If The Black Album was the birth of the full album remix, than American Gangster was certainly the death of it. It’s not that there were so many bad remixes (though there were some), but that there were so many! HipHopDX actually had a contest for the best AG remix album (congrats to Remot). But, I can actually thank the American Gangster remixes for the successful start of this site. It was back then (starting in December 2007), that this site was slowly getting its start. We covered every single remix album that we could find… or I should say “I” as it was just me back then. Before the AG remixes we had maybe 100 people visit the site daily. Within a few months of posting AG remixes, we shot to around 3,000 daily. Now, we have close to 20,000 people visiting the site daily… but who’s counting. To this day, I still get people sending me their American Gangster remix albums… really!
Anyway, some of these remixes were so good that I put together two volumes of my favorite remixes. You can grab those after the cut, as well as go back in our archives and reminisce on some of the good and bad ones. If you have a fav or did one that we never posted, feel free to leave a link in the comments.
Best of, Volume 1
- Intro
- From The Blueprint III: Holladay Gangster
- Produced by Rob Holladay
- Pray
- From Beirut Gangster
- Produced by Beirut
- American Dreamin’
- From American Beatmaker
- Produced by MIDIMarc
- Hello Brooklyn 2.0
- From Brooklyn Soul
- Produced by Shuko & The Gunna
- No Hook
- From American Clapster
- Produced by DJ SoulClap
- Roc Boys (and the winner is…)
- From Canadian Gangster
- Produced by16 Bars
- Sweet
- From American Samurai
- Produced by DJ Kay-Ris
- I Know
- From Supierior Gangster
- Produced by KD-Supier
- Party Life
- From American Angster
- Produced by Von Pea
- Ignorant Shit
- From American Me
- Produced by Veterano
- Say Hello
- From Gangstermen’s American Gangster Remixed
- Produced by Vertygo of The Gangstermen
- Success
- From American Poison
- Produced by Poison Hertz
- Fallin’
- From American Racketeer
- Produced by Beewirks
- Blue Magic
- From Eye Am Gangster
- Produced by Eye Am Productions
- American Gangster
- From Crooklyn Gangster
- Produced by Small Professor
Best of, Volume 2
- Intro
- From The Requiem
- Produced by Reason
- Pray
- From American Clapster
- Produced by DJ SoulClap
- American Dreamin’
- From American Poison
- Produced by Poison Hertz
- Hello Brooklyn 2.0
- From American Gangster Remixed
- Produced by DeeJay B
- No Hook
- From American Beatmaker
- Produced by MIDIMarc
- Roc Boys (and the winner is…)
- From American Gangster: No Fillers
- Produced by I.N.F.O. & NOVA
- Sweet
- From American Bangers
- Produced by DJ Flav’Cut from Strike Team
- I Know
- From The Blueprint III: Holladay Gangster
- Produced by Rob Holladay
- Party Life
- From King E’s American Gangster
- Produced by King E
- Ignorant Shit
- From Native American Gangster
- Produced by Chief Sneed
- Say Hello
- From Gangster No. 1
- Produced by Sounds From The Compound
- Success
- From The American Dream: No Gimmicks Just Raw
- Produced by Stevebelieve
- Fallin’
- From Canadian Gangster: The Stevie Shorey Edition
- Produced by Stevie Shorey
- Blue Magic
- From American Me
- Produced by Veterano
- American Gangster
- From Real Live Gangster
- Produced by K-Def
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I post a remix/blend album of American Gangster at http://j5atron.tumblr.com
have you ever heard of American Donutshop? Good stuff!
On volume 1 track 5 is pretty cool! On volume 2 track 2
http://www.box.net/shared/csrobo2qpp
Oh-10 Gangster
Check out DJ CRAZY CHRIS and his mash up of Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z’s American Gangster: AMERICAN WONDER.
Fire.
Surely Jay’s Soul Connection gets a nod.
Peep Frankie’s Party Life and then change your pants.
http://onetaketapes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/jsc_frankies_party_life.mp3