I'm aware that the R&B forum has been quiet of late, so to close out the rest of the summer we will be holding this contest to determine Buzzjack's favourite old school R&B/Urban anthem! This is the nomination round, so there are a few rules to abide by:

• 'Old school' is defined as any song released before and including 2012. The reason for this being that some early 10s songs have now entered 'throwback hour' on radio stations (Pass Out, Hold Yuh, Earthquake, Oliver Twist etc...)
• You can nominate a maximum of 10 songs, but everybody must nominate a minimum of 5 songs.
• Every set of submissions must contain a minimum of two male-led songs and two female-led songs. This is to ensure a diversity of gender and reflect the full spectrum of potential entries.
• Try to select songs from as wide a range of genres as possible. You wouldn't be penalised for submitting ten R&B songs, but it would be ideal to have the widest possible range of songs.
• You must contain at least one song that was not a UK Top 40 hit.

Hopefully these rules will ensure a diverse, mixed and interesting set of nominations! Every song nominated will enter the semi final draw, which will be randomised, so please do not select songs that have already been nominated as this will have no impact on the later rounds!

 

I've never attempted a song contest before in this forum, so all entries and submissions are encouraged... enjoy!

 

Nominated songs

 

2Pac - Ghetto Gospel

2Pac – Changes

2Pac & Dr. Dre - California Love

50 Cent - In Da Club

50 Cent feat. G Unit & Snoop Dogg – P.I.M.P.

50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake - Ayo Technology

A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario

Aaliyah - More Than a Woman

Aaliyah - Try Again

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat

Afroman - Because I Got High

Akon - Lonely

Alexandra Burke - Bad Boys

Amerie - 1 Thing

Ashanti - Only U

Baby Bash feat. Frankie J - Suga Suga

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

Beyonce - Crazy in Love

Beyonce feat. Sean Paul - Baby Boy

Big Brovaz – Nu Flow

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Blackstreet - No Diggity

Blondie - Rapture

Blu Cantrell + Sean Paul - Breathe

Brandy - Afrodisiac

Brandy - Who Is She 2 U

Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More

Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want

Cassie - Long Way 2 Go

Cassie - Me & U

Chamillionare - Ridin'

Cherish - Do It To It

Chris Brown f/Juelz Santana - Run It!

Christina Milian - AM to PM

Christina Milian- Dip It Low

Ciara - Ride

Ciara (feat. Chamillionaire) - Get Up

Ciara ft Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Craig David - 7 Days

D’Angelo - Brown Sugar

Daddy Yankee - Gasolina

Destiny's Child - Bootylicious

Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole - Last Night

Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp

Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

Donell Jones feat. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – U Know What’s Up

Dr. Dre - The Next Episode

Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey - I Need A Doctor

Drake - Best I Ever Had

Drake - Over

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem- Forever

Eminem- Lose Yourself

Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

Eve ft Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Fat Joe feat. Ashanti – What’s Luv?

Fatman Scoop feat. Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful

Fergie (feat. Ludacris) - Glamorous

Flo Rida f/T-Pain - Low

Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You

Fugees - Ready or Not

Ghost Town DJs - My Boo

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

Gyptian - Hold Yuh

Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section

Hollywood Undead - We Are

Ja Rule ft. Ashanti - Always On Time

Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne - Down

Jay Z - Hard Knock Life

Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love

Kanye West - Gold Digger

Kanye West - Jesus Walks

Kanye West - Power

Kanye West - Stronger

Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz - Mercy

Kelis - Milkshake

Kelis - Trick Me

Kendrick Lamar feat. MC Eiht - m.A.A.d city

Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor

Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins - Get Low

Lil Wayne - A Milli

Lil Wayne f/Static Major - Lollipop

Ludacris feat. Mary J Blige - Runaway Love

Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oh)

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - Thrift Shop

Madcon - Beggin'

Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals

Mary J Blige - Family Affair

Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

Missy Elliott - Work It

Missy Elliott ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop - Lose Control

Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

Mr Vegas - Heads High

Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee

Ms. Dynamite - Put Him Out

Mýa - Case Of The Ex

N.E.R.D- She Wants To Move

Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World

Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous

Neneh Cherry - Manchild

Nina Sky (feat. Jabba) - Move Your Body

Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy

Omarion ft Timbaland - Ice Box

Outkast - Hey Ya

Outkast - Ms Jackson

Pras feat. ODB & Mya – Ghetto Superstar

Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls

Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans – I’ll Be Missing You

R.Kelly – Ignition (Remix)

Richard Blackwood – Mama Who’s Da Man?

Rihanna (feat. Drake) - What's My Name

Sean Paul - Get Busy

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin'

Serani - No Games

Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

Snoop Dogg ft Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson- Signs

So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds

Sugarhill Gang - Apache (Jump On It)

SWV - Right Here (Human Nature remix)

T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life

The 411 - Dumb

The Game ft 50 Cent- Hate It Or Love It

The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa

The Roots feat. Cody ChesnuTT - The Seed (2.0)

Timbaland (feat. Keri Wilson & DOE) - The Way I Are

Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner - Written in the Stars

TLC - Creep

TLC - No Scrubs

TLC - Waterfalls

T-Pain - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)

Twista - Slow Jamz

Twista - Sunshine

Usher f/Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate

Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go

Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.

 

I have never posted in this part of the forum before as I don't like most R&B/Urban music but this caught my attention. I can think of five songs I like.

 

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals

Neneh Cherry - Manchild

Blondie - Rapture

 

Gyptian - Hold Yuh

Mr Vegas - Heads High

TLC - Waterfalls

Sean Paul - Get Busy

Outkast - Ms Jackson

Dr. Dre - The Next Episode

Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy

Ghost Town DJs - My Boo

Ja Rule ft. Ashanti - Always On Time

Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World

 

This was very hard!

TLC - Creep

Fugees - Ready or Not

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous {might be borderline with pop, if so let me know and will nominate another}

Blu Cantrell + Sean Paul - Breathe

Kelis - Trick Me

Jay Z - Hard Knock Life

Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You

Twista - Slow Jamz

Kanye West - Gold Digger

Edited July 31, 20186 yr by Jüpiter

'Promiscuous Girl' is fine, I would say that is urban enough!

 

Great nominations so far! Will put all the nominations in the opening post soon, so keep those nominations coming in.

Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Beyonce - Crazy in Love

Blackstreet - No Diggity

Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

2Pac - Ghetto Gospel

SWV - Right Here (Human Nature remix)

TLC - No Scrubs

Outkast - Hey Ya

Sugarhill Gang - Apache (Jump On It)

Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oh)

 

Horrendously mainstream sorry

 

Aaliyah - Try Again

Daddy Yankee - Gasolina

Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole - Last Night

Fatman Scoop feat. Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful

Kendrick Lamar feat. MC Eiht - m.A.A.d city

Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins - Get Low

Lil Wayne - A Milli

Mýa - Case Of The Ex

Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls

Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate

The 411 - Dumb

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Cassie - Me & U

Ciara (feat. Chamillionaire) - Get Up

Fergie (feat. Ludacris) - Glamorous

Kanye West - Stronger

Nina Sky (feat. Jabba) - Move Your Body

Rihanna (feat. Drake) - What's My Name

Timbaland (feat. Keri Wilson & DOE) - The Way I Are

Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne - Down

Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner - Written in the Stars

Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance wiv Me

Akon - Lonely

Alexandra Burke - Bad Boys

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

Madcon - Beggin'

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - Thrift Shop

Hollywood Undead - We Are

Edited July 31, 20186 yr by WhoOdyssey

I'm going to say the Timbaland/Katy Perry song is slightly too pop... Have another pick!

No problem!

 

(it is an absolute tune though :P )

Edited July 31, 20186 yr by ML Hammer95

No problem!

 

(it is an absolute tune though :P )

 

Also, you'll need to change one of your entries to a song that wasn't a UK Top 40 hit! Just had a quick Google and they all did!

Now this is in my wheelhouse!

 

2Pac & Dr. Dre - California Love

Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

Cherish - Do It To It

Chris Brown f/Juelz Santana - Run It!

Drake - Best I Ever Had (did this REALLY not chart in the UK???)

Flo Rida f/T-Pain - Low

Lil Wayne f/Static Major - Lollipop

Missy Elliott - Work It

Usher f/Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah!

T-Pain - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)

 

Oh my GOD this is taking me back to middle school

 

i know i forgot like a MILLION other songs but i hope some people give them the recognition they deserve, kinda helps listening to a pop/urban radio station lmao

Also, you'll need to change one of your entries to a song that wasn't a UK Top 40 hit! Just had a quick Google and they all did!

Oops, I must have missed that, I've added Hollywood Undead - We Are and removed Rizzle Kicks - Down with the Trumpets.

Edited July 31, 20186 yr by WhoOdyssey

Great response so far... 75 nominations - and a diverse set of songs! I'm in the same position as a few of you, in that I could nominate so many more different songs.

 

Keep them coming in...

 

Eve ft Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Eminem- Lose Yourself

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem- Forever

50 Cent - In Da Club

Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Ciara ft Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

Omarion ft Timbaland - Ice Box

Snoop Dogg ft Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson- Signs

Christina Milian- Dip It Low

The Game ft 50 Cent- Hate It Or Love It

N.E.R.D- She Wants To Move

Eve ft Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Eminem- Lose Yourself

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem- Forever

50 Cent - In Da Club

Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Ciara ft Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

Omarion ft Timbaland - Ice Box

Snoop Dogg ft Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson- Signs

Christina Milian- Dip It Low

The Game ft 50 Cent- Hate It Or Love It

N.E.R.D- She Wants To Move

 

Great taste! Amazed 'Forever' never charted Top 40, it was so big at the time.

Please can I suggest these songs;

 

2Pac – Changes

Donell Jones feat. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – U Know What’s Up

Richard Blackwood – Mama Who’s Da Man?

Pras feat. ODB & Mya – Ghetto Superstar

Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More

R.Kelly – Ignition (Remix)

50 Cent feat. G Unit & Snoop Dogg – P.I.M.P.

Big Brovaz – Nu Flow

Fat Joe feat. Ashanti – What’s Luv?

Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans – I’ll Be Missing You

Cassie - Me & U

Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Dr. Dre - The Next Episode

Eminem- Lose Yourself

Kanye West - Stronger

Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

Outkast - Ms Jackson

Snoop Dogg ft Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson- Signs

The Game ft 50 Cent- Hate It Or Love It

Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate

 

Cassie - Me & U

Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Dr. Dre - The Next Episode

Eminem- Lose Yourself

Kanye West - Stronger

Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

Outkast - Ms Jackson

Snoop Dogg ft Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson- Signs

The Game ft 50 Cent- Hate It Or Love It

Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate

 

All of these have already been nominated, a song only needs one nomination to go into the next round! You're welcome to pick some more.