HIP HOP.COMが作成したBEST&WORST LISTを見ながら2002年を 振り返りましょう。
15 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of The Year - Majors: 1 Eminem - The Eminem Show - Shady / Aftermath / Interscope 2 Common - Electric Circus - MCA 3 Nas - The Lost Tapes - Ill Will / Columbia 4 The Roots - Phrenology - MCA 5 Nas - God's Son - Ill Will / Columbia 6 Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow - MCA 7 Clipse - Lord Willin' - Star Trak / Arista 8 Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections - LaFace 9 Scarface - The Fix - Def Jam South 10 Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers - Interscope 11 Jay-Z - Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse - Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam 12 Slum Village - Trinity - Capitol / Priority 13 Snoop Dogg - Paid The Cost To Be The Boss - Doggy Style / Priority 14 Jay-Z & R.Kelly - The Best Of Both World - Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam 15 Xzibit - Man Vs. Machine - Open Bar / Loud All Of The Below.
[Kids] I know I can (I know I can) Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
[Nas] Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up You can be anything in the world, in God we trust An architect, doctor, maybe an actress But nothing comes easy it takes much practice Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version Hung with the wrong person Gotta astrung when I heard when Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose Coulda died, so young, no looks ugly and old No fun cause when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath Cause she smells of corrosion and death Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how