"In da Club" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent from his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). Written by 50 Cent alongside producers Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo,the song,which uses an unconventional off-beat rhythm,was released in January 2003 as the album's lead single and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming 50 Cent's first number-one single.
Carl Terrell Mitchell,better known by his stage name Twista,is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992,being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds.
Kamikaze is the fourth studio album by American rapper Twista. It was released on January 27,2004,by Atlantic Records. The album reached the top of the US Billboard 200 chart in early 2004,after the success of its lead single,"Slow Jamz". It sold 312,000 units in its first week of sales,and received generally positive reviews from critics. It is Twista's most successful album,being certified Platinum by the RIAA.
"Hope" is a song by American rapper Twista from the soundtrack of the 2005 movie Coach Carter. Featuring singer Faith Evans who performs the chorus,the song mainly focuses on Twista's view on the War on Terrorism. The version featuring Faith Evans can also be found on her album The First Lady. The song was released to US rhythmic and urban radio on November 22,2004.
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song recorded by American rappers Nelly,P. Diddy and Murphy Lee. It was released in 2003 from the Bad Boys II Soundtrack. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,giving Nelly his third number one on the chart,P. Diddy's fourth,and Lee's first. The song was also included on Lee's debut album,Murphy's Law. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2004 Grammy Awards.
"So Lonely" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and record producer Rodney Jerkins. It is a duet between rapper Twista and Carey,featured on his album The Day After and Carey's reissue of The Emancipation of Mimi (2005),subtitled Ultra Platinum Edition. It was unofficially released in 2006 as the third single from The Day After. The version on The Emancipation of Mimi serves as a sequel track to "One and Only",another track from The Emancipation of Mimi,and is subtitled "One and Only Part 2". The version on The Day After serves as a sequel track to that and is therefore subtitled "One and Only Part 3".
"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single from Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced and features uncredited vocals by Kanye West and uncredited violin by Miri Ben-Ari. It contains a sample of the 1978 song "Cause I Love You" By Lenny Williams. The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11,2004. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.
"I'm N Luv" is a single by American singer T-Pain featuring rapper Mike Jones. Released in late 2005 it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,making it T-Pain's second top 10 single,and Mike Jones's first. This is T-Pain's third most successful single to date,tying with his other "Bartender",but Mike Jones's most successful single to date. The official remix is with Twista,Akon,R. Kelly,Too Short and more.
"I Belong to You" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Vassal Benford and Ronald Spearman for her eponymous debut studio album (1993),while production was helmed by the former. The song was released as the album's fifth and final single on June 10,1994 by LaFace and Arista Records,a double A side along with "How Many Ways." While there was no accompanying music video for "I Belong to You",the song garnered Braxton a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 21,1995.
"I'm Really Hot" is a song by American recording artist Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by Timbaland and Elliott for her fifth studio album This Is Not a Test! (2003). Released as the second and final single from the album,it reached the top 20 of the Danish Singles Chart. The accompanying music video makes reference to the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill:Volume 1 (2003),and includes a dance break over "Hot Music" by Soho.
"Slow Jamz" is a song by American rapper Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It was released in 2003,through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records,as the lead single from Twista's fourth studio album Kamikaze (2004),and the second single from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). The song was written by Twista,Burt Bacharach,Hal David,and the producer West. It samples Luther Vandross' cover of Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "A House Is Not A Home",and contains genres of hip hop,pop rap,R&B,and soul. The song's lyrics reference slow jam artists and describes the role of lovermen.
"Lights,Camera,Action!" is the debut single by Mr. Cheeks,from his debut album John P. Kelly. The song was released in August 2001 and produced by Bink,who used a sample of "Keep on Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks. The song became Mr. Cheeks' first and only major hit as a solo artist,reaching No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the R&B charts for one week.
"Ghetto Story" is a dancehall/ragga single performed by dancehall artist Baby Cham. It is the first single to be released from his album of the same name. The song is most known for its reggae fusion remix called "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" featuring American R&B singer Alicia Keys. The single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart,and number 13 on the Billboard Rap Tracks chart. It received heavy airplay on MTV2 and BET,and some airplay on Canada's MuchMusic. The song is about growing up in the ghetto and how it was for Cham in his younger years. The video entered BET's 106 &Park at number 9 before peaking at number 5,making it one of the very few reggae videos to reach the top 5 on that countdown. Another remix features singer Akon. Rapper Lil Wayne has freestyled over the instrumental.
"Freek-a-Leek" is an American hip hop song co-written and recorded by American rapper Petey Pablo. It was released on December 1,2003,as the second single from his second album,Still Writing in My Diary:2nd Entry (2004). It was produced by Lil Jon where the song fits the uptempo subgenre of Southern hip hop called crunk. The single peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 2004.
"Dangerous" is a song by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring American singer Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL,it was the first single from his fourth album,Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008,and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13,at the American iTunes Store,the song was offered as a free download. The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. In March 2010,the single was certified 3×platinum by the CRIA.
"No Escapin' This" is the first single from Take It or Squeeze It,a 2001 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Loud Records in 2001 in both 12 inch and CD format. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features braggadocious raps by Juju and Psycho Les,as well as ad libs performed by Greg Nice and a chorus performed by Claudette Sierra. The track's beat samples "A Little Fugue for You and Me" by Enoch Light. The song's refrain contains a vocal sample from Psycho Les' verse on "Off the Books" by The Beatnuts.
"Let's Go" is a song by American rapper Trick Daddy,released as the first single from his 2004 sixth studio album Thug Matrimony:Married to the Streets. It features Twista and Lil Jon and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Bigg D. The song became a top ten hit,reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100,making it Trick Daddy's most successful single of his career. The song samples "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. It was used in the films Stomp the Yard (2007) and Neighbors (2014) in addition to the extended trailer for Megamind (2010) and the theatrical trailer for Jumanji:The Next Level (2019). In 2019,the song is heard during the trailer for a new mode in Gears 5 called Escape. Despite the sample already being cleared with Osbourne's publishing,Osbourne never heard the song until February 2021 when producer Andrew Watt played him the song to his approval.
"Sunshine" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Flip,released May 24,2004,as the second single from his third album,U Gotta Feel Me (2004). The song,produced by the Synphony,features vocals by American singer Lea. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,Hot Rap Songs,and Hot 100 charts,stuck in each case behind Terror Squad's "Lean Back". It went on to become his most successful single to date.
"So Sexy Chapter II" is a single by Twista featuring R. Kelly,and a sequel to their previous hit single,"So Sexy". The song did not appear on the original release of Twista's album Kamikaze,but was later included on the re-release as one of two new bonus tracks. While not as successful as the original,"So Sexy Chapter II" made it onto two Billboard charts in the US,peaking at 92 on the Billboard 200 and 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks.
"Ice" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland,featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on August 24,2012. It was originally the lead single from Rowland's fourth studio album,Talk a Good Game (2013),however it did not make the album's final cut. The song was written by Rowland,Sean Garrett,Noel Fisher and Wayne,while the production was helmed by Garrett and Fisher. "Ice" is the third collaboration between Rowland and Wayne,following the Destiny's Child collaboration "Soldier" (2004),and her solo single "Motivation" (2011).
