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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4137089" data-attributes="member: 19675">I haven't heard that track in particular, but I just say:1) I probably wouldn't call Snoop a bad rapper- within most circles, he's considered to be one of the elite.&nbsp; That said, even the best performer can toss out a clunker.&nbsp; I'm sure JM will have some words with Snoop in the afterlife.2) Many rappers have been doing just this for about a decade...after all, remember what Puffy did with the Police hit, &quot;Every Breath You Take&quot; when he turned it into a (bad) rap-eulogy for his fallen buddy Biggie?&nbsp; He even had Sting reprise his vocals on it during a live performance.&nbsp; It all really started with Run DMC's partnership with Aerosmith on a remix of &quot;Walk this Way,&quot; soon followed by Anthrax &amp; Public Enemy redoing PE's song, &quot;Bring tha Noize&quot; and the landmark &quot;Judgement Night&quot; soundtrack.That said, it doesn't make them any better.&nbsp; IMHO, I've heard only a few rap/rock remixes that I find even tolerable.&nbsp; Most rap/rock fusions are best when they're entirely original.3) Snoop probably didn't mean it as anything but a tribute.&nbsp; He's gone on record as being a big fan of a LOT of music you wouldn't normally associate with a giant in the gangsta rap genre- he was recently on Larry King Live commenting on his love of Johnny Cash, for instance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4137089, member: 19675"] I haven't heard that track in particular, but I just say: 1) I probably wouldn't call Snoop a [I]bad[/I] rapper- within most circles, he's considered to be one of the elite. That said, even the best performer can toss out a clunker. I'm sure JM will have some words with Snoop in the afterlife. 2) Many rappers have been doing just this for about a decade...after all, remember what Puffy did with the Police hit, "Every Breath You Take" when he turned it into a (bad) rap-eulogy for his fallen buddy Biggie? He even had Sting reprise his vocals on it during a live performance. It all really started with Run DMC's partnership with Aerosmith on a remix of "Walk this Way," soon followed by Anthrax & Public Enemy redoing PE's song, "Bring tha Noize" and the landmark "Judgement Night" soundtrack. That said, it doesn't make them any better. IMHO, I've heard only a few rap/rock remixes that I find even tolerable. Most rap/rock fusions are best when they're entirely original. 3) Snoop probably didn't mean it as anything but a tribute. He's gone on record as being a big fan of a LOT of music you wouldn't normally associate with a giant in the gangsta rap genre- he was recently on Larry King Live commenting on his love of Johnny Cash, for instance. [/QUOTE]

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