al ship's top 50 rap/r&b crossover singles of the 00s -- which is your favorite?

this is seriously impossible

i'm just gonna go ahead and vote "locked up"

here's a super rough top 10 but really who even knows
10 green light
9 tell me
8 put it on me
7 next episode
6 slow jamz
5 where the party at
4 stutter
3 can't deny it
2 luv u better
1 locked up

just scanned & read a few entries so far but this is epic, al. shld have pitched it to complex for $$$.

finally got this playlist completed (minus "empire state of mind" -- not that i hate it, but too soon) and i refuse to listen to anything else for the next few days

would it be controversial to politely ask for an upload of that? i was thinking of doing the same thing but that's a lot of work if it's not necessary. i know this is MAJOR LABEL MUSIC but uh

yeah if you gimme a little bit to zip all the stuff and upload it etc

thanks a lot :)

there will be 47 songs -- the ones missing are "flashing lights" & "good life" because when i went to add them to the playlist i realized that i didn't have 'graduation' on my computer so this was sort of like a little reminder to do it -- not to mention that i don't really need to hear those two songs right now

also "empire state of mind"

also there's a slight chance that i copped a few of them off itunes before i went on my filestube binge last night to fill out the playlist, in which case you'll have to track down those few yourself (filestube will work)

Was Luv U Better actually good? I can't remember it at all (not a good sign.)

yeah it's amazing

here's part one of the .zip -- akon thru keyshia cole

http://www.mediafire.com/?tgr4is6bozn7en1

the version of "let it go" is the grand hustle remix which is the one i have on my computer & play semi-regularly

http://www.mediafire.com/?o6w5tdjt032h43d

if i was gonna pick a Rule crossover track it woulda been I'm Real

ok after dl'ing that playlist i now have a new favourite pretty much every five minutes.

imo al missed by not including
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVucWRs-eWA

i should mention great list otherwise!

for some reason monica ft. busta rhymes - so gone (remix) feels like it should be on here

yeah this list is amazing; leaning "best of me" but it is v difficult to choose

right after i posted that i looked at the list again and realized i'm a liar bc "i'm a flirt" is officially my favorite song in the world?

i have never been able to love "addicted" btw because i find lata mangeshkar's voice really annoying. rakim's verse is obvs great though.

the vague callback to exoticism on 'paid in full' is what gives that so much resonance i think

although obv if u were familiar with mangeshkar i suppose you might have a diff take!

the vague callback to exoticism on 'paid in full' is what gives that so much resonance i think

― blap...tremendo (deej), Sunday, August 8, 2010 6:22 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it is! it's totally brilliant; i just feel like i'm tolerating the song until that part, though. i realize this is sb-worthy because mangeshkar prob has one of the world's most popular voices

or challopsy of me or whatever

that basehead song is magnificent

not over you that is

i wish i could find marcello carlins review of that album... which is also magnificent

i'm a flirt

ust scanned & read a few entries so far but this is epic, al. shld have pitched it to complex for $$$.

― zvookster, Sunday, August 8, 2010 12:21 AM (20 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yeah considering how long it ended up being i shoulda tried to get paid for it somewhere but i have no idea who wants to run end-of-decade lists 8 months after everyone else's. this is just part one of a planned SIX PART SERIES if anyone's interested, though.

imo al missed by not including
http://www.youtube.com/v/GVucWRs-eWA&fs=1&hl=en

― blap...tremendo (deej), Sunday, August 8, 2010 5:05 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yeah "Into You" is totally #51 in my head but i was like man i already have five Fab records on here, i can stand to cut one

once the poll ends i'll post my short list of things i would've had in there

3k's verse on "green light" is so awesome -- he's totally energized

hop out the suicides lookin so cobain

i'd never heard this shade sheist joint before -- it's great of course -- was it produced by quik?

i always thought it was cute that wayne shouted out chris brown on the outro of "you" -- it's like he didn't want him to think that he was cheating with lloyd

i think styles p found the closest thing to a rhyme for "orange" with "garbage" -- or at least the way he says it

yes i like that couplet

i had never heard "where i wanna be," nor had i heard "back like that." they are both great!

young gunz say some creepy shit in this song

songs on this list that talk about see through panties: 2

isnt the song called 'addictive'?

if im voting 'favorite' than yeah that but in terms of 'best rap/r&b crossover'... i dunno man that doesnt feel like a crossover, rakim owns that track so hard he makes all of truth hurts verses sound like an extended intro

there is a part in "okay" that sounds just like my alarm clock -- i'm having like a reverse pavlovian reaction

ludacris, balance and rotate all tires

is there a single mp3 that combines the luda, trina AND jay-z verses of "one minute man"? if so, can someone post it?

i have one! can i admit i don't know how to post it?

yes! it's okay

here's what you do -- go to zshare.com and upload it there