5. Black Republican — Nas — Hip-Hop Is Dead
Jay-Z and Nas on their first real collaboration since they officially deaded their “beef.” Add to that a really dope sampling of Nino Rota’s Marcia Religiosa from DeNiro’s classic scene in The Godfather and what more do we need for a classic joint.
Key Quotable:
“Now the team got beef between the post and the point, this puts the ring in jeopardy, indefinitely.”
4. Once Again It’s On — Beanie Sigel — The B. Coming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKuYKcjr-A&feature=player_embedded
Whenever Beanie Sigel and Hov get together on a song – and it’s just the two of them … classic material always results. This song makes the list because it represents the apex of the relationship between the two. They collaborated after this (on Sigel’s Gutted and Hov’s Ignorant Shit), and while both were dope – they never really got back to the heights this song reached.
Key Quotable:
“The reason why lead the pack, this is a marathon, start off fast then you’re weezing in the back…”
3. Shiny Suit Theory — Jay Electronica
Every once in a while Jay gets it in his mind that folks have forgotten how nice he is. When this happens he usually torches something as a reminder. That’s what it seems like happened on Jay Elects Shiny Suit Theory. From the flow, to the world play to the double and triple entendres, this verse is in Hov’s cannon of all-time best.
Key Quotable
You missed one: Young G's wit Jay Puff and Big..arguably the best Jay-Z verse Ive ever heard in ma life
It's on there playboy!
My recent post The 10 Best Jay-Z Features of All Time
my bad my bad..lol
I'm going to have to disagree on the Beyonce joint. Jay totally ruins the track to me.
Oh no… Where's the verse (or 3) from "Is that your Bitch" – which, supposed to be a Jay song, but is a Memphis Bleek song, and has Jay going offfffffff…. Was supposed to be on Vol.3m but with all the leak/stabbing business got pulled.
he totally left it off because it was originally a Jay song. I know this lol.
Man, I don't know what the name of this joint (it features a young DMX and Ja Rule) was but one of my boys in college had a tape with this song on it….the line I remember most of 'Psi Phi Kappa Kappa….the step show starts even in the barber shop'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s-eg3pciwE&fe…
Its Murda. – Leavin' em Kennedy-style with your memory out, What the fuck y'all want? Daddio with the calico, Let the gaty blow leave you bleedin' on your patio
YO THIS LIST SUCKS!!
Once Again It's On, Diamonds Remix, Black Republican and Best of Me are good, the rest….mehhhhh here's a couple that should be on there, 10 is too small a number, and some of those songs people barely even listened to like that Jay Electronica and ya'll really put a Beyonce song on there trying to appeal to the demographic of your site lmao i can't hate but damn why ruin the list for the women?
Young Jeezy – Go Crazy Remix
Scarface – Guess Who's Back
Snoop – Drop It Like Its Hot (Remix)
Memphis Bleek – Is That Yo' Chick?
Cam'ron – Welcome To NY City
Freeway – What We Do
Biggie – I Love The Dough
Bun B – Get Throwed
M.O.P. – 4 Alarm Blaze
T.I. – Swagga Like Us
That Get Throwed and Guess Who’s Back? Those my favorite Hov guest spots ever. I’m kinda meh on the rest of the list though. Maybe the Best of Me Remix too.
Yeah TI – Swagga like Us is a definite must….how did that Not make the list?
And yeah how did Memph Bleek – Is that yo chick not make the list.
And didn't he do something waaaaay back in the day with Nas?
I'm kinda surprised at your number 1….pleasantly surprised, but suprised nonetheless.
I'm feeling this list.
But then again let me fall back cuz everyone would have a different list if we all made one.
Yo you missed the best Jay feature of all time, and the most slept on to: Sauce Money's "pre-game"
A sample:
"From the Range with the ski rack or six with the roof up
Shit I light the motherfuckin soundproof booth up
New shit y'all say the same shit like you're looped up
Your raps all lazy Jigga the Black Scorcese
What your album lack is more Jay-Z
Code name Jehovah all praise me
Yall don't paint pictures yall all trace me
You've yet to see the day when my squad be done
I represent that shit nigga Marcy son"
Jay's best guest spot easy
Nice list but between you (Best of Me, Young Gs, Diamonds, Black Republican) and The Guy (What We Do, Guess Who's Back, Is That Yo Chick) you have a majority of my top 10, my other 3
Watch What You Say-He made Wayne take a seat and spend 5 years kissing his behind before he dared strike back on a featured verse
One Minute Man- One of my favorite Jay verses
3 Kings- Perhaps too early for all time discussion but he essentially made an otherwise meh song buzzworthy
My recent post Today’s Word is… CUFFING
A few of my personal fav's
Fiesta Remix with R. Kelly
Talk that Talk with Rihanna
Umbrella with Rihanna
Mo Money on Unfinished Business with him and R. Kelly
Pun On Remix – wit Young Jeezy
Punjabi MC – Beware of the boys
Beware of the Boys was my jam!!! that will always make me think of undergrad chilling in the cafe' for some reason
No disrespect, this list trash.
Put On Remix wit Young Jeezy
And no one mentioned when he set FIYAH to the Talib Kweli Get By Remix? That has to make the list.
"Picture me working McDonalds?/ I'd rather pull a MAC on you/ Sorry, Ms. Jackson but I'm packing."
I was about to mention that. I was scrolling throught the comments, wondering no one mentioned the Get By remix?
good list! only song I had never heard was the Jay Electronica joint. Best of Me remix, Diamonds remix, and 4 Da Fam are still in regular rotation over here.
reading the comments I agree Get By remix goes hard but I actually think Kanye shines the most on that one
Big Momma Thang Lil Kim
Jermaine, as always, you kill it! You missed a couple and you whiffed on the B track but it's subjective and written with the TLC requisite a top ten on Jay-Z. Loved reading this! Keep up the good work homie.
-BC
great list…. but this guy's list is on point. Just throwing some out that were not named…….
memphis bleek mind right remix.
dmx blackout
never let me down – kanye
never take me alive – young gunz
hell yeah dead prez
i miss you remix aailyah
cheat on you – mase
its murda w ja rule
He did go hard on Never Let Me Down.
I know I'm late, but
Young Jay Z in "Da Graveyard" by Big L
never heard him like that before – kills it