Top 20 Hip Hop Songs of 2010

It's hard to say exactly what 2010 will be remembered for in terms of hip-hop music. There are new feuds, new icons-in-the-making, new joints spinning on the few vinyl turntables that remain in operation. Perhaps, if we look at where we were 12 months ago, we'll get a better sense of where we are now, and what headway was made in the urban music world. In December 2009, Drake was still riding high without a debut album, Nicki Minaj was largely known as a harmless mixtape artist, Kanye West was publicly vilified for what has become universally termed "The Taylor Swift Incident," and Eminem's comeback had more of that flash and bang than substance or longevity. Lil Wayne was preparing to serve his time for weapons possession charges and Jay-Z was getting more spins on pop radio than urban stations.