Top 106 Rap Songs of 2006

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Henry Adaso
    Henry Adaso has written about hip-hop since 2005 and founded the award-winning blog The Rap Up. He has written for "Vibe," MTV, Rap Rehab, and more.
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    Henry Adaso
    Updated October 25, 2018

    2006 was an amazing year for hip-hop music. It saw the release of new music by established rap favorites like Jay Z and Nas, and the emergence of newcomers like Lupe Fiasco and Rhymefest. Check out the best rap songs of 2006.

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    106 - 96

    106 | Rich Boy - Throw Some D's Up
    105 | Sway - Products
    104 | Rob G - Houston Got a Problem
    103 | Mobb Deep - Daydreamin'
    102 | Pimp C - I'm Free
    101 | Saigon - Pain In My Life (Bloodstains)
    100 | Trek Life - Still Here
    99 | The Pack - Vans
    98 | Skyzoo - A Day in the Life
    97 | Dilated Peoples ft. Talib Kweli - Kindness for Weakness
    96 | DJ Khaled ft. Beanie Sigel & Jadakiss - Problem

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    95 - 81

    Jay Z
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    95 | Jay-Z ft. John Legend - Do U Wanna Ride
    94 | M-1 ft. Stic.man - Early
    93 | Ray Cash ft. Scarface - Bumping My Music
    92| Trae ft. Z-R0 - No Help
    91| Kanye West ft. Keyshia Cole & Twista - Impossible
    90 | DMX - Lord Give Me a Sign
    89 | Louis Logic & J.J. Brown - Up to No Good
    88 | Ice Cube - Growing Up
    87 | Code Red - Give Me a Reason
    86 | Sergio Mendes ft. Will.i.am & Black Thought - Yes, Yes, Y'all
    85 | Da Backwudz - Same Song
    84 | Soul Position - Hand Me Downs
    83 | Juvenile - Get Ya Hustle On

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    80 - 71

    Phonte Coleman
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    80 | Basic Vocab - Vibin'
    79 | DJ Shadow ft. Phonte Coleman - Backstage Girl
    78 | Fat Joe ft. The Game - Breathe & Stop
    77 | Lord Jamar - The Corner, The Streets
    76 | Saigon - Desperados
    75 | UGK ft. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap - Up Next
    74 | Oh No ft. Posdnous - Smile
    73 | CunningLynguists ft. Cee-Lo - Caved In

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    70 - 61

    Busta Rhymes
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    70 | Busta Rhymes ft. Stevie Wonder - Been Through the Storm
    69 | Cage ft. Daryl Palumbo - Shoot Frank
    68 | K-Os - CatDiesel
    67 | Strange Fruit Project ft. Erykah Badu - Get Live
    66 | M-1 ft. K'Naan - Till We Get There
    65 | Zion I & Grouch - Trains & Planes
    64 | Kidz in the Hall - Wheelz Fall Off ('06 Til)
    63 | Jin - I Download
    62 | Hi-Tek ft. Talib Kweli, Papoose, Jadakiss & Raekwon - Where It Started
    61 | Lil Flip ft. Lyfe Jennings - Ghetto Mindstate

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    60 - 51

    Obie Trice
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    60 | Obie Trice - Wanna Know
    59 | Busta Rhymes ft. Swizz Beatz - New York Sh**
    58 | 9th Wonder ft. Memphis Bleek, Mos Def & Jean Grae - Crooklyn Dodgers III
    57 | The Product - In the Hood
    56 | Mobb Deep - The Infamous
    55 | AZ - The Format
    54 | Ludacris ft. Mary J Blige - Runaway Love
    53 | Outkast ft. Snoop Dogg & Lil' Wayne - Hollywood Divorce
    52 | The Coup - The Stand
    51 | Bubba Sparxxx ft. Petey Pablo - Otherside

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    50 - 41

    Outkast
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    50 | Diddy ft. Nas & Cee-Lo - Everything I Love
    49 | Pharoahe Monch - Push
    48 | Styles P ft. Talib Kweli - Testify
    47 | The Roots - In the Music 46 | Pimp C ft. POP - Knockin' Doorz Down
    45 | Too Short ft. Snoop Dogg & Will.i.am - Keep Bouncin'
    44 | OutKast ft Sleepy Brown & Scar - The Train
    43 | Jay-Z - The Prelude
    42 | Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog
    41 | Nas - Where Are They Now

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    40 - 31

    Ludacris
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    40 | T.I. ft. Common - GoodLife
    39 | Obie Trice - Cry Now
    38 | Soul Position - The Cool Thing to Do
    37 | Rhymefest - Dynomite (Going Postal)
    36 | Papoose - 50 Shots
    35 | Mos Def - Fake Bonanza
    34 | Lil' Wayne - Hustler Musik
    33 | Jay Dee - Won't Do
    32 | Ludacris - War with God
    31 | Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead

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    30 - 21

    Lady Sovereign
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    30 | Xzibit - Thank You
    29 | Snoop Dogg ft. Dr. Dre & D'Angelo - Imagine
    28 | Lady Sovereign - Gatheration
    27 | Ghostface Killah - Kilo
    26 | Pharoahe Monch - Let's Go
    25 | Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha
    24 | Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone - Ridin'
    23 | Gym Class Heroes - The Queen and I
    22 | Talib Kweli - Listen!!!
    21 | The Roots - Game Theory

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    20 - 11

    Joe Budden
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    20 | Termanology - Watch How It Go Down
    19 | The Game ft. Kanye West - Wouldn't Get Far
    18 | Joe Budden - Broken Wings
    17 | Murs & 9th Wonder - Yesterday & Today 16 | Nas ft. Jay-Z - Black Republican
    15 | Hi-Tek ft. J Dilla, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Marsha & Common - Music for Life
    14 | Nas ft. The Game & Marsha Ambrosius - Hustlers
    13 | Jay-Z - 44 Fours
    12 | Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push
    11 | Talib Kweli & Madlib - Funny Money

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    Nas
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    10 | Clipse - Hello New World
    09 | T.I. - What You Know (Review)
    08 | Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist
    07 | Rhymefest ft. Citizen Cope - Bullet
    06 | The Game ft. Nas - Why You Hate the Game
    05 | Snoop Dogg ft. B Real - Vato
    04 | Nas ft. Chrisete Michele - Can't Forget About You
    03 | Killer Mike - That's Life
    02 | Ghostface Killah - The Champ
    01 | Lupe Fiasco ft.Jill Scott - Daydreamin'