One Hit Wonders Revisited

One-time hits get a second wind with these songs.

Eminem vs. HotStylz's Raydio G  - Slim Shady has been hit with an $8 million lawsuit for apparently not clearing a sample for his 2013 platinum-selling single “Rap God.” Raydio G of the Chicago-based group HotStylz (who were signed to Yung Joc's Swagg Team Entertainment/Jive/RCA Records) filed the lawsuit claiming that it borrows heavily from the group’s 2007 hit “Lookin’ Boy.” Check out a side-by-side listen here.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for MTV)

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One Hit Wonders Revisited - This one time, this one group called "Hotstylz" from Chicago had this one hit called "Lookin' Boy" featuring Yung Joc, who had signed them to his label. That was the year 2007. This year, Eminem borrowed the song's flow for his "Rap God," and that didn't sit to well with Hotstylz. They dropped "Rap Fraud." But certainly they know that sampling and referencing in rap is the hip hop way. It's not even unusual to borrow from an artist's only shining moment. Check out these other revivals of songs from one hit wonders.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for MTV)

50 Cent's "I Get Money" and Audio Two's "Top Billin'" - There is not a hip hop head who has not heard Audio Two's 1987 breakout hit, or at least some portion of it. One of the most recognizable reworks is from 50 Cent, who got a hold of those drums and flow for the third single of his third album, Curtis. "I Get Money" was a Top 20 smash 20 years later.(Photos from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz, Atlantic Records)

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50 Cent's "I Get Money" and Audio Two's "Top Billin'" - There is not a hip hop head who has not heard Audio Two's 1987 breakout hit, or at least some portion of it. One of the most recognizable reworks is from 50 Cent, who got a hold of those drums and flow for the third single of his third album, Curtis. "I Get Money" was a Top 20 smash 20 years later.(Photos from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz, Atlantic Records)

T.I. featuring Lil Wayne's "Ball" and the Showboys' "Drag Rap (Trigga Man)." - The distinctive intro and 808 patterns from this Queens duo's 1986 12-inch hit was chopped up and preserved on the bounce beat for T.I.'s certified Gold lead single off his eighth studio album, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head (2012).(Photos from left: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images, Profile Records)

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T.I. featuring Lil Wayne's "Ball" and the Showboys' "Drag Rap (Trigga Man)." - The distinctive intro and 808 patterns from this Queens duo's 1986 12-inch hit was chopped up and preserved on the bounce beat for T.I.'s certified Gold lead single off his eighth studio album, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head (2012).(Photos from left: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images, Profile Records)

Diddy and R. Kelly's "Satisfy You" and the Luniz' "I Got 5 on It." - Diddy and Kellz went halfsies on a track with The Luniz. The duo got their hands on the group's big hit from 1995 and flipped that unmistakable beat in into a No. 1 single in 1999.(Photos from left: STARPICZ / Splash News, EMI Records)

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Diddy and R. Kelly's "Satisfy You" and the Luniz' "I Got 5 on It." - Diddy and Kellz went halfsies on a track with The Luniz. The duo got their hands on the group's big hit from 1995 and flipped that unmistakable beat in into a No. 1 single in 1999.(Photos from left: STARPICZ / Splash News, EMI Records)

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Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" and Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" - Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" became the first single by a female artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 when it released in 1995 with its heavy-handed sample of the beat, lyrics and melody from the Tom Tom Club's 1981 jam.(Photos from left: CF Publicity via Getty Images, Sire Records)

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Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" and Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" - Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" became the first single by a female artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 when it released in 1995 with its heavy-handed sample of the beat, lyrics and melody from the Tom Tom Club's 1981 jam.(Photos from left: CF Publicity via Getty Images, Sire Records)

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Fergie's "Fergalicious" and J.J. Fad's "Supersonic" - Fergie picked up that staccato flow and '80s beat for her 2006 solo debut album from the trio known as Just Jammin' Fresh and Def. Their version, released in 1987, sold 400,000 copies. Fergie's version peaked in the Billboard Top 10.(Photos from left: DJDM/WENN.com, Ruthless Records)

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Fergie's "Fergalicious" and J.J. Fad's "Supersonic" - Fergie picked up that staccato flow and '80s beat for her 2006 solo debut album from the trio known as Just Jammin' Fresh and Def. Their version, released in 1987, sold 400,000 copies. Fergie's version peaked in the Billboard Top 10.(Photos from left: DJDM/WENN.com, Ruthless Records)

Nas' "The World Is Yours" and T La Rock's "It's Yours" - Before Drake told you, "It's yourz," via a Wu sample, T La Rock told you, "It's Yours," and gave Pete Rock the go ahead to flip it for Nas' "The World Is Yours" with this line: "Taking a record that's already made/ using a mix board and a cross fade."(Photos from left: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson /Landov, Def Jam)

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Nas' "The World Is Yours" and T La Rock's "It's Yours" - Before Drake told you, "It's yourz," via a Wu sample, T La Rock told you, "It's Yours," and gave Pete Rock the go ahead to flip it for Nas' "The World Is Yours" with this line: "Taking a record that's already made/ using a mix board and a cross fade."(Photos from left: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson /Landov, Def Jam)

Jennifer Lopez' "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" and Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" - As Jennifer Lopez was transitioning into "J. Lo," Ja Rule orchestrated a sampling of Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" for the Murder mix of her song "Ain't It Funny." Their collab took the top spot of the Hot 100 in 2002, and the original remains sealed in history as the track — along with its remix — that earned Mack a Grammy nod in '95 and helped launch the careers of the Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes.(Photos from left: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Fight Night, Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)

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Jennifer Lopez' "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" and Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" - As Jennifer Lopez was transitioning into "J. Lo," Ja Rule orchestrated a sampling of Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" for the Murder mix of her song "Ain't It Funny." Their collab took the top spot of the Hot 100 in 2002, and the original remains sealed in history as the track — along with its remix — that earned Mack a Grammy nod in '95 and helped launch the careers of the Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes.(Photos from left: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Fight Night, Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)