1. Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne, âLook At Me Nowâ
This song was no doubt the staple of your nightlife circa 2010. Everyone knew Chris Brownâs and Weezyâs parts by heart, but if you could spit your way through Busta Rhymesâ verse, you were hands-down the coolest kid on the block. Never mind the fact that you had to Rap Genius âsuicide doorsâ and âhari kari,â and that you made the âwax on, wax offâ motion when Breezy said âMr. Miyagi.â The struggle is real, and so is your street cred.
2. Drake feat. Lil Wayne, âThe Mottoâ
Ah, yes. YOLO. Now every time you drink that extra Starbucks Frappuccino or skip a day at the gym, you have Drizzy to thank for your unabashed lack of guilt. Using #YOLO on all your Instagram pics like itâs your job really helps you feel like youâre on Drizzyâs level, because you too have been wronged by a server at a popular food chain, and you know what itâs like to want to just cry into your teddy bear, but instead you force yourself to go out to the club with your friends. They really need to bring back Degrassi.
3. A$AP Rocky feat. Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and 2Chainz, âFuckinâ Problemsâ
Regardless of your sexual orientation, when this song came out you were ecstatic you could finally proclaim to the world that you loved bad bitches and it was a fuckinâ problem. Sure, things got dicey at the end of A$AP Rockyâs verse where you didnât know whether or not to fake a coughing fit, stand there silently, or just replace the N-word with âninjaâ and hope no one would notice. Even if you didnât have a dick, your favorite part was yelling âGIRL, I KNOW U WANT DIS DIHH!!â at the top of your lungs because thatâs what gangstas do, and you definitely used it as a Tinder line once or twice. A month.
4. Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock, âMoney Treesâ
Kendrick really gets you with this song because the hook is so catchy you donât realize youâre not 100% on what the whole âHalle Berry or Hallelujahâ thing means exactly, but you know what both of those things are individually so youâre probably good. Luckily the only time the gravity of âEverybody gonâ respect the shooter / But the one in front of the gun lives foreverâ hit you was when you were really high, so you were able to brush it off without too much introspection. Plus when you get to Jay Rockâs verse and heâs all, âImagine Rock up in the projects where them n*ggas pick your pockets,â you are there. You practically know what itâs like to live in the projects because there was that one time you got lost on the way to the airport and ended up driving through College Park. And also you totally got pick-pocketed in Barcelona so yes, Jay, Iâm totally with you on this one, homie!
5. Migos, âHannah Montanaâ
This song was meant for you, you who watched all four seasons of Hannah Montana and bought Mileyâs albums before she started trying to dress like she was in A$AP Mob. You may not know how many Migos there are, or if theyâre sayin theyâve been âtrappinââ or âtrippinââ all damn night, but damn it, you loved Hannah Montana, and thatâs totally what the song is actually about, isnât it?