What Is the Best NYC Street Anthem? Maino & B.Dot Go Head to Head | Complex Brackets

[@jasonjay1053]

I realized how much everything that happened in the 90s considering hip hop, revolves around SHOOK ONES. Mobb deep changed the game with that song.

[@Dreweybaby]

What chu mean by that tho explain.. im 34yo so i can prolly relate

[@youngfase5]

@@Dreweybaby werd

[@jwood8769]

I’m sorry, but what did they change? I’m not taking anything away from that song, it’s hard. And one of the top Hip Hop songs ever but how did they change the game? It was just a dope song.

[@jermainefarley6756]

Shook ones is crazy but to shut down any party anywhere Whoa is that one

[@nadecha5326]

I prefer Survival of the Fittest over Shook Ones

[@ronaldroberts9555]

Not to have any Wu Tang on here is crazy

[@BJAKOTIN]

Facts.. I’m surprised C.R.E.A.M isn’t up there.. That’s song created a motto that ppl applied too.

[@dominicthelordkabinga]

Bring the Ruckus is a bigger anthem than Cream, but Cream is a better song.

[@nadecha5326]

Dominic Yoya Kabinga Wu tang clan ain’t nothin to F*ck with is a banger!!

[@mr.beatspt.2969]

Triumph

[@klj5150]

Yoooooooo! Right? Brooklyn Zoo!

[@iamjesse9398]

definitely agreed with Maino .. and not because DMX is my favorite rapper. that sea of people rocking to his joint is unforgettable. RIP Dark Man X 🙏🏽

[@cliffordbunton8788]

It's good to see B.Dot and Maino chillin again. That last interview they did together was almost a serious issue...

[@LB38X]

Lord tariq & Peter Gunz should of made the list!... uptown babyyyy 🔥🔥🔥

[@floydjones1219]

💯

[@thabitali5600]

And Wu Tang

[@LB38X]

@@thabitali5600 yes CREAM

[@thomaslomaxiii9619]

What song from the brackets you talking out to put that one in?????

[@bxboro4662]

Fat Joe - Lean Back Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Deja Vu Jay Z & Biggie - Brooklyn’s Finest Fab, Jay & Uncle Murda - Brooklyn Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. Nas - Hate me now Ja-rule - New York Cam’ron - Welcome to New York City

[@smoothcriminal4038]

Where’s Dmx

[@codilortan2493]

Great these tracks definitely changed culture

[@yusufayaz2356]

Empire State Of Mind?

[@yusufayaz2356]

NY State of Mind

[@donkryders8954]

This is a strong list 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!

[@tyrekespain6702]

Where I'm from to me is not just a Brooklyn song,I grew up in the Bronx projects,I always can relate..one of my favs,it's the same for people that grew up in the projects

[@Conor1929]

How did Ja Rule's 'New York' with Fat Joe and Jadakiss not make the cut

[@anthonywalker4211]

Who Shot Ya, We Gon Make It, Hate Me Now, and Bring The Pain should've been included

[@gmafia4049]

WHO SHOT YA #CLASSIC UNDERGROUND OLESCKOOL FLAVA 95 🥃🗽👑📼📟📞🎲

[@shannoncassidy4423]

There’s 100 songs that could’ve made the list

[@polo_da_don7190]

Them two together is phenomenal…I really enjoyed the segment 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AbelAraya]

Damn, no love for Peter Gunz & Lord Tariq “Uptown Baby”??

[@abdullahhardy8799]

I’m from Harlem!.. YO I LOVE HOW MAINO SAID KIM THE QUEEN OF BROOKLYN !. I never heard ny rappers say that

[@karateflix]

Yes... Made You Look remix is the first time Jada said "top 5 doa and thats just off 1 lp".

[@_unclecharles_]

dawg ho they pick "Warning" that shit wasn't an anthem. "Who Shot Ya" was more of a anthem record than Warning

[@finnbalor8021]

Maino bugging saying made you look didn’t let off at clubs cause in 02-03 it did same time as dipset

[@aharonemanuel4010]

Nah

[@finnbalor8021]

@@aharonemanuel4010 you wasn’t outside

[@aharonemanuel4010]

@@finnbalor8021 ok 🙄

[@malikkacemi3395]

He's just kissing dipset ass since he hangs with Jimmy

[@SketeStevens]

Being a 38yr old who grew up on hip hop, I am ashamed to say that it took me some years before I could appreciate shook one's for what it is. To this day, one of the best all-time hip hop songs IMO. The reason I slept on that song is due to me growing up in LA. Even though we did listen to everything, there was for sure heavy bias there for West Coast artists. Snoop was it at that time, followed closely by Pac and Too Short. Don't get me wrong certain guys like Nas cut through, but Mobb Deep did not possess enough charisma or presence at that time and couldn't hold a candle next to the energy that Snoop had. Pac and Big dying allowed that East vs West BS to die as well thank God. Looking back at it, I can't even believe how much energy we all gave to that ignorance. I was 12-13 at that time which contributed to my ignorance, but what is the excuse for guys who were grown at that time? RIP Havoc, Pac, and BIG...it's a trip that so many guys from that time are no longer here.

[@yusufayaz2356]

how did Empire state of mind, NY state of mind and Welcome 2 NY City not make the cut is beyond me.

[@mawandemdutywa2571]

NY State of Mind has New York in the title lol, also bar none the greatest MCeeing over beat ever done imo, quotables galore, flexible flow, maddening rhythm in that preemo beat, iconic in every regard.

[@UppurMGMT]

I’m from Brooklyn and as much as it pains me to say shook ones by mobb deep is it for me. When you here shook one’s outside of NYC you just look around and watch the vibe change as prodigy says check it out now…. Shook ones Juicy Where I’m from What up gangsta Ruff ryders anthem

[@jayclearmen411]

Take off what up gangsta and replace with ante up an your list a winner… that song goes too hard as an anthem

[@ttl53va48]

Ruff Ryders anthem is the best NY anthem period ! He had a BEACH ROCKING ! It’s over !

[@trvgedymaestro4668]

Facts. How was that a tough decision compared to “ANtE Up” 😂😂😂🥴 easy call

[@ttl53va48]

@@trvgedymaestro4668 right ! 😂 tbh ruff anthem was a clear winner from the start .. that song is known world wide that’s enough right there .

[@bigfendii77]

Yonkers wins again 😂

[@tonegee1083]

@@bigfendii77 yo baby riverdale

[@al5603]

Bucktown by Smiff & Wessun hit just as hard as Shook Ones and Ruff Ryder Anthem on the streets.

[@РуменАндреев-э9п]

Mobb vs Rob was the hardest one.Timeless gems !

[@kingave9721]

Shook ones just ain’t nothing to play with

[@manofthenorth6372]

Busta Rhymes - Touch It. Swizz Beatz - Money in the Bank Fat Joe - Lean Back Joe Budden - Pump It Up Ja Rule - New York 50Cent - In Da Club Fabulous - Breathe Nas - Hate Me Now Many more they forgot about

[@abdelkhaligmahgoub801]

Those club songs not street songs imo

[@cooljaytdb5049]

Love when maino had the shifty eyes when he said I’m going to have to go with the dips

[@H2DaOhhVee]

That Kitchen Talk episode was hilarious!!

[@Killm33]

See, this is why ppl have issues with B.Dot. Where the hell is New York, New York with Ja, Fat Joe and Kiss!!!!??? 🤨🤨🤨🤔🤔🤔

[@bigfendii77]

Or Empire State of mind

[@Killm33]

11:28

[@DerineShorts]

Man they just jealous folks…Ja Rule ft Fat Joe - New York is the main 💯💯💯

[@bigfendii77]

Is he even from NY ? He gives me Delaware vibes

[@Killm33]

@@bigfendii77 What's wrong with DE?? 🤨🤨🤔🤔

[@RahRighteous]

I’m from bed stuy as well but I got shook ones for the win bruh that joint different

[@LowKeyLenny215]

This Really The Best Interview Show Hands Down..Please Bring Meek Mill On For Philly Anthems!

[@wise2583]

Original "Quiet Storm" all day!

[@jxniorszn8223]

Exactly i love kim and hav but prodigy on that track on his own was just different

[@HDitzzDH]

I prefer when P starts the track off. His verse is such a great opener, just like Rebel INS on Triumph.

[@wise2583]

@@jxniorszn8223 for the heads it's undisputable non-fiction although smart for marketing the record

[@rahmarley7678]

Him picking M.O.P Ante Up over 50 Cent What Up Gangsta instantly let’s me know I can’t trust his judgment on anything.💯

[@drdremother]

Facts

[@flygenyus2186]

the reaction to ante up is wayyy different especially in a club setting

[@Edward.E.Nigma.]

Are u crazy?? ANTE UP STOMPS what up gangsta. Its not even close. Cut it out

[@marcelmarshall4240]

Ante Up crushes 50’s record.

[@drdremother]

@@marcelmarshall4240 50’s record is worldwide

[@357twilson]

He goes for the culture with Shook Ones but not true culture when it comes to Warning. Biggie received so much love when he was alive and after he died, I feel like now he gets criminally overlooked now. It’s crazy.

[@6thbr871]

Biggie the best rapper skill wise and it’s not even close.

[@chrisisslick]

Made you look remix over dipset anthem all day! Anthem had a hard beat, but remix had 3 of the greatest emcees ever and their verses were ALL 🔥

[@flame984]

Dipset anthem beat alone is too much

[@markeselotto8301]

Shook ones 2 is the iconic most street record of all time!!!!

[@4evafitnessbigswoll381]

1. Juicy - Biggie 2. Empire State of Mind - Jay Z 3. N.Y. State of Mind - Nas 4. Ruff Ryders Anthem - DMX 5. New York - Ja Rule

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

CamRon Welcome to New York City

[@mccoygaminginc.5350]

Cream

[@imsofocused4678]

Empire State Of Mind was influenced by New York State of Mind.

[@richgreene753]

This was really dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tswagg504]

Im not from NY, but I think that NY State of Mind by Nas gotta be #1

[@kouleeofficial]

Wait, No NY State Of Mind by Nas?!?! That's Crazy...

[@Haitidon]

One of Greatest street record ever but not a club banger girls can't say a lyric from that song

[@kouleeofficial]

@@Haitidon So how do you define a street anthem? Street anthem doesn't say club bangers.

[@Haitidon]

@@kouleeofficial street anthems are records the street loves club bangers are songs the whole club can sing along too or rhymes along too more mainstream

[@Aluvsloans]

No Cream No Simon Says No Get Money No PSA No Award Tour No Bridge is Over No Deja Vu No Welcome to NYC

[@RocksDXebec-mm3rn]

Exactly

[@terenceflagg6270]

First off there were no Naughty by Nature tracks ( uptown anthem & hip hop hooray ) Secondly it should have been M.O.P Ante up vs Mobb Deep shook ones with Shook Ones winning. R.I.P. Prodigy

[@jacejacksonandkailee5526]

it's junior Mafia player anthem ...as a child that is the only song I remember coming from every car as a child in 95 I never experienced that since not dmx,Jay z, Nas nobody

[@MrMaddzkillz]

Deciding between Ruff Ryders Anthem and Shook Ones 2 is like choosing which one of your kids gets to live 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@abdullahhardy8799]

Damn!!. That mob deep quiet storm vs DMX Get at me Dog!!. 🤦🏽‍♂️. I thought I could pick one!.. BUT DAMN ITS HARD! Because they both in my MUSIC PLAYLIST !. I HATE SHOWS LIKE THIS BUT LOVE IT AT THE SAME TIME

[@keithm9589]

The DMX story is hilarious 😂😂

[@dicedavis84]

Ruff ryders anthem took New York around the world. What else could it be

[@richierich6079]

50 Cent - Many Men should have been included

[@nadecha5326]

Lumidee- Uh Oh remix w Busta and Fab 2003 was a banger even outside of NY

[@southbeach1978]

My top 10 NY Anthems 1 Mobb Deep -Shook ones 2 2 Notorious Big -Juicy 3 Lox -Money Power Respect 4 Jay Z- Can't knock the hustle 5 Nas-Made you look 6 Wu - Ice Cream 7 CNN- Blood Money 2 8 Dmx - Ruff Ryder Anthem 8 Fabolous- Brooklyn 9 Notorious big - Who Shot ya 10 Prodigy - Keep It Thoro

[@youngfase5]

I just can't find it no where in me to put anything over Ruff Ryder's Anthem, no kinda logic would convince me to

[@jackinralph1]

No Wutang "Triumph". I live in Vegas when I ask Djs out here to play that its lit

[@unclemanager4815]

This is a Classic Thank you . BROOKLYN!!

[@Urijah624]

How they gonna leave off Peter Gunz & Lord Tariq - Deja Vu

[@aharonemanuel4010]

that was trash

[@moeofjustmy3cents484]

Definitely Mobb Deep ft. Lil Kim over JayZ

[@nirajlal9469]

Broken Language was a big street anthem in any borough!

[@Sincere4Eva]

Lost Boyz…Lex Coupe Beamers & Benz.. 🔥🔥💯Ante Up, Down with O.P.P….Let’s not forget Onyx Throw ya Gunz..

[@flygenyus2186]

that's gangsta vs where I'm from wasn't even a fair matchup. Who comes up with these lists?

[@duel2803]

You can tell they both really good friends

[@grinchoi1]

Man, where “Incarcerated Scarface’s” at?!?

[@grinchoi1]

Or CREAM

[@maxheadroom1207]

Its crazy how much I agreed with Maino on everything. Like not only did I agree with literally every pick, the reasoning behind it was exactly what I was thinking.

[@jimmycapcarter2028]

I had it at shook ones vs where I’m from Where I’m from> shook ones

[@jimmycapcarter2028]

Ruff ryders anthem was global. Definitely the most popular song on this bracket But as far as nyc STREET anthems go.. shook ones vs where I’m from

[@shatiketv]

Dope show 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@chiraqsavagesunseentweets2370]

Wu Tang - Cream is a major nyc anthem

[@godbody8219]

ALWAYSGONE LIVE! I luv the story B.Dot told about DMX stealing the book from him, that was funny, classic DMX, only he could do something like that... Rip to DMX Forreal

[@iammeallday]

Yo this was a hard one!!!!!!!

[@madskillz3906]

M.O.P.

[@BIGOPP718]

Brooklyn way is my favorite maino record

[@joedoe8396]

If your not from NY please keep ya opinion , Ruff Ryders Anthem is by FAR the biggest & best NY anthem of ALL TIME! Hands down , no question , without a FUCKIN’ doubt

[@brearegans7980]

Jesus is your free gift to heaven when you believe in his death, burial and resurrection you are immediately saved.

[@monk3070]

Yup they even put anthem on the name of the song.😂

[@tiffanypiper7902]

Quiet Storm Remix is one of my favorite hip hop records I love mob deep

[@elliot2177]

He put anthems against regular songs..lol.This was a wayward competition.RR anthem is an anthem."Where I am from" is not an anthem so I agree with Maino's choice.

[@youngfase5]

Why is it not an anthem?

[@SkyZigu]

@@youngfase5 where im from and shook ones were 2 straight grimey east coast tracks. But to me an anthem has to be a party song that make people jump and shit. Shook Ones is the better song than RR Anthem but the latter is a real anthem.

[@youngfase5]

@@SkyZigu true but the way I'm judging it is different because they said specifically Ny street anthem not just am anthem so that's what I meant to say

[@sonzhu5984]

Should of have Hate Me Now - now thats an anthem

[@histomuzik]

Its funny cause in Hip-Hop: Jay Z - Biggest Rapper from New York Biggie - Biggest King from New York DMX - Biggest Voice from New York Busta Rhymes - Biggest Personality from New York AND THEY ALL WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL!

[@davidowens5412]

Maino💪🏽💪🏽

[@jaysupreme7464]

Road to the Riches by G Rap was the drug dealers anthem in 1988!!! I was banging that shit non stop in my car cuz we were relating to everything he was saying. He described the lifestyle perfectly!!!

[@Dwayne3007]

I'll never forget that video where Maino was trying to hold Lil Kim's hand and she wasn't having it 😂

[@tonegee1083]

And that has nothing to do with the bracket smdh dummy

[@Totmorgen0]

Shook Ones 2!

[@aedianreid6624]

I’ve been a witness to Shook Ones being played and see niggas form like a war was about to start.

[@ianwellington5712]

Dipset I really mean it

[@michaelborn3811]

Nailed it

[@mrclax7852]

Mop How about some Hardcore should have made the cut .

[@cashmerethoughts8096]

BECAUSE ANYONE SAID LETS SEE WHAT MAINO THINKS OF THIS

[@K_Truth7]

Any answer other than 'Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. 2' is wrong. The end.

[@prepproduction6872]

how Lean Back aint on here the world will never know

[@SeymourKitty]

I always thought Prodigy was driving a blue Volvo

[@andrebundles1037]

##Sssquad🆙

[@pashmackintosh993]

People got crazy when Ante Up comes on. „Also outside of New York?“ Dude you must have never left your town 😂😂😂

[@juwanbuie25]

Outta these I would’ve chose shook ones

[@darienreed212]

If we saying anthem its Jay Z “Empire State of Mind” But if we say a street anthem: it’s too many Nas “Hate Me Now” Nas “Made You Look” Mobb Deep”Shook Ones” Pharoahe Monche “Simon Says” MOP “Ante Up” DMX “Ruff Ryders Anthem” Wu Tang Clan “Protect Ya Neck” Sheek Louch “2 Gunz Up” Dipset “Dipset Anthem” 50 Cent “What Up Gangsta” Black Rob “Like Whoa” What makes an anthem is if the chorus is chant worthy! So for example Nas “New York State of Mind” doesn’t qualify because it has no chorus to chant.

[@leod8489]

I bought X's album the day of when it dropped as a young dude but I dont think it hits the same decades later for me. It should of been the Mobb edging out Jay. This was fun tho.

[@elliot2177]

Hot Nigga over Warning?lol.They are two different songs in two different eras.lol.Warning comes on, trust, the crowd will go just as wild.Plus, it depends on the crowd and age.Warning is a classic.I can not say that about Hot Nigga and I am from the 90's/East Flatbush that is the same area where Booby dem from.

[@youngfase5]

Bro I was agreeing with you but hot nigga DEF a classic

[@josephkanu2778]

@@youngfase5 not on the same level as warning

[@youngfase5]

@@josephkanu2778 obviously

[@jmpire7451]

Ja Rule - New York feat Fat Joe & Jada

[@Mikedawgs]

QUEENZ BABY

[@_unclecharles_]

Ja Rule Fat Joe and Kiss " New York" wasn't on here, "Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)", "Welcome to New York City", "Who Shot Ya" so many records that could've and probably should've been on on here

[@simphiwemtengwane2416]

How y'all ain't gon' put Staten Island on here!?

[@monk3070]

I 100% agree with every pick that maino picked except the biggie warning cause I like warning more than hot nigga but the reason he gave of why he picked hot nigga I understood, it made sense so I didn't have too much of a problem with that pick shit crazy tho, the only one I really had a hardtime with was when dmx ruff ryders anthem went against shook ones towards the end but I still agree with him picking dmx ruff ryders anthem.🤦‍♂️😅

[@overkill113]

Had to click this 😂 😂

[@KingTey9845]

I didn't see Wu's Triumph on here!

[@BlackBroadwayfilms]

What about uptown from peter gunz and lord tariq?

[@kgmr6106]

Where’s Jay Z ft Alicia Keys 🎹 Empire State of mind!!!💯💪🏾🔥

[@micglow84]

They put the wrong joint frm Nas on there...NY state of mind shoulda been there...

[@jaeshellz]

Plz don’t have Maino back on this show. This is one of the easiest brackets. Shook Ones hands down. Nothing comes close.

[@RunNGunLegends]

Facts

[@kingave9721]

Exactly

[@100timessquare]

The only song that could have beat "Shook Ones" was not in the bracket and that is Nas NY state of Mind!

[@Dreweybaby]

@@100timessquare doubt it

[@youngfase5]

@@Dreweybaby word and I love that song plus Nas my fav rapper but that's not beating shook ones he better try again

[@CEO_Sam213]

Jim Jones stay fly (Ballin)

[@brearegans7980]

Jesus is your free gift to heaven when you believe in his death, burial and resurrection you are immediately saved.

[@pandroidigital]

B.Dot sounds like Combat Jack (R.I.P.)

[@MrStunna30]

So many new York bangers left out wtf wrong with y'all

[@logical7201]

No C.R.E.A.M??