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1991. Busta Rhymes on “Scenario” When you’re having a conversation about guest verses, you’re basically having a conversation that Busta Rhymes started on “Scenario” when he completely demolished it.

1992. Snoop Dogg on “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” Over a silky smooth sample of “I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You” by Leon Haywood, Snoop Dogg came knocking on the door and rap has never been the same since.

1993. Kurupt on “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)” Best line: “Well, if Kurupt gave a fuck about a bitch, I’d always be broke / I’d never have no motherfuckin’ Indo to smoke”

1994. AZ on “Life’s a Bitch” AZ’s verse on “Life’s a Bitch” is so precise and his rapping technique is at such a high level, that it’s hard to believe it was his first time properly making a rap record.

1995. Nas on “Verbal Intercourse” The Purple Tape featured two of the greatest guest verses of that year. Actually, scratch that, two of the greatest guest verses of all time – this one and Ghostface on “Criminology.”

1996. The Notorious B.I.G. on “Brooklyn’s Finest” This was just a little jab from Big, playful enough to show that he wasn’t taking this too seriously, but with the underlying sentiment that he could go harder if Pac really wanted it.

1997. The Notorious B.I.G. on “Victory” This was the last verse Biggie ever recorded before his untimely death on March 9, 1997. And what an epic final verse it is.

1998. Raekwon on “Skew It On The Bar-B” This was a huge record that helped to introduce Southern hip hop to the East Coast. After a chance encounter between Raekwon and Big Boi at a mall in Atlanta, the Wu-Tang soldier connected with the duo and delivered a classic.

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