Side 8 of 11
2007
Senior year, everything peaks
8 tracks
- 01
We Fly High
Jim Jones
DipsetanthemFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #5 on the Hot 100; the 'Ballin!' chant became inescapable.
Why it mattered
BALLIN! That's all anyone needed to hear. Jim Jones turned a simple chant into the most shouted word at every party, every club, every sporting event for an entire year. Dipset's last great moment.
- 02
Party Like a Rockstar
Shop Boyz
snapparty anthemFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #2 on the Hot 100; one of the defining one-hit wonders of the decade.
Why it mattered
Atlanta snap-rap meets rock posturing. The hook was so simple and so effective that it transcended hip-hop entirely. Every frat party, every tailgate, every dorm pregame.
- 03
Good Life
Kanye West
hip-hopfeel-goodFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 from Graduation.
Why it mattered
T-Pain on the hook, Kanye at his most joyful. Graduation was the album that proved rap could sound like stadium music, and this was the celebration track. Pure optimism.
- 04
I Get Money
50 Cent
hip-hopstuntingFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 from Curtis.
Why it mattered
50 Cent recycled his own 'Many Men' melody into a victory lap. Even as his commercial peak was fading, this song proved he could still make the hardest anthem in any room.
- 05
Handlebars
Flobots
alternative hip-hoppoliticalFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #3 on the Hot 100; a sleeper hit that built momentum through 2008.
Why it mattered
Started gentle and built to something terrifying. The Flobots made a political statement disguised as a quirky rap song, and college campuses loved it. The build was the whole point.
- 06
Make Me Better
Fabolous · feat. Ne-Yo
pop-rapr&b crossoverFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #6 on the Hot 100; Fab and Ne-Yo's crossover smash.
Why it mattered
Timbaland's production plus Ne-Yo's hook gave Fabolous his biggest hit. This bridged the gap between hip-hop and R&B perfectly — it played at the function and on the slow jam hour.
- 07
White Girl
USDA
trapAtlantaFind similar tracks →On the charts
From Young Jeezy's USDA group; a street hit that spread through mixtapes.
Why it mattered
Jeezy's crew delivered trap music with a wink. The double meaning was the point — USDA kept the energy of Jeezy's solo work with a group dynamic that worked on the streets and in the clubs.
- 08
Superstar
Lupe Fiasco · feat. Matthew Santos
consciousintrospectiveFind similar tracks →On the charts
Peaked at #10 on the Hot 100 from The Cool.
Why it mattered
Lupe's biggest commercial moment. Matthew Santos's soaring hook over a thoughtful meditation on fame — this was the song for anyone who ever dreamed of being more. Headphones-in-the-library music.
