"Lean Back" is a song by American hip hop group Terror Squad. It was released as the second single from their second studio album,True Story,on June 1,2004. An uptempo hip hop song built for the club environment,it contains vocal performances from group members Fat Joe and Remy Ma and production from Scott Storch. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks,starting on August 21,2004,and topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart for seven weeks. Worldwide,the song reached the top 20 in several other countries,including Denmark,where it peaked at number five.
"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on September 27,2004,as the lead single from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album,R&G:The Masterpiece (2005). The song was produced by the Neptunes. It is regarded as an iconic song,with Snoop performing the chorus and the second and third verses while Pharrell performs the first verse.
"My Place" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring R&B singer Jaheim. It is the lead single from Nelly's fourth studio album,Suit (2004). The song is about Nelly inviting a girl over to his house,and the female backing vocals are provided by Kim Johnson. The track samples three songs:Labelle's "Isn't It a Shame",DeBarge's "I Like It",and Teddy Pendergrass's "Come Go with Me",so the respective songwriters are given credits.
"Ride wit Me" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring City Spud. It was released on February 13,2001,as the third single from Nelly's debut studio album,Country Grammar (2000). "Ride wit Me" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States,"Ride wit Me" peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Australia,Ireland,the Netherlands,Norway,and the United Kingdom.
"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album,Pain Is Love (2001). Produced by Irv Gotti,it was written by Rule,7 Aurelius,and Irv Gotti and features guest vocals from Ashanti. Originally set to feature Brandy,the song was released as the album's second single on November 27,2001,through Def Jam Recordings and Gotti's Murder Inc. Records.
"It Wasn't Me" is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae musician Shaggy's fifth studio album,Hot Shot (2000). The song features vocals from RikRok. The lyrics of the song depict one man (RikRok) asking his friend (Shaggy) what to do after his girlfriend caught him cheating on her with "the girl next door". His friend's advice is to deny everything,despite clear evidence to the contrary,with the phrase "It wasn't me."
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her remix album J to tha L–O! The Remixes (2002). The song was marketed as a remix of "Ain't It Funny",but is actually an entirely different song with the same title. It features guest vocals from Ja Rule (Jeffrey Atkins) and Caddillac Tah (Tiheem Crocker). It was written by Lopez,Atkins,Tah,Cory Rooney,Irving Lorenzo,and Ashanti. Over a reworking of the beat to Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" (produced by Easy Mo Bee),Lopez sings about "dropping a boyfriend who keeps messing up".
"Breathe" is a song by American singer Blu Cantrell from her second studio album,Bittersweet (2003). A remixed version featuring Sean Paul was released as a single in February 2003,several months after the album version was released in November 2002. The album version of this song was produced and co-written by Ivan Matias and Andrea Martin. The remix featuring Sean Paul was produced by Ivan Matias,Andrea Martin,and Mark Pitts. The song peaked at 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a hit in Europe,most notably in the United Kingdom,where it topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in August 2003.
"Girlfriend" is a pop and hip hop song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on January 14,2002,as the third single from their fourth studio album Celebrity. It was the group's last song to enter the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number five. "Girlfriend" additionally reached number one in Canada and charted within the top 10 in six other countries,including Australia,Germany,and the United Kingdom. This was the last single and song the band released in their career before their reunion in 2023.
"Why You Wanna" is a song by American rapper T.I.,released as the second official single from his fourth album King (2006). It samples a slowed down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman ". The chorus also interpolates rapper Q-Tip's vocals from "Got 'Til It's Gone" with Janet Jackson and "Find a Way" with his group A Tribe Called Quest.
"The Jump Off" is a song by American rapper Lil' Kim,released as the first single on February 10 in 2003 from her third studio album La Bella Mafia. It was produced by Timbaland and features Mr. Cheeks. The single debuted at number 95 and climbed into the Top 20 at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Danger (Been So Long)" is the second single released by American rapper Mystikal from his fourth album,Let's Get Ready (2000),featuring singer Nivea. The song was released on December 12,2000,and was produced by the Neptunes. "Danger" was a success commercially,peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100,number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart,and number three on the Hot Rap Singles chart. "Danger (Been So Long)" was the second single from the album to reach the top 20 on the US charts,after "Shake Ya Ass".
"Satisfy You",released on October 13,1999,is a number-one R&B single by American hip-hop artist and producer Puff Daddy and features vocals by American R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly on the hook. The song spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks behind "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas. The song was co-written by both Combs and R. Kelly,with additional writing by R&B singer Kelly Price,who performs backing vocals. The song's beat and bassline is taken from "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz,which itself interpolates Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" among others. In contrast to the original song's subject matter,which is about marijuana. The song is about satisfying the significant other. The song garnered a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.
"Ride wit U" is a song by American singer Joe from his fifth studio album,And Then... (2003). The track was produced by Frankie "Vegas" Romano and co-produced by production duo Carvin &Ivan. The song features guest vocals by rap group G-Unit.
"What's Luv?" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe,released through Atlantic Records and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Productions as the second single from his fourth studio album,Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) (2001). The song features additional vocals from singer Ashanti and from rapper Ja Rule on the remix and album version on the song. "What's Luv" was produced by Irv Gotti and Chink Santana. The lyrics of the song's chorus are based in part on the title refrain of the 1984 Tina Turner hit "What's Love Got to Do with It". The song additionally includes a lyric that references the 1998 song "Still Not a Player" by Big Pun. Fat Joe,Ja Rule,and the song's two producers are credited as the writers of "What's Luv",as are Big Pun and the lyricist of "What's Love Got to Do with It",Terry Britten.
"Shake Ya Ass",also known by its clean title,"Shake It Fast",is the first single released from American rapper Mystikal's album,Let's Get Ready. It also features uncredited vocals from Pharrell. It was released July 18,2000 and produced by The Neptunes. It was a huge success for Mystikal,peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 7 on the Hot Rap Singles. Both the song and music video received heavy radio airplay and it has possibly become Mystikal's most well-known song. "Shake Ya Ass" was followed by another top 20 hit,"Danger ".
"Caramel" is the second single released from American hip hop trio City High's self-titled debut album. The single,released on September 11,2001,features American rapper Eve. It was produced by Jerry Duplessis and written by Ryan Toby. "Caramel" is the group's second-most-successful single,peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart in January 2002. The track contains vocal samples from the song "Silent Treatment" by the Roots,and a drum sample from Al Green’s “I’m Glad You’re Mine”.
The discography of American rapper Mystikal consists of six studio albums,two compilation albums,twenty-five singles and fifteen music videos. In 1994,Mystikal released a self-titled album on the independent record label Big Boy. Following his signing to Jive Records in 1995,the album was re-released under the title Mind of Mystikal as his debut studio album. Mind of Mystikal peaked at number 103 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 13 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album featured the single "Y'all Ain't Ready Yet",which peaked at number 41 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Mystikal's following two studio albums,Unpredictable and Ghetto Fabulous,were both released on the record label No Limit Records;Jive distributed the albums rather than No Limit's distributor,Priority Records. Both peaked in the top five of the Billboard 200 and were later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Each of the albums featured one single,"Ain't No Limit" and "That's the Nigga",respectively. Both songs peaked in the top 65 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
American rapper Cardi B has released one studio album,three mixtapes,38 singles,and 17 music videos. 4,376,138 albums,including 4,000,000 in the United States and 100,000 in the United Kingdom. Her debut album Invasion of Privacy was the best selling female rap album of the 2010s according to The Recording Academy. It also became the most streamed female rap album on Spotify history. According to IFPI,"Girls Like You" was the 5th best-selling single of 2018 worldwide,selling 11.9 million units that year alone.
American rapper and record producer Ye,better known as Kanye West,has released 138 singles,four promotional singles and charted with 65 other songs.
