There are a lot of good songs out there, but there aren't many GREAT songs. Some withstand the test of time, or have the toughest beat you have ever heard. My songs are:

Still D.R.E.-Classic

Position of Power- 50 Cent

Juice- Chingy (I know, Chingy)

Notorious Thugs- Bone Thugz N Harmony & The Notorious BIG

Ether- Nas

The Cool- Lupe Fiasco

The J mans picks are:

N.Y state of mind- nas

We Major -kanye west ft nas

Emperors soundtrack-lupe

Thugz mansion- 2pac ft nas

Renegade- Jay z ft eminem

By far the biggest tune ever is ETHER

Fuck tha Police by N.W.A.

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Lose Yourself by Eminem

Remember the Name by Fort Minor (kind of rap)

My Fave one.

Oxymorons.

nonexistent

^^^ Are responses like these really necessary?

Clearly they still think "rap" is the same as the stereotypes portrayed on MTV or whatever else junk.

Try the real hip-hop stuff:

- Beastie Boys
- dead prez
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Eric B. & Rakim
- KRS-One
- Tupac

I know they're artists but still, people should check out some of their shit.
There's too many to name off the spot.
I like the older stuff but there has been some new artists that I dig, for example Lupe.

Wow. I feel like I'm the only one here thus far that actually listens to hip-hop. Anyhoos:

Cannibal Ox-Iron Galaxy
Aesop Rock-Daylight
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth-They Reminisce Over You
Common-Nuthin' To Do
MF Doom(as Madvillain)-Accordian
J Live-Braggin' Writes
Boogie Down Productions-The Bridge Is Over
Marley Marl, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Craig G and Masta Ace-The Symphony
Nas-It Ain't Hard To Tell

Many more too, but I'm getting bored.

 That sounds like a mix of old-school and underground. I can't say I know too much about it unfortunately, maybe A.Z.