Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts
Music Tuesdays - No Church in the Wild by Kanye & Jay-Z
From the new Jay-Z/Kanye team-up album Watch the Throne.
Music Tuesdays - Monster by Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj
Pretty entertaining song featuring a hilarious line about sex with a pharaoh and an absolute tour de force feature by Nicki Minaj... enjoy it?
Happy Friday! DMX and Dropkick Murphys
In case you needed to get pumped for the weekend on this happy Friday, I present to you the following. Sadly these are two well-known, separate songs by DMX and Dropkick Murphys, not a collaboration between the two (which would be awesome):
What's the Deal With Remixes
Are you a remix fan or not a remix fan?
The Walk It Out remix feat. Andre 3000 is one of few remixes I like more than the original (the link has better sound quality than the embed). Another example for me is the Til I Collapse Remix with 50 Cent, Eminem, and BIG's chorus track:
Most of the time, when I hear a remix it pales in comparison to the original. For example, T.I.'s Rubber Band Man Remix is not nearly on par with the original, nor is Jay-Z's Dirt Off Your Shoulder Remix nearly as good as its source material. Those originals are two of my favorites, but I can't stand the remixes. One thing I will say in Jay-Z's favor is that at least he got creative with his remix and threw it over a sample of Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve, which is an interesting pairing.
My theory is that when we hear the remix first and like it, then the original becomes the de facto remix - a bastardization of the song we hold in our minds. That's the only time remixes are better. What about for you?
The Walk It Out remix feat. Andre 3000 is one of few remixes I like more than the original (the link has better sound quality than the embed). Another example for me is the Til I Collapse Remix with 50 Cent, Eminem, and BIG's chorus track:
Most of the time, when I hear a remix it pales in comparison to the original. For example, T.I.'s Rubber Band Man Remix is not nearly on par with the original, nor is Jay-Z's Dirt Off Your Shoulder Remix nearly as good as its source material. Those originals are two of my favorites, but I can't stand the remixes. One thing I will say in Jay-Z's favor is that at least he got creative with his remix and threw it over a sample of Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve, which is an interesting pairing.
My theory is that when we hear the remix first and like it, then the original becomes the de facto remix - a bastardization of the song we hold in our minds. That's the only time remixes are better. What about for you?
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