Beats, Rhymes and Love. 💘 Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy.
10. '03 Bonnie & Clyde – Jay-Z Ft. Beyonce - "All I need in this life of sin..." Jay and Bey have given us a few to choose from over the years. This one always spoke to me.
9. Make Me Better – Fabolous Ft. Ne-Yo - It makes sense that Fabo, so slick with the verbs, would craft an elite ode to his better half. The assist from Ne-yo is essential however.
8. Vivrant Thing – Q-Tip - Grab your partner and get your 2 step on. This one bangs.
7. Now That We Found Love – Heavy D & The Boyz - Hev, always a deceptively clever wordsmith, was a true ladies man. Here he flips Third World's classic effortlessly.
6. I'll Be There For You – Method Man Ft. Mary J Blige - Meth & Mary. Undisputed classic.
5. The Light - Common - Common's Like Water For Chocolate gem is a career highlight. A love letter to Erykah Badu, produced by J Dilla, that never gets old.
4. You Got Me – The Roots - Basically, an all-around perfect song. Beautifully performed by Black Thought and Eve...anybody who's ever had to reassure a significant other that they have nothing to worry about can relate.
3. Beautiful – Snoop Dogg Ft. Pharrell - This is some of the finest work of Pharrell's career, even before the infectious chorus he had us at the opening with that "Oh oh oh oh...yeah yeah yeah yeah".
2. Bonita Applebum – A Tribe Called Quest - A love song for every teenage boy who has ever worked up the nerve to shoot his shot at the out-of-reach fantasy girl of his dreams.
1. I Need Love – LL Cool J - The first and still the gold standard. LL made this playlist possible.
Honorable Mentions
- Power Trip - J Cole Ft. Miguel
- Around The Way Girl – LL Cool
- I Do – Young Jeezy Ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000
- One Love – Whodini
- Renee – The Lost Boyz
- Me And My Bitch – The Notorious B.I.G
- Luv You Better – LL Cool J
- Eye Know – De La Soul
- Marvin’s Room – Drake
- Passing Me By – The Pharcyde
- Mahogany – Eric B. & Rakim
- Ms. Fat Booty – Mos Def
- Teenage Love – Slick Rick
- Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar Ft. Drake
- Prototype – Outkast
- Nights Like This – J-Live Ft. Rokafela
- 21 Questions – 50 Cent
- Always On Time – Ja Rule Ft. Ashanti
- Gettin Up – Q-Tip
- Temptations – Tupac
