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    The 25 Biggest Hip-Hop Collaborations Of All Time

    From Tupac and Biggie to Eminem and Jay Z, these are some of the biggest and best collaborations of all time.

    1. Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg – Nuthin' But A G Thang

      1. Dr Dre Feat. Snoop Dogg – 'Nuthin' But A G Thang'

      The first single on Snoop's album of the same name, 'Nuthin' But A G Thang' is one of the best Hip-Hop collabs ever. A classic track with memorable lyrics.

    2. Jay Z ft Notorious B.I.G – Brooklyn's Finest

      2. Jay Z Feat. Notorious B.I.G – 'Brooklyn's Finest'

      One of the few Biggie and Jay-Z collaboration that exists, this song features two of the greatest rappers of all time going back and forth on the same track. There are rumours the two were set to record an album before Biggie was tragically murdered.

    3. Eminem and Jay-Z – Renegade

      3. Eminem and Jay-Z – 'Renegade'

      'Renegade' produced by Eminem, was released in 2001 as a part of Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint' album. It is home to one of Em's biggest verses and was responsible for Nas' classic Jay-Z diss: 'Eminem murdered you on your own sh*t".

    4. Eminem and Dre – Forgot about Dre

      4. Eminem and Dr Dre – 'Forgot about Dre'

      Remember the video of this Grammy award winning single? Relive the skit in which Eminem insanely answers a reporters questions about a fire he and Dre had started.

    5. Trae Tha Truth ft Paul Wall, Z-Ro, Slim Thug, Bun B and Kirko Bangz – I'm From Texas

      5. Trae Tha Truth Feat. Paul Wall, Z-Ro, Slim Thug, Bun B and Kirko Bangz – 'I'm From Texas'

      Texas spitter Trae The Truth teamed up with his pals to put Texas on the map with the super collab.

    6. Tupac ft Biggie – Runnin' (Dying To Live)

      6. Tupac Feat. Biggie – 'Runnin' (Dying To Live)'

      Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls originally recorded the song together in 1994, but finally released in late 2002 on the posthumous soundtrack album 'Tupac: Resurrection'.

    7. Redman and Method Man - Da Rockwilder

      7. Redman and Method Man - 'Da Rockwilder'

      Hip-Hop duo Red and Meth are actually signed to Def Jam as solo artists and a group - but the two have been collaborating since back in '94.

    8. Pheelz ft Vector-Popular

      8. Pheelz Feat. Vector - 'Popular'

      Pheelz and Vector teamed up to bring this fresh Hip Hop joint.

    9. Rap Collaborations

      9. Nicki Minaj Feat. Eminem – 'Roman's Revenge'

      Nicki raps this song as her crazy alter ego, Roman Zolanski, and is joined by another rapper who knows a thing or two about alter egos, Mr. Slim Shady himself.

    10. Rap Collaborations

      10. Nas Feat. Quan - 'Just A Moment'

      Nas and Quan got together to create a soulful Hip-Hop classic.

    11. Kanye West ft Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie All of The Lights

      11. Kanye West Feat. Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie - 'All of The Lights'

      Released three years ago now, All Of The Lights has made it onto our Best Rap Collabs list due to the long list of epic artists that feature on it, including John Legend, The-Dream, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, and Rihanna.

    12. Panjabi Mc and Jay Z – Beware of the boys

      12. Panjabi Mc and Jay Z – 'Beware of The Boys'

      An underground internet hit in its own right, a version of Beware Of The Boys was recorded in 2003 featuring Jay-Z.

    13. Tupac, Rap Collaborations

      13. Tupac Feat. Dr Dre - 'California Love'

      Tupac and Dr. Dre linked up for one of the biggest West coast Hip-Hop tracks of all time.

    14. Snoog Dogg ft Dre - Still Dre

      14. Snoop Dogg Feat. Dre - 'Still Dre'

      Dre and Snoop are the masters of the rap game - and together they're even better.

    15. Kanye West ft Big Sean and Jay-Z – Clique

      15. Kanye West Feat. Big Sean and Jay-Z – 'Clique'

      Big Sean, Jay-Z and Kanye West's track made its debut last year and serves as the fourth single from the compilation album Cruel Summer.

    16. Eve ft Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

      16. Eve Feat. Gwen Stefani - 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind'

      The second single from Eve's album 'Scorpion,' this one takes us back to the old days.

    17. Eminem and Dido

      17. Eminem Feat. Dido - 'Stan'

      Although Dido doesn't rap, this late 90's winner had to make it on to our top collabs list.

    18. Jay-Z and Kanye West perform

      18. Jay-Z and Kanye West - 'Paris'

      One of the top tracks on the pair's collaboration album 'Watch The Throne,' the lyrics were inspired from Kanye's visit to Paris. Picture: PA

    19. Warren G and Nate Dogg

      19. Warren G Feat. Nate Dogg – 'Regulate'

      Go back to the 90's with the Warren G and Nate Dogg collab - remember hearing it on the film Above The Rim? Picture: Getty

    20. Chris Brown Deuces

      20. Chris Brown Feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall - 'Deuces'

      The lyrics to this break-up tune were on many peoples lips when it was released back in 2010. Tyga and Kevin McCall co-wrote the song and featured on it.

    21. Timbaland - Know Bout Me artwork

      21. Timbaland Feat. Jay Z, Drake and James Fauntleroy - 'Know Bout Me'

      Timbaland, Drizzy and Jay Z go in on this collaboration, features on the rapper-producer's studio album.

    22. Drake and Rick Ross

      22. Rick Ross Feat. Drake - Aston Martin Music

      Drake and Rick Ross are one of the best rap duos in history, and this song is very special.

    23. Nicki Minaj

      23. Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver - Monster

      Despite the song featured some of the greatest rap stars in Hip-Hop, Nicki Minaj announced her name on the world stage with one of the biggest feature verses ever.

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