Rap & B: When Singers Try to Rhyme
Don't miss Bobby Brown tonight on 106 & Park!
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Bobby Brown - We'll always have a soft spot for Bobby Brown's raps about proton packs and ghost slime from "On Our Own," his hit single off the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack. Don't miss Bobby Brown tonight on 106 & Park at 6P/5C!(Photo: Courtesy MCA Records)
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Trey Songz - Trey Songz recently dropped “Top of the World,” which featured Trigga both singing and rapping over a subtle, guitar-driven beat. The song will appeared on #Lemmeholdatbeat2. Trey has even boasted, "I rap better than most rappers." Gotta love his confidence!(Photo: Skip Bolen/WireImage)
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Chris Brown - It's kinda crazy that an R&B singer released one of the better rap songs of this year, the frenetic, energetic "Look at Me Now." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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R. Kelly - R. Kelly has always blurred the line between hip hop and R&B, but he really went for it on 2008's "I'm a Beast," dropping a verse that included several subliminal shots at Ne-Yo. Let's just say he should've kept this one trapped in the closet.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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Omarion - Omarion dropped a mixtape with DJ Drama this year, The Awakening, which included the song, "Luke Skywalker (Bullshittin')." The song featured the former B2K singer spitting alongside Method Man. No, we don't get it either.(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)
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