{"id":105388,"date":"2025-07-23T16:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=105388"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:53:39","slug":"the-top-20-hip-hop-music-videos-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-top-20-hip-hop-music-videos-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The top 20 hip hop music videos of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image credit: YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate YouTube’s 20th anniversary, their music head”obesessively sorted through thousands of options” to find the top 20 Hip Hop videos.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What are the greatest hip hop music videos ever made? The question could spark endless debate, so to put the question to rest is a definitive list made in celebration of YouTube<\/a>‘s 20th Anniversary and Black Music Month (tell us in the comments why it is not the definitive best list!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube’s Head of Music Culture, Tuma Basa, has highlighted the most iconic hip hop music videos of all time. Drawing on decades of experience and, according to YouTube<\/a>, “armed with unprecedented access, staring down a monstrous scroll of data”, Basa nailed down the 20 defining videos in hip hop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube wrote: “It wasn’t just about view counts; it was about the pulse of the culture<\/strong>. He weighed the raw power of the visuals, the seismic impact each video had on the streets, in the clubs, on the global stage. And then, he infused it with his own deeply personal taste, a gut feeling honed over years of shaping the sound of a generation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reach of the video still mattered, with Basa telling Complex<\/a>: “If view count wasn’t part of the filter, Busta Rhymes, with his legendary video catalog, would have easily had five spots on the list.” Basa said that the finalists were picked on a combination of “impact of the song, memorability of the visuals, and snapshot of the time”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Definitive Top 20 List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After weeks of obsessive sorting and deep cultural consideration, Basa’s list has emerged. From modern masterpieces to 90s classics, this is a journey through hip hop’s visual evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. OutKast – Hey Ya!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n