Every year or two there comes an infectious beat that rap's heavyweights (we're not just talking Fat Joe) seem to hop on. Think about two years ago, when Lil Wayne's "A Milli" was the it track for rappers to flex their lyrical prowess on. This year the beat that's getting the same treatment as is Snoop Dogg's "I Wanna Rock" which was produced by Scoop DeVille (aka Kid Frost's son!) and mixed by Dr. Dre.
The song's popularity climaxed yesterday when Snoop released the official remix of the song, which features Jay-Z. Sure, Hov might have solidified it as a hot song, but even before Mr. Knowles took a stab at it, every rapper from Trife Diesel and Bow Wow to Bun B and Young Jeezy rocked out on the catchy banger. While you might have fallen behind on who beat the beat up (no Jersey Shore), we compiled a list of the 16 MCs who took their turn on the song. Listen to the clips below than vote on who you think did the track the most justice...
ARTIST: Busta Rhymes
RELEASED: November 25, 2009
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ARTIST: Styles P
RELEASED: December 7, 2009
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ARTIST: Trife Diesel
RELEASED: December 10, 2009
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ARTIST: Fat Joe
RELEASED: December 11, 2009
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ARTIST: Joell Ortiz
RELEASED: December 14, 2009
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ARTIST: Ras Kass
RELEASED: December 14, 2009
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ARTIST: Lloyd Banks
RELEASED: December 14, 2009
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ARTIST: Raekwon
RELEASED: December 17, 2009
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ARTIST: Crooked I
RELEASED: December 21, 2009
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ARTIST: Cassidy
RELEASED: December 22, 2009
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ARTIST: Young Jeezy
RELEASED: December 23, 2009
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ARTIST: Tha Dogg Pound
RELEASED: December 27, 2009
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ARTIST: Bow Wow
RELEASED: January 4, 2010
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ARTIST: Red Cafe
RELEASED: January 8, 2010
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ARTIST: Bun B
RELEASED: January 11, 2010
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ARTIST: Jay-Z
RELEASED: January 12, 2010
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Ricky January 13th, 2010 at 04:35 PM
Can we talk about how Jay said "No biggie, I'm the King now" crucial line...
matt January 16th, 2010 at 12:07 AM
there was nothing crucial bout that line at all in way its true he didnt say biggie sucks or anything
Tom January 13th, 2010 at 04:53 PM
Crooked I "I'll put a star on your head like Baby tattoo"
Stevie Lee January 13th, 2010 at 05:44 PM
1. Trife Diesel 2. Crooked I 3. The Rest
London January 18th, 2010 at 03:43 AM
Trife bodied dat shit
JR January 13th, 2010 at 05:52 PM
First, Biggie's ya man, then you got the nerve to say that you better than Big Dick sucking lips, why not you let the late, great veteran live
jme January 13th, 2010 at 06:20 PM
Styles got the best verse and his came out over a month before Jay's and i bet jay took a pad in the booth and styles was straight off the top while he was "smokin endo, sippin on gin and juice" lol
Belize January 13th, 2010 at 06:39 PM
I need that Snoop + Dogg Pound + Hov mix mashed up and stewed
bfears January 13th, 2010 at 06:44 PM
where is the kid daytona's?
suckitmarshall January 13th, 2010 at 07:41 PM
C'mon, fam.
bfears January 15th, 2010 at 02:18 AM
what? his was decent enuff
benhameen January 13th, 2010 at 08:26 PM
I cant believe yall didnt vote for Bow Wow. Chad got a million downloads! Cmon son!
jerseyfresh January 13th, 2010 at 09:04 PM
hov killed it wit that wu-tang/john forte line "i used to chef raekwon, givin fiend the ghostface, thats just my forte, i just might catcha dope case"
ugotso January 16th, 2010 at 12:34 AM
The hov Wu-tang line sounds dope as hell, but where's the wordplay involving I used to "chef raekwon" Givin fiends the ghostface, copped raw base (rob base), turned it to EZ Rock, stay dougie fresh all make sense and our sick as hell. Can't find the wordplay with "Chef Raekwon"
DaManzNHere January 27th, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Raekwon calls himself the chef because he cooked up rocks in the kitchen. Same as Jay = Chef Raekwon
brett January 13th, 2010 at 09:08 PM
I voted dogg pound before I listened to jay-z and I change my vote.