Haha, I keep forgetting about this series but I finally got a new one together for y’all. (sidenote: if anyone really digs these posts, leave a comment. I’m really trying to do these on a weekly basis and a little encouragement would help me out.)
Today’s remix is from the 1996 promotional “O.D.B. EP” release. It has a few non-album goodies on it but the real treat is the remix of “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”, done by Bay Area producer (& frequent E-40 collaborator) Studio Ton. Ton’s remix replaces the dusty drums and and memorable piano sample of the original with a fat bassline, squelchy synths and Zapp-style claps.
ODB raps over his own vocals throughout the song, occasionally shouting along with himself. He even flatly resings the chorus over the original, which is played in the background. Ason also adds a new verse at the end of the song, along with an amusing series of shout-outs. Of course, there are also excellent guest verses from MC Eiht & E-40. They even did a pretty crazy video for it, with fake looking fire effects and some hilarious dancing from ODB.
Here’s one of the two videos for the original song for comparison:
Listen: Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Studio Ton Remix)
i think you should keep it up and i could send you some stuff too. if you got the brooklyn zoo cds remixes – i would like to see that post!
Thanks man.
Nah, I don’t have ’em but I’m always open to suggestions. Send those to my email in the “Contact” section if you want, I’d love to hear those.
I’m a big Big Baby Jesus fan.
Umm, yeah, you should definitely continue these, Aaron.
How is it I’ve never heard of this remix before? Great stuff.
Thanks Flood. That’s all I needed to hear.
I actually never heard it until I saw the video on Youtube.
It’s weird that such a song with such high profile rappers on it is so little known. I do believe it was promo only, at least that’s what discogs tells me.
Is there a non-radio edit of this? Great site by the way…
Thanks Koaste! Nah, this is the only version I could find.