Allure For What It’s Worth by JAY-Z VS. BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD

The following mash up may contain percussive rhythms, profound rapping, and some allure, for what it’s worth. Did you know that rap is an acronym for rhythm and poetry?JayZ-Buffalo

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“Hooked On A Got To Give It Up” by MARVIN GAYE Vs. B.J. THOMAS

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With absolutely no particular agenda, it is Marvin Gaye and B.J. Thomas coexisting in the playing field called mash up. In one corner, weighing in at 600+ measures, the vivacious vocal styling of Marvin Gaye singing “Got To Give It Up” and in the other corner, the B.J. Thomas tune, “Hooked On A Feeling” sans B.J. Thomas. In fact, I doubt he plays a lick of an instrument on this recording. [FACT CHECK: He did not.]

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“Who You Gonna Call? Encore!” by JAY-Z Vs. RAY PARKER JR.

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Here’s something atmospheric, and it’s not the girth of Alfred Hitchcock’s misogyny. (If he were alive today, the press and public would not be kind to him.) It’s a mash up I should have posted on Halloween. Jay-Z meets Ray Parker Jr. with “Who You Gonna Call? Encore!” or grammatically correct, “Who Are You Going To Call? Encore!”.

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“Perry Como’s House Under Threat” by JAY-Z Vs. SANTANA

This is another installment in the Jay-Z mash up series of The Black Album.

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