In my first time hearing of the rapper, Yyou, I can at least say that he has good taste in music. I don't know anything about Yyou, just that his name is amusing and he already has a song featuring grammy winning UK band Muse. Sidebar: I love when artists release tracks using the "featuring" tag, as if that band had any consent to what their track or voice was used for. Why not just put "remix" or "cover"? Anyway, Yyou gets on the masterful beat Madness and offers his rendition of a breakdown thru his bars. The original track is so good, that it is hard to screw it up. It really could carry anyone. I think Yyou has style and obviously knows how to rap. I don't think he shows cleverness here and I think the subject matter was questionable for this particular remix. I can appreciate him taking a different view on how "madness" can manifest itself, but I thought the usual girl-you-drive-me-crazy take was a little lazy. This could have been a really good opportunity to write something really dynamic that matched the emotion of the original...especially if you're gonna leave in Muse's vocals at the end. The two emotional directions clashed for me. I am interested to hear Yyou on some original material to see what he's really capable of. For now, check out a free download of MadMadMad (feat. Muse) below. Any chance I get to listen to this beat, I will take. Love the vocal manipulation and the dirty synth and drum pattern combo is like a writer's wet dream.
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