During Jay-Z's songs, Timberlake is a tireless, versatile sideman, playing keyboards and singing hooks.
With all those singers?" Aren't they singing hooks, not melodies?
Ashanti made a quick transition from singing hooks for rappers to singing her own tales of love and seduction.
He cited one man who played drums while singing "Hooked on a Feeling," the song made famous in 1969 by B. J. Thomas.
Hop-skipping down the aisle toward her sister rappers, Missy carried a mike in one hand and made flapping gestures with her other, saying, "Yo, yo, Kim, you not gonna get me on this song just singing hooks.
— DAVE ITZKOFF AND JON CARAMANICA DAVE ITZKOFF: Pauley Perrette and the New York Giants' Mario Manningham and Victor Cruz present the best rock performance Grammy because … JON CARAMANICA: Pauley Perrette has a side hustle singing hooks on rap songs.
Glenn Gamboa of Newsday said that after making his name for singing hooks on rap songs, that he "shows his smooth R&B vocals can hold the spotlight all on their own".
But virtually every other track boasts a cheesy sung hook; Tinie Tempah's compadre Eric Turner (he of "Written In The Stars") features twice.
Then support started building for "Big Pimpin'," an unlikely candidate — its beat sounded North African, and it lacked a sung hook, which is generally considered essential for a hip-hop single.
Then support started building for "Big Pimpin'," an unlikely candidate its beat sounded North African, and it lacked a sung hook, which is generally considered essential for a hip-hop single.
