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"Hot N---- (Reggae Remix)" Bobby Shmurda Featuring Jah X, Junior Reid, Mavado and Popcaan - Summer may be winding down, but Bobby Shmurda's "Hot N----" is still hot. The track was blessed recently with even more fiyah: Jah X, Mavado, Junior Reid and Popcaan jumped on to make a reggae remix.Bobby dug deep into his West Indian roots (by way of Jamaica and Trinidad) for this one, a natural choice as the two genres — rap and reggae — have been intricately linked since hip hop's creation (pioneer DJ Kool Herc brought influences from his Jamaican heritage, i.e.). Read on for more examples of blazin' mash-ups.(Photo Courtesy of Epic Records)

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Snoop Lion - Snoop Dogg washed himself in Rastafari culture and took on the moniker Snoop Lion after a trip to Jamaica that spawned his Reincarnation movie and album. He spent so much meditation on the mash-up that he also took on a bit of an accent for the music. (Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

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Criminal Minded, Boogie Down Productions - KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions were the first group to truly blend rap and reggae on their seminal debut, Criminal Minded. Classics like "9mm Goes Bang" and "P Is Free" feature dancehall chatting and dubbed-out beats. (Photo: Courtesy of Boogie Down Productions)

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"Dolly My Baby (Remix)," Super Cat feat. Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy - Reggae icon Super Cat brought some distinct hip hop overtones to his early 1990s dancehall — even recruiting a pre-stardom Biggie and a mush-mouthed Diddy to spit on the Bad Boy remix to his 1993 hit "Dolly My Baby." (Photo: Courtesy SONY BMG Music Entertainment)

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Distant Relatives, Nas and Damien Marley - Nas and reggae royalty Damian Marley linked up for this incredibly slept-on 2010 album, which skillfully fused hip hop and reggae to address Black pride, poverty, spirituality and more.  (Photos: Adrian Sidney/ PictureGroup)

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"Mercy," G.O.O.D. Music - Kanye and company's smash features an unforgettable vocal sample of dancehall legend Fuzzy Jones talking trash on the intro to Super Beagle's classic "Dust a Soundbwoy" 45.  (Photo: Courtesy GOOD Music)

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"Sound Bwoy Bureill," Smif-N-Wessun - Smif N Wessun, however, were the first to mine "Dust a Soundbwoy," sampling a different part of its Fuzzy's soundclash intro for their menacing classic "Sound Bwoy Bureill." The song also interpolated Buju Banton's "Boom Bye Bye," and features dancehall artist Jahdan Blakkamoore chatting on the hook.  (Photo: Courtesy of Duck Down Records)

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"(It's Okay) One Blood," Game - This 2006 single from Game sampled dancehall/reggae singer Junior Reid's landmark "One Blood," transforming his plea for unity into a gangbanger boast.  (Photo: Courtesy of Geffen)

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"Bad Boyz," Shyne - The lead single from Shyne's 2000 eponymous debut featured vocals from reggae legend Barrington Levy, who interpolated his unmistakable trills from his classic "Here I Come." (Photo: Courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment)

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"Oh Yeah," Foxy Brown feat. Spragga Benz - This 2000 single from Foxy featured a sample from ska/reggae masters Toots & the Maytals' "54-46 That's My Number" and a guest spot from her then-boyfriend, dancehall artist Spragga Benz. (Photo: Courtesy of Koch Records)

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"Respect," The Notorious B.I.G. - Raised in the streets of Brooklyn by a Jamaican mom, Biggie was no doubt weaned on reggae. "Respect," a standout cut from his timeless debut Ready to Die, featured dancehall songstress Diana King chatting on the hook. (Photo: Courtesy Bad Boy Records)