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But that was an entirely new track based off one sample.
The homage had people, well,hot, as if Choppa had just desecrated someones headstone.
Alex Suskind:Yes, the rumors are true.
MGK and Camila Cabello doing a Fastball impression?
Its not that the originals are untouchable, exactly.
Its that the new verses areboring.If youre going to flip an old song, lean into the bit.
Just look at how much fun Choppa is having in the video.
He slapped on his best bandage for the occasionandchanged the wording on those legendary Nellyville booty shorts to NLEville.
I dont even disagree with you that its a ploy.
But Id like to think my tantrums are less severe now.
But then I reminded myself that Mario Winanss I Dont Wanna Know is onlytoo obvious a sample tome.
Nineteen-year-olds today dont know that song, so I begrudgingly accepted it as fair game.
Hot in Herre, on the other hand, has never gone anywhere!
I still hear it constantly.
And, sure, maybe Choppaispaying homage, but it feels more calculated than that.
Also, Ill note that the anger some people have toward this track is absolutely wild.
But let me ask you this: What if your last decade was actually Hot in Herreless?
Do you think you could have enjoyed the new version then?
Or even the tongue-in-cheek video?
(Bonus questions:Whereare you hearing Hot in Herre constantly?
Drakes spot on Bridle Path?
A Tim Hortons that age-gates anyone not born in the 80s or 90s?)
The thundering 808s and pre-chorus hand claps add a refreshing depth to the beat.
When would you listen to this rather than just listen to Nellys original?
Suskind:Nellys I think my butt getting big is an absolute classic.
That makes Nellys line fun but dated.
(Also, you owe Juvenile a writing credit.)
Choppa willing to throw his own patented filth over a Neptunes beat makes them at least nominally different.
At this point, is there any interpolation/flip you actuallydoenjoy?
Or are you still clinging comfortably to your AARP-approved cloud?
Im not against a good update when its done tastefully.
Los If You Had My Love on Teenage Fever and the way he recontextualized it in an unexpected way.
Or would you describe your enjoyment of them as limited?
As limited, perhaps, as the percentage of royalties Choppa will likely receive on Too Hot?
Suskind:Honestly, as long as Nellygot paid, Im happy.
