You Really Heard It First

”DILEMMA,” Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland: Nice of the duo to include Patti LaBelle in the video for this smash, considering Rowland’s catchy chorus reworks LaBelle’s 1983 ballad ”Love, Need and Want You.”

”GANGSTA LOVIN’,” Eve featuring Alicia Keys: Yarbrough & Peoples had a string of ’80s R&B hits, including ”Don’t Stop the Music,” the backyard-barbecue banger that birthed Keys’ ”I just wanna rock you” hook.