10 Best Guest Verses In Rap History

The problem with featuring artists is that even though they often improve the song, there’s a chance that you could get shown up on your own track. So the general rule is, if you’re worried about getting your ass kicked either put the feature verse at the end (a la Nicki Minaj) or make the featuring verse different enough that it is more of a complement than normal verse (think Chance on Baby Blue or Andre 3000 on Int’l Players Anthem).

Whether out of ignorance (Notorious had only released one song) or incompetence, Craig Mack screwed that up. Biggie opens up the song and after the shock of his talent wears off the other rappers trapped. Whatever they put out in their verse will be compared to Biggie, and that’s not the mindset you want your audience to have.

So remember this if nothing else, don’t try to follow up Notorious.

N****s is mad I get more butt than ash trays,
F**k a fair one I get mines the fast way,
The ski mask way,
Uhh,
Ransom notes,
Far from handsome...but damn a n***a tote,
(What ya' tote)
more guns than roses,
Foes is,
shaking in their boots,
Invisible bullies like The Gooch,
Disappear...vamoose...you're wack to me,
Take them rhymes back to the factory,
I see,
The gimmicks...the wack lyrics,
The s**t is depressing...pathetic...please forget it,
You're mad cause my style you're admiring,
Don't be mad...UPS is hiring,
You shoulda been a cop...f**k hip-hop,
With that freestyle you're bound to get shot,
Not from Houston but I rap-a-lot,
Pack the gat a lot,
The flav's bout to drop uhh,