Artist	Song
LL Cool J	I Need Love
from Bigger and Deffer (1995)
Kanye West, Twista & Jamie Foxx	Slow Jamz
from The College Dropout (2004)
Jay-Z & Beyoncé	03' Bonnie & Clyde
from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
Snoop Dogg	Beautiful
from Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$ (2002)
Method Man	I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By (feat. Mary J. Blige)
from I'll Be There for You (feat. Mary J. Blige) - EP (1995)
Ja Rule	Always on Time
from Pain Is Love (2001)
50 Cent	21 Questions
from Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)
Nelly	Dilemma
from Nellyville (2002)
Ludacris	Splash Waterfalls
from Chicken-N-Beer (2003)
Fugees	Killing Me Softly With His Song
from The Fugees: Greatest Hits (2003)
Cassidy	Hotel
from Split Personality (1990)
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em	Kiss Me Thru the Phone
from iSouljaBoyTellem (2008)
Charli Baltimore	Down 4 You
from The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6 (2002)
Fabolous	Trade It All (feat. Jagged Edge)
from Ghetto Fabolous (2009)
A Tribe Called Quest	Bonita Applebum
from The Anthology (1999)
Lloyd Banks	Karma
from The Hunger for More (2004)
Jadakiss	U Make Me Wanna
from Kiss of Death (2004)
G-Unit	Wanna Get to Know You
from Beg for Mercy (2003)
Ja Rule & Vita	Put It On Me
from Def Jam Recordings - Let The People Speak (2001)
Salt-n-Pepa & En Vogue	Whatta Man
from Very Necessary (1993)
Lil' Flip	Sunshine
from U Gotta Feel Me (2004)
LL Cool J & Boyz II Men	Hey Lover
from Mr. Smith (1995)
Fabolous	Into You (feat. Ashanti)
from Street Dreams (2009)
Ja Rule & Ashanti	Mesmerize
from Exodus (2005)
The Roots & Erykah Badu	You Got Me
from Things Fall Apart (2004)
Gang Starr	Lovesick
from Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr (2006)
T.I.	Whatever You Like
from Paper Trail (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Jay-Z	Song Cry
from The Blueprint (2007)
Common	The Light
from Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
50 Cent & Robin Thicke	Follow My Lead
from Curtis (2007)
LL Cool J & Amerie	Paradise
from 10 (2002)
Ashanti, Ja Rule & R. Kelly	Wonderful
from R.U.L.E. (2004)
Fabolous	Into You (Main Mix feat. Tamia)
from Street Dreams (2009)
A Tribe Called Quest	Electric Relaxation
from The Anthology (1999)
Snoop Dogg	Sensual Seduction
from Sensual Seduction - Single (2007)
Eric B. & Rakim	Mahogany
from Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (2009)
Heavy D & The Boyz	Is It Good to You
from Peaceful Journey (1991)
OutKast	Prototype
from Speakerboxxx / The Love Below (2003)
Slick Rick	Teenage Love
from The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1995)
Lauryn Hill	Ex-Factor
from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake	Signs
from R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) - The Masterpiece (2004)
The Roots	Break You Off (feat. Musiq Soulchild, Musiq)
from Phrenology (Explicit Version) (2011)
LL Cool J	Luv U Better
from 10 (2002)
Common	Come Close
from Come Close - Single (2003)
Ghostface Killah	Child's Play
from Supreme Clientele (2000)
Slum Village	Tainted
from Trinity (Past, Present and Future) (2002)
Jungle Brothers	Black Woman
from Done By the Forces of Nature (2010)
Talib Kweli & Faith Evans	We Know
from The Beautiful Struggle (2004)
Gang Starr	Ex Girl to Next Girl
from Daily Operation (1992)
Eric B. & Rakim	What's on Your Mind?
from Don't Sweat the Technique (1992)
LL Cool J	Around the Way Girl
from Mama Said Knock You Out (1994)
A Tribe Called Quest	Find a Way
from The Anthology (1999)
The Roots	Silent Treatment
from Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994)
Ja Rule & Case	Livin' It Up
from Pain Is Love (2001)
The Roots & Jill Scott	You Got Me
from The Roots Come Alive (1999)
Eminem	Crazy In Love
from Encore (Deluxe Version) (2004)
Heavy D & The Boyz	Somebody for Me
from Big Tyme (1989)
Ghostface Killah	Wildflower
from Ironman (1999)
CL Smooth & Pete Rock	I Got a Love
from The Main Ingredient (2010)
Bubba Sparxxx	She Tried
from Deliverance (2003)
Nas	Getting Married
from Street's Disciple (2004)
Slick Rick	Sittin' In My Car
from Behind Bars (1994)
Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna & Raekwon	Camay
from Ironman (1999)
Mobb Deep featuring 112	Hey Luv (Anything)
from Infamy (2001)
Sheek Louch & Styles P	How I Love You
from Walk Witt Me (2003)
OutKast	Jazzy Belle
from ATLiens (1996)
Slick Rick	A Love That's True, Pt. 1
from Behind Bars (1994)
Slick Rick	A Love That's True, Pt. 2
from Behind Bars (1994)
Nas	K-I-SS-I-N-G
from I Am... (1999)
Young Gunz, featuring Rell	No Better Love
from Tough Luv (2004)
Lost Boyz	Renee
from Legal Drug Money (1996)
Ghostface	Save Me Dear
from The Pretty Toney Album (2011)
CL Smooth & Pete Rock	Searching
from The Main Ingredient (2010)
UTFO	Ya Cold Wanna Be Wit Me
from Hits (2005)

Comment:

Much like a rock star’s never-ending need to write at least one lighter-lifting power ballad per album, nearly every rapper’s responsible for an R&B-schooled jam or three. Seriously now — even 50 Cent stopped talking about his bullet holes long enough to serenade his lady on “21 Questions” (featuring hip-hop’s ultimate smooth operator, Nate Dogg) and “Follow My Lead.” Then there are the undisputed masters of keeping things slow and low, from Ashanti’s favorite costar (the gruff groove-rider Ja Rule) to the soul-seasoned solo albums of Ghostface Killah. And if that’s not enough to make you turn the lights down low, LL Cool J has a hefty stack of tenderized tracks in his back catalog. The Kanye West-like hook of “Around the Way Girl” is our personal favorite, but we’ll let you test out the rest on your own time.

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