Our last mashup of Nina Simone and Kanye West was very well received, climbing as high as #2 on the hypemachine. So here’s another for your consideration. It’s a mashup using the instrumental track Let’s Ride from Gonzales’ Soft Power album and the vocals from Jay Z’s allure. I think the feel of both songs go well together, let me know what y’all think (be kind).

Jay Z vs. Gonzales – Let’s Ride Allure (zshare)

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It has been quite some time since we released our first remix, which married Notorious B.I.G. and Mates of State. Because it was received so well and because we just can’t help ourselves, here is another one.

This edition takes Kanye West’s hit Diamonds in Sierra Lione about the moral outrage involved with the diamond trade in africa and (quite appropriately I’d say) mixes it with Nina Simone’s Sinnerman.

However, you will notice that we used Felix da Housecat’s wonderful remix of Sinnerman rather than the original. It’s nice when a mashup not only sounds good but combines the themes of both of the songs and this is what we hoped to achieve with this mix. Let us know if you like it or if you hate it.

Nina Simone vs. Kanye West – Sinnerman Diamonds [Heart Attack Remix] (zshare)

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