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I’m a firm believer that the word “remix” is thrown around a bit too loosely.  Any person who slaps an extra verse onto the beginning or the end of a song isn’t necessarily creating a remix.  What I personally consider a remix, is more along the lines of a total re-imagining of a song.  An entirely new beat that accents different portions of the lyrics, using parts of a track to reinforce the original message, or construct an entirely new concept is something not everyone can do.  Eminem’s ‘Stan’ is a perfect example of someone taking a song, and truly making it their own, with their own message in a way not too many other could.  That being said, I’ve heard a gambit of tracks since the winter began, but 6 in particular stand out, each in their own unique way from both their originals, and from what anyone else is putting out right now.  (NOT to toot my own horn, but) myself, Rob Scott, Duckworth of Tokyo 24, Lazer Sword, and G-Eazy have all independently produced wildly inventive re-imaginings of songs from the 40′s to 2011.  The list below consists of 6 songs that in their own way, each take a song, and turns it into a new creation, be it the beat, the lyrics, reinforcing, or warping concepts, take a listen to each one.

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Click the pic for more G-Eazy, and below to hear 'Runaround Sue'

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Click the pic for more Lazer Swords, and click below to hear 'Stuntin Like My Daddy'

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Click the pic for more... uhh... Me, and click below to hear '10 Crack Commandments'.

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Click the pic for more Hudson Mohawke, and click below to hear 'Oops, (Oh My)'

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Click the pic for more Rob Scott, and click below to hear 'If I Die Young'.

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Click the pic for more Duckworth, and click below to hear 'Swell Arival'.