10 One-Hit Wonders That Defined The Early 2000s

8. Blu Cantrell - "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"

At the turn of the century, we were in the midst of a major dependency on young, white, pop starlets. Britney, Christina, Mandy and Jessica were the main entrees on the radio and everyone else was just a side dish. But as far as side dishes are concerned, there wasn't one more filling than Blu Cantrell.

Her breakup anthem, "Hit 'Em Up Style," positioned Blu as a legitimate heir to the pop throne, landing at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and breaking Elvis Presley's longstanding record for "most played on all genres of radio." The song was quite literally everywhere. (We're pretty sure even people in third world countries knew the words to this one.)

For pretty much the entirety of 2001, Blu and her anthem for female empowerment were in the spotlight. "Yeah, you take that cheating bastard's money!" was an incredibly popular sentiment that resonated with a lot of bitter ladies who were tired of being used by promiscuous men.

Strangely, though, when the clock struck midnight on the 2002 New Year, Blu was immediately an afterthought. She was overlooked at the Grammys, losing both of the categories she was nominated in and "Hit 'Em Up Style" fell from the charts faster than a sack of potatoes from the Eiffel Tower.