"body" was ja rule's 2007 comeback attempt and it never got the airplay it deserved.

irv gotti and 7 aurelius produced it, ashley joi featured, and the album it was for got pushed back then canceled.

"One Wish" carried Ray J's whole Raydiation era.

it peaked at #11 on the Hot 100 in January 2006, while the album only reached #48 on the Billboard 200.

Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins produced it, which is why the beat still sounds so clean.

Ja Rule's "Uh-Ohhh!" featuring Lil Wayne is the most slept-on comeback single of 2007.

it was the lead single from "The Mirror" and only peaked at no. 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

Minnesota produced "Uh-Ohhh!" and it's a quiet reminder of how good Ja Rule sounded over a hard beat.

ginuwine and mario winans made "i need a girl (part two)" the sequel that almost matched the original.

it peaked at #4 on the hot 100, two spots behind part one's #2.

a sequel single landing at #4 on the hot 100 is rare, and it came out the same year as the original.

diddy turned one idea into two top 5 hits with "i need a girl."

part one with usher and loon peaked at #2 on the hot 100 and #1 on hot rap tracks, then part two hit #4.

part two swapped usher for ginuwine and mario winans, added tammy ruggieri and loon, and still landed at #4.

"crunk muzik" is the most underrated dipset posse cut of 2004.

jim jones, juelz santana and cam'ron on a blackout movement beat, and it made diplomatic immunity 2.

remy ma has a cameo in the video and nobody brings it up.

the video premiered on bet's access granted on september 20, 2007.

"1 thing" is the best use of a drum break in 2000s r&b.

rich harrison flipped a ten-second meters breakdown from "oh, calcutta!" and it hit no. 8 on the hot 100.

the same producer made "crazy in love." that's the bounce you're hearing.

fabolous and tamia made the smoothest rap and r&b record of 2003 with "into you."

it samples loose ends' "hangin' on a string" and peaked at no. 4 on the hot 100.

tamia's vocals are the reason the loose ends sample hits so well on "into you."

ja rule and ashanti on "always on time" is the blueprint for every rap and r&b hook that followed.

it spent two weeks at no. 1 on the hot 100 in 2001.

ashanti's hook did most of the work, and "always on time" still sounds current.

nas turning a kurtis blow classic into "if i ruled the world (imagine that)" with lauryn hill on the hook was the smartest crossover move of 1996.

it came off "it was written," which debuted at no. 1 on the billboard 200.

the kurtis blow original was a party record.

nas turned it into a street dream.