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"Alright" received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. Ranked number one on Pitchfork ' s "The 100 Best Tracks of 2015" and "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s", an editor praised the chorus "We gon be alright," and described it as "an ebulliently simple five-syllable refrain, a future-tense assertion of delivery to a better, more peaceful place".
"No Problem" was included on several best-of-2016 song rankings. Billboard ranked it at number 13 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list, [4] while Pitchfork listed it at number 12 on their 100 best songs of 2016. [5] Later, they ranked it at number 162 on their "200 Best Songs of the 2010s" list. [6]
During that time, the song also topped the Hot Rap Singles chart. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 16, 1993, for sales of 500,000 copies. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 36th Grammy Awards.
Best rap verses of 2010s: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Andre 3000
Young Money rapper Tyga has a freestyle to the song on his 2012 mixtape, 187. Lil Wayne freestyled over the beat on his Dedication 5 mixtape along with Kidd Kidd and Euro. Other freestyles and remixes to the song have been done by Rick Ross (with Stalley), Trey Songz, Joell Ortiz and Kevin McCall, among others.
"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" spent seven weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 2007, and was the number 21 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [6] The song received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 50th Grammy Awards but lost to Kanye West's song "Good Life".
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of The post 6 of the best storytelling rap songs ever ...
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