MJ Video Weekend VI

Let's take a little time out for the samples today. Needless to say, there are plenty to choose from: some of which range from forgettable to borderline offensive, and some of which, like the Kanye-helmed seminal Jay-Z anthem "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" achieve greatness in their own right.

On 2001's "I Want You Back" sampling Izzo, Kanye became the most important hip-hop producer of his generation, and Jay-Z became the rap god named Hova, laying down one of the most potent verses of his venerated career. They did it for their culture.