The definition of an “anglophile” is one who has a strong fondness or admiration for England and/or English culture. Maybe it boils down to the sexy accents or the fact that British female artists are taking over our airwaves, but hip-hop has a strong fixation on the Brits. Whether it's in cameos on their tracks, song features or ever-popular samples, it feels like American rappers can't get enough of English women. This isn’t a recent phenomenon, despite its boost in popularity as of late. But as Big Sean adds Ellie Goulding to his track “You Don’t Know” off his upcoming Hall Of Fame project, XXL decided to tally up some of the more popular (and some lesser known) songs that featured some Union Jack flag waving beauties. So grab a spot of tea and check out our picks. - KI

Game Featuring Rick Ross And 2 Chainz "Ali Bomaye"

Game’s latest haunting track about incognito robberies grabs a sample from Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine. The sampled song is “Seven Devils” and it fits perfectly within the crux of producer Black Metaphor’s ultra-dark beat.

T-Pain Featuring Wiz Khalifa “5 O’Clock”

T-Pain’s track opens with a sample from Lily Allen’s sweet symphony “Who’d Have Known,” and then T-Pain continues to do his Auto-Tune sing-songy thing over the track in Lily Allen’s cadence. If only he could’ve pulled Lily Allen from retirement and got her to do it herself.

Snoop Lion Featuring Rita Ora “Torn Apart”

As Snoop Lion continues to reinvent the sound of reggae and dancehall music, he got Roc Nation’s UK First Lady Rita Ora to assist him on “Torn Apart.” Rita takes her smooth vocals and glides them into a semi-Jamaican sound. She must’ve been listening to Lady Saw before she got in the booth.

Jessie Ware Featuring A$AP Rocky “Wildest Moment (Remix)”

Jessie Ware is an admitted fan of the A$AP Mob kingpin, but A$AP Rocky is a fan of Jessie Ware’s in return. The mutual admiration was so strong that the remix of “Wildest Moment” was added to Ware’s U.S. release of her debut album Devotion.

Eminem Featuring Dido “Stan”

This is arguably one of the most classic examples of utilizing a female Brit on a rap track. Em first sampled Dido’s “Thank You” for his single, but later invited the singer on the track and the video.

Lupe Fiasco “Light Work”

Big Sean wasn’t the first hip-hop artist to have Ellie Goulding on his radar. Neither was Lupe Fiasco, but his track “Light Work” takes a heavy sample of the Bassnectar remix to Ellie’s hit single “Lights” and gives it a whole new dimension.

Jessie J Featuring B.o.B. “Price Tag”

Jessie J’s breakout single “Price Tag” was made much better thanks to B.o.B. Bobby Ray had an equal love of Jessie enough to jump on her song. Thank goodness the price tag for the feature wasn’t too high to negotiate.

Outkast Featuring Marsha Ambrosious “The Art Of Storytellin’ Part 4”

Outkast did DJ Drama a gigantic solid by placing this hot track on Drama’s Gangsta Grillz: The Album. However, the track wouldn’t have hit as hard without Floetry alum Marsha Ambrosius’ full-bodied coos on the hook.

Big K.R.I.T. – “Hometown Hero”

Part of K.R.I.T.’s charm is that he reps eternally for his Mississippi stomping grounds. On “Hometown Hero” he borrows a sample from UK’s superwoman Adele, from her single “Hometown Glory.”

Emeli Sande Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Next To Me (Remix)”

“Next To Me” was Emeli Sande’s single, but Kendrick Lamar liked it so much that he remixed it and added a verse. Emeli Sande returned the favor and hopped on “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” and added her own spin to K-Dot’s single.

ScHoolboy Q “Raymond 1969”

Many rappers have sampled the borderline morbid sounding vocals of Beth Gibbons, frontwoman of Portishead. ScHoolboy Q happens to enjoy her howls and used them for the beat on “Raymond 1969” by grabbing a sample of Portishead’s “Cowboys.”

Talib Kweli “So Low”

Producer Shuko took a sample of Noisettes’ frontwoman Shingai Shoniwa on the track “Sometimes” and twisted it to fit Kweli’s “So Low.” Of course it worked out really well for everyone involved, especially the listener.

Slaughterhouse “Flip A Bird”

When Imogen Heap released her song “Little Bird,” she probably had no idea what Slaughterhouse would do to it. They took the “bird” to a whole other level on their track.

Mac Miller “Incompatible”

Mac Miller’s emo track about not fitting into hip-hop took a sample from Natasha Bedingfield’s emo track “Soulmate.” The result was (obviously) emo, but a perfect marriage of Bedingfield’s opening line and Mac’s poignant verses.

Machine Gun Kelly “Chasing Pavements”

MGK took Adele’s track “Chasing Pavements,” sped up her vocals and made it the framework for his song of the same title. Adele sounds pretty good as a chipmunk.

La Roux Featuring Kanye West “In For The Kill” (Remix)

Kanye West is known for randomly jumping on tracks he likes (right Chief Keef?). He felt compelled to jump on La Roux’s "In For The Kill" and why not? If it was good enough to make a scene on Entourage then it’s good enough for Yeezus.

Game “The Kill”

While Kanye West added his own verse to La Roux’s song, rappers began rapidly sampling the track (possibly due to the aforementioned Entourage placement). Of all the rappers to grab La Roux’s single, Game certainly did it the most justice.

Ghostface Killah “You Know I’m No Good”

Ghostdini loved Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good” so much that he took the entire song and added responses to the late British singer’s vocals. The result appeared on 2006’s More Fish as a brand new track.

Lil Wayne “Sorry 4 The Wait”

Weezy took the rumbling keys from Adele’s “Rolling In the Deep” and dropped a whole stream of consciousness rap over them. See? Adele inspires people, even with a beat.

Estelle Featuring Kanye West “American Boy”

It could be argued that Kanye West loves Europe more than America. That was perfect for Estelle who had Ye appear on her American breakout single “American Boy.”

Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse “Cherry Wine”

Amy Winehouse wrote a song called “Me And Mr. Jones” about her fascination with rapper Nas. It didn’t take Nas long to fall in love right back. After Amy passed, he released the song “Cherry Wine” with her on it. “Cherry” was his nickname for her.

Leona Lewis Featuring Childish Gambino “Trouble”

Former UK X-Factor winner Leona Lewis made her way to the States rather quickly. She naturally caught the ear of Childish Gambino, who gladly got into “Trouble” with her.

A$AP Rocky “Demons”

Producer Clams Casino loves a good Imogen Heap sample. He loves it so much that you might hear the same sample on a bunch of different songs. Heap’s “Just For Now” was sampled on A$AP’s “Demons,” but you can find this song sampled on other tracks by A$AP and Lil B.

Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, 2 Chainz And Marsha Ambrosius “The One”

When Kanye West was putting together the G.O.O.D. Music collaborative project Cruel Summer he brought Marsha Ambrosius into the fold. She puts her best vocals forward as she’s the first voice you hear on “The One.”

Game Featuring Pusha T "Name Me King"

Game must be a serious fan of Florence And The Machine. He also sampled Florence’s stunning vocals on “Breath Of Life” for “Name Me King.” Pusha T is his witness.

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