via Gray’s Anatomy

First, we start with an acapella.

Acapellas are either given to a producer privately so that he can create a remix, or they are bundled with the single. We don’t care about either of these option, because we’re cheap and lazy. We’re nabbing an acapella from the sewers of private forums, torrents, Rapidshare, and their ilk. We’re going to pick an acapella that was released by the studio, rather than a low quality DIY acapella. Let’s go for something uptempo – something around 130 bpm -- since this will make it easier to mix into a set.

Three 6 Mafia – Stay Fly (Acapella)

Then we locate an instrumental.

I’ve chosen this remix by Super MilkMen for its dirty bassline, big builds and drops, and weird effects.

Really you just have to play the acapella over a bunch of different songs and see what feels right.

Killa Kela - Built Like An Amplifier (Super Milkmen Remix)

Finally, we mix them together.

Use your favorite DJ software and voila!

I didn’t mess around with the song structures of either songs. I cued them together so they would be in sync and just played the acapella over the instrumental.

The Worst Beatle - Stay High Like An Amplifier