What is the greatest guest verse of all time?

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My god I forgot about Kane's verse on Burn Hollywood Burn. Truly great. I'm wavering. I haven't heard many of those you cite. I LOVE the Nas appearance. But Capadonna just makes my jaw drop on that song (yr right, wu-crossovers are low-hanging fruit) - the whole song is about boasting and one-upmanship, and Capadonna takes it so far it sounds like he's suprising himself with what he comes up with. I think I'm responding to that feeling of an artist discovering his own powers. But God, Kane. Fuck. For those who saw "Driving Miss Daisy" or remember what the Aunt Jemima syrup bottle used to look like, check this out - but better, listen to it. Kane's voice on the final chorus sign-off sounds like he's about to lose it. Fucking awesome.

Tracer Hand, Thursday, 7 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

like there was any doubt that ilm is feeling the juice crew. as for the other shit i listed, i really can't urge everyone enough to get on 'flava in ya ear'(i talked about it back on the remixes thread, which i refer to you only because i don't feel like writing all that stuff again. i spent like, ten minutes thinking up that shit) and '4,3,2,1' which are practically the best guest-dominated tracks ever just for sheer SKILLS. 'off the books' is essential if you ever wondered why people cared about big pun. can anyone think of good r&b/hiphop guest appearances? going both ways, mary j. was good on meth's and jay-z's singles, and redman on that d'angelo track, but they aren't hardly the greatest of anything. anyone who mentions timbaland on anything will get a smack.

ethan, Thursday, 7 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Tracer, I am NOT referring to her techno album, she says, smugly keeping information to herself.

Ally, Thursday, 7 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

All I could think of was Karen Finley on the 12-inch of Sinead O'Connor's "Jump in the River". And I've always loved Donovan on "Billion Dollar Babies", but I guess that's not really a guest verse, is it?

Arthur, Thursday, 7 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

mark e smith on long fin killie's 'heads of dead surfers'.

keith, Sunday, 10 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I can't believe no-one's mentioned Monica Queen.

the pinefox, Sunday, 10 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

one year passes...
Tracer: the Traci Lords which Ally refers to is her spot on the manics' "Little Baby Nothing"

Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 31 January 2003 20:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

of COURSE Watson! I was just testing you! now hand me my syringe and let's talk about unh... wha..? (perennial "guest" Watson potters off and solves the whole thing himself)

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 31 January 2003 20:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

Thinkin of a master plan
ain't nuttin but sweat inside my hand.

Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 31 January 2003 21:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

ethan is very boring and thinks it is nas on raekwon's 'verbal intercourse'

Actually, so do I.

phil jones (interstar), Friday, 31 January 2003 22:02 (twenty-one years ago) link

When Lil' Kim asked if I wanted to bumble with bee, she AT LEAST made the top 20.

Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 31 January 2003 22:33 (twenty-one years ago) link


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