If you turn on any top 40's radio station now, you're bound to hear a rap song. While rap is nothing new, and neither is featuring a second artist on a track, songs have taken collaborations to a new level. There are now songs featuring so many people that it's hard to know who's the actual artist behind the song.
Kanye West is a huge culprit of this. His songs Monster (featuring Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Jay-Z) and Mercy (feating Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz).
However, the song that takes the cake is Celebration by The Game. The songs features Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, and Lil Wayne. In fact, Chris Brown sings both the chorus and has his own verse, meaning his vocals appear in the song more than The Game's does. I know Game is trying to make a comeback, but it appears that he is trying to regain popularity by featuring popular artists in his song.
On the local hip hop station (JAM'N 94.5 in Boston) they sometimes play the song Get Low by Waka Flocka Flame. The song features Nicki Minaj, Tyga, and Flo Rida and Flocka only has one verse on the song. When JAM'N plays the song Waka Flocka's verse is removed, even though he receives credit for the song.
I've never been one to complain about trends in music, but I do think that featuring artists in a song is just an attempt to make a song popular without putting much quality into it.
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