Rap-Up.com || Rap-Up 10 Best Music Videos of 2008

Yesterday we shared our 20 favorite songs of 2008, now here are our picks for the 10 best hip-hop and R&B music videos of the year. The females really dominated in ‘08. Aside from a few guys who made the cut, it was all about the ladies. Fellas, step your video game up next year.

Find out who made our list below.

10. Busta Rhymes – “Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water On ‘Em)” (Director: RAGE/Busta)

9. T.I. – “Whatever You Like” (Director: Dave Meyers)

8. Solange – “I Decided, Pt. 1″ (Director: Melina/Solange)

7. Kanye West – “Flashing Lights” (Director: Spike Jonze/Kanye)

6. Erykah Badu – “Honey” (Director: Mr. Roboto/Erykah)

5. Ciara – “Go Girl” (Director: Melina)

4. Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” (Director: Jake Nava)

3. Ashanti – “Good Good” (Director: Melina)

2. Gnarls Barkley – “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul?” (Director: Chris Milk)

1. Rihanna – “Disturbia” (Director: Anthony Mandler/Rihanna)

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23 Comments

Louis Vuitton Don
December 30th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Where the … is the Live Your Life-video? That video was simply the coolest made this year.
djbaps
December 30th, 2008 at 10:43 am
you have got to be kidding with num 1 SINGLE LADIES IS NUM 1, i like riri but disturbia is her worse song & the video is tragic
Jazmine
December 30th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Ciara Def Had The Best Video Of 2008 HANDS DOWN!!
But We ALL Have Opinions
But You Def Should Take The Ashanti Video Good Good Off (I Never Even Seen That Video Anywhere) & Put Janelle Monae “Many Moons”
Or Common “Universal Mind Control”
& Ya’ll Didn’t Even Put Snoop Dogg Sexual Eruption I Guess You Guys Wasn’t Looking For
Creativty For This List
But To Each It’s Own
Wameezy
December 30th, 2008 at 11:38 am
yeah Janelle Monaes Many Moons hands down should be in this list!
CRocks
December 30th, 2008 at 11:41 am
djbaps, no, just no. Disturbia is amazingly insane and a definite career change for Rihanna when that video came out. IMO Single Ladies don’t need to be in this list at all! Not original, not innovate, boring. At least replace it with If I Were a Boy.
Rap-Up
December 30th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Snoop’s “Sensual Seduction” video was released in 2007, so that’s why it didn’t make our 2008 list.
Joseph
December 30th, 2008 at 11:42 am
yea… i have no idea how ya’ll can think ashanti and gnarls barkley’s video go before ciara’s and beyonce’s (Two of the best female entertainers around) but erybody’s got an opinion, overall i think this list is pretty good*
D
December 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
1ST OFF CHANGE NUMBER 1..SINGLE LADIES NEED 2 SWAP PLACES WIT DISTURBIA BECAUSE SINGLE LADIES WAS HANDS DOWN THE BEST VIDEO OF 2008..N WAT DA FUCK IS GOOD WIT ASHANTI. WHY DA HELL..NO DA QUESTION IS HOW DA HELL..DID SHE EVEN MAKE IT ON DA LIST?..I MEAN SERIOUSLY..DA SONG WAS TRASH N DA VIDEO COULDA BEEN BETTER..N WHERE IS LIVE YOUR LIFE AND IF I WERE A BOY? THEY DESERVE POSTIONS ON THIS LIST..WE COULD HAVE LIVED WIT OUT DAT BUSTA VIDEO AND GNARLES BARKLEY SHIT..
zabrina
December 30th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
what the hell?
where is ESTELLE – AMERICAN BOY?
and FLO RIDA -Low
and LUPE FIASCO – superstar
and USHER – Llove in this club????????

all great videos!
crunkpoet
December 30th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
beyonce does NOT have to be number with every damn thing..this chose so end of story!! lovin the selections
tYyay
December 30th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
first of all Ashanti shoulda been number 1 then beyonce then rihanna and where the hell is Weezy\’s Lollipop
Joey
December 30th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
This is def a good list. But I would like to see Janelle Monae and Usher – Moving mountains. But there are sooo many good videos and everybody has their own opinion, better respect for their hard work!
la2atl
December 30th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
First things first, Beyonce’s video for “Single Ladies” shat on every dance video out there. The creativity (yes I know it was INSPIRED by an old video) of the dancing and cinematography were impeccable.

Secondly, people who mentioned garbage/boring/lame/run-o-the-mill vids such as Lollipop, Love in da Club, Live your Life… this is about the VIDEOS peoples. Not your favorite songs. Get with it.
zabrina
December 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
urm love in this club was a good video, just watch that dance scene in the middle, it was crazy!

i think erykah badu had the best video of the year with honey, very original!
Catie
December 30th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I’m surprised Beyonce’s “If i Were a Boy” isn’t on the list, easily her best music video to date and one of the best released all year. Same thing with Ashanti, “The Way That i Love You” is definitely a better music video than “Good Good”.

I do have to agree with you guys on Erykah Badu’s “Honey”, i LOVE the music video for that song.
jermaine
December 30th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Damn Ashanti was on the list fo sho she number 3 Deserve that it was her year this year as well real talk she still didnt get the shine like she should in 2008 i mean the way that i love video was sick as well far most all her videos of 08 ashanti she kill it. 2008 she might did not get her shine but i know 09 she is. this jest was a welcome back ashanti cd. 2009 is offcial
angel
December 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
ASHANTI def deserves to be on there the way that i love you shouldve been on there to!
Carey
December 30th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Ciara should be #1 she did everything but FLY in that video!
Itz a Wrap!!
December 30th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Look here…. i believe this list is pretty good but ashanti shouldnt be #3 and come on now all u ppl keep sayin ciara shoulda been #1, I say…..Hell No!! She only came out with 1 flop single, Dont try 2 put her up on a pedistal for 1 song.
lia
December 30th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
1. Disturbia – AMAZING PICKK…SOO LOVE that video & song and i mean Rihanna co-directed it..she is amazing

Ashanti can be replaced with B…love single ladies

And GO GIRL is a hoooot video

and i love solange
angel
December 31st, 2008 at 12:11 am
ASHANTIS the way that i love you shits on all them records so haters keep it movin.Good good def deserves to be there cuz the art direction was SIKK period!
Humberto
December 31st, 2008 at 7:24 am
O.O
good good is so… ugly, is TOO simple, in the bad way. ugly photography, poor sets =S
disturbia best video of the year? LOL

single ladies and go girl are the best video of the list

WHERES JANET?
FEEDBACK and ROCK WITH U are just greeeeaaatttt!
rickee queen
January 9th, 2009 at 7:13 am
1st of all single ladies was a very boring vid, it just had beyonce’s old azz dancing in black and white- disturbia is def a great and perfect vid…… get off rihanna’s jock punks