Billboard Hot 100 New Entries, August 2002

"Underneath It All" pretty easily.

For me it's "I Care 4 U" or the best song from Springsteen's boring album.

Oh fuck, overlooked "Hey Ma." That's #2.

I feel like this vote aligns me with an out of date movement, but I have to go with "Hey Ma".

Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey & Toya - Hey Ma - Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam - 8/31/02 - 50

yeah this one was really, really easy

2 luv u better (such an utter classic)
3 oh yeah (a "shine" knock off, but you could be biting way worse songs)
4 underneath it all
5 i care 4 u

Whatchulookinatpitusberry

i will rep for:

Fabolous ft. P. Diddy & Jagged Edge - Trade It All - Epic - 8/17/02 - 70

yeah, as shiplo has pointed out, fab's loverman raps are almost always fantastic

Kind of a weak month? Pretty much a tie between my top 3 here, decided to go with the obscurity.

Yasmeen ft. Ghostface Killah - Blue Jeans - MCA - 8/17/02 - 99
Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey & Toya - Hey Ma - Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam - 8/31/02 - 50
Aaliyah - I Care 4 U - Blackground - 8/24/02 - 67
Faith Evans ft. Missy Elliott - Burnin' Up - Bad Boy - 8/17/02 - 65 <--- only putting this up here for the classic-ass Just Blaze remix w/ Philly Freezer
Beenie Man ft. Janet - Feel It Boy - VP - 8/3/02 - 65
No Doubt ft. Lady Saw - Underneath It All - Interscope - 8/31/02 - 64
Big Tymers ft. Tateeze, Boo & Gotti - Oh Yeah! - Cash Money - 8/31/02 - 95
Nivea ft. Brian & Brandon Casey - Don't Mess with My Man - Jive - 8/10/02 - 99
Fabolous ft. P. Diddy & Jagged Edge - Trade It All - Epic - 8/17/02 - 70
Monica - All Eyez on Me - J - 8/10/02 - 70

i like "Trade It All" alright but i'm kinda indifferent to it compared to his other singles from that period

funny that Faiths Hill and Evans both put out their respective last singles i gave a damn about at the same time

"Goodbye to You" like a motherfucker.

xp: dude, "Mesmerized"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC5tIv4-8fg

meh

the Freemasons remix of Mesmerized is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47BgVSMv3mE

Aerials

Man, all the singles off "Rock Steady" were so, so awesome.

heard "Aerials" on the radio the other day and it is just so barf imo. can't stand SOAD's midtempo shit.

"All Eyez On Me" is really good, especially considering that it's one of the few 'hey this single isn't huge let's scrap the whole album and come back with a different lead single next year' reboots from the era just before that practice become the industry norm

Aerials in the sky / When you lose small mind / You free your life

"i care 4 u" is among my contenders for best song EVER let alone in this month or in this year - such depth of feeling, twin heartbreaks orbiting each other~~

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fuck forgot to vote AND didn't see "Sweetness" there

there's a good chance i vote for "hey ma" in the final 2002 poll

I liked the first 2 singles from the SoaD album, but "Aerials" really does suck.

The Beenie/Janet joint is a total summer jam in a forgotten by the next summer type of way.