Thursday, 20 August 2026

Numbers On The Board

What's today's mathematics, God... literally. Me and the boiz have already tackled favourite Rap songs beginning with the letters of the alphabet, so how's about we talk favourite Rap songs which begin with numbers? It's rules, guidelines and codes we obey: the song must begin with a number and if you mention a Drake song I will track you down and set Jack Russell terriers on your testicles. Off the top like Adee Phelan, here's 21 favourites. If you havin' blog problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems, but a list ain't 1.

Davy DMX - One For The Treble (Fresh) (1984)
MF DOOM - One Beer (2004)
Mac Dre - 2 Hard 4 The F**kin' Radio (1989)
2Pac ft. Snoop Dogg - 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted (1996)
Slim Thug ft. T.I. & Bun B - 3 Kings (2004)
GZA ft. Ghostface, Killah Priest & RZA - 4th Chamber (1995)
Whodini - Five Minutes Of Funk (1984)
Ice-T - 6 in The Mornin' (1986)
Geto Boys - 6 Feet Deep (1993)
Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke (1990)
Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) (1994)
Notorious B.I.G - Ten Crack Commandments (1997)
Laroo T.H.H. & The Jacka - 20 Bricks (2008)
50 Cent ft. Nate Dogg - 21 Questions (2003)
T.I. - 24's (2003)
Ma$e ft. The Lox, Black Rob & DMX - 24 Hours To Live (1998)
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (1993)
N.W.A - 100 Miles And Runnin' (1990)
Spice 1 - 187 Proof (1993)
Chief Keef - 3Hunna (2012)
Juvenile - 400 Degreez (1998)

24 comments:

  1. This was tougher than the other one.

    Nas - One Love
    D&D All-Stars - 1, 2 Pass It
    Method Man & Redman - 1, 2, 1, 2
    Gravediggaz - 1-800 Suicide
    Pete Rock & CL Smooth - One in a Million
    Bahamadia feat. K-Swift & Mecca Star - 3 Tha Hard Way
    The Pharcyde - 4 Better Or 4 Worse
    Big L feat. D.I.T.C. - 5 Fingers of Death
    Shabaam Sahdeeq Ft. Eminem, A.L, Skam - 5 Star Generals
    Ice-T - 6 in the Mornin'
    Prodigy - 7th Heaven
    Sir Menelik feat. Grand Puba & Sadat X - 7XL
    Boogie Down Productions - 9mm Goes Bang
    Biggie - Ten Crack Commandments
    Silver Bullet - 20 Seconds to Comply
    All Natural - 50 Years
    Roc Marciano - 76
    Souls of Mischief - 93 Till Infinity
    NWA - 100 Miles and Runnin'
    Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon - 260
    Tha Alkaholiks - 2014

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    1. Can't believe I forgot One In A Million 🤦‍♂️

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    2. And I can't believe I left out One By One.

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  2. I reckon there's probably a way to arrange one's mp3 collection alphabetically/numerically (either within a media player or with a python script). Anyway, here's a few songs that sprung straight to mind:

    Kurtis blow "8 Million stories"
    Styles of beyond "2000 fold"
    3rd Bass "3 strikes"
    Aceyalone "5 feet"
    Ashy L Bowz "2 step"
    Dr Octagon "3000"
    Dr.oop "2 weeks"
    Jean Grae "-8"
    Legs MC "4 4 2"
    B Dolan "50 ways to bleed your customer"
    DJ Muggs Vs Ill bill "2013"
    Jasiri X "21 forever"
    Company Flow "8 steps to perfection"
    Bonus: Dead Residents "Numberwang"

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    1. Switch Kurtis Blow's 8 Million Stories for its namesake by Tribe and it's a deal.

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  3. Here's a few more:
    BDP "13 and good"
    X-Raided "Deuce 5 to life"
    Buck 65 "463"
    4-Ize "4eva chemicals"
    Cambata "33"
    Dubbledge "777"
    Fesu "22 Ag'"
    Iceberg Theory & August Fanon "30 Tyrants"
    People Under The Stairs "43 labels I like"
    Uncommon nasa "Twenty Two"

    Prolyphic & Reanimator "2 track mind"
    The Kleenrz "1st 48"

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    1. Was waiting for someone to mention 13 and Good 😆

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  4. Tried not to duplicate what has already been mentioned:

    Hostyle - One Eyed Maniac
    Ghostface - One
    Lake feat. Nas - One Never Knows
    Large Pro feat. Nas - One Plus One
    Almighty RSO feat. MOP and Cocoa Brovaz- One In the Chamber
    Clipse - One Thing
    Whodini - One Love
    Kool G Rap feat. Geto Boys and Ice Cube - 2 to da Head
    Jay-Z - 22 2's
    Mobb Deep feat. Big Noyd - 3 from NYC
    Prodigy feat. Cormega - Three
    Masta Ace - 4 Minus 3
    Massive Attack - 5 Man Army (that Rakim / Al Green Mahogany sample)
    Scaramanga - 7 Eyes 7 Horns
    Naughty By Nature - 19 Naughty Three

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    1. Good choices.... except for Massive Attack 😉

      1, 2, 3 also bangs as a Naughty selection.

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  5. Love 1, 2, 3

    I don't know why I have such a thing for Massive Attack - the rapping is so bad it goes through a black hole and comes back as listenable

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    1. You know you're a true Anglophile if you can stomach Massive Attack's rapping.

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  6. Had a quick shuffle through my collection and here's a few more I found:

    Eazy-E & MC Ren "2 Hard Mutha's"
    PE "One million bottle bags"
    Yall so stupid "85 South"
    Rondo And Crazy Rak "666 code"
    BWP "2 minute brother"
    Streetsweeper Social Club "100 little curses"
    Ambidex "3 ring circus"
    Thirsty Fish "3rd shift"
    Teenburger "Three Bucks In Quarters"

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  7. First one that comes to mind is 745 by Gucci Mane

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    1. Good choice.

      Almost went for Zone 6 from that 'tape for the Z selection on the alphabet list.

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  8. Jeru - One Day
    Monsta Island Czar's - 1,2 1,2
    Ultramagnetic MC's -1,2 1,2
    Ultramagnetic MC's - Two Brothers with Checks
    Bob Dorough - Three is a magic number
    Nikki Rap N Scratch - 4 Rhymes to Go
    Kool G Rap 4,5,6
    The Jury - Five Dollars with a Flyer
    Black Flag - Six Pack - sorry had to shout it out.
    Dollar $ Bill & Cut Mstr KG - Almighty 7 (Cos I'm Righteous)
    Digable Planets - Dial 7 - cheating with those 2 but 2 dope songs :)
    Big L / Herb Mcgruff ft Big Twan, Buddah Bless, Cam'ron, Mike Boogie,Terra , Trooper J - 8 Iz Enuff - OG and Demo Version
    Born Twice - 9 oz's of Terror
    Raekwon the Op, Cappadonna and Ghost - 10 Bricks
    Silver Bullet - 20 Seconds to Comply
    So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds ;)

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    1. Somebody should blend the 21 Seconds acapella over the 20 Seconds To Comply instrumental.

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  9. 20-2-life -17.5
    24/7 (nine and jesse west) -24/7
    39 posse -39 automatic
    415-415
    mark the 45 king -900 number

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    1. Gotta disqualify 900 Number because it has a The at the start of the title 🧐

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  10. Here's a few more for you (probably the last shake of the bag):

    Elzhi "5 man hustle"
    Insane Poetry "6 in the chamber"
    Xzibit, Ras Kass and Saafir (RIP) "3 card molly"
    Killer Mike "2 sides"
    Eligh "1st contact"
    John Smith "1st date"
    Masta Ace "3000 Avenue X"

    Lil Wayne "6 foot 7 foot"
    Gang Starr "1/2 & 1/2"
    E40 "$999,999 + $1= A Mealticket"
    Epic Beard Men "2Bad"
    Gunshot "25 gun salute"

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    1. You listen to songs by E-40 and Lil' Wayne?????????

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  11. E40? yes = mostly his 90s stuff.
    Lil Wayne? Not if I can help it.

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    1. Dino jammin' out to Da Bumble and Flashin'? Who'd have thunk it!

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  12. up next? the major arcana

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