In Da Club

This is the only place to be: behind the velvet rope, tucked away in the V.I.P., where the Cris and the Dom — and the Benjamins — flow all night long. And there's only one way to start this off: by giving props to the track that gave our playlist its name. The insanely irresistible bounce of 50 Cent's Dre-produced party anthem "In da Club" sets the tone, not only for a night you'll never forget, but also for Fiddy's platinum-plated career. And if you think that's scorching, Nelly cranks it up to fever pitch, getting his freak on (and taking his shirt off) in the steamy sensuality of "Hot in Herre." Meanwhile, the King of the vocoder, T-Pain, just wants to chill it out with a little sip of this, taking the edge off in the silly-sweet smooveness of "Tipsy."

In Next Steps, we let a couple of movie stars into the V.I.P., hear from a 12-time GRAMMY® winner, and more.

In our Next Steps, a trio of your favorite artists kicks it old-school-style. You might think of Will Smith as an A-list movie star, but back in the day he shed his Fresh Prince skin with the chart-topping party-hearty sound of "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," rapping over some Jazzy Jeff-style scratchin' and the rhythm track from Sister Sledge's "He's the Greatest Dancer." It's "J-to-the-Lo, F-to-the-A-B" as Fabolous jumps in over a J.B.'s horn sample to introduce Jennifer Lopez in the sexy, sleek, and stylin' sassiness of "Get Right." And Alicia Keys sizzles and smolders in the soulful seduction of "Heartburn," its blaxploitation-era backing track the perfect fit for her 21st-century vocal chic.

In Deep Cuts, we travel from Compton to the Super Bowl to the '90s, in search of the baddest beats.

You look at your Patek Philippe, it's only just two, and the party's barely started. The pretenders are dropping off, but you're still going strong . . . and so's the music. Make no mistake: Guerilla Black knows how to make an entrance. Kicking off "Trixxx" with a trumpet fanfare fit for a head of state, Black digs into the meat of the track with a sonic-boom bass bomb that'll knock the 20-inch rims right off your Escalade. Probably the best-known performance of former *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's slinky, funkified "Rock Your Body" came during halftime at Super Bowl XXXVIII, launching the phrase "wardrobe malfunction" into the national vocabulary, but even without la Jackson in tow, the dance-floor smash is an attention-grabber. Finally, MC Hammer parties like it's 1994 in the OG-style speed-rap of "Pumps and a Bump," with a hook that embeds itself between your ears and just won't let go.

You roll up in a Hummer so long it needs its own ZIP code, slide past the velvet rope and a bouncer the size of a four-plex. Inside, it's all bass boomin', lights trippin', and the Dom and Cris pouring like Evian at a grand a bottle . . . minus the tip. You get to your booth tucked away in the V.I.P., and the party kicks it up to a supernova of flash, cash, bling, and beats. You're not just in the club — you're In da Club, and this is its high-rollin' soundtrack. From Lil' Wayne to T-Pain, and from J. Lo to Jay-Z, we've got all your favorite playas and all their hottest tracks, ready to set off your epic night out.