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20 Songs Where Rappers Got Outshined by Guests (1991-2013)

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Kristian Dowling, Getty ImagesIn hip-hop, the guest feature can serve a wide variety of purposes and often many simultaneously.There are times when the host rapper is playing armchair A&amp;R with the goal of putting on a close friend who typically has few songs to his or her name. Other times, the complete opposite occurs -- some unknown comes on the scene with a verse or chorus from a buzzing or high-profile artist. There is also the posse cut, wherein an MC gathers everyone he or she can to contribute to (usually) a remix that gets decent radio play or Internet attention and then fizzles. And in some cases, a rapper is simply trying to get the right voice to add a specific element to a track that calls for more than just solo-dolo bars.In addition to there being numerous variables within the structure of guest features, there are just as many different outcomes that can occur once the track is laid to tape. Does the guest fit the track? Is he or she phoning it in? Is the appearance even necessary? Or, even worse, did the guest completely outshine his or her host?Indeed, we imagine that it’s not the greatest feeling when, as an MC, you release a track and everyone is going ham over the other rapper’s verse. This is what we like to call “when guest features go awry” or, if you like to quote Nas’ vicious Jay Z diss track ‘Ether,’ “getting murdered on your own s--t.” After hearing Kendrick Lamar absolutely obliterated the competition on Big Sean’s recent non-album cut, ‘Control,’ we looked back to other examples in hip-hop history when rappers got bodied by their guests.Note: The following list is in chronological order.CommentsLeave A CommentLudacris Becomes a Star With ‘Back for the First Time': Oct. 17 in Hip-Hop HistoryA Tribe Called Quest Albums, Ranked Worst to Best10 Worst Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Rap SnubsThe Best Release Date Ever? September 29 in Hip-Hop History20 Years Ago: Jay-Z’s ‘Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life’ Turns Him Into a Rap SuperstarTwitter’s Most Ecstatic Reactions to Lil Wayne’s ‘The Carter V’A Tribe Called Quest Shares Their First Masterpiece: Sept. 24 in Hip-Hop HistoryOutKast Releases Their Classic Double Album: Sept. 23 In Hip-Hop HistorySnoop Dogg Says ‘F— You’ to Kanye West for Supporting Donald Trump

Kristian Dowling, Getty ImagesIn hip-hop, the guest feature can serve a wide variety of purposes and often many simultaneously.There are times when the host rapper is playing armchair A&amp;R with the goal of putting on a close friend who typically has few songs to his or her name. Other times, the complete opposite occurs -- some unknown comes on the scene with a verse or chorus from a buzzing or high-profile artist. There is also the posse cut, wherein an MC gathers everyone he or she can to contribute to (usually) a remix that gets decent radio play or Internet attention and then...

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