Top 10 Rap Basslines - Staff Top 10

Kudos for mentioning "Jam On It," one of my favorites.

Busta Rhymes sucks, but yeah, in his glory days he had some tight ass basslines pumping under his growl. I also enjoyed the Humpty Dance inclusion. Good stuff.

Missy Elliot's Whatcha Gon' Do has the sort of bassline Clem might call "relentless."

mixed bag of a list (I'm also happy to see Newcleus...wikki wikki wikki wikki...), but why "Don't Sweat The Technique" over the one bassline I never would have thought to not see on this list (and THE Eric B. and Rakim song as far as many are concerned), "Paid In Full"? I also might have thrown in "Bassline" by Mantronix. it's dope.

Stop! go back, and listen to the following albums Main Source - Breaking Atoms Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Mecca and Soul Brother and Redo your list accordingly.

I own both albums, player.

Not that I secretly prefer it to the original or anything, but that mashup of "Hip Hop" and the Flaming Lips "One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21" was pretty hot. I'm just sayin'. <_< >_> <_<

S.A. Smash - "Illy"... not a classic but one of the best of the last 5 years.

no mobb deep : quiet storm?!?!

How about Stetsasonic's "Talkin' all that jazz"? Simply fab. Nice list, tho.

Hmm...any chance of a link to that top 50-list? Couldn't find it.

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I nominate Tribe "Excursions" fo' numba 1 ever

Maybe it's just me, but leaving out "Choice Is Yours" by Black Sheep seems Kriminal.

how exactly do you define "obscurantism" so we know what you're avoiding and what was mearly overlooked?

eazy e - "real mothafuckin' g's" mobb deep - "shook ones" would have definitely both made my list...

Check out ANDRE NICKATINA - "Monday Like A Friday". The bass is amazing!