Best Hip Hop Singles of the 00's

Why not instead make the list "My favorite Hip Hop singles of the 00's" and not worry about those questions?

No, actually the point of the list is a middle finger for my elitist anti-hip hop friends. So putting Cannibal Ox there won't shock them compared to 50 Cent. So, what's your favorite mainstream hip hop singles of the 00's?

"Jarbleflux Impeach der Cables of Babylon" by The Blip Junkies.
It's on one of those Now TWICM comps. Number 452, I believe.

Here's some of my faves from the 00's:

AZ feat. Nas: "The Essence"
Eve: "Who's That Girl?"
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (it's not rap, but does it count as hip-hop?)
Snoop feat. Pharrell: "Drop It Like It's Hot"
M.O.P: "Ante Up"
Jadakiss feat. Ronald Isley: "Big Business"
Nate Dogg feat. Fabolous, B.R.E.T.T. & Kurupt: "I Got Love"
Nas: "One Mic"
Spooks: "Things I've Seen"
Canibus: "No Return"

"Hey Ma" and "Ms. Jackson."

Gnarls Barkley... I mean, that song could get play on smooth jazz stations. Which isn't a bad thing per se, but its sound is not hip-hop or rap, in my opinion. More r& b.

Gnarls Barkley gets quite a bit of airplay on the soft rock station here. Oh, and "My Block" by Scarface...

uh, put some 'off' g-unit in there like the game or the dude from nashville but something that 50 is on, tell me when to go, i think 'beautiful' is better than drop it like its hot, if you are looking to piss of your backpacker friends

what about freeway

Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"

That song is a killer. But I don't think it'd fit on a hip hop list. Thanks for all who suggested. Great call on Outkast. I forgot about them :)

"on my block" is crucial for sure
some Luda, too, maybe?

The Whisper Song! Your friends are sure to appreciate that one.

Made U Look remix with Jada and Luda

Common-Corner
Busta Rhymes w/Nas & Dre-Don't Get Carried Away
Clipse-One Thing (Amerie sample)
more to come

Shyne-bad boyz
Dr Dre, Snoop, Kurupt, Nate Dogg-next episode
Nate Dogg-i got love
Dogg Pound-cali iz activ
Kool G. Rap-12" with first nigga DJ Premier remix on
Scarface-it aint part 2
Scarface-on my block
Geto Boys-g code
M.O.P-ante up
M.O.P-cold as ice
U.G.K-wood wheel
Bun B, Pimp C, Z-ro etc-get throwed
Gang Starr-full clip/all 4 tha cash
Gang Starr-skillz/the natural
Gang Starr & Jadakiss-rite where u stand
Outkast-so fresh, so clean
Killer Mike-adidas
Purple Ribbon Allstars-kryptonite
Nas-made u look
Nas-the general
Nas-get down
Nas-thief's theme
Pastor Troy-are we cuttin'
David Banner-cadillac on 22s
David Banner & Lil' Flip-like a pimp
Beanie Sigel-the truth
Beanie Sigel-beanie (mack bitch)
Beanie Sigel-feel it in the air
State Prop-roc the mic
Freeway-alright
Freeway, Peedi Crakk-flipside
8Ball & MJG & DJ Quik-buck bounce
8Ball & MJG-you don't want drama
CNN, Foxy Brown-bang bang
Noreaga-nothin'
Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire-still tippin'
Jadakiss & Styles P-we gon' make it
The Clipse-when the last time
Baby & The Clipse-what happened to that boy?
Lil' Wayne & Ca$h Money-way of life
Lil' Wayne & Mannie Fresh-go dj
Sadat X-x man
Grand Puba-up and down
T.I-rubberband man
T.I & U.G.K-front back
Prodigy-keep it thoro'
Mobb Deep, Noyd & Vita-burn
Mobb Deep-put 'em in they place
Big Noyd-bang bang
Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Bun B-they don't know
Z Ro, Paul Wall & Lil' Flip-from tha south
Cam'Ron, Juelz & Jay Z-welcome to NYC
Dipset-dipset anthem
Tragedy Khadafi & Littles-stay free
Ludacris, Nate Dogg-area codes
Ludacris-roll out
Ludacris-stand up
Black Moon-stay real/looking down the barrel
Sean Price-onion head
Petey Pablo-u don't want that
Busta Rhymes-as i come back
The NYGz-giantz ta this/strength
3.6 Mafia, U.G.K-sippin' on some syrup
3.6 Mafia & Lil' Flip-ridin' spinners
3.6 Mafia, Young Buck, 8Ball & MJG-stay fly
Big L-flamboyant
Memphis Bleek, Jay Z-everything's a go
Memphis Bleek, Trick Daddy, T.I-'round here
50 Cent-wanksta
G Unit-stunt 101
Game & 50 Cent-hate it or love it
Wu-Tang-pinky ring
Ghostface-the ep with all the Bulletproof Wallets tracks on
Ghostface, Jadakiss-run
Ghostface-holla
Devin The Dude-lacville '79
Trick Daddy-i'm a thug
Trick Daddy, Big Boi, Cee Lo-in da wind
AZ-problems
AZ-az's chillin'
Ja Rule & Bobby Brown-thug lovin'
G Dep-special delivery
G Dep & Faith-everyday remix
Puffy, Black Rob, that grizzly nigga in the headband-bad boy 4 life
Black Rob-ready/star in the hood
Mannie Fresh-real big
Too $hort, Daz, Scarface, Trick Daddy-i luv
Too $hort-blow the whistle
Common & Kanye-the corner

Or, alternatively, people could just assume that's what the list makers meant in the first place. Like when a site makes "Generic Music Site's Top 100 Albums of the 80s" isn't that the same thing as saying 'Generic Music Site's Favorite Albums of the 80's"?

Ludacris - Southern Hospitality
Ludacris - Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)
Talib Kweli - Get By

Cunninlynguists - Seasons feat. Masta Ace

Released as a single? Should be on it no matter what though.

Black Rob-Whoa

All of Kanye West's singles so far are classics in the strongest sense of that word, with the exception of "Slow Jamz" which is merely good. Here's the list, taken from Wikipedia:
-Slow Jamz
-Through the Wire
-All Falls Down
-New Work Out Plan
-Diamonds from Sierra Leone
-Gold Digger
-Heard Em Say
-Touch the Sky
-Drive Slow
Throw in his work with Common, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli and a whole slew of others, and it becomes clear that West is the premier hip-hop singles artist of the 00s (and possibly the best album-artist also, but that's debatable.)

Outkast has had some great singles too:
-B.O.B.
-Ms. Jackson
-So Fresh, So Clean
-Hey Ya
-Way You Move

Eminem probably belongs on here too, but his singles are usually the weakest part of his catalog for some reason. Some exceptions are "Cleaning out my closet" and "The Way I Am."

On second thought, I didn't limit to singles. For example, I put Kanye's "Hey Mama" on the 6th spot.

My Humps.

My Humps.

ouch.

Lessee ...

B.O.B.
Jesus Walks
99 Problems
Stan
Southern Hospitality
Work It
Cadillac on 22's
"Give it to Me" (Jay-Z/Neptunes song)
Made You Look by Nas
Stay Fly
Lose Yourself
Run by Ghostface/Jadakiss
Pimp Juice
Fix Up, Look Sharp
Hey Ya

nice list, o'connor.