Favourite rap verse on an R&B track

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On the Singles of the Year thread, Sterling talks about how good Clipse's rap on "Like I Love You" and Rakim's rap on "Addictive" are, reminding me to start this thread about how some of the best raps these days tend to appear on otherwise predominantly r&b singles. Is it just the concentration of good stuff into a short timespan? The heightened contrast of rapping versus singing? The lack of a need for a narrative, or even any connection however remote to the subject matter of the song?

And, most importantly, what are your favourites?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 20 October 2002 11:15 (twenty-three years ago)

spiritual godfather: biggie on "real love".

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 20 October 2002 11:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Recent greats:

Ludacris on 112's "Peaches & Cream (Remix)"
Jay-Z on Mya's "Best Of Me (Remix)"
Nelly on N'Sync's "Girlfriend (Remix)"
Missy on Faith Evans' "Burning Up (Remix)"
Redman on Pink's "Get The Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
The J.Lo/Ja Rule collab-Os

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 20 October 2002 11:28 (twenty-three years ago)

missy on Janets go deep over this awesome housey piano going on about how awesome timbaland is.

― edward (big E.D), Sunday, 20 October 2002 11:43 (twenty-three years ago)

D: Blue's "Flahh Bahh" (it may be part one or part two)

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 October 2002 11:49 (twenty-three years ago)

left-eye on donell jones's 'u know what's up'
if you think you don't like it, try again. her finest hour.

― pete b., Sunday, 20 October 2002 17:43 (twenty-three years ago)

odb + mariah carey... almost as much in practice as in theory

― minna (minna), Sunday, 20 October 2002 23:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I like the compact narrative deal in guest verses which condenses all the good stuff.

Missy on the Carly Simon rework, which I otherwise totally forget. Was that Janet's go deep?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Sunday, 20 October 2002 23:49 (twenty-three years ago)

ludacris is good at this... i like his bit on amerie's 'why don't we fall in love', especially ".......good!"

― minna (minna), Sunday, 20 October 2002 23:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Jay-Z on R Kelly's 'Fiesta'

― Robin Goad, Monday, 21 October 2002 07:16 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah - "and after the original it's prob'ly THIS!"

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 21 October 2002 08:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Redman/Meth on D'Angelo's Brown Sugar ... fierce. They own that song.

― Android (Android Elvis), Monday, 21 October 2002 10:17 (twenty-three years ago)

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