr. Man "Fortified Live" (1997)

03. Talib Kweli ft. Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Mos Def, & Kanye West "Get By (Remix)" (2003)

02. Mos Def "Ms. Fat Booty" (1999)

01. Black Star ft. Common "Respiration" (1998)

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