Phife Dawg's death yesterday got me thinking and I came to a few realizations. First off the radio station I was listening to with my friend played 4 ATCQ songs back to back to back (which will almost assuredly never happen again) and one of them was Electric Relaxation. I've always thought that song was a classic. Until I got home and discovered Kanye's remix to it. If anyone forgot how fukking good of music Kanye used to make, this song will remind you of exactly what he used to be about. And then, not only did Kanye (and Consequence) outperform them on their track, but Logic took it a step further than that as well. Why would I ever listen to the original Electric Relaxation when multiple better versions exist?
Another example: Glorious Thugs. I used to think of Notorious Thugs as not only one of my all-time favorites, but also one of the greatest hip hop songs ever. And then Flatbush Zombies (most specifically Erick) came in and straight up shyt on it. I will never listen to the original version again after hearing that, especially considering the original is 7 mins and the remix is 3
Lloyd Banks "ruined" The Pharcyde's "Passin Me By" (but I don't mean it as he ruined it, I mean it as he took it and made it way better). Same with Serial Killa.
The rap game changed. People can talk about how it's all about money and connections today all they want. But it really comes down to 2 things: samples, and taking what's already been done and turning it into something different/better
Up until 2 months ago, I was one of those people who was still stuck on 90s rap and it was pretty much all I bumped (you can kinda tell from my avatar tbh). But I can see we're In an era where classics will become shyt on to make way for new classics that sample those classics. It's time to move on from that dusty shyt
