Kanye West, Young Jeezy And More Go-To Guest Artists Of 2008 (Who Aren't Lil Wayne Or T-Pain)

Ludacris, Ne-Yo and Jay-Z also improved songs with their notable cameos. By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez Kanye West Photo: John Shearer/ Getty Images We know that Lil Wayne and T-Pain are the top-two guest appearances in the game either way you rank them. In 2008, the two worked with just about everybody, from T.I. to Fall Out Boy . Bankable! Having T-Wayne on your record practically guaranteed you big airplay on at least one radio format. Who else put it down this year? Glad you asked. We ranked our top cameo performers of 2008 not named T-Pain or Weezy. 1. Kanye West Best Cameo : His work on Young Jeezy's "Put On" was amazing. On the song, 'Ye went from talking about the pain of losing his mom to needing at least one of the Simmons sisters to help soothe him. Yet we have to go with his verse on T.I.'s "Swagger Like Us": blissful confidence wrapped around melodic wordplay. As a sidebar, don't sleep on his verses from Jamie Foxx's "Digital ... (link)