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Right before crossing over into the New Year, the industry was slated with heartbreak from the passing of singer Natalie Cole, daughter of famed jazz guru Nat King Cole (Dec. 31).

Although she spent the beginning of her career walking in her father’s shadow and combating Aretha Franklin comparisons, Cole found her voice in R&B, birthing tracks that entertained the highs and lows of love.

The legacy she created for herself opened doors for admirers to show their appreciation in different sectors of the entertainment industry. From her most popular song, This Will Be,  being featured in The Parent Trap, to Mary J. Blige covering Our Love, the industry has continuously showed favor to the woman who wasn’t afraid to praise the beauty of romance.

In honor of Natalie Cole’s life and prestigious legacy, here five tracks that sampled her work.

1) Wake Up Mr. West/ Heard Em Say by Kanye West

        Sample: Someone That I Used to Love

2) All I Need by Jay-Z 

Sample: I Can’t Break Away (From You)

3) Heard It All Before by Sunshine Anderson 

Sample: I Can’t Break Away (From You)

4) Karma by Lloyd Banks feat. Avant

Sample: Inseparable

5) Losing You by Keyshia Cole feat. Anthony Hamilton

Sample: Sorry

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Seven years since the first installment was released, rapper Lloyd Banks is back with the follow-up, Halloween Havoc 2. Keeping the creepy vibe going, the mixtape holds 13 tracks with what looks like zero features. There’s no specific release date as of yet, but Banks assures fans it’s coming “in a few.”

Check out the tracklisting for Lloyd Banks’ mixtape Halloween Havoc 2 below:

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It looks like Fabolous started off something great with his Friday Night Freestyles, as Lloyd Banks just hopped on Pharcyde’s classic, “Passin’ Me By.” The high-energy freestyle, contrasted with mellow instrumentation showcases Lloyd’s lyrical ability while he gets into topics such as male groupies, deception and why he’s one of the nicest. Get into it below.

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Fresh on the heels of his “How Many MCs” freestyle earlier this week, Lloyd Banks has ripped yet another instrumental. This time around, the Queens lyricist drops bombs over Raekwon‘s “Criminology.” With lines like, “Only n*gga in the top five holding two slots, the new me and the old me,” it’s clear that Banks is back in PLK mode.

While we await his Cold Corner 3, the G-Unit enforcer’s latest is sure to hold you over. Check out the track below.

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XXL gets up close and personal with the newly reunited G-Unit for a new documentary wrapped around the group’s return to music. Directed by Kellen Dengler, the documentary goes in-depth with 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and new member Kidd Kidd, discussing everything from the breakup, to the reunion at Summer Jam and new music. This is only part one of the documentary and you definitely don’t want to miss out. Watch the first installment below.

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