Favorite Hip Hop and R&B Collaborations

I love hip hop music and to a lesser extent, I love r&b as well. I am not sure of the person who first thought of fusing the two genres into one song.  I think Diddy's Bad Boy camp may be the first to do it on a mainstream level though.  Although a lot of people do not like Diddy, it is hard to deny his impact on the music business.

"I Love You" remix by Smif n Wessun and Mary J Blige.  This song is underappreciated because mainstream music listeners have probably never even heard of Smif N Wesson.  This song is great.

"Break You Off" by The Roots and Musiq.  The title of this song says it all. 

"All That I Got Is You" by Ghostface and Mary J. Blige.  Ms. Blige has one of the most powerful, unique voices in the history of music.  She does her part on this song, but Ghostface really shined because of heartwrenching story he tells about his poverty stricken childhood.

"You Got Me" by the Roots and Erykah Badu.  There is also a version out there with Jill Scott, who happens to have one of the most soulful voices.

"Somebody told me that this planet was small, we used to live in same building on the same floor and never met before, until im overseas on tour and met this Ethiopian queen from Philly taking classes abroad . . . "

"Only You" Bad Boy Remix by Biggie, 112, and Mase.  This is song is great.  Biggie shined, per usual on this song.  Definitey a great hip hop and r&b collaboration. 

Peace