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It’s crazy what one tweet can start.
When documentarian Matthew A. Cherry asked his timeline to name remixes that came out better than the original songs, few could have guessed that he would get over 1,000 replies within a few hours.
Whether you credit Diddy or Jermaine Dupri with perfecting the remix, click through this mega-playlist to re-experience the greatest flips of all time.
@DianneG kicked things off with two indisputable bangers, featuring the original Queen Bee, Lil Kim.
https://twitter.com/dianneg/status/980244322636398592
Underrated heat from the 2000’s.
Take that.
And another one.
Can’t let just anybody do a remix with Ms. Janet Jackson.
Brandon can take over the AUX chord whenever.
And another one.
Take that.
And another one.
Puff really had this remix thing down to a science by the 2000’s.
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
Take that.
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
And another one.
And another one.
Take that.
Take that.
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
Take that.
And another one.
Take that.
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
And another one.
Take that.
@GlobalGrind on Twitter with more of your favorite remixes from back in the day.
Click here for more remix picks from the 2000’s and beyond:
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Remixes are one of hip-hop’s greatest gifts. A good remix can not only extend the life, replay-value, and charting of the original track, but sometimes they give us a completely new song that blows the original all the way out of the water.
