2. Diamonds Remix — Kanye West — Late Registration
In the late spring and early summer of 2004, Roc-A-Fella Records as it had always been known was officially broken up. No one really knew what was next. Beans was going with Dame, would Kanye go with Dame, would he stay with Jay. Dame was all over the magazine circuit telling everyone his point of view, how Jay essentially stole the name and brand from him and Bigs. And as we all might expect, Jay was silent through it all. Then Diamonds dropped… Jay came out swinging… the rest is history.
Key Quotable:
“How could you falter, when you’re the rock of Gibraltar, I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water.”
1. Best of Me Pt. 2 — Mya — Backstage – A Hard Knock Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxshh1hvFIw&feature=player_embedded
This song came out 12 years ago and still, if you go to a party and they don’t play this… party was wack. The definition of a summer anthem, this is one of the few songs that DJ’s play in parties and never cut short – the whole song must always be played. What also makes this song special is that it was the start of Hov’s trend of destroying remixes to the point that it makes you forget about the original version of the song.
Key Quotable
“Talkin you got a man. Ok ma, and? That’s high school making me chase you ’round for months, have an affair act like an adult for once…”
So there you have it. My list of the greatest Hov features of all time. Time for you guys to chime in … what did I miss? What did I rate too high or too low? Do share.
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