Ja Rule's "Uh-Ohhh!" featuring Lil Wayne is the most slept-on comeback single of 2007.
it was the lead single from "The Mirror" and only peaked at no. 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart.
"Hardball" with Sammie, Lil Bow Wow, Lil Zane and Lil Wayne might be the most stacked young lineup on one rap record.
Jermaine Dupri produced it for the 2001 movie "Hardball," with Sammie singing the hook.
R. Kellyโs โTo the Homies That We Lost (I Wish Remix)โ featuring Boo & Gotti is the realest tribute record in R&B history.
the original โI Wishโ peaked at no. 14 on the Hot 100 and started as a planned 2Pac collab.
Monica needed one song to bounce back and "So Gone" was it.
it hit #10 on the Hot 100 and #1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, her first chart topper since "Angel of Mine" in 1999.
"One Wish" carried Ray J's whole Raydiation era.
it peaked at #11 on the Hot 100 in January 2006, while the album only reached #48 on the Billboard 200.
ginuwine and mario winans made "i need a girl (part two)" the sequel that almost matched the original.
it peaked at #4 on the hot 100, two spots behind part one's #2.
diddy turned one idea into two top 5 hits with "i need a girl."
part one with usher and loon peaked at #2 on the hot 100 and #1 on hot rap tracks, then part two hit #4.
"crunk muzik" is the most underrated dipset posse cut of 2004.
jim jones, juelz santana and cam'ron on a blackout movement beat, and it made diplomatic immunity 2.
"body" was ja rule's 2007 comeback attempt and it never got the airplay it deserved.
irv gotti and 7 aurelius produced it, ashley joi featured, and the album it was for got pushed back then canceled.
"1 thing" is the best use of a drum break in 2000s r&b.
rich harrison flipped a ten-second meters breakdown from "oh, calcutta!" and it hit no. 8 on the hot 100.