This sexually charged song has synthetic sounds and slow base. The auto-tune track is littered in sexual metaphors, which make for poetic-like rap lyrics. R&B artist Static Major is featured in official remix, although he died just two weeks before the song debuted.
The beginning of the song might sound familiar to anyone who has seen the movie, 'Coming to America.' It's the beat that played during the bathroom scene when female servants gave Eddie Murphy a wash. Dr. Dre produced the movie beat into this hit single. See below for the explicit version.
This is definitely a lady's anthem. Common sings about his affection for Erykah Badu. He confesses his love for her on paper: "Wrote this letter, and finally decide to send it...Love has no limit, let's spend it slow forever...It don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine." The song is sweetly sung and full of charm, which is why 'The Light' is such a classic, and one of the top rap love songs of the decade.
The song was written by Aftermath artist, Hitman and features Snoop Dogg. The gangsta song appears in the album, '2001.' Like 'Still Fly,' the song is full of slang and we love it: "Thug niggaz drug dealers yeah they givin it up / Lowlife, yo' life, boy we livin it up / Taking chances while we dancing in the party fo' sho'." Plus, we love how the back-beat stops, then starts up again at the beginning of every chorus: 'Hold up, hey."
Eminem plucked 50 Cent from obscurity and introduced him to Dr. Dre. The result is the hit single, 'In da Club.' The song is easy to dance to and has great beats. What we love about 50 Cent is everything he sings comes from experience, so we know his words are real and the emotion rings true.
'Empire State of Mind' is every New Yorkers' favorite anthem and is our No. 1 Rap Song of the Decade. The Brooklyn born rapper, Jay-Z, sings about his past and about the New York experience. He calls himself the new Sinatra, in reference to Sinatra's 'New York, New York': "And since I made it here, I can make it anywhere." The lyrics continue to reveal Jay-Z's past: "Took it to my stash spot, 560 State street" in Brooklyn, where he was a dealer once upon a time.
1. What the hell is this?
Where is Kanye West on the list?
There were so many good songs that he did. Jay-Z is so overrated.
Posted at 3:02PM on Dec 15th 2009 by Tom