Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Generic list post: Rapper's Gaffilin'

Thievery is the very essence of Hip-Hop, with stealing being the first element of Rap music. So, it was inevitable Rap would evolve from replaying other people's tracks, to sampling bits of other people's tracks, to straight jackin' other people's entire tracks. True beatjacks don't feature any contribution from the people who originally recorded the tracks; thus, songs like Juvenile & Mannie's Set It Off, Dipset & Master P's Bout It Bout It Part III and DJ Jazzy Jeff & Peedi Crakk's Brand New Funk 2k7 are mรบsica non grata in the official Martorialist top 40 beatjacks list right chea. A great beatjack doesn't necessarily have to be better than the song it jacked, it just needs the new author to stamp their own imprint on it.

Ice Cube - Check Yo Self remix (1993)
Dru Down - Can You Feel Me (1996)
Notorious B.I.G - B.I.G (Interlude) (1997)
Sporty Thievz - No Pigeons (1999)
Craig Mack - Please Listen To My Demo (1999)
Thirstin Howl III ft. Rack Lo - John They're Stealing Part 1 (1999)
G-Unit - EMS (2002)
Ms. Kane - I Ain't The One (2002)
N.O.R.E - Colors (2002)
E-40, San Quinn, B-Legit & Richie Rich - Timin' (2002)
Ghostface Killah - Heard It All Before (2002)
Sean Price - It's My Time (2003)
KanYe West ft. Consequence - '03 Electric Relaxation (2003)
Fam-Lay - Nike Freestyle (2003)
State Property ft. ODB - When You Hear That (2003)
AZ - I Am AZ (2002)
Z-Ro - Mo City Don (Freestyle) (2005)
J. Valentine & Bailey - Go Dumb (I'm Sprung Bay remix) (2006)
Lil' Wayne - Georgia... Bush (2006)
Max B - Dem Boys (2006)
Lakey The Kid - Death Row Is Back (2006)
Curren$y - Reagan Era (2008)
Jadakiss - Welcome To The Roc (2008)
Big Tuck ft. Fat Bastard - Not A Stain On Me (2008)
Giggs - Talkin' Da Hardest (2008)
Lil B - Good Morning (2009)
French Montana & Max B - It Gotta Be (2009)
Lil' Boosie - I Ain't Mad At Cha (2009)
A-Wax - Dead People (2010)
Mysonne - In Jail (2011)
$tarlito - Lil' Boosie Out (2011)
Ezale - Too High (2013)
Kap G - Vato Freestyle (2014)
Dreezy - Chiraq remix (2014)
OMB Peezy - Lay Down (2017)
Flo Milli - Beef FloMix (2019)
Duke Deuce - Crunk Ain't Dead (2019)
Dee-1 - Corona Clap (2020)
Pop Smoke - Armed N Dangerous (2020)
Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Ask Anyone (2021)

Now, I wouldn't say Dem Boys is the G.O.A.T Max B beatjack, but it is his most miraculous since he transformed the W.O.A.T Eminem song into something Wavy.

29 comments:

  1. This is my shit

    Also reminds me I heard a Siouxie Sioux single w the PSK drums the other day

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  2. The song of Griney Simey's dreams.

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  3. Can You Feel Me was a beatjack?

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  4. This list definitely contains some songs I'm not familiar with, so good looking out.

    Bringing up these songs for apraisal:

    Stack Bundles - Streets Of Far Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It3Yrw-5LTc - over Lloyd Banks's "South Side Story", both love the Elmer Fudd reference and the fact that it's the second time Banks got his "Hunger For More" shit gaffled and improved by another rapper).

    UGK's "International Player's Anthem", little heard of gem which is of course Project Pat's "Choose U".

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  5. Int'l Players Anthem is disqualified on the 'not a true beatjack' rule since DJ Paul had involvement in it/Three 6 appeared on the remix.

    Stack Bundles almost made this list via Byrd Gang's Black Superman beatjack.

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  6. Re: No Pigeons - I'm also a big fan of Sporty Thievz' Destiny's Child beatjack.

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  7. There ought to be a law against Aesop Rock rapping on a MF Doom beat, imo.

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  8. Generally I agree, but I like him on that covering the Fondle Em era of DOOM's comeback.

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  9. i don't know if this counts but Breeze Brewin made the only Control response that was worth a damn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA_dKiFbIrM

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  10. If it's over the original beat and there's no involvement from the original artist(s) who recorded it then it counts.

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  11. Getting properly schooled here because I had no idea most of those were beatjacks!

    Like I had no clue about Can You Feel Me being off The Fatboys neither, even though I've listen to that DD album/song countless times.

    Where's the Z-Ro from as well?

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  12. Direct from your own material - Who was the group that went in over Lil Jon's "play no Games'?

    Prolly shouldn't mention, but hey why not, Ill Bill "how to kill a cop" yeah, forget it..

    More importantly: VYBZ KARTEL & SPICE RAMPING SHOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. Ramping Shop gotta be the G.O.A.T non-Rap beatjack.

    The song you mention was Stack by Mack Trell & his mans.

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  14. Ah here lads you'll be here all day if dancehalls allowed. 5 finger discount is running tings over there

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  15. Not that many Dancehall songs which are nicked from other genres like Ramping Shop was (it's from some Ne-Yo song.)

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  16. Shite yeh, forgot the criteria. Was thinking songs taking other dancehall songs/popular riddims etc

    Sizzlas Nah Apologize and Ishawna - Equal Rights are good shouts too in that case n in both cases now the definitive versions. One significantly more acceptably so tho ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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  17. You've just reminded me of Jugglerz remix of Vybz Kartel's Dancehall over Rihanna's Work which made the two original songs totally irrelevant.

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  18. Love this list. Big Ballin' With My Homies is another great one.

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  19. I couldn't decide whether to include that. Not technically a beatjack because they added a buncha Mob Funk to the beat, but he uses Mix-A-Lot's flow so it kinda is.

    Either way, amazing song.

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  20. Good point. Plus you have the G.O.A.T E-40 beatjack aleady on your list.

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  21. Transactions - automatic!
    Pants saggin' - systematic!

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  22. Oh Marty do I...

    Generic list post: Rapper's Gaffilin': No Limit Records Edition

    Master P was a beatjacking terrorist. As I've been told he never cleared them either. Or did it after the fact.

    Master P f/ Silkk - The Ghetto's Tryin To Kill Me

    (jacked Kenya Gruv's "Top of the World")

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjOQu-ujz9M

    TRU f/ Mia X - Fedz

    (jacked Aaliyah "If Your Girl Only Knew")

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ljPvCiZJo4

    Steady Mobb'n - Puff Puff Pass

    (jacked D'Angelo "Lady")

    https://youtu.be/UVlRryU1kqM

    Mia X - Trust No Man

    (jacked I Got 5 On It, shots fired at the Luniz over Ice Cream Man beef)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQpJ0o6etyo

    C-Murder - Ride On My Enemies

    (copy and paste of a Makaveli 3 joint lol)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAM1x789uGw

    DJ Screw f/ Point Blankk - My Mind Went Blankk (from Down South Hustlers)

    (jacked Aaliyah "At Your Best")

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my4Txjwvr50



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my4Txjwvr50






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  23. Ohhh not No Limit related but another artist that jacked D'Angelo "Lady" should get a mention.

    Playa G "U Not My Lady"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJ6-kCb51Q

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  24. Bravo ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Never heard that Playa G before.

    I should have guessed that Ride On Our Enemies was a complete gaffle of an unreleased 'Pac song.

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  25. On top of the "U Not My Lady" song and album cover art being 10/10, the album has some jams. 90s memphis undergoud Great Value Suave House. Respectfully.

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  26. Will peep it. I checked out the first Playa G album earlier this year when someone put me onto this.

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  27. Just thought of another - Ain't No Burna by Street Smartz.

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