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LL Cool J – Around the Way Girl
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“Around The Way Girl” is a smooth jam written as “an ode to the girl next door” – the girls LL would see on a daily basis while riding around in his neighborhood.
Released as the
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LL Cool J – Around the Way Girl (Untouchables Remix)
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[Intro: The Flex] / I need an around the way girl / Fine as can be / [Verse 1: LL Cool J] / I want a girl with extensions in her hair / Bamboo earrings, at least two pair / A Fendi
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Diggy (Ft. Jacob Latimore & Kevin McCall) – Around The Way Girl
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[Hook] / I've been all, around the world / And I finally found my true around the way girl / She so hood, that's alright / Cause I need that type of loving in my life / [Verse 1
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Girl Talk – Minute By Minute
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* 0: 10 Ying Yang Twins ft. Mike Jones and Mr. Collipark - "Badd" / * 0: 28 LL Cool J - "Around the Way Girl" / * 0: 44 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin" / Warren G ft. Nate
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Lady Luck – Homage
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Thinking back on all those days I used to grind / Thanking God for all this music in my life / Stared with Latifah, Melodie, Monie in the middle / (Mary Janes Girls Sample "got me
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LL Cool J – Dear Yvette
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This rap is about LL writing a letter to a female named Yvette. He is telling her that she needs to change her ways and not be so sexually active; as it is destroying her
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LL Cool J – Mirror Mirror
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Uhh / Yeah, yeah {*whispered: "Oh my God"*} / Uhh (he's back) success (he's back) / {*whispered: "They love success!"*} (Where you been?) / Right here baby / [LL Cool J] / Look in
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LL Cool J – The Boomin’ System
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“The Boomin' System” is the first single from Mama Said Knock You Out. It hit #1 on the US Rap Chart and was moderately successful in crossing over to pop, peaking at #48 in the US
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Craig G – U-R Not The 1
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“U-R Not The 1” was the sole commercial single released from Craig G’s sophomore album Now, That’s More Like It. It peaked at #16 on the US Rap Chart in June 1991.
The track
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LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
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“Mama Said Knock You Out” was inspired by LL’s grandmother, who told him to “knock out” critics who were disappointed in his previous album.
The song uses samples from James
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LL Cool J (Ft. Boyz II Men) – Hey Lover
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“Hey Lover” is LL Cool J’s acclaimed 1995 collaboration with Boyz II Men, who at the time were a massively popular boy band still riding high on the success of their 1994 sophomore
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LL Cool J (Ft. Mashonda & Swizz Beatz) – Crazy Girl
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[LL (Mashonda) *Swizz*] / Crazy baby / Crazy, crazy baby / You crazy baby / Crazy, crazy baby / You crazy baby / Crazy, crazy baby / You crazy baby / Crazy, crazy baby / [Hook
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LL Cool J – Move Somethin'
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[LL Cool J] / LL / N.O. Joe, hit me baby! / Push it out girl, arch your back / Them 17's is fittin' like bubblewrap / Uhh, plus they low on your hips / You there, let me grab
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LL Cool J (Ft. LeShaun) – Doin It
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“Doin' It” was LL Cool J’s third top 10 hit, the 2nd from Mr. Smith, reaching #9 in April 1996. Originally meant for Notorious BIG, the track is heavily based on LeShaun’s “Wild
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LL Cool J – Murdergram
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LL Cool J was known for his many long-standing beefs; a big portion of this LP was dedicated to airing them out. Perhaps his most well-known beef at the time was with Kool Moe Dee
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LL Cool J (Ft. Marc Dorsey & Pharrell Williams) – Luv U Better
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[Intro: Pharrell Williams] / This is for my number one / This is for my number one / This is for my number one / True baby for I adore / [Verse 1: LL Cool J] / This is hard to say
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LL Cool J – Cheesy Rat Blues
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Cool J details the (mostly true) arc of his career. He had booming success and wealth, causing people to pretend to be his friends only to take advantage of him. Then they ignore
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J. Cole (Ft. TLC) – Crooked Smile
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Using his own imperfect set of teeth as an example, Cole reaffirms his belief that nobody’s perfect, as everyone has their own “crooked smile”, and that nobody has to be perfect
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Run–DMC – King of Rock
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“King Of Rock” was one of the earliest songs to find success combining a live rock performance with rapping – preceded by the group’s earlier single “Rock Box” in 1983, and even
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Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
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A hit for Mary Jane Girls and producer Rick James, “All Night Long” peaked at #8 on the dance charts in 1983.
It has been sampled by countless artists, including Ice Cube, Mary J
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LL Cool J – Big Ole Butt
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“Big Ole Butt” was LL Cool J’s hip-hop style of “Confessions” way before Usher’s song came out. This track is his method of being blatant in his scandals when it comes to his
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LL Cool J – Mr. Goodbar
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“Mr. Goodbar” features samples from the songs “Cramp Your Style” by All The People, “Get Up, Get Into It , Get Involved” by James Brown, and gets its background sound effects from
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LL Cool J – Ain't Nobody
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This classic LL Cool J love song covers “Ain’t Nobody” by Chaka Khan. It was released in 1996 as a promotional single for the Beavis and Butt-head Do America Soundtrack.
It was a
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The Simpsons (Ft. Bart Simpson) – Love?
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[Intro] / Here we go! Here we go! Here we go! / Keep it coming! Keep it coming! Go! / Here we go! Go! Here we go! Go! Yah! / [Verse 1: Bart:] / Ah, another summer morning / I give
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Ego Trip Magazine – Hip-Hop's Greatest Singles By Year
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ego trip’s Book of Rap Lists (buy a copy here) is a highly-entertaining reference book about hip-hop history by the creators of ego trip Magazine.
It includes a list of the
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LL Cool J – I Need Love
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“I Need Love” is LL Cool J’s first big hit, peaking at #14 in the US and reaching the top 10 in five European countries.
It is considered the first rap ballad to be an
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Run–DMC – You Be Illin'
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[Intro] / Yo, Jay (Wait) / One (Wait) / Two / Three / Four / [Verse 1] / One day when I was chillin' in Kentucky Fried Chicken / Just mindin' my business, eatin' food and finger
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Metro Boomin (Ft. Don Toliver) – Around Me
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[Intro: Don Toliver, Young Thug & Future] / (Metro) / Like I know you want / She sit in here for hours, even 'til I'm done / It was all cool when it was just for fun / (If Young
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Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day
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Ice Cube describes his ideal day: a pork-free breakfast, Yo MTV Raps!, gambling, a sexual rendezvous, and no murders in his neighborhood. By juxtaposing miraculous events (like
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SZA – Normal Girl
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Possibly from her past, SZA may never have been able to cope well in relationships. Typically they love her sex, how she’s aggressive. She knows how to run her bedroom but not her
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Michael Franti & Spearhead (Ft. Cherine Anderson) – Say Hey (I Love You)
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The upbeat and optimistic “Say Hey (I Love You)” brings vocals from Michael Franti and Cherine Anderson together to create a rhythmic and melodic love track.
The track also marks
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LL Cool J – Jack The Ripper
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“Jack The Ripper” was only available on the cassette editions of Walking With A Panther, not the vinyl or CD releases due to time constraints of those media. It was also the
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Blackstreet (Ft. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen) – No Diggity
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“No Diggity” is a song by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen in her first recorded appearance.
It sold 1.6 million copies in 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best
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Craig Mack (Ft. Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G. & Rampage) – Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)
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A star-studded remix of Craig Mack’s debut single featuring Biggie, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and Rampage.
Also briefly features Puff Daddy as a promoter, Keisha Epps and Mary J
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Lloyd (Ft. Lil Wayne) – You
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“You” is a smooth R&B ballad between Lloyd and Lil Wayne about finding the right girl. They both give reasons why this specific girl is good for them and why they should be in a
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Drake – Connect
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Drake describes a toxic on-again-off-again relationship. No matter how badly this girl makes him feel about himself, he keeps finding reasons to justify staying with her.
The use
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Teedra Moses – Be Your Girl
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This is Song #1 on Complex Simplicity. In this song, Teedra sings about a man nearby whom she has admired from afar. She dreams about him, imagining them together and him as her
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Slum Village (Ft. John Legend & Kanye West) – Selfish
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Selfish was featured on Slum Village’s fourth album, Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit).
The song was produced by Kanye West, and also featured Kanye and John Legend.
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