Last week, in memory of Newcleus’ Chilly B and their hit “Jam On It,” Rolling Stone asked our readers to tell them their favorite 1980s hip-hop tracks. Public Enemy, Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys rightfully dominated the list. Here’s the No.8 song.
1. Grandmaster Flash- “The Message” – 2. Afrika Bambaataa – “Planet Rock”
3. Public Enemy – “Fight the Power” – 4. Run-DMC – “It’s Tricky”
5. Beastie Boys – “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)”
6. Public Enemy – “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”
7. Run-DMC – “Walk This Way” – 8. Run-DMC – “King of Rock”
9. Kurtis Blow – “The Breaks” – 10. LL Cool J – “I’m Bad”
11. Beastie Boys – “Brass Monkey” – 12. Beastie Boys – “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
13. Slick Rick- “Hey Young World” – 14. De La Soul – “Me Myself and I”
15. Public Enemy – “Rebel Without A Pause”