mashup wtf: kanye west vs radiohead

“Mashup wtf”, where Cash digs deep to find the strangest freaking combo platters of music you can imagine.

There are very few Kanye West songs I know.  There are even fewer Kanye West songs I like.  “Love Lockdown” is a rare exception.  Intelligent, sullen yet defiant lyrics about a tainted relationship gone bad.  A funky, soulful vibe that finds a strange halfway point between electro and rnb.  A touch of vocoder.  Oh, it’s good to begin with.

Some great remixes of the track only sweeten the deal. (LMAFO’s take is ridiculous).

The craziest thing I’ve ever heard done with it?

DJ Earworm’s “Reckoner Lockdown”; a pitch perfect mash-up of Kanye and Radiohead’s “Reckoner”.

It’s just..  weird. (ly) good.

Props to Kanye for this Cash Approved line too:

“You broke my heart
into a million pieces
I can’t love you
But I can fuck you
until you call me Jesus…”

Such a humble lad, that one.

this post is part of a series - read part 1 here