NEPTUNES TRACKS POLL - RESULTS NOW!

first, V79 ran the poll: The Official ILM THE NEPTUNES Poll (#27 In Series) - Voting & Campaigning Thread (VOTING STILL OPEN)

then, he disappeared. what happened to that boy?

so, I picked up the baton: JAY-Z TRACKS / NEPTUNES TRACKS REDUX / I JUST WANNA POLL U (BALLOT 2 ME) voting closes June 16th

I received 19 ballots, with votes for 164 different tracks. will be counting down the top 40, with 10 each day today through Friday.

here's the Spotify playlist for the list, will be adding to it as we go: http://open.spotify.com/user/1219464571/playlist/7vtVv3KnqthVGnhnI81jOo

let's go!

#40. Slim Thug – “I Ain’t Heard Of That” (2005)
(99 points, 3 votes)

fun fact: in early 2004, rumor mills were buzzing that Jay and Pharrell had gone into the studio to make a remix of "Change Clothes," but it never came out. then over a year later, the track they'd made ended up as Slim Thug's lead single, with Jay's vocals eventually leaking as a supposed remix of "I Ain't Heard Of That," not "Change Clothes."

i didn't know people were really gassed off "i ain't heard of that"... i bought 'already platinum' on vinyl a while back for $5, i should listen to it soon

I never thought I'd see the day. Well done, some dude.

Thanks for doing the roll-out some dude!

its a lucky thing that the deadline for this got blurred amirite

oh good, i was hoping some other people would be up after i took a nap! ok, next we've got the first of just a couple ties in the results...

#38. (tie) Kelis – “Flashback)” (2001)
(107 points, 3 votes)

Slim Thug track is pretty good, great hook. The (oh so necessary) Bun B remix is good too. The three-note descending synth is what holds the whole thing together. Simple-ass beat but I really like Neps at their most minimal.

i actually just put the Bun B remix in the playlist, because i realized i had a live version on there before and the regular Slim Thug solo version is not on Spotify at all.

i was super disappointed to find i was starting the poll w/ something i'm as unimpressed with as "I Ain't Heard of That," was really hoping it would be the track that ended up at #41.

Woo @ "Flashback". There was a lot of Kelis in my ballot (there was even more in the one I sent to V79) inc. this one. Having a whole album to play with did seem to bring out the best in the Neptunes.

i was super disappointed to find i was starting the poll w/ something i'm as unimpressed with as "I Ain't Heard of That," was really hoping it would be the track that ended up at #41.

― some dude, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:58 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Def a minor song to start with. Interested to hear what 41 is!

I ended up with a crazy amount of Kelis on my ballot - solo tracks and guest spots. I agree she brought out the best in them, partly because of the freedom to experiment on albums without worrying about making every track a hit. And her voice was so versatile - she could sing songs as diverse as Suspended and Milkshake and Young, Fresh 'n' New, as well as hooks on hip hop tracks. All of the Kelis songs on my ballot sound very distinct from each other.

Yeah, I voted for a fair few Kelis tracks, this one was the highest. Glad to see it place.

great track, i'm not really that up on kelis unfortunately

i assume ilx brits will boost her a bit in this poll

Not a fan of most of the Kelis stuff tbf, hasn't dated too well for me. Not strong enough to put ahead of 35 other tracks anyway.

#38. (tie) Rosco P. Coldchain f/ Pharrell, Pusha T and Boo-Bonic – “Hot” (2003)
(107 points, 3 votes)

can't even put this on the playlist because Spotify doesn't have all of the Clones compilation, but here's a YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLq807gqE6Y

YES! dylannn and I and one other voter got this in. Never thought this would place. Minimal a/f.

yay neptunes! i love the i ain't heard of that beat

Pusha T verse on that is one of my favorites of his.

not being able to use spotify overseas is super lame

really surprised at the lack of jay voters, i assume everyone else is like me and is just procrastinating?

roscoe track is pretty dope, that dude's flow was so quietly weird

where you at k3v?

i knew doing 2 polls at once was kind of a gamble, i'm not surprised the one i said would happen 2nd has been moving slowly. it'll pick up when i set a real end date.

i'm in thailand. and yeah, i think not committing to a firm dadline for the jay poll is giving people like me a reason to put off voting

deadline! fitting though

Yeah I dont do anything til I know I HAVE to.

oh i know, i'm the same way. i'm gonna set a date for after the Motown poll has done its thing.

I'm the other Hot voter. Virtually the only track from Clones that I still play.

#37. Britney Spears f/ Pharrell – “Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)” (2002)
(133 points, 4 votes)

never even heard of this, sounds pretty good if a bit pro forma

those breaths are pretty dope tho

it had a video, it was on TRL for like a week back in the day. so weird to see Pharrell dueting with Britney.

i kinda assumed people will voting for the better known remix whether they specifically stated they were or not, but the album version has a completely different Neps beat, which is basically just a "Got Your Money" retread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jGDyuVMv4

that kinda neptunes beat hasn't really aged well to me, the flimsy funk sorta thing

yeah we can talk about "Got Your Money" later when it obviously places in the poll but man i hate that beat, overrated as shit

i love that song but the beat is pretty minor either way to me

Hadnt even heard this Britney. Austin Powers in the vid huh

OTM J0rdan & some dude - I actually think "Boys" does this sort of thing better than "Got Your Money," but even though that sparse, chromatic funk beat was kinda their aural signature for a while, there were so many other things they did better.

#36. Clipse – “Trill” (2006)
(138 points, 4 votes)

fuck is this garbage-ass song

man if there's even another song off HHNF

actually i voted for "mr. me too" i think, but that not withstanding

this next song is a stone classic, top 5 for me, i'm outraged it's this low

#35. Usher – “U Don’t Have To Call” (2001)
(145 points, 5 votes)

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. that song is great, i think the problem for me is that it's, like, outside the top 8 or 10 of even usher singles. always kinda gets overshadowed, even on 8701.

remix has A++++++++ classic of all classic ludacris verses, that's the one i always rock

no way, top 5 usher single too

thank you for voting for it all though!

i probably had it too low, looking at my ballot now

no doubt about it

too low

"southern hospitality" is so crazy good, makes me even sadder that "moneymaker" exists

well done, everyone

#1. Ol’ Dirty Bastard f/ Kelis – “Got Your Money” (1999)
(569 points, 16 votes)

man, i barely even think of that as a neptunes song

"luv u better" got so crazily robbed

DRUMS

― some dude, Friday, June 28, 2013 9:41 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

#2. Justin Timberlake f/ Clipse – “Like I Love You” (2002)
(463 points, 12 votes, two #1 votes)

― some dude, Friday, June 28, 2013 9:42 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think maybe my favorite drums in any pop song of the 2000's.

"Freetime" was robbed, guess I shoulda voted!

Big thanks to V79 for putting this all together

he was the Shay Haley of this whole operation

lol

Good work tho some dude. Thanks for the time. Ive been in and out of meetings all week so havent been able to comment as much as I wanted to.

it's cool, thanks for voting!

My ballot:

Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You
Mystikal – Bouncin Back
The Liks – Best U Can
NERD – Am I High
NORE - Superthug
Snoop / Justin Timberlake – Signs
Baby F Clipse – What Happened to That Boy
NSYNC – Girlfriend ft Nelly
NORE – Nothin’
Omarion – Touch
Clipse – When The Last Time
Beenie Man – Girls Dem Sugar
Roscoe P Goldchain – Hot
Snoop- Drop It Like Its Hot
Mystikal – Danger
Clipse – Grindin
Nelly – Flap Your Wings
Ludacris – Southern Hospitality
Nelly – Hot In Here
Mystikal – Shake Ya Ass
Ma$e – Lookin At Me
Kelis – Milkshake
Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body
Jay-Z – I just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)
Justin Timberlake – Senorita
NERD – Things Are Getting Better
Snoop – Beautiful
Robin Thicke – Wanna Love You Girl
E-40 – Beastin
Ol Dirty/ Kelis – Got Your Money
Clipse – The Funeral
Clipse – Door Man
Beenie Man – Bossman
TI – Im Serious
Kenna - Freetime

Bummed about 'Best U Can' and 'Touch' not making it

"Touch" was totally robbed

ok here is the whole top 60, which I will be adding to the Spotify playlist when I get home later this afternoon:

#1. Ol’ Dirty Bastard f/ Kelis – “Got Your Money” (1999)
(569 points, 16 votes)
#2. Justin Timberlake f/ Clipse – “Like I Love You” (2002)
(463 points, 12 votes, two #1 votes)
#3. Justin Timberlake – “Rock Your Body” (2002)
(427 points, 13 votes)
#4. Ludacris – “Southern Hospitality” (2000)
(419 points, 12 votes, two #1 votes)
#5. Snoop Dogg – “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (2004)
(391 points, 13 votes)
#6. Kelis – “Caught Out There” (1999)
(373 points, 11 votes, one #1 vote)
#7. Kelis – “Milkshake” (2003)
(367 points, 10 votes)
#8. Mystikal – “Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against The Wall)” (2002)
(366 points, 10 votes, one #1 vote)
#9. Noreaga – “Superthug (What What)” (1998)
(362 points, 10 votes)
#10. Jay-Z f/ Pharrell – “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)” (2000)
(359 points, 12 votes)
#11. Nelly – “Hot In Herre” (2002)
(357 points, 10 votes, one #1 vote)
#12. Clipse – “Grindin’” (2002)
(343 points, 11 votes)
#13. Clipse – “When The Last Time” (2002)
(340 points, 10 votes, one #1 vote)
#14. Beenie Man f/ Mya – “Girls Dem Sugar” (2000)
(336 points, 9 votes, one #1 vote)
#15. Birdman f/ Clipse – ‘What Happened To That Boy?” (2002)
(313 points, 9 votes, one #1 vote)
#16. N Sync – “Girlfriend” (2001)
(308 points, 10 votes)
#17. Mystikal – “Shake Ya Ass” (2000)
(292 points, 9 votes)
#18. Pharrell f/ Jay-Z – “Frontin’” (2003)
(268 points, 9 votes)
#19. Snoop Dogg f/ Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson – “Signs” (2004)
(237 points, 7 votes)
#20. Britney Spears – “I’m A Slave 4 U” (2001)
(233 points, 8 votes)
#21. N.O.R.E. f/ Pharrell – “Nothin’” (2002)
(231 points, 8 votes)
#22. Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl” (2004)
(227 points, 7 votes, one #1 vote)
#23. Mystikal f/ Nivea – “Danger (Been So Long)” (2000)
(223 points, 8 votes)
#24. Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell – “Beautiful” (2002)
(220 points, 6 votes)
#25. Clipse f/ Slim Thug – “Wamp Wamp (What It Do)” (2006)
(212 points, 8 votes)
#26. Kelis – “Get Along With You” (1999)
(203 points, 6 votes, one #1 vote)
#27. Busta Rhymes f/ P. Diddy and Pharrell – “Pass The Courvoisier” (2002)
(197 points, 7 votes, one #1 vote)
#28. Kelis f/ Pusha T – “Popular Thug” (2001)
(183 points, 6 votes)
#29. Justin Timberlake – “Senorita” (2002)
(174 points, 6 votes, one #1 vote)
#30. Clipse f/ Pharrell – “Mr. Me Too” (2006)
(167 points, 6 votes)
#31. Jay-Z – “La-La-La (Excuse Me Again)” (2003)
(160 points, 5 votes)
#32. (tie) No Doubt – “Hella Good” (2001)
(150 points, 5 votes)
#32. (tie) Beyonce – “Work it Out” (2002)
(150 points, 5 votes)
#34. Kelis – “Young, Fresh & New” (2001)
(148 points, 5 votes, one #1 vote)
#35. Usher – “U Don’t Have To Call” (2001)
(145 points, 5 votes)
#36. Clipse – “Trill” (2006)
(138 points, 4 votes)
#37. Britney Spears f/ Pharrell – “Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)” (2002)
(133 points, 4 votes)
#38. Rosco P. Coldchain f/ Pharrell, Pusha T and Boo-Bonic – “Hot” (2003)
(107 points, 3 votes, one #1 vote)
#39. Kelis – “Flashback)” (2001)
(107 points, 3 votes)
#40. Slim Thug – “I Ain’t Heard Of That” (2005)
(99 points, 3 votes, one #1 vote)
#41. LL Cool J – “Luv U Better” (2003)
(98 points, 3 votes)
#42. Beenie Man f/ Sean Paul and Lady Saw – “Bossman” (2002)
(97 points, 4 votes)
#43. SWV – “Right Here (Human Nature Remix)” (1992)
(95 points, 3 votes)
#44. Tha Liks – “Best U Can” (2001)
(94 points, 3 votes)
#45. (tie) N.E.R.D. – “Rock Star” (2002)
(93 points, 3 votes)
#45. (tie) N.E.R.D. – “Run To The Sun” (2002)
(93 points, 3 votes)
#45. (tie) Kelis – “Good Stuff” (1999)
(93 points, 3 votes)
#48. Clipse – “Young Boy” (2002)
(91 points, 3 votes)
#49. P. Diddy f/ Pharrell – “D.I.D.D.Y.” (2001)
(89 points, 3 votes)
#50. N.O.R.E. f/ Pharrell - :Grimey” (2001)
(86 points, 3 votes)
#51. (tie) Fabolous – “Young’n (Holla Back)” (2001)
(82 points, 3 votes)
#51. (tie) N.E.R.D. – “Things Are Getting Better” (2002)
(82 points, 3 votes)
#53. (tie) N.E.R.D. – “Maybe” (2004)
(81 points, 3 votes)
#53. (tie) Kelis – “Roller Rink” (1999)
(81 points, 2 votes)
#55. N.E.R.D. f/ Malice – “Am I High” (2002)
(78 points, 2 votes)
#56. (tie) Beenie Man f/ Janet Jackson – “Feel It Boy” (2002)
(76 points, 3 votes, one #1 vote)
#56. (tie) Jay-Z – “Excuse Me Miss” (2002)
(76 points, 3 votes)
#57. Philly’s Most Wanted – “Cross The Border” (2001)
(75 points, 2 votes)
#58. Kelis – “Digital World” (2001)
(74 points, 3 votes)
#59. (tie) T.I. f/ Beenie Man – “I’m Serious” (2001)
(72 points, 3 votes)
#59. (tie) Foxy Brown – “Candy” (2001)
(72 points, 2 votes)

and that's what it is. now everybody dance.

wow 'Touch' not even top 60!

yeah i'll have to check when i get home but i think you and i may have been the only people that voted for it

oh man sorry guy, I would definitely have given "Touch" a high vote

everybody gets served sometimes, even Omarion

i love "Am I High" so much that i wish i'd given it a vote to get it, or any N.E.R.D. at all, into the top 40. great backing vox by John from Spymob on that song, too.

imo #10-20 > #1-10

true

"young'n" losing out to slim thug and no doubt smh

Thanks to Al (and to our absent friend, V79). I think this is the closest I've ever been to the hivemind on any of these artist polls.

Trill defense:
1. It's catchy
2. Synth!
3. Lyrics = hilarious ftb http://www.petsathome.com/wcsstore/ConsumerDirectStorefrontAssetStore/images/products/large/1202.jpg

ok, the playlist is updated with the entire top 60 (well, the 56 that are on Spotify).

here's my ballot, songs outside the top 40 bolded:

#1. Kelis – Get Along With You
#2. Jay-Z – I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)
#3. Usher – U Don’t Have To Call
#4. N Sync – Girlfriend
#5. N.O.R.E. – Superthug (What What)
#6. LL Cool J – Luv U Better
#7. Clipse – Grindin’
#8. Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body
#9. Birdman f/ Clipse – What Happened To That Boy?
#10. Kenna – Freetime
#11. Beenie Man f/ Lady Saw and Sean Paul – Bossman
#12. Snoop Dogg f/ Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson – Signs
#13. N.E.R.D. – Rockstar
#14. Faith Evans f/ P. Diddy and Missy Elliott – Burnin’ Up
#15. Mystikal – Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against The Wall)
#16. Justin Timberlake f/ The Clipse - Like I Love You
#17. Pharrell f/ Jay-Z – Frontin’
#18. N.O.R.E. – Grimey
#19. Clipse – When The Last Time
#20. Busta Rhymes – Light Your Ass On Fire
#21. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality
#22. Beenie Man f/ Mya – Girls Dem Sugar
#23. T.I. f/ Beenie Man – I’m Serious
#24. Babyface – There She Goes
#25. Twista f/ Pharrell – Lavish
#26. N.E.R.D. – Run To The Sun
#27. T.I. f/ Common and Pharrell – Goodlife
#28. Jay-Z and Kanye West – Gotta Have It
#29. N.E.R.D. – Maybe
#30. Omarion – Touch
#31. Justin Timberlake – Last Night
#32. Fall Out Boy – W.A.M.S.
#33. P. Diddy – D.I.D.D.Y.
#34. E-40 – Beastin’
#35. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines

lol i am forever offending Clipse stands by accidentally calling them "The Clipse"

thanks for doing this, shiplo

here's my ballot. #freebeanieman

1. Beenie Man - Girls Dem Sugar (ft. Mya)
2. Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You (ft. Clipse)
3. Pharrell - Frontin' (ft. Jay-Z)
4. Clipse - Grindin
5. LL Cool J - Luv U Better
6. Birdman - What Happened To That Boy (ft. Clipse)
7. NORE - Superthug
8. Mystikal - Danger (Been So Long) (ft. Nivea)
9. Snoop Dogg - Beautiful
10. Ol Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money (ft. Kelis)
11. Fabolous - Holla Back (Young'n)
12. Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
13. N'Sync - Girlfriend
14. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality
15. Mystikal - Bouncin' Back
16. NORE - Nothin
17. Kelis - Caught Out There
18. T.I. - I'm Serious (ft. Beenie Man)
19. Clipse - When the Last Time
20. Beenie Man - Feel It Boy (ft. Janet Jackson)
21. Jay-Z - La, La, La
22. Ray J - Wait a Minute (ft. Lil Kim)
23. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
24. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Gotta Have It
25. Ma$e - Lookin' At Me
26. Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Luv U
27. Clipse - Mr. Me Too
28. Usher - U Don't Have to Call
29. Busta Rhymes - Pass the Courvoisier Part II
30. Beenie Man - Bossman (ft. Sean Paul & Lady Saw)
31. Tha Alkaholiks - Best U Can
32. Busta Rhymes - What It Is (ft. Kelis)
33. P. Diddy - Diddy
34. N*E*R*D - Lapdance
35. Ludacirs - Fatty Girl (ft. LL Cool J, Keith Murray)

lest we forget "I Hit It First" is also about Neptunes beats

ray j track any gwen/no doubt/hell hath no fury song by many magnitudes of >>>>>>>>>>>>>

hahahaha al

the way the bass & drums play off each other on "wait a minute" is so dope

as any rapper been used as a punchline in other rap songs in a funny but non-derogatory way than bow wow?

Ray J?

lol sorry not a rapper

real answer prob Hammer

i love "Am I High" so much that i wish i'd given it a vote to get it, or any N.E.R.D. at all, into the top 40.

top 60 isn't bad. i never hear anyone rep for this song or even acknowledge it, so just that in itself is a pleasure.

just curious if anyone else vote for Justin "Nothin' Else"? (similarly rarely acknowledged even on ILM)

real answer prob Hammer

― some dude, Friday, June 28, 2013 9:52 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah prob

Am I High is one of the few nerd tracks I like, and it's lush.

malice's verse on WHTTB is like the greatest thing ever. utterly sinister, almost evil

one other person voted for "Nothin' Else," in the low 20s.

how about "Take It from Here"?

u were the only voter for that.

i mean, about half of the 160 songs that received a vote got only 1 vote, so if you don't see it in the top 60, you were probably on your own.

ok

a great list anyway. thank you for doing this some dude

Old-guy hits-only (all I know) ballot:

1. Clipse – When the Last Time (45)
2. SWV – Right Here (44)
3. Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body (43)
4. Kelis – Good Stuff (42)
5. Nelly – Hot in Herre (41)
6. N.E.R.D. – Bobby James (40)
7. Clipse – Mr. Me Too (39)
8. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Got Your Money (38)
9. Kelis – Milkshake (37)
10. Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl (36)

this was the track that made me go "ok, pharrell, you're officially putting too many words in your chorus, 'she's a haggler naw i'm not taggin' her' is not catchy."

― some dude, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:01 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah that line is kinda :-|

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:02 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what is this shit

the mia track was a pleasant surprise on the N.E.R.D. record

"nothin'" is flawless and about 15 spots too low