Lionel Richie maybe as Pop as it gets, but he's got some of the best well written songs that surely have contributed to some great Hip Hop songs. 
Lionel was in the The Commodores before he became a solo artist. Here's their classic song, "Zoom" which E-40 sampled for his song, "Zoom".
Lionel Richie even gave Kanye West a bit of a style to run with. During that whole 808's And Heartbreaks era of Kanye's, Kanye rocked a fro mullet similar to what Lionel had back in the 80's.
Lionel was in the The Commodores before he became a solo artist. Here's their classic song, "Zoom" which E-40 sampled for his song, "Zoom".
Lionel Richie even gave Kanye West a bit of a style to run with. During that whole 808's And Heartbreaks era of Kanye's, Kanye rocked a fro mullet similar to what Lionel had back in the 80's.