Volume 2 is the sound of the curators rolling up their sleeves and diving into the crates. It is the territory of the "deep cuts," the regional anthems that never crossed over, and the cult classics that defined a bedroom listener’s childhood but never touched the Billboard Hot 100.
The first great hip-hop love song without irony. J Dilla’s Bobby Caldwell sample is butter. Top 500 GREATEST Hip-Hop and Rap Songs VOL 2 -m...
Wayne’s vocal gymnastics over a beat with no bass kick (just a clap, a sample, and a sub-bass rumble). Re-invented what a “beat” could be. Top 500 Greatest Hip-Hop and Rap Songs Vol
J Dilla’s backwards-sample beat. One of the most inventive productions ever placed on a rap song. UGK – "One Day" 9