American Gangster Remixes

Lately I have been addicted to these things. Releasing the accapella version of his album is on the smartest things Jay have ever done. I have listened to “American Gangster” more than any other album this year. Not because its the album of the year (that honor will most likely go to The Cool or Below the Heavens imo) but because I can hear different takes on the album by various producers. So far my two favorites are The Hannibal King’s “Jay-Z vs. Sinatra: American Gangsters” and Kid Konnect’s “Nigerian Gangster”. Hannibal King blended Jay and Sinatra perfectly. Somewhat reminiscent of that Biggie mixtape that came out a few years back. The Nigerian Gangster mix of the album brings a new spin the remix. It adds an African flavor to the Jay accapella. I would provide the link but these albums are pretty easy to find on the internets so there is pretty much no point really. I’m still waiting for one of my favorite producers to remix the album. Someone like 9th wonder or Kno (who’s Kno vs. Hov The White al-bu-lum was my favorite Black Album remix ever).

You might be wondering “Sandman, why haven’t you made a remix to Jay accapella?” For the zero people out there that actually asked that question I have. Peep the soundclick for Sandman’s remix to Jay-Z’s “Sweet”. It’s the first remix I have ever made. I also kick off my music myspace with that remix. Yes I know what I said earlier about not making a music myspace but the demand was too high for me to just ignore it. What am I kidding myself, I made it out of boredom. The link will be included on the link section. I will also add the link to two of my favorite blogs on the blogroll and the link to my soundclick in the link section (which I totally forgot to do for months). Please give some feedback on my blog or add my myspace (I could use some more fans). More posts coming soon, I’m on winter break.