19: UTFO: Ya Cold Wanna Be With Me (1987) Relying heavily on the verse, chorus, and structure of The Police’s 1983 hit “ Every Breath You Take,” the record mogul turned recording artist Sean Combs had a massive hit of his own. Puff Daddy’s sonnet to his fallen comrade Notorious BIG, who had been murdered a mere two months earlier, is brought to life with the help of Biggie’s widow, Faith Evans, and R&B stars 112. ![]() Not all rap love songs are of the romantic variety. “This is for the grown and sexy,” he raps, before lifting the chorus from “Take You Out” by the king of sensual grooves himself, Luther Vandross.Ĭlick to load video 20: Puff Daddy I’ll Be Missing You (featuring Faith Evans and 112) (1997) The moral of this story? “If you love someone, you should say it often/You’ll never know when they’ll be layin’ in a coffin.” 22: Jay-Z: Excuse Me Miss (featuring Pharrell) (2002)Įnlisting Pharrell’s falsetto vocals for the hook and The Neptunes on production, “Excuse Me Miss” completed Jay-Z’s transition from rapper to mogul on this rap love song, as he dons an Armani suit and flies around in helicopters while wining and dining the object of his affection. Then her man finds out he has cancer, drives drunk, and meets an untimely end. In “Poor Georgie,” Lyte tells the story of dating a man she knows is cheating on her, but turning a blind eye as long as she doesn’t see it. By her third record, the East Flatbush native was a hip-hop institution. ![]() ![]() MC Lyte has the distinction of being the first female solo rapper to release an album. Click to load video 23: MC Lyte: Poor Georgie (1991)
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