and no song announced hip-hop’s entrance into the mainstream louder than Biggie’s 1997 Billboard #1 single “Mo Money Mo Problems,” off his eerily titled sophomore album Life After Death.

Sting said that the allegations against Diddy, who famously sampled 'Every Breath You Take,' don't 'taint' the Police classic for him.

"Barbie Girl," by Danish-Norwegian Europop band Aqua, peaked at number seven in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1997. It topped the ... Barbie — hated the song, so much that it sued MCA Records ...