Mixtape Monday: Songs that wouldn't have been quite so sweet had someone not made a guest appearance (Not entirely Will Smith Free)

Picture the scene: The year is 1995, and you're sitting in the studio, trying your hardest to pretend that Mariah's new single is going to be hot, even though you know very well that no amount of production is going to make this song into a full-on banger. From out of nowhere, ODB (fresh outta jail), stumbles through the door with two 40s and a mind full of ideas. He throws down some lyrics, pukes in the corner of the studio, impregnates two of the production assistants, gives Mariah a nice open-palmed slap on the ass, and 12 years later, they're still going together like babies and pacifiers. Here's to some of our favorite tracks that almost weren't:

Side A:

1. Oh - Ciara ft Ludacris
2. Make it Rain - Fat Joe ft Lil Wayne
3. Hate Me Now - Nas ft Diddy
4. To Each His Own - INI ft Q Tip &Large Professor (produced by Pete Rock)
5. Woo Ha (Got You All in Check) - Bustah Rhymes ft O.D.B.
6. Breathe and Stop - Fat Joe ft The Game
7. Day Dreamin - Lupe Fiasco ft Jill Scott
8. Got Till it's Gone - Janet Jackson ft Q Tip & Joni Mitchell
9. So Fresh - Will Smith ft Biz Markie & Slick Rick (Normally this is a Will Smith free zone, but I'll let it pass just this once).
10. Soldier - Destiney's Child ft T.I. & Lil Wayne

-Pickle

Side B:

1. Extortion - Mobb Deep ft. Method Man
2. Saviorself - Jedi Mind Tricks ft. Killah Priest
3. Fantasy Remix- Mariah Carey ft. ODB
4. Music For Life - Hi-Tek ft. Nas
5. Bossy - Kelis ft. Too $hort
6. Lean Back Remix - Fat Joe ft. Ma$e, Lil Jon, and Eminem
7. Southern Gul - Eryka Badu ft. Rahzel
8. I Still Love H.E.R. - Teriyaki Boys ft. Kanye West
9. Eight Minutes To Sunrise - Jill Scott ft. Common
10. One Minute Man- Missy Elliott ft. Ludacris

~sarah p.