Op 11 augustus 1973 draait DJ Kool Herc plaatjes voor zijn zus Cindy's back-to-school party, en ontdekt bij toeval dat het publiek niet gek wordt van het hele nummer, maar van dat ene stukje. De break. Het momentje waarop alleen de beat overblijft en de dansers losgaan. Herc pakt twee exemplaren van dezelfde plaat en rekt die paar seconden eindeloos op. De "merry-go-round" was geboren, en daarmee, zonder dat iemand het wist, een hele cultuur.

53 jaar later is die kelderparty uitgegroeid tot een wereldwijde beweging die muziek, mode, taal en straatcultuur op zijn kop heeft gezet. Van de Bronx naar Rotterdam-Zuid, van Sugarhill Gang tot Winne, van boomboxen tot streamingcijfers. Hiphop bleef zichzelf steeds opnieuw uitvinden en dat vieren we vandaag.

We vieren 53 jaar hiphop met de Hiphop Top 153. 153 nummers, gekozen door jullie, die samen het verhaal vertellen van een van de grootste genres ter wereld. Dit is de lijst.

Hiphop Top 153:

1. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II
2. 2Pac Ft. Dr. Dre - California Love
3. The Notorious B.I.G - Juicy
4. Extince - Spraakwater
5. Postmen - Cocktail
6. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
7. Nas - The World Is Yours
8. Coolio - Gangsta’s Paradise
9. Lil Kim Ft. Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Left Eye & Ang - Not Tonight (Remix)
10. Dr. Dre Ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang
11. Craig Mack Ft. Notorious B.I.G, LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes - Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
12. Eminem - Lose Yourself
13. A Tribe Called Quest Ft. Busta Rhymes - Scenario
14. Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones
15. Kendrick Lamar - Alright
16. OutKast - Ms. Jackson
17. Winne - W.I.N.N.E.
18. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
19. DMX - Ruff Ryders Anthem
20. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
21. King Bee - Back By Dope Demand
22. Gang Starr - Full Clip
23. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
24. Luniz - I Got 5 on It
25. Common - The Light
26. 50 Cent - In Da Club
27. Opgezwolle - Hoedenplank
28. Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique
29. 2Pac - Dear Mama
30. Dr. Dre Ft. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode
31. Foxy Brown Ft. Blackstreet - Get Me Home
32. The Fugees - Fu-Gee-La
33. The Roots Ft. Cody Chesnutt - The Seed (2.0)
34. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
35. KRS-One - Step Into A World
36. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
37. Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (Jason Nevins Remix)
38. M.O.P. - Ante Up
39. Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
40. Kanye West Ft. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
41. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
42. Nas Ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World
43. Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
44. 2Pac - Changes
45. The Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotize
46. Flinke Namen - Wolken
47. E-Life - More Days To Come
48. B Real, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J & Method Man - Hit 'Em High
49. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
50. Public Enemy - Fight The Power
51. Bone Thugs n Harmony - The Crossroads
52. Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin'
53. Eazy-E - Boyz-N-The-Hood
54. Method Man & Redman - Da Rockwilder
55. OutKast - Rosa Parks
56. Juvenile Ft. Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh - Back That Thang Up
57. Talib Kweli - Get By
58. Xzibit - Paparazzi
59. De La Soul - Me Myself and I
60. The Game Ft. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
61. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
62. Lil Wayne - A Milli
63. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
64. Kendrick Lamar Ft. SZA - All The Stars
65. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime
66. Kris Kross - Jump
67. LL Cool J - Rock The Bells
68. Sef  - De Leven
69. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
70. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.)
71. Raekwon Ft. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna - Ice Cream
72. Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker
73. Das EFX - They Want FX
74. Gang Starr - Work
75. Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says
76. Warren G Ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate
77. NWA - Fuck Tha Police
78. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
79. Nelly - Country Grammar (Hot Shit...)
80. Slick Rick - Children's Story
81. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty
82. The Roots Ft. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
83. Clipse - Grindin
84. Twista Ft. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz
85. Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell
86. Eve Ft. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
87. Rakim - Guess Who's Back
88. Feis Ft. Winne - Superman
89. Big L - Put It On
90. Dead Prez - Hip-Hop
91. Da Brat - Funkdafied
92. Typhoon - Bumaye
93. MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party
94. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain
95. Pras ft. Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Mýa - Ghetto Supastar
96. DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya
97. The Fugees - Ready or Not
98. Jiggy Dje Ft. Pete Philly - Ik Heb Je
99. Camp Lo - Luchini (This Is It)
100. Common - I Used to Love H.E.R.
101. Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit
102. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
103. Diplomats - Dipset Anthem
104. Dr. Dre Ft. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E.
105. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
106. Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think
107. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
108. The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
109. Lost Boyz - Renee
110. The Notorious B.I.G - Big Poppa
111. Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
112. Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up/Fire It Up
113. J Cole - No Role Modelz
114. KRS-One - Sound Of Da Police
115. Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
116. Spookrijders - Klokkenluiders
117. Method Man Ft. Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By
118. Extince - Kaal of Kammen
119. Anderson.Paak - Come Down
120. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
121. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
122. Dilated People - Worst Comes To Worst
123. Terror Squad - Lean Back
124. Childish Gambino - This Is America
125. Missy Elliott - Work It
126. EPMD - So What Cha Sayin'
127. Ja Rule Ft. Vita & Lil' Mo - Put It On Me
128. Snoop Dogg - Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
129. Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow
130. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
131. Run-D.M.C. - Peter Piper
132. Kendrick Lamar Ft. Jay Rock - Money Trees
133. Skee-Lo - I Wish
134. Kanye West - Through The Wire
135. The Opposites - Licht Uit
136. LL Cool J - I Need Love
137. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
138. Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life
139. Ludacris - Stand Up
140. Foxy Brown - Oh Yeah
141. Mase - Feel So Good
142. Lil Kim - Lighters Up
143. House of Pain - Jump Around
144. OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean
145. Nas - Nas Is Like
146. Onyx - Slam
147. Watch The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z) - Otis
148. Salt-N-Pepa - Shoop
149. 2Pac - Do 4 Love
150. T.I. - What You Know
151. Nicki Minaj Ft. Drake - Moment 4 Life
152. Souls of Mischief - ‘93 till infinity
153. Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot