"How Low (Remix)" by Ludacris featuring Ciara and Pitbull
The rap industry's habit to offer up multiple remixes of the same damn songs continues to spiral out of control, which is why this month I'm just quickly gonna cover 3 new remixes of songs I covered last month. This shit needs to stop. Like the previous remix, this combines a doubletime-ready party rapper who knows exactly what to do with this beat with someone who's a little more awkward, and I wish they'd just matched the pairs up different so we'd have one great Twista/Pitbull remix and one lame Ciara/Rick Ross remix.
Best Verse: Pitbull
Overall Grade: B-

"I Wanna Rock (Interstate Trafficking Remix)" by Snoop Dogg featuring Rick Ross, Yo Gotti, Maino, Roscoe Dash, and OJ Da Juiceman
I generally fuck with Green Lantern as a producer, and I like the way he took the sickly bass melody of the original and just slowed it down, but getting the fucking "All Da Way Turnt Up" guy to do his Tom Delonge impression over it pretty much ruins it. Plus this fucking thing is 7 minutes long and most of the rappers suck ass.
Best Verse: Maino
Overall Grade: D

"O Let's Do it (Remix)" by Waka Flocka Flame featuring Diddy, Rick Ross and Gucci Mane
Now here's at least a new remix that's a better and more complete revision of what I covered last month. I wondered previously if Gucci Mane, the no-brainer choice to headline the remix of his protege's big hit, went to jail before he had a chance to record a verse for it -- obviously I was wrong, but you can't help but shake your head at the hubris of Gucci saying "you heard Gucci was locked up, but that was just a rumor" on a verse that ended up dropping while he's behind bars. He does sound good on that beat, though. Lazy-ass Waka still just re-uses his verse from the original.
Best Verse: Gucci Mane
Overall Grade: B+

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