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Fight The Power: Hip Hop's 10 Best Music Video Riots

Yesterday, Jay-Z & Kanye West dropped the dramatic and violent visual to "No Church In The Wild." The Romain Gavras-directed video sees a totalitarian regime confronted by the masses. Complete with police brutality via horseback and molotov cocktails galore, it just might be one of the best music video riots of all time. But before you decide to crown The Throne, take a look back at Hip Hop's 10 Best Music Video Riots. &#8212<em>XXL Staff</em> (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/XXLSTAFF">@XXLStaff</a>)

Crazy World Jeezy

Young Jeezy "Crazy World" <i>The Recession</i> (2008)

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Common 6th sense

Common "The 6th Sense" <i>Like Water for Chocolate</i> (2000)

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NAS ONE MIC

Nas "One Mic" <i>Stillmatic</i> (2001)

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FightMusicD12

D12 "Fight Music" <i>Devil's Night</i> (2002)

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Runthistown

Jay-Z featuring Kanye West and Rihanna "Run This Town" <i>Blueprint 3</i> (2009)

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Hip Hop is Dead

Nas "Hip-Hop is Dead" <i>Hip Hop is Dead</i> (2006)

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MOSHEMINEM

Eminem "Mosh" <i>Encore</i> (2004)

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DropTheWorld

Lil Wayne featuring Eminem "Drop The World," <i>Rebirth</i> (2009)

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2 Chainz Riot

2 Chainz "Riot" <i>T.R.U. REALigion</i> (2011)

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Nochurch

Jay-Z and Kanye West "No Church in the Wild" <i>Watch The Throne</i> (2011)

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