Who Invented the Remix? 10 of the Best Remixed Songs in Hip Hop & R&B
“I Need a Girl Part II” by P. Diddy – featuring Ginuwine, Mario Winans & Loon
Whenever P. Diddy wants to pour his heart out on a track to let a woman know how he feels…he always gets a famous R&B crooner to sing it better for him. The original version, made post the implosion of his public love affair with Jennifer Lopez and graced with vocals by Usher, is sophisticated with its wavy instrumentals. Definitely a song great for lounges while sipping martinis. But the remix, my favorite by far, is one of those songs you could hear anywhere, whether at a cookout with friends and family, or on the radio during a traffic jam (don’t ask). It wakes people up and gets them to the dance floor. And Ginuwine, uber-popular around the time thanks to the song “Differences,” killed those vocals! Now this one has Bad Boy written all over it.
