Afternoon Delight – Jay-Z * Pavement

(Editor’s note:  The two people above are analyzing the phenomenon of “remixes” and “mashups” and their relevance to the current “internet.”  The graph the creepy fellow is pointing to represents the roller coaster like voyage of the “remix”in the American zeitgeist.  Sideburns lady thinks it’s all cool as long as the acts involved are staples of popular culture.  As such, Pavement and Jay-Z everybody.  Of secondary interest are the baby seal on top of the monitor and the rotary telephone.  Good times.)

I’ve written before about my use of rap music to get myself in the right frame of mind for any number of traditionally masculine activities.  On my way to an adult league hockey game?  “To Live and Die in LA” works for that.  Heading to a professional sporting event wherein I’m invested in my team winning?  “My Mind is Playing Tricks on Me” fits the bill.  Replacing a faucet in my bathroom?  The Low End Theory, top to bottom.  Happily, I’ve now got some rap music that I can listen to when I’ve got my feet up on the table in a fey coffee house, or when I’m preparing to do some laundry.  Jay-Z’s Black Album with Slanted and Enchanted underneath it.  This doesn’t make me want to punch somebody in the mouth, it makes me want to give them a hug.  I was looking for something else and I stumbled across this and, since it’s been in the ether for forever, you might already have it.  If not, you’re in for a treat.  I’d slot this particular remix below The Grey Album, but ahead of the one that was smashed up with Weezer.  In any event, enjoy, but don’t nod your head too hard.

“Zurich Your Shoulder” – dj n-wee (Jay-Z vs. Pavement)

“99 Problems Here” – dj n-wee (Jay-Z vs. Pavement)