The other day, while in a clothing store (I think it may have been
H&M, but not sure) in Manhattan, I heard a cover of U2's "I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" that was quite good. It was sung
by a female vocalist, with other female voices singing harmony, and
had a folksy vibe to it. There was an atrocious rap interlude in the
middle of the song, but I couldn't identify the rapper.

I've searched iTunes and Google and have found several cover versions
of the song, but none of them seem to be the one I heard in the store.
Can you please identify the version I heard in the store?

Hello.

It sounds like you're describing a cover version called "Haven't
Found"  by rapper Pras Michel.
 
The song features female singers singing the U2 song along with a rap
interlude by Pras Michel.

Listen to the song and watch the video here:
http://www.haventfound.com/PokewareVideo.htm

The song is the 5th track on Pras Michel's Cd "Win, Lose or Draw." CD
and sound clips at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009NZ3VY/

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search strategy:
u2 "still haven't found" rapper

I hope this is the version that you had in mind. If not, please let me
know via the "request clarification" feature. Thanks.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 23 Oct 2005 23:30 PDT

Here's an article about the song:
http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1506897/08032005/pras.jhtml

thanks!

I've seen Cher perfoming that song in one of her concert. There were a
lot of female singers too. It was the opening song of the concert.