25 Influential Hip Hop One-Hit Wonders

Sometimes one song is all it takes to make a big impact.

Bone Crusher, 'Never Scared' - Bone Crusher seemed set for — pardon the pun — big things when he stomped across the Atlanta rap scene with this epic 2003 crunk hit, but he failed to land another hit after suffering from health problems two years later. He was last seen shedding major pounds on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club reality show. (Photo: Courtesy Arista Records)
DJ Kool, 'Let Me Clear My Throat' - This unlikely 1996 call-and-response hit, a live recording of DC's DJ Kool at a Philly night spot, is still a go-to weapon for any DJ's arsenal, packing dance floors at clubs, family reunions and weddings today. (Photo: Warner Bros. Records)
The Pack, 'Vans' - Bay Area foursome the Pack made noise nationwide with this catchy ode to their favorite footwear before disbanding shortly after, and leaving us with the bizarre solo career of Lil B. (Photo: Indie Pop)
Khia - If Lil Kim and Foxy Brown ushered in a "sexual revolution" for female MCs, then Khia took it to a whole other level. With the independent single "My Neck, My Back," Khia was downright naughty.Cali Swag District, 'Teach Me How to Dougie' - A lot of rap songs in the past few years are accompanied by a signature dance move, but none reached the heights of this 2010 hit, immortalized when First Lady Michelle Obama busted it out with Dr. Oz at a Washington, D.C., elementary school. Cali Swag District's follow-up efforts were derailed the following year, when group dancer M-Bone was shot and killed. (photo: John Ricard)

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DJ Kool, 'Let Me Clear My Throat' - This unlikely 1996 call-and-response hit, a live recording of DC's DJ Kool at a Philly night spot, is still a go-to weapon for any DJ's arsenal, packing dance floors at clubs, family reunions and weddings today. (Photo: Warner Bros. Records)

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