Mixtape Mash Ups: Blends of Hip Hop With Other Genres

These best -f-both-worlds collections are a must listen.

Mixtape Mash Ups: Best Blends of Hip Hop With Other Genres - Thursday (Jan. 30), a new mixtape called Yasiin Gaye hit the Internet. As the title suggests, producer Amerigo Gazaway takes some cuts from Yasiin Bey and some from Marvin Gaye and weaves them together for something brand new. The release is the latest in a trend of mashing up hip hop and other genres that has gained steam over the last decade. Press play.(Photo: Courtesy of Dedleft Creative Group)

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Mixtape Mash Ups: Best Blends of Hip Hop With Other Genres - Thursday (Jan. 30), a new mixtape called Yasiin Gaye hit the Internet. As the title suggests, producer Amerigo Gazaway takes some cuts from Yasiin Bey and some from Marvin Gaye and weaves them together for something brand new. The release is the latest in a trend of mashing up hip hop and other genres that has gained steam over the last decade. Press play.(Photo: Courtesy of Dedleft Creative Group)

Danger Mouse, The Grey Album - In 2004, Danger Mouse helped to establish and popularize the mashup with The Grey Album, where he laid Jay Z's vocals from The Black Album over music from the Beatles' White Album. The cover was a work of art, too. (Photo: Courtesy of Danger Mouse)

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Danger Mouse, The Grey Album - In 2004, Danger Mouse helped to establish and popularize the mashup with The Grey Album, where he laid Jay Z's vocals from The Black Album over music from the Beatles' White Album. The cover was a work of art, too. (Photo: Courtesy of Danger Mouse)

Cookin' Soul, OJAYZIS - Whether it was the clever name that gave him the idea (doubtful) or just that the songs blended well, Cookin' Soul's 2008 OJAYZIS, a mashup of Jay Z and Oasis cuts, bridged foreign lands. (Photo: Courtesy of 2DopeBoyz.com)

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Cookin' Soul, OJAYZIS - Whether it was the clever name that gave him the idea (doubtful) or just that the songs blended well, Cookin' Soul's 2008 OJAYZIS, a mashup of Jay Z and Oasis cuts, bridged foreign lands. (Photo: Courtesy of 2DopeBoyz.com)

Mick Boogie, Brooklyn Soul - As 2007 came to a close, Mick Boogie treated fans to a holiday season gift with Brooklyn Soul. The release remixed Jay Z's American Gangster with Marvin Gaye's songs, and the outcome was surely soul-cleansing. (Photo: Courtesy of JayandMarvin.com)

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Mick Boogie, Brooklyn Soul - As 2007 came to a close, Mick Boogie treated fans to a holiday season gift with Brooklyn Soul. The release remixed Jay Z's American Gangster with Marvin Gaye's songs, and the outcome was surely soul-cleansing. (Photo: Courtesy of JayandMarvin.com)

Mick Boogie and Terry Urban, Viva La Hova - In 2008, Mick Boogie was at it again. This time, with Terry Urban by his side, he merged Jay Z and Coldplay for Viva La Hova. With how smooth it came out, it wouldn't be surprising if Hov and good friend and Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin had actually recorded it together (they didn't, though). (Photo: Courtesy of Mick Boogie)

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Mick Boogie and Terry Urban, Viva La Hova - In 2008, Mick Boogie was at it again. This time, with Terry Urban by his side, he merged Jay Z and Coldplay for Viva La Hova. With how smooth it came out, it wouldn't be surprising if Hov and good friend and Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin had actually recorded it together (they didn't, though). (Photo: Courtesy of Mick Boogie)

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Jon Moskowitz, DJ Cappell and Smitty, Blue Eyes Meet Bed-Stuy - Frank White and Frank Sinatra formed a sonic marriage on 2006's Blue Eyes Meets Bed-Stuy. Presented by Jon Moskowitz and produced and arranged by DJ Cappell and Smitty, the tape mashed up some of The Notorious B.I.G.'s biggest hits with those of the legendary Sinatra. (Photo: Courtesy of Jon Moskowitz Presents)

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Jon Moskowitz, DJ Cappell and Smitty, Blue Eyes Meet Bed-Stuy - Frank White and Frank Sinatra formed a sonic marriage on 2006's Blue Eyes Meets Bed-Stuy. Presented by Jon Moskowitz and produced and arranged by DJ Cappell and Smitty, the tape mashed up some of The Notorious B.I.G.'s biggest hits with those of the legendary Sinatra. (Photo: Courtesy of Jon Moskowitz Presents)

Jonathan Lee, Boss vs. Boss - In 2012, producer Jonathan Lee took songs from both Rick Ross and Bruce Springsteen and blended them together with apparent ease. The results were, well, bossy. (Photo: Courtesy of Pigeons & Planes)

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Jonathan Lee, Boss vs. Boss - In 2012, producer Jonathan Lee took songs from both Rick Ross and Bruce Springsteen and blended them together with apparent ease. The results were, well, bossy. (Photo: Courtesy of Pigeons & Planes)

DJ Bombe, James Drake - In 2011, DJ Bombe crafted the clever James Drake, blending sounds of British artist James Blake with Canada's Drizzy, and, well, we definitely wouldn't mind hearing an updated version of this, using their new albums. (Photo: Courtesy of FutureBombe.com)

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DJ Bombe, James Drake - In 2011, DJ Bombe crafted the clever James Drake, blending sounds of British artist James Blake with Canada's Drizzy, and, well, we definitely wouldn't mind hearing an updated version of this, using their new albums. (Photo: Courtesy of FutureBombe.com)

Wick-It The Instigator, The Brothers of Chico Dusty - For The Brothers of Chico Dusty, Wick-It The Instigator took two of 2010's critically-acclaimed albums — Big Boi's Sir Luscious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty and The Black Keys' Brothers — and blended them for, not surprisingly, one of the year's best mashups. (Photo: Courtesy of FutureBombe.com)

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Wick-It The Instigator, The Brothers of Chico Dusty - For The Brothers of Chico Dusty, Wick-It The Instigator took two of 2010's critically-acclaimed albums — Big Boi's Sir Luscious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty and The Black Keys' Brothers — and blended them for, not surprisingly, one of the year's best mashups. (Photo: Courtesy of FutureBombe.com)

Frankie P, Keys Open Doors - In another title so perfect that it makes you wonder which came first, the music or the title, Keys Open Doors blended musical stylings of the Clipse with those of late 1960s rockers the Doors back in 2012. What resulted was pure. (Photo: Courtesy of Christopher B)

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Frankie P, Keys Open Doors - In another title so perfect that it makes you wonder which came first, the music or the title, Keys Open Doors blended musical stylings of the Clipse with those of late 1960s rockers the Doors back in 2012. What resulted was pure. (Photo: Courtesy of Christopher B)

Cecil Otter and Swiss Andy, Wugazi - Producers Cecil Otter and Swiss Andy took the sounds of Wu-Tang Clan and fused them with those of punk rockers Fugazi.  (Photo: Courtesy of Wugazi.com)

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Cecil Otter and Swiss Andy, Wugazi - Producers Cecil Otter and Swiss Andy took the sounds of Wu-Tang Clan and fused them with those of punk rockers Fugazi.  (Photo: Courtesy of Wugazi.com)