Sure, Coulton’s version skips the opening “Oh. “Baby Got Back” (Sir Mix-A-Lot) – Jonathan Coulton While some of the covers on this list are novel, this song doesn’t feel like a cover, but a well-written piano driven, acoustic pop song. You may never have heard of Obidiah Parker, but the band’s version of OutKast’s funky single is gorgeous. She definitely does Beyoncé’s original vocals justice. Her piano hook drives the song while her voice lends it self perfectly to the R&B tune. On another Billboard Monday Mash-Up, Bareilles takes her baroque pop styling and spins it on the song that was “The best video music of all time” according to Kanye West. “Single Ladies” (Beyoncé) – Sara Bareilles So why is it so low? Keep scrolling, you won’t be disappointed. It’s everything a rap cover needs to be: make it original without changing lyrics. This song was the inspiration for this list.
it’s more pop than rock, but it’s still an amazing rendition. Sung from a female perspective, Marina seem completely in charge. Thanks to exposure from Gossip Girl (that’s right) this song flew into all of our hearts with Anya Marina’s exotic voice singing to pre-jail T.I. Did Hansard decide to cover this after his break up with band mate Marketa Irglova? At least their relationship is better than Justin’s and Britney’s. His solo rendition of Justin Timberlake’s epic “screw you” song is slowed down a bit, but you can still feel how angry he is. Hansard is used to writing songs about relationships, especially with the Swell Season. “Cry Me a River” (Justin Timberlake) – Glen Hansard It has the rhythm, and it has the blues if you heard it without knowing anything about the song, you would certainly think it was another R&B band with a catchy tune.ħ. This is a huge departure for Klaxons, who deliver a very spot-on cover. The band’s cover is haunting and you can really feel the pain behind the lyrics. Say what you will about Isaac Slade’s sing-song voice, but it does wonders to Kanye’s heavily auto-tuned break-up jam. Only downside: no Jay-Z in the beginning. Her voice on the track may be better than Rihanna’s on the original. Moore used to be a pop starlet but after an artistic metamorphosis, decided make this a ballad instead of a dance anthem. This was one of two songs on this list that came about thanks to Billboard’s Monday Mashup series.
Here are the best hip-hop party songs of all time.There are million YouTube videos of people covering rap, hip-hop and R&B songs, and it can be overwhelming to sift through them all-so we’ve done it for you. A dance battle or a fight might break out to the same, bass-heavy soundtrack - either way, there ain’t no party like a hip-hop party.Īnd hey, I know this list is very aughts-centric, but what can I say? Millennials rule the world right now, and “Rapper’s Delight” feels a little dated. Even some of the hardest gangsta rappers have utilized some of the funkiest beats to get their menacing threats across, making a hip-hop every bit as dangerous as they are entertaining. So, while the mission of the music has changed over the years, its soul remains the same - deep down, we all just want to dance.
While fans of more revolutionary acts like Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest may harp on the genre’s potent social commentary and Afrocentric activism, before those acts rose to prominence, rap music was designed to do one thing: Put bodies in motion on packed-out dance floors. Hip-hop may be considered the modern voice of a generation, but at its heart, the music was always made to party.
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