Top Billin'

"Top Billin'" is a single for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, released as the B-side of the single "Make It Funky" from the album What More Can I Say? It was released before First Priority Music signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Records. The song was voted #8 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.^[1] It was also included in the musical-reference book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]

A-side"Make It Funky"

ReleasedOctober 15, 1987

Recorded1987

GenreGolden age hip hop

Quick facts Single by Audio Two, from the album What More Can I Say? ...

"Top Billin'"
One of side-A labels of U.S. vinyl single
Single by Audio Two
from the album What More Can I Say?
A-side	"Make It Funky"
Released	October 15, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Golden age hip hop
Length	2:56
Label	First Priority Music
Songwriter	Kirk Robinson
Producers	Daddy-O Audio Two
Audio Two singles chronology
""A Christmas Rhyme / Audio Two's Jam"" (1986) "Top Billin'" (1987) "Hickeys Around My Neck" (1988)

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In 2012, the song was ranked 43rd as Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All-Time.^[3]

The song is featured in 2004 video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2, and 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictional radio station The Classics 104.1. The song also features in NBA 2K22.

Elements of "Top Billin'" have been sampled or interpolated in more than 300 songs, including "I Get Money" by 50 Cent, "Otis" by Jay-Z and Kanye West, and "Real Love" by Mary J. Blige.^[4]