Here's a few songs with little in common other than that they're remixes (and of course, I think they're awesome songs!):
Will Ferrell as Jackie Moon ft Lil Wayne - "Love Me Sexy rmx"
Will Ferrell puts all the sexy r'n'b cats out there to shame...Barry White would be proud.
G-Dep ft Diddy, Ghostface, Keith Murray & Craig Mack - "Special Delivery rmx"
As close as a Bad Boy posse cut has or ever will get to topping Flava In Ya Ear, every verse (even the Puffy adlibs) is classic and the beat inspired many a shameful attempt at the Harlem Shake on my part.
Nas - "Life is like a dice game" demo rmx
In truth, I never heard the original version of this, but the remix is that classic '90s mellowed-out, chiilin'-like-a-villain sorta music.
Lenny Kravitz ft Jay-Z - "Storm (Just Blaze rmx)"
A major contender for my favourite Just Blaze beat, it's hard not to get swept up by these strings, Lenny smooths it out on the hook and Jay's verse is swagger personified. Warrants repeat listens.
Madonna ft Pharrell & Kanye - "Beat Goes On rmx"
Last but not least, I've been in full guilty pleasure mode of late and this Madonna collabo with my two favourite beatmeister-fashionistas typifies my state of my mind...like that really sweet popcorn at the cinema you just can't get enough of...
Went to see RZA supporting his new Digi Snax album a couple of weeks ago and it was awesome. Bobby dropped jewels in a pre-show Q & A and performed some bona fide classics, but the highlight for me was discovering a DJ/producer from LA called Flying Lotus, who opened the show. His futuristic, synth-laden, bass-heavy production was reminiscent of Dilla, Black Milk, Madlib and Sa-Ra. He was really entertaining too; rather than crouching over the decks with his headphones on, he was dancing around, singing along, interacting with the crowd and generally having a great time. He played some Wu classics and some quality electronic music, accompanied by a pretty impressive light-show.
Anyhoo, it's always good to discover a dope artist and I've been trawling the internets for his previous material. "July Heat" is an instrumental compilation I hope you'll enjoy (click the picture above to d/l).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Lotus
http://www.myspace.com/flyinglotus
http://www.flying-lotus.com/attack/
Soundtracks I've been listening to of late:
James Carter and The Prisoners - "Po Lazarus"
Another stroke of oddball genius from the Coen brothers with great music throughout. This song struck a chord with me, as Killa Cam rapped over a sample of it on Dead Or Alive from "Come Home With Me".
Jo Yeong-Wook - "Look Who's Talking"
The main theme from the excellent Oldboy; a movie you need to see if you haven't watched it...and probably watch again if you already have. Kidnapping, romance, live-squid-eating, hammer-beating, self-de-tonguement and an awesome twist at the end. What more could you ask fo'?!
Mobb Deep - "Dirty New Yorker"
Classic Mobb shit from the new Grand Theft Auto. Haven't got my hands on the game yet, but the soundtrack's as sweet as I've come to expect from the series.
Brian Reitzell & Roger J Manning - "On The Subway"
A personal favourite: Bill Murray's a genius, Scarlett Johansson's a fox and I can describe it with cliche terms like "heart-warming" and "bitter-sweet" without feeling like an insincere twat.
More knowledge and wisdom courtesy of my man Stretch Nav the G.O.D.:
G Rap is one of the fastest, most versatile rappers ever. Not just a rapper, more like a poet. A voice of the streets. This is poetry at its best. Here are five examples:
Kool G Rap - Ill Street Blues (1992):
"Ah yeah word up, word to mother".
Big Punisher F/ Kool G Rap, B-Real & Fat Joe - Wishful Thinking (1997):
Posse cut produced by Showbiz from DITC. Was the B-Side to the first official single of Pun's '98 "Capital Punishment" ("I'm Not A Player"). Hits hard while G Rap comes with one of his hottest 16s ever. "No doubt, I be the crime story of all ghetto territories...."
King Tee F/ Kool G Rap & Tray Dee - Nuthin' Has Changed (1998):
An East-West thang from King Tee's unofficial '98 album "Thy Kingdom Come". More rewind button ammo from G Rap.
Kool G Rap, Papoose & Tony Montana (?!?) (1999?) - Freestyle:
Recorded from Marley Marl & Pete Rock's Future Flavas Show. Papoose does his thing on one of his earliest appearances, but G Rap runs away with it. "Flip on you the way Montana did to Manolo"
Ghostface, Kool G Rap & Cappadonna - Da Connection (2001)
Rare Beatminerz track. Ghostface kills it with the "Samuel Jackson/Action Jackson/ Mike Jackson Staten/Dusthead niggas that will have you laughing", then G Rap does what he does best. The beat then gets flipped for Cappadonna to lay down some rhymes. "Ai-yo a bathe in the tub with guns (?!?)"...thats got to be a bit uncomfortable though Ghost.
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