A Nick Catchdubs Primer: The Man Behind The Knobs

Last week I wrote a little bit about Izza Kizza's latest mixtape, The Wizard Of Iz and mentioned that it had some instant cred thanks to production from Nick Catchdubs. But I realize now that not everyone has heard of the cat, or gotten a taste of any of his numerous sick remixes. So here I am, ready to right that wrong.

I first caught wind of Catchdubs on the Re-Up Gang remixtape, a collection of - you guessed it - remixes of the Re-Up Gang. His take on "Re-Up Anthem", which combines original Clipsy goodness with old school Clapton, is dope. No pun intended. I command you to check it out.

Clipse - Re-Up Anthem (Nick Catchdubs Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Catchdubs has done some great work with other high profile artists as well. Perhaps the biggest name on that list is Sir Kanye himself. When I say "work with" of course I mean it in the "has probably never met" form of the word...it's a remix, not an original production credit. But that being said, Kanye wrote about loving the Project Pat/DJ Benzi mixtape that this track comes from, so we'll go ahead and assume he likes this cut (and Nick Catchdubs) too.

Kanye West - Champion (Nick Catchdubs Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Taking a more techno approach, Catchdub has also done a really dope remix of Alexander Technique and Van Scott's "Nightlovers". It's Crookers-esque, and although I don't think it's as good as the Clipse or Kanye remixes, it definitely packs some clubby punch.

Alexander Technique & Van Scott - Nightlovers (Nick Catchdubs Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Rock on and catch some dubs. Whatever that means.