Madonna
''Beat Goes On''
Twisty synths from the Neptunes, slick boasts from Kanye West, and Madge
commanding her subjects to get up and groove. Resist that trifecta at
your own risk!
Lil Wayne
''Phone Home''
''I am a Martian,'' confides Weezy on this extraterrestrial-themed banger.
Fair enough: Who on earth would think of a rhyme as gloriously silly as
''I'm rare/Like Mr. Clean with hair''?
Girl Talk
''Hands in the Air''
T-Pain and Flo Rida's staccato ''Low'' shouts and the Velvet Underground's
delicate ''Sunday Morning'' lullaby blend into a cheeky mix with sundry
other samples. (Choose your price at illegalart.net.)
Gavin DeGraw
''Cop Stop''
ROCK
''Baby, I'm a cop/Stop, put up your hands!'' Okay, so it's not the most
romantic line imaginable, but the upstate New Yorker's aw-shucks vocals
and loose-jointed piano arrangement make this one a winner.
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