"Bottoms Up (Remix)" by Trey Songz featuring Gucci Mane and Wiz Khalifa
A couple months ago Wiz Khalifa made his first appearance in this space on the remix to Rick Ross's "Super High," and while the guy has a ton of buzz and a big following and it's not that surprising to see him on this, it is kind of unusual for someone who hasn't had a major solo hit to start appearing on remixes to hits by big established artists -- Nicki Minaj kinda did that when she was on the cusp of stardom last year and the "5 Star Chick" remix hit before any of her own songs, but other than that there's not many precedents. Anyway I don't really see Wiz's appeal, the guy just has boring delivery and all the references to flying and planes wouldn't get on my nerves so much if he ever did something clever with it, Gucci really owns this track, nice beat changeup too.
Best Verse: Gucci Mane
Overall Grade: B

"Holding You Down (Going In Circles) (Remix)" by Jazmine Sullivan featuring Mary J. Blige and Swizz Beatz
The original "Holding You Down" mostly gets on my nerves and it's mainly because it already felt like a remix, in the sense that the vocal and the beat didn't feel like they fit together than well and as much as I like Missy's messy production style and constant ad libs on "Need U Bad" or Keyshia's "Let It Go," it just didn't work as well on this. So the actual remix had some potential at redeeming the song for me, especially with Swizz putting it together, but it's just so-so for me, wish he did more with chopping up the different beats and maybe got a guest rapper in the mix.
Best Verse: n/a
Overall Grade: B-

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