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Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" - (Photo: TDE/Intercope Records)

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Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" - (Photo: TDE/Intercope Records)

Tupac, "To Live and Die in L.A." - (Photo: Death Row/Makaveli Records)

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Tupac, "To Live and Die in L.A." - (Photo: Death Row/Makaveli Records)

N.W.A - “Straight Outta Compton,” Straight Outta Compton (1988) - The title track to the group’s debut album doubly served as an introduction of N.W.A to the world. It also set the tone for a group that would get the conversation started on music censorship in the U.S. a couple of years later. The title alone has proven to live on by itself, as it became the title to one of the biggest films of 2015 based on the group’s ascent to super stardom.(Photo: Ruthless/Priority Records)

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N.W.A., "Straight Outta Compton" - (Photo: Ruthless/Priority Records)

"Thriller," Michael Jackson - A horror epic film captured on wax, the title song from the biggest-selling album of all time remains the most cinematic track of Michael Jackson's entire musical catalogue. The infectious disco-funk dance track mixed with the King of Pop's early '80s melodic vocals and, of course, Vincent Price's haunt-rap makes this song, excuse the pun, an outstanding thriller.  (Photo: Epic Records)

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Michael Jackson, "Thriller" - (Photo: Epic Records)

Pharrell, "Happy" - (Photo: Columbia Records)

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Pharrell, "Happy" - (Photo: Columbia Records)

Ice Cube, "It Was a Good Day" - (Photo: Priority Records)

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Ice Cube, "It Was a Good Day" - (Photo: Priority Records)