1979 : "Rapper's delight" / The Sugarhill Gang --
1980 : "The breaks" / Kurtis Blow --
1981 : "Jazzy sensation" / Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five --
1982 : "The message" / Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five --
1983 : "Sucker M.C.'s" / Run-DMC --
1984 : "Friends" / Whodini --
1985 : "La di da di" / Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick --
1986 : "6 in the mornin'" / Ice-T --
1987 : "Paid in full" / Eric B. and Rakim --
1988 : "Straight outta Compton" / N.W.A --
1989 : "Fight the power" / Public Enemy --
1990 : "Bonita Applebum" / A Tribe Called Quest --
1991 : "Mind playing tricks on me" / Geto Boys --
1992 : "Nuthin' but a 'G' thang" / Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg --
1993 : "C.R.E.A.M." / Wu-Tang Clan --
1994 : "Juicy" / The Notorious B.I.G. --
1995 : "Dear Mama" / Tupac --
1996 : "California love" / Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman --
1997 : "Can't nobody hold me down" / Puff Daddy, featuring Mase --
1998 : "Ruff Ryders' anthem" / DMX --
1999 : "My name is" / Eminem --
2000 : "Big pimpin'" / Jay Z, featuring UGK --
2001 : "Takeover" vs. "Ether" / Jay Z vs. Nas --
2002 : "Grindin'" / The Clipse --
2003 : "In da club" / 50 Cent --
2004 : "Still tippin'" / Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall --
2005 : "Gold digger" / Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx --
2006 : "Hustlin'" / Rick Ross --
2007 : "International players anthem" / UGK, featuring Outkast --
2008 : "A Milli" / Lil Wayne --
2009 : "Best I ever had" / Drake --
2010 : "Monster" / Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj --
2011 : "Niggas in Paris" / Jay Z and Kanye West --
2012 : "Same love" / Macklemore and Ryan Lewis --
2013 : "Control" / Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica --
2014 : "Lifestyle" / Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.