Run This Song: Kanye West's 10 Best Scene-Stealing Guest Verses

Say what you want about Yeezy as a rapper, but he's outshined some of your favorites.

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Rappers have always been quick to put Kanye West on a song. Early on some probably did it as a means to getting one of his beats. Later, maybe 'cause he was a nice guy. Then, obviously, it was because he was a superstar and selling point. But we always secretly thought a part of it was that these rappers, competitive as they are, just didn't feel threatened by 'Ye, lyrically. Take Jay-Z, for example, who just threw out"Run This Town", the new single off Blueprint 3 featuring none other than Kanye West. Well guess what, Big Homie? Lil bro here fucked around and murdered you on your own shit!

But then, really, should Jay be surprised? We started thinking about all the other times rappers invited Yeezy onto their songs, and we noticed a trend. Every time 'Ye has a chance to shine next to your favorite rapper he goes in and goes in hard! (Pause) Whether you're in agreement or disbelief, keep reading to check out Kanye's 10 Best Scene-Stealing Guest Verses (rap songs only) complete with audio clips and our favorite lines. Apologies to those who got laid out, but stop sleeping on the kid!

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Young Jeezy - "Put On" (2008)

BEST LINE: "I got a love that's better than you ever was"
• Kanye only did the hook on this song and still merked Jin. SMH.

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