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All this time I didn't know that was Debra Killings (backup singer for TLC and Monica) singing the hook.
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midiscover said:

Hell yeah loved summer 2001,,,,,speaking of which..

i also enjoyed these when they 1st came out (no pun intended)

MissEmeraldCity said:

me too, love those 2pac/Makaveli ones

Abdul said:

I thought that was with Meli'sa Morgan (sampling her "Fool's Paradise"), not Mary J? Or was there more than one version?
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kitbradley said:

that's Mary J Blige interpolating "Fool's Paradise"

kitbradley said:

Sorry. Mica Paris' "Contribution" song is a collab between she and Rakim, not Eric B.

You guys are so quick most of mine have been named already:

If I Ruled The World - Nas & Lauryn Hill
Fantasy (Remix) - Mariah Carey and ODB
Jam - MJ/Heavy D
Hey Lover - LL Cool J and Boyz to Men
Only You (Remix) - 112, Notorious B.I.G. Mase
I Know What You Want - Busta and Mariah
Heartbreaker (Remix) - Mariah feat. Missy and Da Brat
Who Do You Love? - LL and Total
Toss It Up - Tupac feat. k-ci and jojo, aaron hall, danny boi
How Do You Want It - Tupac and k-ci and JoJo
What's It Gonna Be? - Janet Jackson and Busta Rhymes
Got Til It's Gone - Janet Jackson and Q-tip
You're All I Need - Mary J. Blige and Method Man
Love is All We Need - Mary J. Blige and Nas
Music - Eric Sermon and Marvin Gaye

Except for:

In My Bed (Remix) - Dru Hill feat. JD and Da Brat
Steelo - 702/ Missy
Come Back In One Piece - Aaliyah/ DMX
The Best Of Me - Mya/Jadakiss
Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani/Eve
Never Be The Same Again - Mel C/Left Eye
Say Somethin - Mariah/Snoop
P.I.M.P The S.I.M.P - Rick James/Grandmaster Flash

that is a great list.


for some reason one of the first ones that pop into my head is

Rick James featuring Roxanne Shante "Loosey's Rap"

Ok

Since we're taking it that back,,,,lemme dig one of my fave divas....


Ms.Winbush

Give up the ghost-marques houston and Bizzy bone
one more chance- biggie and faith
break down - mariah carey and bone thugs n harmony
from the ground up - e-40, too $hort kay-c and jojo

a lot of the ones i like have already been mentioned (nas, big etc.), so i'll just name ones that havent been mentioned.

jadakiss/mariah carey - u make me wanna
keith sweat/snoop dogg - come get with me
jadakiss/ron isley - big business
tony toni tone/dj quik - lets get down
r kelly/keith murray - home alone
mary j blige/jadakiss - sexy
mary j blige/lauryn hill - be with you (remix)
jodeci/ghostface/raekwon - freek'n you (remix)
aaliyah/timbaland - are you that somebody
a tribe called quest/faith evans - stressed out
ghostface killah/carl thomas - never be the same again
ll cool j/total - loungin' (who do u luv)

junebug18 said:

4got about that one.

junebug18 said:

And I forgot about this one. That's the cut.
I would also like to add:
"For the Love of Money/Livin' for the City" LeVert, Queen Latifah, Troop

"Been Through The Storm" by Busta Rhymes & Stevie Wonder.

( @ the beginning "nope!")

daPrettyman said:

YOU GOT ME - THE ROOTS FEATURING EVE AND ERYKAH BADU

junebug18 said:

+

Oooh, almost forgot a couple of Biggie ones...

The MJ collabs, of course, pre-death and posthumous.

I Love The Dough - Biggie, Jay-Z and Angela Winbush

Superstition said:

I forgot about that one

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