Still, ATL RMX starts out strong: DJA adds a buzzier backing track to Rich Kids' "Patna Dem", but it's the irrepressibly emphatic chanting that's going to sell it every time. I'd love to hear more, but maybe if Jeezy heard the beat first? It takes a monster of a beat to make Jeezy sound overwhelmed, and his boasts end up as a nearly incidental sound effect under all those clip-emptying drums and enjambed female vocal interjections (this mixtape appears to exist only as a "clean version". But is it worth a listen? Well, ATL RMX's first track, Jeezy's "I Got This (El-P Remix)" bangs like crazy, but it does so in a weirdly individualized way. okay, let's be upfront: If you've had a discussion with someone concerned about the obsolescence of "lyrical" hip-hop, I'm almost certain you got an earful about how the MCs on ATL RMX are at fault.īut even if El-P and Young Jeezy are the battle lines upon which ideological wars about what constitutes "real" hip-hop are fought, wouldn't it be worthwhile to see if there's any crossover between each's unique and impactful take on urban dystopia? They're both really good at what they do- it's worth a shot.
However, ATL RMX departs Adult Swim's safety zone for something more controversially curatorial: something called "Imma G (Memory Tapes Remix)" by Dem Getaway Boyz isn't some prank along the lines of Trent Reznor's Strobe Light- it's the actual third track here, and pretty typical of what to expect, some of electronic/hip-hop's bigger producers reconfiguring a murderer's row of Atlanta rappers who. Beyond that, they eased in naturally since there was always heavy overlap between the fanbases of, say, MF DOOM and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". Doubt their cred if you must, but you can't doubt their sincerity: With all due respect, you don't release Witchdoctor albums in 2009 if you're just in it for a quick buck. It probably says less about the State of Hip-Hop than it reads, but Adult Swim, an offshoot of the Cartoon Network, is now one of the most trustworthy names in the genre.
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