When thinking about mash-ups one would rarely assume that Miley Cyrus and Biggie Smalls would make a good combination but through my search on YouTube I stumbled across what has stood the test of months as my favorite mash-up on the internet. It's obvious title is "Party and Bullshit in the USA" which is a mash-up of Biggie's song "Party and Bullshit" and Miley Cyrus' song "Party in the USA." Whether it's at a birthday party, an impromptu dance party after a night of drinking, or while doing homework -my group of friends always seem to be playing it at just the right time. With music's powerful influence over the fun times we have with friends, it's hard to imagine those same memories without it. I feel the need to note for my reputations sake being that I'll most likely never meet any of you in person, that if it were not for this mash-up, I may have never really enjoyed a Miley Cyrus song and even though it's not her fault I can't see past her father, the man who is most known for his mullet and the song "Achy Breaky Heart."
Many can't imagine Biggie would be too happy with this as seen by the comments left on YouTube, one user said (warning, strong language to follow)…
If Biggie knew his shit was getting remixed with this God damned Hannah Montana BULLSHIT, he would fucking roll over in his grave.
This was a common thought among other users but a few came to the defense of the artists involved (even though neither had anything to do with the creation of this version). One user who did said…
Everyone is saying that biggie would be rolling in his grave n
shit. bullshit, this sounds sick, who cares who its remixed with. if it
was with like beyonce or something and it sounded good would you be fucking bitching? its a good as mix, like it or not.
Terrible grammar aside, the user has a good point. Are we as listeners close-minded when it comes to genre mixing simply because of the difference alone? I personally love the idea of a mash-up by someone not involved in the making of the two or more songs and think that this kind of creativity should be encouraged by the artists themselves.
If you put your stuff out there, I say you are obliged to let others use it--if they are willing to credit you (literally and fiscally). "True" artists don't shy away from mashing. Or, should learn not to.
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