This Is Hip Hop Remix Contest: Week 12

Last week to submit a remix for your chance to get in on the mixtape! This was a fun ride; we’re definitely gonna do it again soon.

Before we get to this week’s track, let’s run back over the preliminaries.Here’s the deal… for 12 weeks, we’re gonna hold a weekly contest… 12 weeks/12 mixes. The way it’ll work is every Saturday night I will provide the song to be remixed for the week. There will be 2 links… the acapella and the song in it’s original version (for reference). You will have one week to complete your remix. Entries will be taken until 11:59pm EDT the following Saturday. Then on Sunday morning we’ll have a new poll on the blog for people to vote for their favorite mix. Voting will take place for one week while the next mix is underway. At the end of the 12 weeks, I’ll put together a compilation album of all the winners for each week with a kick ass cover designed by Krome. Sound cool? I know some people are gonna be like, “what’s the prize?”. The prize is inclusion on the compilation album and exposure on this site. I got nothing else to offer.

To submit your entry: Upload your remix in mp3 format to one of your favorite file sharing locations (ie, Rapidshare, MediaFire, MegaUpload, ZShare, etc) and leave a comment in this post with your name and your link. Some readers have requested the contestants use ZShare. So if you can, upload to ZShare. DO NOT email me any links… they will be ignored. This process is to make it easier for me so I don’t have to post everyone’s links. The production is open ended (for now), meaning there are no stipulations. Original productions are highly encouraged, but blends will be accepted as well.

Alright, for the final remix of the contest, we’re taking it back to the inspiration behind this remix contest… Jay-Z. How could we have a New York remix contest without the Jiggaman anyway? Of course we can’t have you guys remix any of the American Gangster or Black Album tracks. I thought about throwing up a Blueprint track, but the production on those songs are too perfect to remix. So I wanted to take it way back… back to Reasonable Doubt. “Brooklyn’s Finest” was my original (obvious) choice, but I couldn’t track down a good quality acapella. That’s the same reason we didn’t get a chance to remix Biggie. Anyway, let’s see how you all do with “Can’t Knock The Hustle“. Featuring Mary J Blige on the hook, “Can’t Knock The Hustle” was produced by The Hitmen’s Knobody, Dahoud Darien, and Sean Cane. Below are the tracks to download and good luck!

The cut-off to submit your remix is Saturday, May 3, 2008 @ 11:59pm EDT.

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20 Comments

  1. G.C.
    Posted April 30, 2008 at 8:44 pm | Permalink

    I guess I’m gonna be the first. Here’s my remix:

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/11338614b0ffa4cb/

    I also have another remix I did for fun, ’30s vibe and the scratched chorus matches his refrain:

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/11338659cdeaac5e/

    Peace to everyone producing, these remixes I have been hearing have been fire!

  2. Kevin
    Posted April 30, 2008 at 10:06 pm | Permalink

    Whew! I’m glad someone submitted… I was beginning to think this track was too hard for cats or something! Or maybe the others were too easy. I remember other weeks where peeps would post a remix 10 hours after the acapella was posted!

  3. G.C.
    Posted April 30, 2008 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

    Ha, I’m really looking forward to hear how people flip this one!

    I like the way mine turned out, I decided to avoid having people compare the beat to the original so I flipped it in a whole new direction (especially the 30’s version). Hope people feel it.

  4. GodFatha Mello Gee
    Posted May 1, 2008 at 6:39 pm | Permalink

    Peace Kevin, here’s my remix.
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/1138087648e70512/

  5. QueRico
    Posted May 2, 2008 at 12:40 am | Permalink

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/11394991f96d50c8/

  6. ill-mannered.
    Posted May 2, 2008 at 5:21 am | Permalink

    Hi!
    Well, here’s the download-link for the remix I did. Wanted to let it sound “oldskool”… Hope you all like it.

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/114063366b17fa22/

    Cheers,

    Shrah-Mee a.k.a. “ill-mannered.”

  7. MIDIMarc
    Posted May 2, 2008 at 4:19 pm | Permalink

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/114299008837dd91/

  8. kinetic
    Posted May 2, 2008 at 8:32 pm | Permalink

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/11438721a1898b7a/

  9. Tokyo Cigar
    Posted May 2, 2008 at 11:11 pm | Permalink

    yo MIDImarc did his thing. Peace to everybody dropping joints for this.

  10. BGeezie
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 12:27 am | Permalink

    Early saturday morning- hoorah

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/114464607c4ffac4

    I’m glad people got this started; sounding real good.

  11. BGeezie
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 12:30 am | Permalink

    REAL early saturday
    Kevin, you know me buddy- I struggle sometimes.

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/1144760664661109/

    __________ is a hell of a drug.

  12. Triple B
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 9:14 am | Permalink

    i have a bangin track for this one but i cant get the bpm…..

  13. Tuche
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 2:17 pm | Permalink

    MIDIMarc, GC, QueRico, BGeezie, propz yo, great remixes you got there… gud beats so far…

    here’s mine, kinda jazzy/hip hop/fusion tune…
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/1147930357ff646a/

    hope yall like it… n props Kev for ur blog!!!

  14. Tuche
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 2:19 pm | Permalink

    any of yall got J Dilla’s drum pack? im dying for it!!!

  15. Tokyo Cigar
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 2:20 pm | Permalink

    Here’s my remix. Pardon the copy and paste link but for the past 3 days zshare has been flipping on me as far as posting a direct link is concerned.

    I went for a boom bap feel to switch up the originals smooth vibe. hope yall feel it. Peace

    zshare.net/audio/11443725473bcbb1

  16. Keyz Fargo
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 2:21 pm | Permalink

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/1147930141a797eb/

  17. BGeezie
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 3:48 pm | Permalink

    Yo Triple B I had my acappella at 94.842 in Sony Acid Pro.

  18. Tokyo Cigar
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 4:13 pm | Permalink

    Ayo BGeezie. Your remix was crazy Illmatic. We gotta collab again soon for real.

  19. mystro
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 8:38 pm | Permalink

    Hey …. Here’s my remix http://www.zshare.net/audio/114921591b74e0c0/

  20. Kevin
    Posted May 3, 2008 at 9:42 pm | Permalink

    Watchmen Productions

    http://www. zshare. net/audio/11489966fd0a375b/