Jennifer Lopez released A.K.A., her eighth studio album, this week, and wouldnāt you know it: Half of the tracks are collaborations. Thatās become Jennyās thing; in fact, none of her solo singles has achieved a Top 10 slot since āLove Donāt Cost a Thingā peaked at No. 3 in 2001. In honor of Lopezās history of relying on song partners, we ranked each of her collaborations below.
27. āIām Into Youā featuring Lil Wayne
Apparently not even Jenny was into Weezyās verse, since she cut him from the songās video almost entirely. If only we could, like he suggests on his rap, āleave that old shit in the restroom.ā
26. āWorry No Moreā featuring Rick Ross
We as a country need to agree to stop tacking Rick Ross onto pop songs. His predictable lyricsāāaddicted to fast money/white Lamborghini,ā as he raps here ā add nothing, and he clearly recorded this in one of his Wingstop franchises thousands of miles away from Jennyās studio.
25. āSame Girlā featuring French Montana
French aimlessly floats in and out of āSame Girlā with no enthusiasm or any desire to be there. Maybe he signed a contract for two songs and wanted out when he saw the āI Luh Ya Papiā video? A nationās dreams of FrenchLo are dashed.
24. āBootyā featuring Pitbull
Know only this: Pitbull starts the song off by calling Lopez ābootyful.āĀ Itās as sexy as a bag of rocks.
23. āFeelinā So Good (Bad Boy Remix)ā featuring P. Diddy and G. Dep
Hereās another duet with J.Lo and her former man-candy. āIt aināt fair now/boo let your hair down,ā Diddy rhymes on a remix that shouldāve been tossed on a dusty shelf just like Wheezy the forgotten squeaky penguin from Toy Story 2.
22. āGoinā Inā featuring Flo Rida
Is it even possible to have chemistry with a robot that a record executive taught how to rap? This answers that question: sort of? Flo Rida dabbles in Spanish, shouting āsomebody tell them please/that the club is mi casa,ā but it just sort of sits there like a cup of water you left out overnight and drink in the morning by mistake. Itās fine, but somethingās sort of off.
21. āFeelinā So Goodā featuring Big Pun and Fat Joe
Who mixed this? Someone who hated J.Lo, apparently. Pun sounds good, though.
20. āDo It Wellā featuring Ludacris
Itās clear that these two havenāt ever met, because there isnāt the slightest spark to be found here. Luda at least delivers the Spanish more convincingly than Flo Rida could.
19. āTroubeauxā featuring Nas
āBenny Medina might wanna pay me to leave ya,ā raps Nas. Weāll pay you instead.
18. āGet Rightā featuring Fabolous
Itās nice that the two New Yorkers are on a song together, but eh, this is pretty dull.
17. āAKAā featuring T.I.
Here T.I. invokes a higher power when rapping about J.Loās ass: āYou act like you want it I give you the business/Tear that shit up, girl, as God as my witness.ā Why does T.I. keep rapping about tearing peopleās asses up in pop songs? Not appropriate, T.I.
16. āLive It Upā featuring Pitbull
J.Lo brings out Pitbullās best on āLive It Up,ā a goofy, not-gross sense of humor that borders on parody but comes off as genuine excitement instead. Enthusiasm is good!
15. āActing Like Thatā featuring Iggy Azalea
This duet is actually pretty historic, as J.Lo has a record of never collaborating with ladies. For this trap burner, she enlisted rapper of the moment Iggy Azalea for a girl-power anthem. It mostly works.
14. āAll I Haveā featuring LL Cool J
Now that LL Cool J is firmly embedded in the NCIS universe, itās hard to remember his days as an extremely talented rapper. While this is definitely one of his softest appearances ā āI donāt believe you wanna leave like this/I donāt believe I just had my last real kiss,ā really, Todd? ā he and J.Lo have a nice thing going. Also, itās fun to remember the old days.
13. āIām Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)ā featuring 50 Cent and Nas
āAlrightā is peak 50 Cent territory. Iām pretty sure I had this song on a Now compilation when I was a kid, and I liked it as much then as I do now, which is a lot. Look how young and fresh Nas looks in the video! I miss that Nas. New Nas is sad and uses a TelePrompTer onstage.
12. āDance Againā featuring Pitbull
Pitbull goes for subtle sexuality on āDance,ā a welcome change of pace from the typically in-your-face-horny rapper. (Especially since heās on this list like, 400 times.)
11. āLove Donāt Cost a Thing (Schoolyard Remix)ā featuring Fat Joe
āJenny itās all about you,ā Joe raps before ceding this very dated remix entirely to Lopez. While it doesnāt hold a candle to the original, the rapper does dedicate most of his verse to actually, you know, talking about the singer rather than going off on an unrelated tangent like some other collaborators on this list.
10. āHold You Downā featuring Fat Joe
Wind chimes and Fat Joe donāt jell quite like youād hope they would, but the rapperās verse about the passing of Pun ā and how J.Lo helped him through it ā is pretty touching. Joe later called it a āfriendship record.ā Friendship is a form of chemistry, too.
9. āBaby I Love U!ā featuring R. Kelly
R. Kelly is kind of the master of slow-jam duets, and this one is goofy enough ā ācritics and paparazzi/who gives a damn what they say?ā ā not to offend. J.Lo is feeling it, too.
8. āTensā featuring Jack Mizrahi
Lopez enlisted NYC ballroom rapper Jack Mizrahi for a clever āVogueā takeoff, a campy club anthem complete with a Britney jab (āWe donāt work bitch/we serve bitchā). āI turnt it, right?ā J.Lo says with a giggle at end of the song. She did!
7. āOn the Floorā featuring Pitbull
The first of Lopezās five (!!!) collaborations with Pitbull over the past three years is the best of the bunch: cheesy and still memorable. Best of all, Pitbull only says ādonkā a couple of times, which is the metric by which we should judge all Pitbull songs from here on out.
6. āNo Me Ames (Tropical Remix)āĀ featuringĀ Marc Anthony
Itās pretty awkward now, given the divorce, but this a tribute to the chemistry J.Lo and Marc had before they even shacked up together. Sorry it didnāt work out, kids.
5. āDame (Touch Me)āĀ featuringĀ Chayanne
This is the only duet J.Lo ever recorded with Chayanne, which doesnāt make any sense because this is a slinky and passionate salsa track with a pretty timeless sound. Sorry, Chayanne, Flo Rida came calling, I guess.
4. āJenny From the BlockāĀ featuringĀ Styles and Jadakiss
Iāll say this: Jenny had more going with her rappers than with the super-awkward Ben Affleck, who appears in that video. Never forget Ben Affleckās awkward performance in this video.
3. āI Luh Ya Papiā featuring French Montana
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes to this Detail production. Even French Montana is on his game! Why is he dating Khloe? Why canāt he date J.Lo instead?
2. āIām RealāĀ featuringĀ Ja Rule
I mean, this is a damn classic. Ja Rule just got out of jail, J.Lo; did you lose his number?
1. āAināt It Funnyā featuring Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah
If you havenāt sung along to this summer bop while driving in a car with the windows down at some point, youāve only lived half a life. Hello, Ja. Please never go away again.