and anything else that catches his attention.
Why do rap remakes of pop and R&B hits keep going viral?
Somewhere in a record labelâs corner office, a young executive is rubbing their hands together like a Scooby-Doo villain. Theyâve found another way to make a quick buck. This time itâs through songs that combine gentle-sounding R&B and pop hits with raps about brutal violence.
In the last six weeks, three different songs have gone insanely viral using this format. A crew of Florida rappers, including Yungeen Ace and Spinabenz, turned Vanessa Carltonâs âA Thousand Milesâ into a menacing diss track, complete with real-life drama. Then, Jacksonville rapper Foolio responded with âWhen I See U,â which takes Fantasiaâs smitten 2007 hit of the same name and turns it into a warning. This past week, away from that beef, Baltimoreâs YTK released a trigger-happy version of Mariah Careyâs âShake It Offâ called âLet It Off.