Best Crossover Record of 2008
Reader's Pick:
T.I. ft. Rihanna - Live Your Life
Who would have guessed that the most uplifting crossover hit of '08 would take its inspiration from “Dragostea din tei?” On “Live Your Life,” T.I. teamed up with Rihanna to put an anthemic spin on the “Numa Numa” song, and the result was yet another monster single for the Paper Trail emcee.
Runner Up:
Lupe Fiasco ft. Nikki Jean – Hip Hop Saved My Life
DJ Booth Staff Pick:
Busta Rhymes ft. Linkin Park – We Made It

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Member Comments
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DJ Booth Crew |
I am a big Lupe fan, but TI deserves this one. Live your Life was on every radio station, blog, award show, music channel etc. It it the definition of a crossover record.
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| Posted on Jan 14, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
T.I MADE SOME GOOD HITS IN '08 THIS WAS ONE OF THEM RADIO WISE,HE PUT IN THE WORK LAST YEAR HUGE RECORD..
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
yep gotta give it up to TI, that song was a huge success
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
Numa Numa sample, Just Blaze, Rihanna and T.I. Whole record is a serious WTF. I loved the Lupe song, but I really have to give props to T.I. for this one.
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
Yup this deserves to be Best Crossover Record .... cos this is gettin major radioplay down here in INDIA .... & its the first time a TI song i've heard gettin played on Radio ......
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew |
@ Mr.Top Hat - If a song gets massive airplay in multiple countries - especially those who don't normally play T.I. songs - you can't get much more crossover than that...
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
Agreed with Z, Australia are reacting like he's a new up & coming rapper, which is obviously wrong, but thats a cross-over hit were your getting big reactions from new markets
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| Posted on Jan 16, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
I voted for this record! woo hoo hee hee
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| Posted on Jan 16, 2009 |
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Resident DJ |
True definition of a crossover. Deserves it
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| Posted on Jan 18, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
Tip deserved this, Lupe's single I thought was better, but I don't think it had as great of crossover success. The crazy Just Blaze production was anthemic and with Rihanna on the hook, there was no denying the success on this one.
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| Posted on Jan 19, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
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| Posted on Jul 01, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
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| Posted on Jul 01, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
wtf...............
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| Posted on Aug 11, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
love t-pain new song!!!!!please e-mail me pinkteddybearchocolate@yahoo.com
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| Posted on Aug 28, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
that was a coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolsong to play at a partttttttttttty or in your caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar.
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| Posted on Oct 25, 2009 |
