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Track 04 · 2001
Music
Erick Sermon · feat. Marvin Gaye
- hip-hop
- soul sample
On the charts
Peaked at #22 on the Hot 100; built around a Marvin Gaye sample that was pure magic.
Why it mattered
The smoothest hip-hop track of 2001. Erick Sermon flipped a Marvin Gaye vocal into something timeless. This crossed every playlist — hip-hop heads, soul fans, everybody claimed it.