The Worst Beatle

KANYE WEST IS AWESOME. HE TYPES IN ALL CAPS. HE GETS DRUNK AS A SKUNK DURING THE VMAS AND ENTERTAINS MILLIONS. HE IS A DECENT PRODUCER AND A BRILLIANT SAMPLER. I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT HIM ON THE MIC, BUT HE’S A HELL OF A LOT BETTER OF A RAPPER THAN KID CUDI WILL EVER BE. FUCK KID CUDI. CUDI SHOULD THANK HIS LUCKY STARS COOKERS REMIXED HIM, HE’S WACK. ANYWAYS, BACK TO KANYE. ALMOST ALL THE KANYE SINGLES HAVE AT LEAST ONE GOOD REMIX AND/OR MASHUP. THIS IS BECAUSE PRODUCERS USE KANYE’S WORLD FAMOUS EGO TO SPICE UP THEIR PRODUCTIONS, JUST LIKE I DUMP SEASONING SALT ON ALL THE FOOD I COOK.

Kanye West – We Major (Kickdrums Remix)

A hip-hop remix with scratching, pitch changing, and a funky beat. Must be from some mixtape since it cuts off early.

Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming (Discotech Remix)

A fun remix, expertly looping and cutting the vocals with a warm electro synth. Discotech picked a pretty cheesy song to remix, and with that in mind, I think they did a phenomenal job. With this said, I often just loop the beginning--“JUMP, JUMP, JUMP IN THE CROWD!”--and mix in another song.

Kanye West – Heartless (DJ Kue Klub Mix)

Fairly simple electro house remix. Rough and punchy stabs of a synth with Kanye’s sometimes filtered vox.

Kanye West – Paranoid (LMFAO Remix)

Kanye West – Love Lockdown (LMFAO Remix)

Both are ruckus party jams with LMFAO adding their own vocals. The Love Lockdown remix has the following line: “You broke my heart into a million pieces, I can’t love you but I can fuck you till you call me Jesus.” What?

Kanye West – Love Lockdown (1994 Pilotpriest Remix)

A weird and fairly original electro remix by Pilotpriest that I always pitch up. (It’s a bit slow.) I think it’s a great track, but because of the kind of creepy vocal loops saying “I love you so much” or something, you have to be smart when you’re mixing in into a party. You might get weird looks.

Kanye West – Stronger (A-Trak Remix)

Fantastic, upbeat remix. Electro -- with a lot of breaks but easy to mix. Remixes with the Harder Better Faster Stronger sample are difficult to sound like they belong to a new song, but this one does.

N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li - Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix)

Kanye’s flow actually shines on this remix. Tip: Mix out before Lykke Li comes in.

Kanye West & Lil Wayne ft. M83 - Lollipop (The Remix of the Remix by Team Teamwork)

I know Lollipop was played out in 2008, but this mashup is noteworthy for how well Kanye on Autotune sounds with M83’s We Own The Sky.