It’s the remix baaaby
If you frequent our blog you’ve probably noticed we’re all about lists and here’s another one to debate over. XXL has put together its top 10 hip hop remixes and surprisingly I’m largely in agreement with it. The #1 spot in particular is bang on, one of my top songs full-stop. If I could rework the list though there’s a few personal favourites I’d have to fit in there somewhere: Common - Resurrection (Large Pro remix); Mobb Deep - Temperature’s Rising Remix; Smif n Wessun - Sound Bwoy Burriel Remix feat. OGC; and Boyz II Men - Vibin Remix feat. Treach, Craig Mack, Busta & Meth (if a hip hop remix of an R&B song counts heh). There’s heeeaps of mean remixes in the history of hip hop so what would your top 10 be? Don’t feel like you’ve gotta stick to the mid-90s theme me and XXL have gone with… maybe you think the I’m So Hood Remix is top 10?? Ha.
10: “Rainy Dayz” (Remix)- produced by The Rza
9: “Street Dreams” (Remix)- Nas ft. R. Kelly
8: “Ebonics” (Remix)- Big L- produced by DJ Premier
7: “Nappy Heads” (Remix)- The Fugees- Produced by Salaam Remi
6: “I Gotcha Opin” (Remix)- Black Moon- produced by The Beatminerz
5: “Paid In Full” (Coldcut Remix)- Eric B and Rakim- produced by…
4: “California Love” (Remix)- 2pac- produced by Dr. Dre
3: “One More Chance” (Stay With Me Remix)- The Notorious B.I.G.- produced by ????
2: “Scenario” (Remix)- A Tribe Called Quest- produced by Q-Tip?
1: “Shut Em Down” (Remix)- Public Enemy- produced by Pete Rock
August 6th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Yep can’t really argue with XXL on that one, although I reckon Pete Rock could have had remixes to take out the top 3…. his “Jump Around” & “Hip Hop Hooray” remixes were, IMO, just as dope as “Shut Em Down”… can’t forget the “Can’t Stop The Prophet” remix either… though I’d put that near the tail end of the top ten.
okay… here’s my _personal_ top 10 remixes from this decade;
10. Erykah Badu - Honey (DJ Day Remix)
9. Zion I & Grouch - Lift Me Up (Traxamillion Remix)
8. Electric - Where Would You Be (Remix)
7. Mr J.Medeiros - Silent Earth (Omega Watts Remix)
6. Beastie Boys - Shake Ya Rump (Madlib Remix)
5. PNC - Bomb (41 Remix)
4. Saigon - Come On Baby (Remix ft Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
3. Little Brother - Light It Up (Nicolay’s Candlit Wonderland Remix)
2. Jay-Z ft Pharell - Frontin (9th Wonder Remix)
1. Clipse - Queen Bitch (Diplo Remix)
August 7th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Wasnt this same list in Scratch?
August 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest Remix and Black Moon - Buck Em Down Remix are the ones I’d add off the top of my head in terms of the “change the beat” remixes.
August 7th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Slick, XXL & Scratch are from the same publisher.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I’m not good on lists, but for patriotism’s sake I’d pay respect to the Not Many remix.