Posse cuts are a well-worn topic of discussion on the proverbial rap stoop, but spare a thought for those guest shots on other people’s albums, many of which seem to slip through the liner notes. Here are six cameos that spring to mind…
Nice & Smooth feat. Everlast – “Save The Children”
This song defies all logic, but still manages to be great. Screaming out “Save The Children!” over electric guitars before Everlast declares himself a “peckerwood” hardly seems like a good idea in theory, but it works according to the rules of the Greg Nice universe.
Tuff Crew feat. Mic Mechanism – “Come On & Go Off”
DJ Too Tuff’s pal Mic Mechanism delivers a spirited performance on this Tuff Crew deep cut from the second LP.
Lakim Shabazz feat. Tasheen – “Brothers In Action”
Apparently Tasheen went to college with Latifah’s manager Shakim. Regardless, he and Lakim trade rhymes so smoothly you could have mistaken them for Jersey’s righteous answer to Run-DMC.
Milk feat. Ad Rock – “Spam”
The song that makes dogs cry. The fact that these two high-pitched hombres never recorded an entire album together is one of rap’s greatest tragedies.
Fat Joe feat. KRS-One – “Bronx Tale”
This is worthy on account of KRS’ hilarious introduction alone, even though the rhymes would turn up on another song later the same year.
Roxanne Shante feat. Kool G Rap – “Deadly Rhymes”
Technically this is really just a G Rap song with Shante performing half of the lines, but that’s pretty much the best thing anybody could have ever imsgined in the history of he say/she say rhyme duets.
Tuff Crew represent!
3-2’s un-credited guest appearance on Bushwick Bill’s “Take ‘Em Off” comes to mind, as does every Mystikal (about 40 of ’em) No Limit-era feature in ’98. Forgot all about the Spam joint.
LOL at hotbox mentioning No Limit. The WHOLE No Limit roster was full of straight up Rap GARBAGE!! C’mon, son.
Co-sign the Bushwick song.
G rap destroyed Deadly Rhymes
One of my all time favorite guest on a record was Canibus on a Lost Boyz track. I think it was called “Beast from the East”….man, I played that joint over and over just to hear Dude
Elzi on Dilla’s “Come Get It”
^^ wicked:
They still say c’mon son out in the bay?
Most of the No Limit class of ’98 were wack, but there were a few gems like Mac and Fiend. Mystikal is one of the best rappers ever imo, and was at his peak during the No Limit era. This post is all about featured rappers stealing the show and Mystikal did that about 40 times that year.