Mashup Monday No. 50
Well we’ve finally made it. In the words of Brian, “the big five-oh!” and it sure has been a wonderful journey. I was fortunate to take over for the quarter-century mark, and now I have the great pleasure of giving y’all the half-century Mashup Monday post. So in celebration, I present to you not one, not two, but three different EPs/mixtapes along with some individual songs as well. EPs come courtesy of wait what, DJ Topsider, and Sweekuh respectively. Individual mashes are provided by Dotcom, DJ 21azy, Mashed and Confused, Scott Melker, and CHANGE.
wait what’s EP titled tingo is a 24 track compilation from his “wait what wednesday” series, that is full of interesting yet spectacular sample pairings. Hearing tingo in its’ entirety causes me to realize just how unique wait what’s sound is because I’m still struggling to find a masher who utilizes the sample pairings that he creates. DJ Topsider, on the other hand, takes a more direct approach for his $perry Murda EP that spotlights the raw hip hop prowess of Iggy Azalea. Granted, I’m not the biggest Azalea fan on her own but once I heard her paired with some Cudi, with some Crystal Castles, and others, Topsider made me a believer. Having recently opened for the Super Mash Bros., Sweekuh delivers a more than fitting 7 track EP that certainly shows us the impressive ability of this upcoming talent.
In regards to the individual mashes, Dotcom’s track stands out for all the right reasons. “Climax” remix by Kaskade with Katy Perry and Rihanna? Forgive me for being slightly dubious when I first saw the sample list, but once hearing the track…well yeah, Dotcom does it again. An exemplary mashup for sure. DJ 21azy’s mashup was also impressive, especially since it’s a different style than what I’m used to hearing from him. Normally, I’d expect hip-hop on top of hip-hop but this time 21azy layers hip-hop with EDM. Different for him, yet it stands out comparably compared to artists who’ve been doing EDM mashes for awhile. Of course, the final 3 tracks are deserving of being played repeatedly, but I think I’ve rambled on enough.
With this monster edition of Mashup Monday complete, make sure you Kollect all that you can and hopefully we can get another 50+ (man, that’d be crazy) MM segments done. Happy Kollecting! Update: wait what’s tingo EP is available as a free download but if you want to support his cause to helping out 826 Valencia, then you can pay-what-you-want for the download and all proceeds will go to this charitable organization specializing in youth education programs.
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