Can you take us through the making of NWAs “Chin Checkin\” remix?
I was always so amazed by how good it was. As far as the lyrics went, it was always top-notch. I always loved that joint. The MC’s were just ripping it. I also always loved the Jefferson Starship record. I time-stretched it so it would fit with the vocals and it gave it that rock feel. I’m a club DJ and the mash-ups and rock has really made a huge comeback in the clubs. I really wanted to give the album a little taste of that feel even though I’m not putting Jay-Z over it. You can’t really play it in the club but it still has that club, mash-up feel to it. You also combine acapellas from different songs. Was that difficult? A lot of it was just trial and error. I would make an original beat and I would have to time-stretch the vocals. You’re changing the BPM’s but you’re not changing the pitch of the vocals so they still sound in-tune. It’s a whole different feel to the song but the vocals can still fit. That was all just trial and error and taking verses I liked and putting them over
