DJ Lazy K with Trina, Jacki-O & Remy Ma - We Takin' Over (Remix)
On the heels of Dj Khaled's original featuring T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Akon & Lil' Wayne (is that all of them? i lose track) came this superior remix. Okay, it had to be superior becuase it's girls, but still, Lil' Mo fleshes out Akon's strained hook (although sacrificing the portentous 'one city at a time' that follows the title) and all three rappers give sterling performances. Remy, especially, following Weezy's rhyme pattern from the original, tears her verse a new hole:
See the girl hot i sets it on fire,
i write more than your ghostwriter
ma you ain't hard, you're a 'gina
you're a fun thug, you're not a fighter,
mic check, mic check, you're a biter
you memorise well, you're a good reciter, see
the clock tick tick now it's my timer
I'm the best female rhymer, yeah!
ouch.
(Also, why on earth was the original a DJ Khaled song? I'm no stickler for authorship or authenticity, but didn't Danjahands produce it, the rappers (and Akon) do the vocals... all Khaled did was say "lissseN!" and i can do that, look: "lissseN!". can i have the anthem of the summer now?)
Crime Mob - Rock Ya Hips Remix feat. Mac Bre-Z, Rasheeda, Gangsta Boo & Miss B
This is another remix i think is superior to the original, partly because it gets rid of the male Mob members, and partly because it's got six female rappers firing out in quick succession to devasting effect. The switch up in styles is really refreshing here, from Mac Bre-Z's measured boasting to Diamond's stream of bubblegum references to Rasheeda's inimitable flow to Princess's bar-based swagger to Gangsta Boo's deep voiced summary of all the catchphrases she can find (good thing) to Miss B's acidic flow. It's all business, baby, e'rythang cool.
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