Jay Z's Best Remix Verses
Hov has a long history of killing remixes with 16 bars.
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Can I Get an Encore? - Rock and hip hop collided once again as Jay Z just hopped on the remix to X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons "Jungle."In true Jigga form, he rips it with bars like, "It’s cops to dodge in the city of God/To reach the goals of these soccer stars/There’s records to break, medals to take, flags to wave, the city is ours."The track was created as a promotional video for the World Cup sponsored by Beats By Dre and features Lil Wayne and a host of international soccer stars in the clip. With Hov murdering another remix, let's take a look at some of his other classic guest appearances he blessed unforgettable 16s on. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA), Alex Gale(Photos from left: R Chiang / Splash News, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images, Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Red Bull)
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Kendrick Lamar, "B---h, Don't Kill My Vibe" - Kendrick slayed "Molly" with "B---h, Don’t Kill My Vibe" and Hov was so impressed with the youngsta that he decided to spit a few lines on it himself. Throwing shade to the haters and paparazzi consumed with his life, Jay stunts even harder as he boasts that you can't kill his vibe either. "In the White House with a mink/Running through that b---h like it's my house/All up in the hall like a mall/Told you motherf--kas all I do is ball."(Photos from Left to right: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images, Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)
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Young Jeezy, "My President" - No offense to Nas, who rapped on the original, but Mr. Carter's verse took this song to new triumphant heights. "Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly, I'ma spread my wings/You can meet me in the sky," he rapped. Jeezy and Jay performed the song in D.C. during the presidential inauguration, pissing off Bill O'Reilly — always a good thing. (Photo: Ben Rose/PictureGroup)
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Juvenile, "Ha" - This unexpected combination of MC opposites helped Juvenile blow up outside of the South. Check Jay Z's onomatopoeia: "They got big guns that go brrrrap, brrrrrap, brrrrap — where your n---as at?" (Photos from left to right: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic, Courtesy Rap-A-Lot Records)
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Mya, "Best of Me" - Mya's remix owned clubs and radiowaves in 2000, making the original all but obsolete. "Pain is pleasure and pressure bust pipes, and you look like the 'I like it rough' type," Hov rapped. (Photos from Left to Right: Jason Merritt/Getty Images, DJDM / WENN.com)
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Kanye West, "Diamonds Are Forever" - Released in the wake of Damon Dash's turbulent departure from the label, this remix let the world know that Roc-A-Fella would live on. "The chain remains, the gang is intact, the name is mine, I'll take blame for that," Jay rhymed. (Photo: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images for Belvedere)
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R. Kelly, "Fiesta" - Before the Best of Both Worlds would implode in a cloud of mace years later, Jay opened this remix with the following classic acapella lines: "After the show it's the after-party / After the party it's the hotel lobby / After the Belvie then it's probably Cris / And after the original it's probably this." (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Talib Kweli, "Get By" - The remix to this inspirational song — arguably the best of Kweli's career — also featured Mos Def, Kanye West and Busta Rhymes, but Hov stole the show, spitting, "Picture me working McDonald's, I'd rather pull a Mac on you." (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)
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dead prez, "Hell Yeah (Pimp the System)" - This remix's combo may seem unlikely, but this song is about pimping capitalism — and few have done that better than Jay. "As long as there's drugs to be sold, I ain't waiting for the system to plug up these holes," Hov spit. (Photos from left to right: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images, Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)
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Missy Elliott, "One Minute Man" - Ludacris appeared on the original of this when he was in his prime, but Jay still outshines him on the remix — and even disses his future wife and Destiny's Child in the process: "I'm not trying to give you love and affection / I'm trying to give you sixty seconds of perfection / I'm trying to give you cab fare and directions / Get your independent a-- out of here — question." (Photo: KMazur/WireImage)
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