Top 10 hip-hop songs for the week ending December 2, 2006.
1. Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead
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The music video for "Hip-Hop Is Dead" made its debut on BET recently.
2. Common - A Dream
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Common gets dreamy over this will.i.am-produced theme song from 'Freedom Writers.' Common's new album, Finding Forever, is slated for release in January 2007.
3. Nas feat. Jay-Z - Black Republican
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Nas and Jay-Z treated 106 & Park audience to a performance of "Hip-Hop Is Dead" on BET last week.
4. Akon feat. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You
Akon locked down the No.1 and No.2 spots on Billboard Hot 100 with "I Wanna Love You" and "Smack That".
5. Ghostface Killah - Good
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Ghostface Killah returns with More Fish, his second album in less than a year, on December 12. "Good" is the first single from More Fish.
6. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
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Pharoahe Monch and Alchemist connect for the first time on the title track from Monch's forthcoming album.
7. Snoop Dogg feat. Dr. Dre - Imagine
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Snoop Dogg was arrested again last week after an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
8. Ludacris feat. Mary J Blige - Runaway Love
"Runaway Love" is the third official single from Luda's gold-selling album, Release Therapy.
9. Ghostface Killah feat. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
Ghostface taps Jazz singer Amy Winehouse for this warm collaboration. "You Know I'm No Good" also appears on More Fish.
10. Young Jeezy feat. R.Kelly - Go Getta
R.Kelly ditches the closet for a Trap-n-B match up with Young Jeezy. "Go Getta" is featured on Jeezy's The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102, due out on December 12.
