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DJ Critical Hype Mashup J. Cole Vocals & Neptunes Beats 'In Search Of Cole' | Genius
He aims to give Cole fans a “different perspective” on the North Carolina rapper’s music.
Canada’s DJ Critical Hype is back today with the release of his latest mashup project, In Search Of… COLE. The project, which DJ Critical Hype is premiering exclusively on Genius, puts J. Cole’s best raps over beats from legendary production duo The Neptunes.
Cole has never worked directly with Pharrell or Chad Hugo on a song before, and In Search Of… COLE offers fans a taste of what their collaborations may sound like. It also got a major cosign from the Dreamville team. In a recent interview with Genius, DJ Critical Hype explained that after connecting with Dreamville President Ibrahim Hamad, he was able to get exclusive a cappella tracks from Cole for the project.
“I thought it would be nice to give a different perspective of Cole’s style and flows over different production,” he said about his motivation for matching Cole and the Neptunes. “Cole was pictured in the studio with Pharrell at the beginning of his career. They were supposed to work on something. I don’t know why it never came to fruition, but I thought it would be dope to hear Cole over some classic Neptunes beats.”
He pointed to Cole’s “Green Ranger” vocals over the beat for Usher’s “U Don’t Have to Call,” as well as “Once An Addict” over N.E.R.D’s “Provider” as two of his favorite songs on the project.
He aims to give Cole fans a “different perspective” on the North Carolina rapper’s music.
Canada’s DJ Critical Hype is back today with the release of his latest mashup project, In Search Of… COLE. The project, which DJ Critical Hype is premiering exclusively on Genius, puts J. Cole’s best raps over beats from legendary production duo The Neptunes.
Cole has never worked directly with Pharrell or Chad Hugo on a song before, and In Search Of… COLE offers fans a taste of what their collaborations may sound like. It also got a major cosign from the Dreamville team. In a recent interview with Genius, DJ Critical Hype explained that after connecting with Dreamville President Ibrahim Hamad, he was able to get exclusive a cappella tracks from Cole for the project.
“I thought it would be nice to give a different perspective of Cole’s style and flows over different production,” he said about his motivation for matching Cole and the Neptunes. “Cole was pictured in the studio with Pharrell at the beginning of his career. They were supposed to work on something. I don’t know why it never came to fruition, but I thought it would be dope to hear Cole over some classic Neptunes beats.”
He pointed to Cole’s “Green Ranger” vocals over the beat for Usher’s “U Don’t Have to Call,” as well as “Once An Addict” over N.E.R.D’s “Provider” as two of his favorite songs on the project.