50 Greatest Hip-Hop Posse Cuts or Collabos
Now a Collabo is a collaboration with various artists who aren't necessarily on the same label. Not in the same crew, clique or posse, but came together and collaborated i.e.: Self Destruction or Dwyck with Gangstarr and Nice & Smooth.
Ok now that we got that out the way and got everyone up to speed, the following is a list of the greatest hip-hop posse cuts or collabos. This is a topic that has been and will always be up for debate, because it depends on people's preferences and personal favorites.
So this is my list, it started out the 10 greatest, but there were so many more I kept thinking of so it quickly became the 50 classic hip-hop posse cuts and collabos, in no particular order of course. Enjoy and please feel free to chime in at the end in the comment section.
1. Symphony - Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Craig G and Master Ace
Incredible posse cut from one of the tightest clicks in hip-hop, a must have for any serious hip-hop collection.
Then there was the remix years later- Next Up- UGK f Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap
2. Live At The BBQ- Main Source featuring Nasty Nas, Akynele,
Street's disciple, my raps are trifle, I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle...
The Classic joint that introduced the world to both Nas and Akynele
3. Ante Up (Remix)- M.O.P. featuring Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma & Tephlon
Straight Brooklyn Heat! Nuff said! BK Stand Up!!!!!!
4. Flava In Ya Ear (Remix) - Craig Mack feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J and Rampage.
To quote Biggie this didn't get heavy rotation but every rotation
5. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Leaders Of the New School
One of my all-time favorite collabos
6. 24 Hours To Live- Ma$e featuring Black Rob, DMX, The Lox, Puff Daddy
7. Dwyck - Gangstarr featuring Nice & Smooth
The whole track is a hip-hop quotable!
8. Puffin On Blunts And Drankin Tanqueray- Dr. Dre feat. The Lady Of Rage & Tha Dogg Pound
This 12 minute classic joint, produced LA rap pioneer Chris The Glove Taylor actually appeared of the B-side of F Wit Dr Day, but in my opinion its another case of the B-side wins again even though it was no where as popular as the A-side track and video. Definitely something strictly for the streets
9. Headbanger- EPMD featuring K Solo and Redman
The Hit Squad at its best!
10. 1,2 Pass It -Mad Lion, Doug E Fresh, KRS-ONE, Fat Joe, Smiff N Wessun & Jeru The Damaja. A DND Classic!
11. Buddy (12'' Remix) -De La Soul Feat. A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah & Monie Love
12. The What - The Notorious B.I.G. & Method Man / Brooklyn's Finest The Notorious B.I.G & Jay Z
Classic Biggie Collabos
13. It's All About The Benjamins - Featuring The Lox (minus Styles P)
Now what you wanna do, wanna be ballers? Shot callers? Brawlers.....
the fourth single released from the Puff Daddy & The Family's album No Way Out, while the original is a classic, whats Djs worldwide play is the remix which added verses from Lil Kim and The Notorious B.I.G
14. Lean Back- The Terror Squad feat. Fat Joe, Remy Ma,
This was a huge record for The Terror Squad and New York Hip-Hop
15. Natural Born Killaz - Ice Cube & Dr. Dre
It was great to see these two together after the much publicized feud and break up on NWA. When this track dropped it reminded you how these tow were great together and were major players in the who NWA movement who left to start their own thing dues to not being fully compensated for their efforts.
16. The Crooklyn Dodgers ft.Buckshot, Masta Ace & Special Ed
Classic collabo that appeared on the soundtrack of Spike's joint Crooklyn
17. Self Destruction - Boogie Down Productions KRS-One, D-Nice & Ms. Melodie), Stetsasonic- Delite, Daddy-O, Wise & Frukwan, Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, Just-Ice, Heavy D, Public Enemy-Chuck D & Flavor Flav.
18. We're All In The Same Gang - West Coast All Stars Eazy-E, Tone Loc, Ice T, Dr Dre, Mc Ren, Young MC
19. I Got 5 On It - Luniz, featuring E-40, Spice 1, Yuckmouth
The weed national anthem, the remix was even more off the hook!
20. Simon Says (remix) -Pharoah Monch featuring Redman, Lady Luck, Shabaam Shadeeq, Method Man, Busta Rhymes
21. I'm The Man- Gangstarr featuring Lil Dap & Jeru The Damaja
22. Mad Izm -Channel Live featuring KRS ONE
Who wasn't feeling this joint?
23. Get 'Em High- Kayne West ft. Talib Kweli, & Common.
24. Whoa (Remix) - Black Rob featuring Rah Digga, Lil' Cease, G-Dep, Da Brat, Beanie Sigel, Puff Daddy, Madd Rapper, Joe Hooker, Shyne, & Godzilla
25. Come On Down - Big Daddy Kane featuring Busta Rhymes & Q Tip
This is one of those that is usually overlooked in these list but is in my opinion one of the most unrated collabos. It apprearred off Kane's Prince Of Darkness album.
26. Burn Hollywood Burn - Public Enemy featuring Big Daddy Kane & Ice Cube
27. Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka- Boot Camp Clik ft. Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun, & O.G.C.
28. Make Em Say Ugh- Master P and The NL Soliders, Master P, Mystikal, Mia x, Silkk The Shocker & Fiend
The first of many No Limit Posse Cuts, we might need to do the best No Limit Posse Cuts next, because they were quite a few! Master P & The No Limit Soliders epitomized the posse cut!
29. Notorious Thugs - The Notorious B.I.G feat. BTNH & Thug Luv - BTNH feat. Tupac
This list could not be complete with these two incredible collabos from Bone Thugs N Harmony with two of rap's greatest and most loved artists (RIP Biggie & Tupac). Who can forget Biggie's flow in Notorious Thugs and the crazy gun sample in the Thug Luv. Both are bonafide classics and have inspired a generation of upcomin artists!
30. California Love - Tupac feat Dr. Dre
The first Death Row release after Pac got out of jail.
31. The Anthem - Sway & King Tech, ft. RZA, Eminem, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, and KRS-One.
32. The Worst - Wu Tang and Onyx
33. One Blood remix Game ft. 25 emcees!
34. I Shot Ya (Remix) - LL Cool J ft. Prodigy, Keith Murray, Fat Joe, & Foxy Brown
I believe this was Foxy Brown's introduction to the world, if not it was the track that had everyone checkin for her aftwerwards!
35. Respiration - Talib Kweli & Hi Tek F/ Mos Def, Common
36. (Forbes 1, 2, 3) I Get Money (Billion Dollar Remix)- 50 Cent, Diddy & Jay-Z
37. Down With The King - Run DMC ft. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
38. International Players Anthem- UGK's ft. Outkast
39. Special Delivery Remix- P. Diddy feat. Ghostface, G- Dep & Craig Mack
40. Yes You Man- Lord Finesse featuring AG and Percee P
Then there was the remix feat Big L
41 The Watcher- Jay Z, Dre and Rakim
42. 4, 3, 2, 1 - LL Cool J feat. Canibus, DMX, Method Man, Redman
What can I say, This classic collabo birthed the battle and beef between LL and Canibus, with LL thinking Canibus was trying to diss him with the Snatch the mic off ya arm comment. When it came time to do the video Canibus told me in an interview they never even told him they were shooting it and just cut his verse.
43. Banned From TV Nore Feat. Nature, Big Pun, Cam'Ron, Styles & Jadakiss
44. Back to the Grill - MC Search- Ft Nas & Chubb Rock
45. Affirmative Action (remix) - The Firm feat. Foxy Brown, Cormega, Az, & Nas
46. 8 Iz Enuff--Big L Ft. Terra, Herb McGruff, Buddah Bless, Twan, Killa Kam, Trooper J and Mike Boogie. - Classic Big L
47. We Wit It--Treacherous 3 Ft. Grandmaster Caz, Big Daddy Kane, Heavy D, Tito, Melle Mel and Chuck D - An overlooked classic. The vets showing they could still flow!
48. Knick Knack Patty Wack - EPMD featuring K Solo
49. Touch It Mega Remix - Busta Rhymes ft. Lloyd Banks, Papoose, DMX, Mary J, Ne-Yo, Missy Elliot, & Rah Digga
50. Twinz, Deep Cover 98 - Big Pun ft. Fat Joe &
Off The Books - Big Pun ft. The Beatnuts.
Honorable Mentions:
You Don't Work, You Don't Eat - WC & The MAAD Circle w/ Ice Cube, MC Eiht, Jay Dee
2 To Tha Head - Kool G Rap & DJ Polo w/Cube, Bushwick Bill, Scarface
I know I left a lot out of classic joint, even though I kept increasing the list I had to end it somewhere. Please feel free to hit me in the comment section and tell me which ones you think I forgot! Shouts to my homeboys Luigi Marchegiani, Carlton Dozier, Rodney Norman, Tom Cleary, Pk Kersey and Curtis 'Karma' Brown for helping me comprise this list!
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12 Comments
Post a CommentNice list, but HOW IN GOD'S NAME could you forget about Protect Ya Neck?????
The posse cut of all posse cuts that introduced the most influential hip-hop posse of all time to the world! The Wu paved the way that crews would get theirs - creatively and from a business standpoint!
Appreciate that Breski, like you said this could easily have been a greatest 100
Nice. If I can add a few.
Fantastic 4 Part 2 - Cam'ron feat. Nature, The LOX & Fabolous
Never Scared (Remix)- Bonecrusher feat. Cam'ron, Jadakis & Busta Rhymes
Holla Holla (Remix) - The Murderers feat. Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek & Busta Rhymes
Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z feat. UGK
Some L.A. Niggaz. - Dr. Dre feat. DeFari, Xzibit, Knoc-Turna'al, King-T, Time Bomb, Mc Ren & Koka
Ruff Ryders have posse cuts for days.
Cot damn, and then you have old Cash Money.
You could go for weeks. :)
Thanx Carlton for contributing and helping me compose the list, will holla at ya soon for help with the next one
Once again thanks AJ for the great list. I was honored to contribute to this list. There were so many that didn't make this list. After hours of me & Curtis 'Karma' Brown going back & forth with our personal favorites, we both threw in the towel. HIP-HOP 4 EVER!
Thx William. Yeah That Crooklyn Dodgers joint was the joint. Emcees like and appreciate when a writer knows their legacy much more than just whats on the bio. Shows you really do appreciate their work, not just doin ya job, like too many others!
Good piece as always brother! You hit the nail on the head w/ Dwyck. Its good you mentioned Crooklyn. I asked Buckshot about it in the video interview. He was shocked when I gave him my pic cover 12" vinyl of it for him to autograph.
Thx Scarlet, please check out these tracks, most can be found on youtube or somewhere online! and Wow, no one has every called me a press conference before, LOL, I like that! .... and Thank you very much Catherine
great article.... alot of serious heat
Great Article. A lot of these I've never heard but now that you gave me a quintessential list as a starting point, I will give them all a listen. Thank you. You sure do know your hip-hop. You're a press conference and I'm just a conversation LMAO.