The creative art of sampling pieces of music and beats from older songs eventually turned into looping and then what can best be referred to as simply karaoke – rapping over someone else’s music. Puffy was one of the worst perpetrators of this new type of music, but he did manage to do a couple of creative things.

“Cold Rock A Party” brought MC Lyte together with MIssy Elliott – two of the ladies of hip-hop that weren’t about gimmicks or looks, just real music. Diana Ross’ “Upside Down” is a classic from the disco era, so it’s a great background for these two to show their skills.