Artist	Song
Maxwell	Lifetime
from Now (2001)
Ja Rule & Case	Livin' It Up
from Pain Is Love (2001)
Bubba Sparxxx	Ugly
from Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001)
Luther Vandross	Take You Out
from The Ultimate Luther Vandross (2006)
Ginuwine	There It Is
from Ginuwine: Greatest Hits (2006)
Koffee Brown	After Party
from Mars/Venus (2001)
Toya	I Do!!
from Toya (2001)
112	Dance With Me (feat. Beanie Sigel) [Remix]
from Bad Boy's R&B Hits (2005)
Jill Scott	A Long Walk
from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
Trick Daddy	Take It to Da House (feat. The Slip N' Slide Express)
from Thugs Are Us (2010)
Tyrese	I Like Them Girls
from 2000 Watts (2001)
Tamia	Stranger In My House
from A Nu Day (2010)
India.Arie	Video
from Acoustic Soul (2001)
Musiq	Just Friends (Sunny)
from Aijuswanaseing (2008)
Avant	My First Love
from My Thoughts (2000)
Aaliyah	We Need a Resolution
from Aaliyah (2001)
Ja Rule	I Cry
from Rule 3:36 (2000)
Lil Bow Wow	Puppy Love
from Beware of Dog (2000)
Jill Scott	The Way
from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
Faith Evans Featuring Carl Thomas	Can't Believe
from Faithfully (2005)
Olivia	Bizounce
from Olivia (2001)
Lil' Romeo	My Baby
from Lil' Romeo (2001)
Tyrese	What Am I Gonna Do
from 2000 Watts (2001)
Dave Hollister	One Woman Man
from Dave Hollister - The Definitive Collection (2006)
Dungeon Family	6 Minutes (Dungeon Family It's On)
from Even In Darkness (2001)

Comment:

As gruff and gritty as Ja Rule's flow is, the rising star perfected his very own rap/R&B fusion on two straight smashes, [i]Pain Is Love[/i] and [i]Rule 3:36[/i]. It's easy to hear why he wanted to sand the rough edges in his hardcore hip-hop tracks. After all, 2001 was a banner year for the quiet storm set, from the arty realm of India.Arie, Koffee Brown, Musiq, and Jill Scott — a Roots collaborator who finally broke through as a solo artist with her aptly titled album [i]Who Is Jill Scott?[/i] — to the certified bedroom-bound classics of Tyrese, Ginuwine, Avant, and Dave Hollister.

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