1. THE WHITE STRIPES, ''Icky Thump''
''It has a hip-hop vibe to it. The beat, to me, is just insane.''
2. KANYE WEST, ''Flashing Lights''
''It's mad catchy. He channels Timbaland on some of the sounds. In a time
when music is really bad, somebody always comes up with something that's
pretty genius.''
3. 50 CENT, ''I Get Money''
''That record is so cocky! I love his arrogance.''
4. PHAROAHE MONCH, Desire
[Hesitates to choose just one song] ''The whole album is a standout. He's
ahead of his time. [I sympathize because] I make stuff, and people are
like, 'Ugh, what's that?!' Then 10 years later, they go, 'Wow, that's a
great record!'''
5. COUNT BASS D, 1995's ''T-Boz Tried to Talk to Me!''
''Anybody who writes a song about another famous person [TLC singer
T-Boz] and how he was so starstruck is pretty wild.''
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