Entertainment Music Top 106 Rap Songs of 2006 Flashback Share PINTEREST Email Print Ghostface Killah. Matthew Peyton / Getty Images Music Rap & Hip Hop Top Picks Basics Rock Music Pop Music Alternative Music Classical Music Country Music Folk Music Rhythm & Blues World Music Punk Music Heavy Metal Jazz Latin Music Oldies Learn More By 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. our editorial process 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. 01 of 10 106 - 96 106 | Rich Boy - Throw Some D's Up105 | Sway - Products104 | Rob G - Houston Got a Problem103 | Mobb Deep - Daydreamin'102 | Pimp C - I'm Free101 | Saigon - Pain In My Life (Bloodstains)100 | Trek Life - Still Here99 | The Pack - Vans98 | Skyzoo - A Day in the Life97 | Dilated Peoples ft. Talib Kweli - Kindness for Weakness96 | DJ Khaled ft. Beanie Sigel & Jadakiss - Problem 02 of 10 95 - 81 Al Pereira / Getty Images 95 | Jay-Z ft. John Legend - Do U Wanna Ride94 | M-1 ft. Stic.man - Early93 | Ray Cash ft. Scarface - Bumping My Music92| Trae ft. Z-R0 - No Help91| Kanye West ft. Keyshia Cole & Twista - Impossible90 | DMX - Lord Give Me a Sign89 | Louis Logic & J.J. Brown - Up to No Good88 | Ice Cube - Growing Up87 | Code Red - Give Me a Reason86 | Sergio Mendes ft. Will.i.am & Black Thought - Yes, Yes, Y'all85 | Da Backwudz - Same Song84 | Soul Position - Hand Me Downs83 | Juvenile - Get Ya Hustle On 03 of 10 80 - 71 Phonte Coleman. Donna Ward / Getty Images 80 | Basic Vocab - Vibin'79 | DJ Shadow ft. Phonte Coleman - Backstage Girl78 | Fat Joe ft. The Game - Breathe & Stop77 | Lord Jamar - The Corner, The Streets76 | Saigon - Desperados75 | UGK ft. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap - Up Next74 | Oh No ft. Posdnous - Smile73 | CunningLynguists ft. Cee-Lo - Caved In 04 of 10 70 - 61 Busta Rhymes. David Corio / Getty Images 70 | Busta Rhymes ft. Stevie Wonder - Been Through the Storm69 | Cage ft. Daryl Palumbo - Shoot Frank68 | K-Os - CatDiesel67 | Strange Fruit Project ft. Erykah Badu - Get Live66 | M-1 ft. K'Naan - Till We Get There65 | Zion I & Grouch - Trains & Planes64 | Kidz in the Hall - Wheelz Fall Off ('06 Til)63 | Jin - I Download62 | Hi-Tek ft. Talib Kweli, Papoose, Jadakiss & Raekwon - Where It Started61 | Lil Flip ft. Lyfe Jennings - Ghetto Mindstate 05 of 10 60 - 51 Obie Trice. Scott Gries / Getty Images 60 | Obie Trice - Wanna Know59 | Busta Rhymes ft. Swizz Beatz - New York Sh**58 | 9th Wonder ft. Memphis Bleek, Mos Def & Jean Grae - Crooklyn Dodgers III57 | The Product - In the Hood56 | Mobb Deep - The Infamous55 | AZ - The Format54 | Ludacris ft. Mary J Blige - Runaway Love53 | Outkast ft. Snoop Dogg & Lil' Wayne - Hollywood Divorce52 | The Coup - The Stand51 | Bubba Sparxxx ft. Petey Pablo - Otherside 06 of 10 50 - 41 Outkast. WireImage / Getty Images 50 | Diddy ft. Nas & Cee-Lo - Everything I Love49 | Pharoahe Monch - Push48 | Styles P ft. Talib Kweli - Testify47 | The Roots - In the Music 46 | Pimp C ft. POP - Knockin' Doorz Down45 | Too Short ft. Snoop Dogg & Will.i.am - Keep Bouncin'44 | OutKast ft Sleepy Brown & Scar - The Train43 | Jay-Z - The Prelude42 | Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog41 | Nas - Where Are They Now 07 of 10 40 - 31 Ludacris. Jeff Kravitz / Contributor/Getty Images 40 | T.I. ft. Common - GoodLife39 | Obie Trice - Cry Now38 | Soul Position - The Cool Thing to Do37 | Rhymefest - Dynomite (Going Postal)36 | Papoose - 50 Shots35 | Mos Def - Fake Bonanza34 | Lil' Wayne - Hustler Musik33 | Jay Dee - Won't Do32 | Ludacris - War with God31 | Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead 08 of 10 30 - 21 Lady Sovereign. Redferns / Getty Images 30 | Xzibit - Thank You29 | Snoop Dogg ft. Dr. Dre & D'Angelo - Imagine28 | Lady Sovereign - Gatheration27 | Ghostface Killah - Kilo26 | Pharoahe Monch - Let's Go25 | Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha24 | Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone - Ridin'23 | Gym Class Heroes - The Queen and I22 | Talib Kweli - Listen!!!21 | The Roots - Game Theory 09 of 10 20 - 11 Joe Budden. WireImage / Getty Images 20 | Termanology - Watch How It Go Down19 | The Game ft. Kanye West - Wouldn't Get Far18 | Joe Budden - Broken Wings17 | Murs & 9th Wonder - Yesterday & Today 16 | Nas ft. Jay-Z - Black Republican15 | Hi-Tek ft. J Dilla, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Marsha & Common - Music for Life14 | Nas ft. The Game & Marsha Ambrosius - Hustlers13 | Jay-Z - 44 Fours12 | Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push11 | Talib Kweli & Madlib - Funny Money 10 of 10 10 - 01 Nas. Scott Gries / Getty Images 10 | Clipse - Hello New World09 | T.I. - What You Know (Review)08 | Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist07 | Rhymefest ft. Citizen Cope - Bullet06 | The Game ft. Nas - Why You Hate the Game05 | Snoop Dogg ft. B Real - Vato04 | Nas ft. Chrisete Michele - Can't Forget About You03 | Killer Mike - That's Life02 | Ghostface Killah - The Champ01 | Lupe Fiasco ft.Jill Scott - Daydreamin'