Alright, I just have another handful of American Gangster remix albums to put up, then I hoping to switch gears for awhile and do something other than American Gangster. Don’t worry, if you still got remixes, I’ll put em up. I just have a feeling it’s gonna be slowing down in a bit. I still plan to release a Best of American Gangster Remixes compilation, but damn there are a lot of remixes to go through. That is gonna be a feat in itself!
This first one comes from Sounds From The Compound out of Montreal, Canada. I tell ya, I had no idea there was so much hip hop talent coming out of Canada. Canadian artists are definitely underrated. The name of this album is Gangster No. 1.
I’m really feeling this one; it has a nice smooth sound to it. Production-wise reminds me of Soundtrakk (from Lupe Fiasco fame) or some old No ID. Definitely not one to be slept on. Check out these guys’ MySpace page, as well. They did a Blueprint remix album a couple of years ago which earned them a HOOD rating in Scratch magazine. They mixed Jay with Elvis 2 years before Cookin’ Soul thought of it!
All I got to say about this one here is… interesting. But not in a bad way; this cat definitely made some innovative beats. Check the concept… picture Jay-Z. Picture the popular 80′s video game Megaman. Picture some soulful production by Chrono Khalid. Then picture this album — American Cyborg.No joke; dude actually sampled from the Megaman video game! Before you turn your head, give it a listen… pretty damn creative. 
This one wasn’t sent to me, but I came across it over at Nofrillz’s blog. It is very worthy of a mention over here, if you haven’t already heard it. This is Real Live Gangster, remixed by K-Def.K-Def has been in the game for awhile, as far back as doing production work with Marley Marl for Lord of The Underground. He’s kept a pretty low profile, doing a few songs for Ghostface and one for Diddy recently, but K-Def is the real deal.This remix album is solid! Out of the 60+ remix albums that have been posted, this one is easily somewhere in the top 5. Just classic production style right here.
Make sure you get this one!
Ok, I think this is the last one I have in my queue to post. Just got this one in from a group called Da Composerz. It’s called American Gentleman.The album is pretty tight, production-wise. I can definitely hear some Pete Rock & DJ Premier influence in the beats. Check out the beat on “Party Life”. I’m really feeling that one in particular.Keep doin’ ya thing! Ya’ll check this out…
Download American Gentleman NEW LINK (1/18)
I think that’s all the American Gangster remixes I’ve been sitting on this past week. If I missed anyone’s album, please let me know. My email and MySpace messages got crazy and it was hard to keep up, so I’m sorry if I forgot anyone.
Related posts:
- American Gangster Remixes: Rounds 50 & 51
- American Gangster Remixes: Rounds 17 & 18
- American Gangster Remixes: Rounds 21-24
- American Gangster Remixes: Rounds 55 – 59
- American Gangster Remixes: Rounds 39 & 40
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