Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2007 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2007, these are the rest of the best hard-to-classify electro funk/hip hop/r&b/modern Caribbean tracks of 2007. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2006 and November 30, 2007.
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1. Pitbull featuring Lil Jon “The Anthem” The Boatlift (TVT)
2. Kenna “Say Goodbye To Love” Make Sure They See My Face (Interscope)
3. Common featuring Lily Allen “Drivin’ Me Wild” Finding Forever (Geffen)
4. Kanye West featuring T-Pain “Good Life” Graduation (Roc-A-Fella)
5. Talib Kweli featuring will.i.am “Hot Thing” Ear Drum (Blacksmith Music/Warner Brothers)
6. Daddy Yankee “Jefe” El Cartel: The Big Boss (Interscope)
7. Collie Buddz “Come Around” Collie Buddz (Columbia)
8. Stephen Marley featuring Julian Marley, Mr. Cheeks & Spragga Benz “Iron Bars” Mind Control (Republic)
9. M.I.A. featuring Timbaland “Come Around” Kala (XL)
10. Eve “Tambourine” Tambourine Single (Aftermath)
11. Macromantics “Scorch” Moments in Movement (Kill Rock Stars)
12. Macy Gray “Get Out” Big (Geffen)
13. K-Os “Born To Run” Atlantis – Hymns For Disco (Virgin)
14. Collie Buddz “Blind To You” Collie Buddz (Columbia)
15. Team Shadetek featuring Predator “Sick Ting” Pale Fire (SOUND iNK)
16. Stephen Marley featuring Mos Def “Hey Baby” Mind Control (Republic)
17. K-Os “Fly Paper” Atlantis – Hymns For Disco (Virgin)
18. will.i.am “Get Your Money” Songs About Girls (Interscope)
19. Cassius featuring Pharrell Williams “Eye Water” 15 Again (Astralwerks)



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