Pretty Lights - It's Tricky

Say what you want about the man, but Derek Vincent Smith aka Pretty Lights knows how to carve up a track and serve it up fresh. He is in my mind, one of the more creative producers / remixers of the moment. He doesn't just take a track and add new drums and change the synths. He completely chops it up into bits and pieces and reassembles it into something almost completely unrecognizable. In this case, it's Run DMC's It's Tricky. The result is a slow and trippy rendition that is a totally new take on the song in and of itself. It's quite good.

Pretty Lights - Empire State of Mind - Remix

So this is too easy. It's too simple. Tony CoffeeCakes put it best, it's almost embarrassing to post it because it seems too easy. Why didn't I know about this sooner? Why didn't anyone do this sooner? Is this a layup? Is it just too simple to even be worthy of a post? Well, it's worthy. And for whatever reason it's only fitting that it gets dropped on the anniversary of that fateful night when Biggie was taken down in Los Angeles, 14 years to the day. Not incredibly new, but not incredibly old. Just when you thought you were done hearing the New York anthem which has seemingly been on loop in every Impala and Honda that rolls by you on the street, it gets a rework from our boy Pretty Lights, who is quickly becoming the go to hip hop impresario. It's so simple, yet so  effective. I don't really need to say much else other than Rest In Peace Biggie, you are still missed.

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Pretty Lights - Empire State of Mind Remix

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Dimes

Good music is all arouond today. It's gorgeous out and we've got some fresh new tracks to beef up your Monday. Pretty Lights keeps servin it up. Unconventional style wins out on this track and keeps the party going. I like where they're headed.

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Dimes

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Sauce

Pretty Lights is producer Derek Vincent Smith. This kid's out of Boulder, CO and he's puttin down some serious beats. Taking bits and samples of everything from Big Boi to Motown, the result is an anthem to nod your head to. The hook is so choice: Ask around the streets man, I'm certified.

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Sauce