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2954160, What Are Some of the DOPEST & WACKEST R&B Remakes?
Posted by Kil, Mon Jan-11-16 11:08 AM
For this week's episode of my podcast we're chopping it up about the dopest R&B remakes based off a convo I was having with my man JR about the Sparkle soundtrack remake of Hooked On Your Love that I rocked with but that he thought was wack as hell. Of course, my question for cats this week is what are some of the dopest & wackest R&B remakes and why?

My jawns are a clump of Luther songs with him redoing The Carpenters "Superstar", Dionne Warwick's "A House Is Not A Home" and Brenda Russell's "If Only For One Night." #2 is Xscapes' cover of The Jones Girls "Who Can I Run To" #3 is Jodeci's cover of Stevie's "Lately", #4 is Maxwell's cover of Kate Bush's The Woman's Work and #5 is Troop's cover of the Jackson 5's All I Do Is Think of You. And for the wackest I've got is Ginuwine's cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry", Kelly Price's cover of Shirley's "As We Lay" and this live performance of Ashanti trying to remake Whitney's "I Have Nothing."

And in case cats don't have time to peep the whole show and wanna get straight to the convo, skip to the 18:27 mark and you're good money.

Tracklisting:
Only You (Remix) - 112
Like This & Like That - Monica
I Changed My Mind - Keisha Cole
Get On Up - Jodeci
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
Bite The Bullet - Melanie Fiona
Since I Seent You - Anthony Hamilton
Got Til It's Gone - Janet Jackson
Without You - Lucy Pearl
I Can Love You - Mary J. Blige
All Up In My Face

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2954163, Intro - "Ribbon In The Sky" is a dope on for sure
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Mon Jan-11-16 12:05 PM
2954164, Ginuwine - When Doves Cry came to mind for wackest for me, too
Posted by DJR, Mon Jan-11-16 12:06 PM
That was just a bad idea.

Always liked K-Ci's "If You Think you're Lonely Now".
2954203, I engineered songs for a project of covers and originals.
Posted by JFrost1117, Mon Jan-11-16 06:45 PM
The "Will You Go With Me?" mixtape for this chick Netta Brielle from the Bay. Sadly, I tracked the OG's that didn't end up making the cut. Some of the tracks were done by Rock City/R. City/Planet VI or whatever their names are this week. She did "Breaking My Heart" by Mint Condition, "Don't Walk Away" by Jade, and "Rain" by SWV.
2954274, Ohh? She performed at OHM out here last year, I play "3x Krazy"
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Tue Jan-12-16 05:31 PM
I heard she's been out for a while too

>The "Will You Go With Me?" mixtape for this chick Netta
>Brielle from the Bay. Sadly, I tracked the OG's that didn't
>end up making the cut. Some of the tracks were done by Rock
>City/R. City/Planet VI or whatever their names are this week.
>She did "Breaking My Heart" by Mint Condition, "Don't Walk
>Away" by Jade, and "Rain" by SWV.
2954243, Like This and Like That has the worst 16 I've heard lol n/m
Posted by phemom, Tue Jan-12-16 11:28 AM
2954262, RE: Like This and Like That has the worst 16 I've heard lol n/m
Posted by Kil, Tue Jan-12-16 03:26 PM
Lol...yeah Malik didn't come with it on that jawn but I always loved Monica's part and the beat tho.
2954380, Mariah & Sisquo's The Beautiful Ones was straight asscrack
Posted by spenzalii, Wed Jan-13-16 08:10 PM
I feel like smashing the speakers anytime that comes on
2954381, D's version of She's Always In My Hair & Heaven Must Be Like This...
Posted by spenzalii, Wed Jan-13-16 08:13 PM
The Prince cover works because he didn't try to just copy Prince. And as much as I love Ohio Players, D kinda owned that cover
2954400, DOpe and wick wack Covers to me are
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Wed Jan-13-16 11:54 PM
until you come back to me Aretha Franklin

Summer Breeze Isley Brothers

where have all the flowers gone Earth,Wind and Fire

got to get you into my life Earth,Wind and Fire


Sadie R.Kelly


blame it on the Boogie the Jacksons

this magic moment Rick James

strawberry letter 23 Brothers Johnson

i feel for you Chaka Khan

betcha by golly wow Phyllis hyman

you are my starship Michael Henderson

Ill always love you, saving all my love for you Whitney Houston

Do Me baby Me lissa Morgan


wack covers

Prince betcha by golly wow

babyface you make me feel brand new

Ginuwine when doves cry

Al B Sure Hotel Carlifornia

Mary J Bliege a Night to remember

thats just some





2954759, RE: DOpe and wick wack Covers to me are
Posted by YupYupLikeTeddy, Tue Jan-19-16 12:04 AM
Off the top of my head...R Kelly's Sadie, K Ci's If You Think You're Lonely and Intro's Ribbon In The Sky. Worst...Al B's Hotel California. I'll never understand who or why anybody let him come out with that 2nd album smdh.