1. You own it, you better never let it go
   Snap back to reality
2. Would you capture it or just let it slip?
   His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy

"Lose Yourself" was one of the biggest rap songs of the decade. Written and recorded by rapper Eminem, the song was featured on the soundtrack for the film "8 Mile." The critically acclaimed song won the rapper a Grammy for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and an Oscar for Best Original Song.

1. Got it dirt cheap for them
   Not guilty, he who does not feel me
2. Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me
   Cops want to knock me, D.A. wants to box me in

"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" is the 2001 song by Jay-Z. The song was featured on his hit album "The Blueprint." The song sampled "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5.

1. I got a friend with a pole in the basement
   Came back with somethin' thicker than fittin' in Sasoons
2. Like, "Girl, I think my butt gettin' big!"
   It's gettin' hot in herre

"Hot in Herre" is the popular 2002 song by Nelly. The song is featured on his album "Nellyville." The album was produced by The Neptunes, which includes artist, Pharrell.

1. All you do is defend that lady when I call you
   Me and your daughter got a special thing goin' on
2. I apologize a trillion times
   Ten times out of nine, now if I'm lying, find

"Ms. Jackson" is the 2000 song by duo OutKast, comprised of Andre 3000 and Big Boi. The song helped catapult the duo's career and was featured on the 2000 album "Stankonia."

1. About five or six strippers tryin' to work for a buck
   And I took one girl outside with me
2. Girl, you ain't the only one with a baby
   Somewhere smokin' rock now, in and out of lock down

These lyrics come from the 2001 song "What Would You Do?" by City High. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the film "Life." The song peaked at number eight in the Billboard Hot 100.

1. Need to see you and feel you next to me
   Hope you can come up with the answers, babe
2. I just wanna chill and twist a lot
   Would you still have love for me?

50 Cent collaborated with the late Nate Dogg on "21 Questions" in 2003. It charted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

1. Three, then comes the four to the five, to the six
   Everybody in the club gettin' tipsy
2. Hands in the air if you cats drunk as me
   Now I'm lookin' at shorty right in her eyes

"Tipsy" was a one-hit wonder for J-Kwon back in 2004. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

1. Creeping with the girl next door
   She never took her eyes off me
2. But she caught me on the counter (It wasn't me)
   To be a true player you have to know how to play

"It Wasn't Me," featuring RikRok, was released in 2000 and was the first single from Shaggy's album "Hot Shot." The song was actually inspired by a bit from Eddie Murphy's comedy special "Raw."

1. It's like that whodi (You got me crazy)
   I'm a little boy but I live a big man's life
2. I'm the next generation, I came to lock it down
   I got a Bugs Bunny chain with a matching watch

"My Baby" was the first and most successful song from Lil' Romeo and was released in 2001. The song samples "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5.

1. Spin it like a helicopter
   Runnin' through the school halls
2. North Carolina! C'mon and raise up
   I'm a superstar, bought me a big ol' car

"Raise Up" was a single released in August 2001 by Petey Pablo. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, Pablo released a remix to this song dedicated to those who lost their lives in the attacks.

1. Lemme put you onto somethin'
   So where you headed? Lemme follow that
2. Had me singin', "I'm sorry, Ms. Jackson"
   We can do anything that you wanna do

"Lights, Camera, Action!" was the first and only hit for Mr. Cheeks as a solo artist. The song was released in August 2001 and topped the Billboard R&B charts for one week.

1. And don't worry 'bout a d*** thing, feels good
   We got that flavor that make your hands clap, toes tap
2. We make your body like rock to this
   C'mon and stroll with us

"Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)" was the only single from Naughty By Nature's sixth album. The song features the R&B group 3LW and made it onto six Billboard charts.

1. Tiffany, Nancy; that's not what my plans be
   That's why I need a girl that be true to me
2. I find a girl, I'mma keep her
   I don't know if they really love me or they usin' me

"I Need A Girl (Part One)" is a song from P. Diddy in collaboration with Usher and Loon. P. Diddy achieved something rare with this song, as both parts of a song become chart hits.

1. Give me all your numbers so I can phone ya
   Boy, oh boy, it's good to know ya
2. Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup
   Don't I look like a Halle Berry poster?

"Work It" came from Missy Elliott's fourth studio album and was released in September 2002. If you look at this specific lyric, it's the previous lyric put in reverse, like it states.

1. Lick your lips when you're talkin', that make me sturr
   I know you popular, but you gon' be famous today
2. Trick, it's against the law for her to move them hips
   I like the way she doin' that (C'mon)

"Right Thurr" by Chingy was released in 2003. It topped out at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, as Beyonce and Jay-Z kept it from getting that top spot.

1. Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz wit me
   And let me see you get low if you want this thug
2. To the window, to the wall
   Now back, back, back it up

"Get Low" was released in 2003 and is a song by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, featuring the Ying Yang Twins. In "The Proposal," Sandra Bullock's character raps this song.

1. Pass the bottles, the heat is on
   Take note to the brand new dance, like this
2. H*** yeah! Hey DJ, bring that back!
   I'm lit, and I don't care what no one thinks

"Stand Up" is a song by Ludacris featuring Shawnna that was released in 2003, on which Kanye West served as a producer. It was the first song by Ludacris to become number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop songs charts.

1. She said, you don't know what you mean to me
   Boy, you know I'm crazy over you
2. East coast, I know you're shakin' right
   Like a shortstop, pick up everything mami hittin'

"Dilemma" was the third single from Nelly's second studio album. It featured Kelly Rowland and was featured on her first solo album.

1. It's good, it's all good, it's beautiful
   Baby, come on, go wit me
2. You ain't know Twista could work it like the Whispers?
   Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be

"Slow Jamz" is a song by Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. The song made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 2004, which was the first number-one song for all three artists.

1. Your girl up under my arms
   Slow motion for me, slow motion for me, slow motion for me, move in slow motion for me
2. Got human enough disguise but my face is a doggy
   Gotta pour the potion for me

"Slow Motion" is a song by Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim, who died in November 2003. This was the first number-one song for Cash Money Records, but also the first song to reach number one posthumously for an artist under the label.

1. Throw ya hands in da air right now, man!
   Kids clappin', luv ta spark da place
2. Now lean back, lean back, lean back, lean back
   As a youngin', I was too much to cope with

"Lean Back" was released in 2004 by the hip-hop group Terror Squad. The song has a club feel to it and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the R&B charts for more than a month.

1. When the pimp's in the crib ma
   When the pigs try to get at you
2. I got the Rolly on my arm and I'm pouring Chandon
   I'm a nice dude, with some nice dreams

"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell released in 2004. This was the first number-one song for Snoop Dogg on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was named the most popular Rap Song of the decade by Billboard.

1. You can find me in St. Louis rolling on dubs
   I'm going down down, baby, your street in a Range Rover
2. Light it up and take a puff, pass it to me now
   Smoking on dubs in clubs, blowing up like Cocoa Puffs

"Country Grammar" was the debut single and album from rapper Nelly, released in 2000. The melody and chorus come from the children's clapping game "Down Down Baby."

1. Grab your shorty and let's go
   Now when you shake that a**, I get rocked up
2. Ohh, take it, take it
   I could respect your mind, if you could respect the game

"Wobble Wobble" debuted in 2000 from the 504 Boyz, which included Master P, C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Mac, Magic, Krazy and Mystikal. It was one of the biggest hits for No Limit Records, as it topped the Hot Rap Singles.

1. And you know we don't give a **** it's not your birthday
   You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
2. So come give me a hug
   When I pull up out front, you see the Benz on dubs

"In Da Club" was released by 50 Cent in 2003 and went on to become his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on to win Best Rap Video and Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards that year.

1. And all my girls around the world that love how it's going down say
   Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay
2. What makes it even worse, I'm just getting started
   That's why all through the streets

"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" was released in 2000 from Lil' Bow Wow featuring Snoop Dogg. This was the second single off Lil' Bow Wow's debut album and the video was named number one on BET's 106 & Park.

1. I've been to mushroom mountain once or twice, but who's countin'
   But nothin' compares to these blue and yellow purple pills
2. Dumber than Vanilla Ice tryin' to rap again
   To roll up on you like Christopher Reeves

"Purple Pills" is a song from rap group D12, which featured a rap verse from Eminem. The song got a radio edit called "Purple Hills."

1. Get crunk with it, get loose with it
   Shawty crunk on the floor wide open
2. Shake it like a salt shaker (Shake it like a salt shaker)
   Make it work, with your wet T-shirt

"Salt Shaker" is a song released in 2003 from The Ying Yang Twins featuring Lil John and The East Side Boyz. This is the biggest hit for The Ying Yang Twins, as it hit number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.

1. I got the magic stick
   I'm a freak to the core
2. I hit the baddest chicks
   Shorty you don't believe me, then come with me tonight

"Magic Stick" is a song performed by rappers Lil' Kim and 50 Cent. There was no physical release or music video done for this song, but it still made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

1. So I can get to stomping in my Air Force Ones
   (Big boy) The last person that touched 'em I been shot 'em
2. I like the limited edition to khaki and only green
   Red and white with a cardinal cap

"Air Force Ones" is a song by Nelly, which was released in 2002. The song is about buying Nike Air Force Ones shoes, and the video features athletes Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, D'Marco Farr, Ray Lankford and Ozzie Smith, and hip hop artists Big Tymers and WC.

1. Don't come to my projects if you ain't wit dis clique
   Crimes and rhymes, ya'll, we comin' up
2. Dawg, my projects got taste
   We sportin' five-thousand-dollar drapes

"My Projects" was the first single from Coo Coo Cal's second album "Disturbed." It received a lot of success in the rap world, as it reached the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles and lead to a remix version with Kurupt and Trick Daddy.

1. I break it down for you now, baby, it's simple
   Keep going 'til you hit the spot, whoa
2. You gon' back that thing up, or should I push up on it?
   You could have it your way, how do you want it?

"Candy Shop" is a song from 50 Cent featuring Olivia. Despite reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, it got mixed reviews and many compared it to his "Magic Stick" song with Lil' Kim.

1. I like the way you move
   Ready for action, nip it in the bud
2. Make it sound like aluminum cans in a bag
   Let me study how you ride the beat, you big freak

"The Way You Move" is a song by OutKast released in 2003. This was OutKast's third number-one pop single, and it made Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for the 2000s.

1. Is that your a** or your momma have reindeer?
   I can't explain it but d*** sure glad you came here
2. Pop something move something, shake ya tail feather
   Girl, go and take it low

"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song from rappers Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee that was released in 2003 on the "Bad Boys II" soundtrack. The song made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a duo or group.

1. But around here we get it crunk when ya bounce with me, bounce with me
   Take, take, take it down to the ground with me now
2. When I turn 16, I'mma call her though
   It's the B to the O-W

"Bounce with Me" was the debut single from Lil' Bow Wow (before he grew up and dropped the Lil'). It was featured in the movie "Bi Momma's House" and the trailer for "Hardball."