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I'm crying out for more, your love is king Sade – Your Love Is King
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When u put dat “good lovin” on her, she’ll be BEGGIN u to keep goin

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Your kisses ring, round and round and round my head Sade – Your Love Is King
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the kisses are special and powerful..they put a number on her.

Could also tie into the “crown me with your heart” line. Crowns go “round and round” one’s head

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Do You Feel Me Anthony Hamilton – Do You Feel Me
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R&B single for the soundtrack to the 2007 film “American Gangster”

In this song Hamilton calls into question the commitment/loyalty of his partner, wondering if she’s really into him at all

Written by Diane Warren, produced by The Bomb Squad. Major Neo-Soul/R&B vibe.

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Love Yasiin Bey – Love
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Third track off of Mos Def’s “Black On Both Sides”

All about the essence and importance of allowing love to drive you, and how the love of MCing made Mos successful

Contains samples of “Porgy” by Bill Evans and “I Know You Got Soul” by Eric B and Rakim (the hook, replaced “soul” with “love”)

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Brown Sugar (Fine) Yasiin Bey – Brown Sugar (Fine)
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“Brown Sugar (Fine) from the soundtrack of the film "Brown Sugar”

Performed by Mos Def, rapping from the perspective of his character in the movie Chris “Cavi” Vichon…a cab driver/underground rapper

Contains a sample of Norman Connor’s “Invitation” (1979). Produced by Kanye West

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Rap-Musiq - So I Finally Listened To The Drake Album... Genius Users – Classic Thread Archive
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https://genius.com/discussions/139157-So-i-finally-listened-to-the-drake-album

My honest thoughts on Drake’s “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” albu- er uh “mixtape”

Featuring a Drake ether by my nigga MurkMan

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And we gonna show you how we do it for '85, kick it live, alright Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew (Ft. Slick Rick) – La-Di-Da-Di
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La Di Da Di dropped in 85…in the midst of the Golden Age

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[Top 5] PinkCookies – Archive of Rap Lists
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No Order

Accounting for Skill, Discography, Longevity, and Influence/Impact

  1. Jay-Z
  2. Nas
  3. Rakim
  4. Andre 3000
  5. Slick Rick

-Honorable Mentions/Hovering Right Around The Top 5

Eminem, Black Thought, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, KRS-One Q-Tip, Tupac Shakur, Big Daddy Kane, Common, Chuck D, Kanye West, The Notorious B.I.G

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Haha fosho

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I give you supreme pats on the shoulder for including Slick Rick in your Top 5 brethren

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GOAT storyteller, multiple classics, one of the most unique styles, and so easily one of the most influential of all time if not the most….when you just look at how many times he’s been quoted.

When I accounted for everything I had to have him in the the Top 5. Influence was the main catalyst. After Hov and Nas it was kinda tough to decide the other 3 slots

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Dope. I can tell this list was well thought-out.

What made you pick Slick Rick over the HM’s?

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It's Hovi baby you Kobe, maybe Tracy McGrady Joe Budden (Ft. JAY-Z) – Pump It Up (Remix)
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Basketball metaphors. The previous line Hov said he was Jordan. This was back in 03, when Jordan was the God of basketball. Both Kobe and McGrady were well below his standard..

Fast forward over a decade later and those statements are still true.

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Nah nah nah you say special guest all the time, we got something different. Special legendary, iconic, you know all that The Breakfast Club (Power 105.1) (Ft. JAY-Z) – Jay Z on The Breakfast Club (Power 105.1)
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Hov ain’t any old guest. Legend. All-Time great. One of the GOATS. The man needs a proper introduction

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