For the average hardrock, it’s always a task to express yourself to ya shorty. Sometimes a song can say everything ya thinking but can’t seem to say. So we put together a few hip-hop cuts that’ll get the job done. we let you know who to play these songs for and who not to play ’em for. The rest of the date, though, is up to you.

—DAMON BROWN

“I NEED LOVE” by LL Cool J

TYPE OF CHICK: Ya high school sweetheart who you’ve been wit’ since Kangols and shell-toe Adidas.

WHUT IT SAYS: “See what I mean/ I’ve changed, I’m no longer a playboy on the run/ I need something that’s stronger/ Friendship, trust, honor, respect, admiration.”

SHORTY’S REACTION: “Let’s make out on my parent’s couch like back in the day.”

DON’T PLAY FOR: A woman you just met or someone who only knows LL from In the House.

“ME AND MY B**CH” by The Notorious B.I.G.

TYPE OF CHICK: The pit bull in a skirt who ain’t sacred to take off her earrings and bust the a** of any girl who looks at you.

WHUT IT SAYS: “Moonlight strolls with the h**s/ Oh no, that’s not my steelo/ I wanna bitch that like to play cee-lo and craps.”

SHORTY’S REACTION: “My baby-daddy has my son tonight. You wanna come over?”

DON’T PLAY FOR: A glamour chick who’s more worried about her hair and makeup than you.

“YOU’RE ALL I NEED (TO GET BY)” by Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige

TYPE OF CHICK: Ya homey, lover, friend. The kinda girl who feels right at home chillin’ with ya peoples.

WHUT IT SAYS: “Back when I was nothin’/ You made a brother feel like he was somethin’/ That’s why I’m with you to this day, boo, no frontin’.”

SHORTY’S REACTION: “I’m f**kin’ you tonight.”

DON’T PLAY FOR: A bougie sister who can’t see past your flaws.

“THE LIGHT” by Common

TYPE OF CHICK: The Afrocentric sister who loves to burn incense and write poetry.

WHUT IT SAYS: “I never call you my b**ch or even my boo/ There’s so much in a name and so much more in you.”

SHORTY’S REACTION: “If I’m your light, then you’re my sun. Let’s make the Earth move.”

DON’T PLAY FOR: Any woman who bounces to Biggie or Jigga.

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