DJ SG

I’ll have to admit - when I first heard this song I was appalled. Hip hop and trance… never thought it would work.

House and hip hop sort of works when you think about it - bass heavy, sexual, similar samples. Miami Bass, among my all-time favorite genres (probably after New Jack Swing and West Coast Rap), is considered a faction of house. But trance, with it’s ecstasy and glow sticks, I honestly never thought they would mesh together.

Back in high school when trance started catching on in the mainstream the hip hop heads would always look down upon hip hop (i.e. “What the fuck is that shit? Turn that shit off!”).

Alice Deejay’s “Better Off Alone” was the shit back then, despite what my hip hop friends think, and that might be the main reason I actually like “Say Yeah.” The obvious “Better Off Alone” sample is front in center with Wiz screaming things about money and honeys. It’s a beat where I’m telling myself, “why didn’t I think of that?,” but then again, I probably would have never taken it seriously if I did make something like this.

Anyway, enjoy the awesome track.

And the original:

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am and is filed under Music.