The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 7

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The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 7
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 9, 2003
RecordedVarious times
Genre Hip hop, rap, mainstream urban
Lengthunknown
Label Def Jam Recordings
The Source chronology
The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6
(2002)
The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 7
(2003)
The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 8
(2004)
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The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Volume 7 is the seventh annual music compilation album to be contributed by The Source magazine. [2] Released December 9, 2003, and distributed by Def Jam Recordings, Hip Hop Hits Volume 7 features fifteen hip hop and rap hits (one of them being the bonus track). It went to number 49 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and number 86 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

This is the fifth album in the series not to have a Hot 100 number one hit, but three songs, Air Force Ones, Jump Off and Work It hit number one on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, while Luv U Better and Work It hit number one on the R&B charts.

Track listing

  1. Act a Fool - Ludacris
  2. Beautiful - Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson
  3. Thugz Mansion - 2Pac and Anthony Hamilton
  4. Air Force Ones - Kyjuan, Murphy Lee and Nelly
  5. The Jump Off - Lil' Kim and Mr. Cheeks
  6. Can't Let You Go - Fabolous, Lil' Mo and Mike Shorey
  7. Rock the Party - Benzino and Mario Winans
  8. Where the Hood At? - DMX
  9. Never Scared - Bone Crusher, Busta Rhymes and Jadakiss
  10. Like a Pimp - David Banner and Lil' Flip
  11. Mesmerize - Ashanti and Ja Rule
  12. Luv U Better - LL Cool J
  13. Beware of the Boys [Jay-Z Remix] - Jay-Z and Panjabi MC
  14. Work It - Missy Elliott
  15. Untouchables - Benzino ft. The Untouchables

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