Ok, I know American Gangster has been out forever and these remix mixtapes are so last month...you fickle Hip-Hop fans you...but I'll be honest, these remix projects are damn near the most creative things in Hip-Hop right now and they seem to breathe new life into music whenever done right...and this project my friends, produced by Shuko and The Gunner from Europe no less and presented by LBJ23's Mick Boogie was done righter than right...here's the link...there are many many notable joints, but "I Know" is my favorite.
Oh and so you don't have incorrect expectations. This isn't a mash up with Jay on the verses and Marvin on the hooks (except on track 15, but it works perfectly). Instead Shuko and The Gunner sampled seminal Marvin Gaye joints and created new beats around Jay's lyrics. Honestly, had they not made it clear that this was a Jay-Z/Marvin Gaye mix most wouldn't realize how intricate and creative this mix is.
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