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Ranking The Best Andre 3000 Guest Verses
Hip-hop has its fair share of GOAT feature rappers. Off the top of my head, there’s Busta Rhymes, the OG guest verse murderer, Nas, DMX, Jadakiss, Biggie, Method Man, just to name a few. But when it comes down to it, the truth is, none of these rappers deliver a guest verse as impactful as Andre 3000. From his scene-stealing appearance on UGK’s “International Players Anthem” to his more recent verse on Kanye’s “Life of the Party,” here are the greatest Andre 3000 feature appearances of all time.
IS R&B DEAD?
Some say R&B barely exists anymore, others say its time has passed. Skepticism around the state of R&B originally coincided with a shift in the genre and a transition in the platforms where it was primarily consumed. So it drives the question, what’s the state of play? Can R&B / Soul in 2022 be said to be thriving or is it ‘dead’?
The Sophomore Album:
Gift & Curse
(R&B Albums)
That 'perfect' debut album can be a gift and a curse. It’s every emerging artists’ dream to burst on the scene with a heralded debut album. It sets the tone for his or her entire career. Expectations can be high for that second album which can be a make or break situation for both R&B and Hip-Hop artists.
VERZUZ
Super-producers, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz created the phenomenon webcast series entitled VERZUZ during the COVID-19 pandemic. A time when everyone was forced to be confined within the walls in which they lived and forced to either work from home unless deemed 'essential.' In March of 2020, while the world suffered the fatal loss of NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and his daughter "Gigi" Bryant, producers, Tim & Swizz couldn't have come together at a more appropriate time to help give those their flowers while they can still smell them.
