The 2012 Remix Report Card, Vol. 4
"Boyfriend (Remix)" by Justin Bieber featuring 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and Asher Roth
The lineup on this, 2 Chainz aside, is like some kind of contest for worst white dude in popular music (especially when you factor in Mike Posner, who wrote "Boyfriend"). Between this and the Kreayshawn song 2 Chainz is really getting with every terrible cracker in the world right now. My favorite ("favorite") moment is when Mac Miller just says "if I was your boyfriend I'd treat you like a princess" and out-Biebers Bieber. Asher Roth actually sounds even more like an Eminem biter than he used to.
Best Verse: 2 Chainz
Overall Grade: D
"Cashin' Out (Remix)" by Ca$h Out featuring Akon, Young Jeezy, Fabolous and Yo Gotti
I usually only do these posts every month or two, but I had to come with this one after less than 3 weeks because so many big remixes just dropped that I wanted to cover. There'd been a bit of run-up to this and with the song getting bigger and bigger I wondered who'd be on the remix, but then the actual lineup is kind of laughably boring. Shame to hear that Akon's making music again, I thought maybe he'd just holed up with his 10 wives and blood diamond money to work on being more of a James Bond villain. Jeezy sounds good on this beat but it's also funny to hear him on this song since he used to ride with a ho named Keyshia.
Best Verse: Young Jeezy
Overall Grade: D+
"In My Trunk (Remix)" by Dev featuring 2 Chainz
Oh look, another goofy-ass white person for 2 Chainz to do a song with. I kind of love Cataracts productions, though, and 2 Chainz actually sounds hungry on this instead of just half-assed like he has on a lot of his guest verses lately.
Best Verse: n/a
Overall Grade: B
"Same Damn Time (Remix)" by Future featuring Diddy and Ludacris
The only thing more anticlimactic than the "Cashin' Out" remix lineup is the "Same Damn Time" remix. I guess after every street rapper in the industry already got on this beat, the only people left to do a verse for the official remix were a couple of rich old showbiz pros who were finally getting around to it. That said, this kinda works, especially Diddy's whole swag, but it's just kinda sad that Luda is still throwing darts at Big Sean. Future shoulda gone in for a new verse too, I hate hearing the same damn old verse in the middle of a couple new guest appearances (by the way, the other day I heard this remix on the radio with a "same same time" clean edit that's just hilarious, didn't know anyone needed the word damn taken out in this day and age).
Best Verse: Diddy
Overall Grade: B-
"We In This Bitch 1.5 (Remix)" by DJ Drama featuring Drake
This is kind of the opposite of the usual remix dynamic, instead of a solo track turned into a posse cut this replaces the three verses from ATL legends on the original with that fuckin' David Schwimmer lookalike from Toronto. But the original only had Future on the hook and his actual verse is dope, he just sounds great on this beat, coulda been on Pluto.
Best Verse: Future
Overall Grade: C-
The lineup on this, 2 Chainz aside, is like some kind of contest for worst white dude in popular music (especially when you factor in Mike Posner, who wrote "Boyfriend"). Between this and the Kreayshawn song 2 Chainz is really getting with every terrible cracker in the world right now. My favorite ("favorite") moment is when Mac Miller just says "if I was your boyfriend I'd treat you like a princess" and out-Biebers Bieber. Asher Roth actually sounds even more like an Eminem biter than he used to.
Best Verse: 2 Chainz
Overall Grade: D
"Cashin' Out (Remix)" by Ca$h Out featuring Akon, Young Jeezy, Fabolous and Yo Gotti
I usually only do these posts every month or two, but I had to come with this one after less than 3 weeks because so many big remixes just dropped that I wanted to cover. There'd been a bit of run-up to this and with the song getting bigger and bigger I wondered who'd be on the remix, but then the actual lineup is kind of laughably boring. Shame to hear that Akon's making music again, I thought maybe he'd just holed up with his 10 wives and blood diamond money to work on being more of a James Bond villain. Jeezy sounds good on this beat but it's also funny to hear him on this song since he used to ride with a ho named Keyshia.
Best Verse: Young Jeezy
Overall Grade: D+
"In My Trunk (Remix)" by Dev featuring 2 Chainz
Oh look, another goofy-ass white person for 2 Chainz to do a song with. I kind of love Cataracts productions, though, and 2 Chainz actually sounds hungry on this instead of just half-assed like he has on a lot of his guest verses lately.
Best Verse: n/a
Overall Grade: B
"Same Damn Time (Remix)" by Future featuring Diddy and Ludacris
The only thing more anticlimactic than the "Cashin' Out" remix lineup is the "Same Damn Time" remix. I guess after every street rapper in the industry already got on this beat, the only people left to do a verse for the official remix were a couple of rich old showbiz pros who were finally getting around to it. That said, this kinda works, especially Diddy's whole swag, but it's just kinda sad that Luda is still throwing darts at Big Sean. Future shoulda gone in for a new verse too, I hate hearing the same damn old verse in the middle of a couple new guest appearances (by the way, the other day I heard this remix on the radio with a "same same time" clean edit that's just hilarious, didn't know anyone needed the word damn taken out in this day and age).
Best Verse: Diddy
Overall Grade: B-
"We In This Bitch 1.5 (Remix)" by DJ Drama featuring Drake
This is kind of the opposite of the usual remix dynamic, instead of a solo track turned into a posse cut this replaces the three verses from ATL legends on the original with that fuckin' David Schwimmer lookalike from Toronto. But the original only had Future on the hook and his actual verse is dope, he just sounds great on this beat, coulda been on Pluto.
Best Verse: Future
Overall Grade: C-
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