Twenty-Two Duos: 22 Collaboration Albums We'd Like to Hear
Game and Chris Brown top our wish list.
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Twenty-Two Duos: 22 Collaboration Albums We'd Like to Hear - Maybe it's the holiday spirit, but recently it seems like everyone in the rap world wants to get together and make music. After Kanye and Jay's Watch the Throne tour/victory lap, who could blame them? And now Chris Brown and Game may have caught the kumbaya spirit as well, as the latter recently mentioned that a collabo album could be in the cards for the pair. "Who knows what the future holds, but I'm not opposed to doing anything like that," Game told CBS Local when asked about a joint project with Breezy. "I have a lot of respect and a lot of love for his craft and what he does. That's my little brother. Chris Brown, he is, to me, Bobby Brown in hip hop these days. He's just the bad boy of R&B. He's also like a little brother to me...We make good music." As hyped as that's got us, we can't hel...
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T.I. and B.o.B. - Last year, T.I. and B.o.B. said they were working on a joint album titled The Man and the Martian. "It actually started as a joke," B.o.B told MTV News last November. "Tip would always refer to me as the Martian, and in one of his lyrics, he said, 'It's the man and the Martian,' and we said, 'Man that could be an album title.' We kinda just played around with it. But it seems to be taking form in a very organic way." (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for AXE, Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images))
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Chris Brown and Big Sean - These two young artists have shown with just one single that they can make great music together. Breezy and Big Sean collaborated on the single "My Last," which instantly turned into a smash hit.(Photo: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)
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Jay-Z and Beyonce - "Crazy in Love," "Deja Vu," "Hollywood," "Lift Off," and the list goes on and on. This married couple may already have a collaboration album tucked away under the covers.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Rick Ross and Drake - There have been quite a few R&B/rap collaborations, but for some reason Rick Ross rapping next to Drake singing on the hook fits perfectly. Even on records like "Aston Martin Music," where Drizzy wears his rap hat, these two blend well together.(Photo: Phil McCarten/PictureGroup)
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Diggy Simmons and Justin Bieber - Making teenage girls cry all around the country, these two young artists probably have more in common than you think. A collaboration album by the two of them might be best suited for the Disney Channel, but it probably would sell through the roof.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Nicki Minaj and Drake - Both these Young Money artists have shown they can make sweet music by collaborating with just about anyone. Still, the chemistry between the two of them comes off in their music. Songs like "Moment for Life" and "Up All Night" prove these two are a match made in heaven, or on Young Money at the least.(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)
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Rihanna and Nicki Minaj - These BFFs have collaborated a couple of times on songs like "Fly" and "Raining Men." When Rihanna isn't busy fondling Nicki, she's laying a hot chorus down on a record. These two hooking up has got to be at the top of most men's wish lists--musically that is.(Photo: PNP/WENN.com)
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50 Cent and Eminem - Maybe call it Ebony and Ivory? All jokes aside, a collaboration between 50 and Em would appeal to most hip-hop fans. Plus, who else would 50 actually get along with?(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Jadakiss and Ghostface Killah - Sorry, Sheek Louch. We know you're currently working with Ghost on a collabo album, but our dream is to see Jada and Ghost trade bars and bars and more bars.(Photos: Scott Gries/Getty Images; Fergus McDonald/Getty Images)
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Lil Wayne and Drake - Some folks just can't get enough of Young Money. And there's no doubt that these two stars would be the ideal Young Money collaboration. Drake could sing and rap and Wayne could rap and..., well, they could both multitask.(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)
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Rick Ross and Lil Wayne - YMCMBMMG. There almost aren't enough letters in the alphabet to cover a collaboration between Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. The two MCs have collaborated on a few of hip hop's most recent jams, including "If I Die Today," "Hustle Hard" and "9 Piece." (Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)
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J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar - Rap collaborations need a dose of newness. What started out as a mixtape is apparently turning into a full-length album. "I'm not settling for a mixtape because I feel we're too talented for that and the music we've made so far is too good," says J. Cole. (Photos: Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Top Dawg Entertainment)
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Nas and Lauryn Hill - When Nas and Lauryn Hill worked together on the brilliantly executed remake "If I Ruled The World," hip-hop critics salivated for more. Also, from a musical perspective, these two have an appreciation for reggae, especially the Marleys.(Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET; Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Jill Scott and Ledisi - Anyone who wants to hear real vocalists sang (not sing, but "sang") would appreciate an album of duets with Ledisi and Jill Scott going back and forth. It would also make for better than average coffee shop music. Starbucks, get the check ready.(Photos: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Michael and Janet Jackson - There hasn't been a brother-sister duo as famous or as talented as Michael and Janet. Even though both spent their lives making music, there is only one collaboration between the two and that was "Scream." If Janet could work out the legal drama that it would take to get this to happen, this album could be bigger than Natalie Cole and her dad's Unforgettable masterpiece.(Photo: Dalle/Giles Petard/Landov)
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Kendrick Lamar and Drake - Kendrick and Drake's are hitting three for three in collabos so far. After K-Dot opened for Drake on his Club Paradise tour, he also spit a verse on "Buried Alive" on Drizzy's Take Care. Then Drake returned the favor by duetting with Kendrick on his new single, "Poetic Justice." And the two made magic again when they appeared with 2 Chainz on ASAP Rocky's new single "Problem." After all that, we know a full collabo album between Drake and Kendrick has the potential to be classic.(Photos from left: Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET, George Pimentel)
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Big Boi and Andre 3000 - No, we did not say Outkast! We said Big Boi and Andre 3000, the solo artists. Alright, fine, we cheated, but we're just about due for another Outkast album. Please.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Fat Joe and Joell Ortiz - Pun back! Not quite, but we all know Fat Joe was at his lyrical best when he was trading bars with the great Big Pun. Since Joell is regarded as the closet thing to Pun, this duo could likely rekindle some of that magic.(Photo: Manny Hernandez/PictureGroup; JoellOrtiz.com)
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Ludacris and Ciara - This ATL tandem has already produced two club bangers in "Oh," and "Ride." Not many make crunk&B as good as these two, so why not give fans a full serving of the goods?(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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