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Best east coast hip-hop songs of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Songs from the east coast hip-hop albums of the 2020s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Cabin in the Sky cover№ 1Different WorldDe La Soul · Cabin in the Sky4.5Weighted score4.6 avg · 15 ratings
  1. 210 coverSuper Kick PartyWestside Gunn · 104.44.8 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Cabin in the Sky coverGood HealthDe La Soul · Cabin in the Sky4.34.3 avg · 8 ratings
  3. 4Cabin in the Sky coverBelieve (In Him)De La Soul · Cabin in the Sky4.13.9 avg · 6 ratings
  4. 5Y2K! coverPhat ButtIce Spice · Y2K!4.13.9 avg · 8 ratings
  5. 6Muddy Waters Too coverIm on Dat BullshitRedman · Muddy Waters Too4.03.7 avg · 9 ratings
  6. 7Cabin in the Sky coverCabin in the SkyDe La Soul · Cabin in the Sky2 ratings
  7. 8Cabin in the Sky coverPalm of His HandsDe La Soul · Cabin in the Sky2 ratings
  8. 9Y2K! coverBB BeltIce Spice · Y2K!2 ratings
  9. 10THE LANDLORD coverHottest in the RoomJim Jones · THE LANDLORD1 rating
  10. 11THE LANDLORD coverSee the ChangeJim Jones · THE LANDLORD1 rating
  11. 12THE LANDLORD coverWaiting For ResponseJim Jones · THE LANDLORD1 rating
  12. 13Gangsta Grillz: We Set the Trends coverCrunk MuzikJim Jones · Gangsta Grillz: We Set the Trends1 rating
  13. 14Muddy Waters Too coverSmoke Wit MeRedman · Muddy Waters Too1 rating
  14. 15Muddy Waters Too coverLooka HereRedman · Muddy Waters Too1 rating
  15. 16Muddy Waters Too coverSoopaman Luva 7 ContinueRedman · Muddy Waters Too1 rating
  16. 17Muddy Waters Too coverPop da TrunkRedman · Muddy Waters Too1 rating
  17. 18Muddy Waters Too coverWhuts HotRedman · Muddy Waters Too1 rating
  18. 19Cabin in the Sky coverThe PackageDe La Soul · Cabin in the Sky1 rating
  19. 2010 coverGod Is LoveWestside Gunn · 101 rating
  20. 21NO HANDS coverBUSSITJoey Valence & Brae · NO HANDS
  21. 22THE LANDLORD coverIntroJim Jones · THE LANDLORD
  22. 23NO HANDS coverTHE BADDESTJoey Valence & Brae · NO HANDS
  23. 24Evil Genius's Revenge coverOutroDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  24. 25Evil Genius's Revenge coverSummertime ShootoutDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  25. 26Evil Genius's Revenge coverBars 10DJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  26. 27Evil Genius's Revenge coverKeep RollingDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  27. 28Evil Genius's Revenge coverLanternDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  28. 29Evil Genius's Revenge coverGemzDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  29. 30Evil Genius's Revenge coverKilling AmadeusDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  30. 31Evil Genius's Revenge coverStill PaintingDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  31. 32Evil Genius's Revenge coverIntroDJ Green Lantern · Evil Genius's Revenge
  32. 33Broken Glass coverI Got YouDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  33. 34Broken Glass coverDJ Green Lantern FreestyleDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  34. 35Broken Glass coverPhilly StreetsDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  35. 36Broken Glass coverYou Are Who You Eat with, Pt. IIDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  36. 37Broken Glass coverSerious Shit (feat. SKNJ)DJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  37. 38Broken Glass coverYou Do ItDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  38. 39Broken Glass coverSo Foul (feat. Uncle Murda & Eto)DJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  39. 40Broken Glass coverThe DetailsDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  40. 41Broken Glass coverThe Wheels Fall OffDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  41. 42Broken Glass coverGo to War (feat. Millyz)DJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  42. 43Broken Glass cover4 WheelerDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  43. 44Broken Glass coverCoke & Guns (feat. Benny the Butcher)DJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  44. 45Broken Glass coverBroken GlassDJ Green Lantern · Broken Glass
  45. 46The Genius Tape coverNeck Protected (feat. Rome Streetz & Che Noir)DJ Green Lantern · The Genius Tape
  46. 47The Genius Tape coverMoon Walk (feat. T.F)DJ Green Lantern · The Genius Tape
  47. 48The Genius Tape coverLost on MarsDJ Green Lantern · The Genius Tape
  48. 49The Genius Tape coverThe FeelDJ Green Lantern · The Genius Tape
  49. 50The Genius Tape coverBrain FoodDJ Green Lantern · The Genius Tape

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Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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