American singer-songwriter The-Dream used the vocals of which Rihanna hip hop and soul song in the track "Shawty Is a 10"?
Shawty Is a 10 "Shawty Is a 10" (also known uncensored as "Shawty Is Da Shit") is the first single from American singer-songwriter The-Dream's debut studio album, "Love Hate". The track is produced by Los Da Mystro, StarGate who also produced Ciara's single, "Promise". The album version features Fabolous. The song samples the opening singer of Rihanna's "We Ride".
Empire State of Mind "Empire State of Mind" is a song performed by American rapper Jay-Z and featuring vocals by American singer Alicia Keys that was written by Angela Hunte and Jane't Sewell-Ulepic. Produced by Al Shux, Angela Hunte and Jane't Sewell-Ulepic, it was released as the third single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album, "The Blueprint 3" (2009), by his Roc Nation label in October 2009. The song was written as a tribute to both artists' hometown, New York City, and features music samples of "Love on a Two-Way Street" performed by The Moments. The following month they submitted the song to Jay-Z's Roc Nation, whose reviews were a discouragement. Following an incident that Hunte and Sewell-Ulepic describe as an omen, they took the suggestion of an associate of EMI Music Publishing and resubmitted it to Jay-Z, who kept the "New York" singing part on the hook, changed the verses, and recorded it as a single.