Can’t even call R.A.P.P. Quelle 242 anymore, our dude has been making waves throughout various countries in Europe and in the United States as of late. It’s been awhile since since we’ve received a track from him but as always, the aggressor comes through and pleases.
Quelle pulls Mr. Mecca on board for a crazy cover of Jay-Z’s and Kanye West’s “Otis,” entitled “Soul Of Blind Blake.” Hip-Hop covers aren’t our thing but Quelle makes it his own and we’re bumpin’ to this as if it was his track. Lead on Quelle!
Sketch Carey has The Bahamian blogosphere abuzz right now with his cover of Lil Wayne’s “How To Love.” The overall reaction is more than positive and we cannot disagree. However there is a general statement about Sketch’s cover winning over Wayne’s original. The statement is unneccesary because you’re taking a song from someone who is not a singer and giving it to some who can.
“How To Love” really seems to be an early favorite and will most likely be put on Bahamian radio. Sketch is one of the very small handful of Bahamian artists to show signs of making it in the US market. Listen to the already-popular cover below.
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Extra! Extra! Hot off the press is another R.A.P.P. Quelle track titled “World Without End”. It’s a cover of Kanye West’s “Dark Fantasy” song from his latest album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”
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You may or may not have heard of Swedish duo JJ but they have created some of the most interesting covers of today’s contemporary urban hits. On December 24, they will release their mixtape entitled Kills.
Their latest cover is of one of our favorite The-Dream songs, “Right Side Of My Brain.” The song is retitled as “No More You.” JJ voices are so haunting, ghostly, and eerie. Wow, we’re getting chills, such a beautiful cover. Listen to the song below.
So a great deal of you have probably been bumping the official remix of Chris Brown’s “Deuces” which features Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, Rick Ross & Andre 3000. The #1 R&B song in the US receives major support with this All Star Hip-Hop line-up.
Honestly, we fully understand and support this because let’s face it, the remix is pure heat and some sponsoring by a crop of today’s top-of-the-pack rappers is great for Brown’s popularity. However it’s the original song that won over a mass of people and this remix drowns out Breezy. It’s like “Deuces” by Various Artists instead of Chris Brown featuring… Point is, the remix is deadly on its own song but the simplicity of the original is where it’s at, DEUCES! Listen to Ciara’s cover after…
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Canadian singer-songwriter, Colin Munroe, has delved into the past and put his hands on a classic. The singer-songwriter put a modern twist on Prince’s 1984 classic, “I Would Die 4 U.” So how does it sound?
Well to start things off, the song is incomparable to the original. It’s not bad at all it’s just the original will always be on its own level of greatness. Munroe’s updated version slows down the tempo just a little and the beat is more punctual with added bass. It’s a cool cover that will get some more spins in one of our countless playlists.
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Robyn was in the UK a few days ago doing promo for her Body Talk Pt. 1 where she did a Live Lounge Session over at BBC’s Radio 1. She sang two songs, including a cover of my song of 2009, Alicia Keys’ “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart.” So how did the cover sound?
Robyn pretty much knocked it out of the park. Besides the lackluster backbeat and her forgetting the lyrics briefly, Robyn took the song and made it her own. The original has such a colossal feel and although Robyn’s version didn’t have all the elements (no pun intended) Alicia’s version did she captures emotion in a near flawless manner.
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Our very own Jay Complex is hittin’ y’all with another cover of a current hit. He tackles B.o.B’s “Nothin’ On You” featuring Bruno Mars. This time he brings along up-and-comer, Maradee, to take on Mars’ hook duties.
Just as fly as the original, Complex brings his rhythmic lyrics to the forefront and makes some quality material for us to jam to all night. Complex is really evolving and is def. growing into a more talented rapper. Overall, a great cover and with Maradee’s vocals laced into the rapping, it’s a winner.
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The-Dream takes it back years to cover Aaliyah’s classic “One In a Million.” Anything Aaliyah related is welcomed as long at is decent.
No one will ever take this song from Aaliyah but there is no denying that The-Dream’s tone fits this song so well. It doesn’t hinder the experience of listening to the original in anyway. Isn’t it amazing how this song does not sound dated in the least bit? Long live Aaliyah and her beautiful self.
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Jay Complex has decided to drop his freestyles on some of the Hip-Hop’s best beats of the moment. Here is his first stab at it, with Young Money’s “Roger That.”
Complex’s flow and style is starting to become his own as time passes. Before, his influences were very apparent, which is not a bad thing but now it’s sounding more like his own.
