Move Over Meth, Ghost, and Rae - It's Biebs, Ye, and Rae Time

In one of the more out-of-left field collaborations you'll ever hear of, Raekwon and Kanye recently put together a remix of a Justin Bieber track, "Runaway Love". The genesis, as I understand it, was a Twitter joke that soon gained traction. Then it became a reality. And now it's on the internet. Bonkers.

Here's the crazy thing: It doesn't suck. Bieber sings a young kid hook, Rae and Ye plop a Wu-ish beat on top, the verses are solid. Nothing PG here - Raekwon doesn't feel overly censored. Pretty money, in fact.

For comparison, check out the Method Man, Ghostface, and Raekwon track from Wu Massacre that features Michael Jackson on the hook. The transition from the hook to the verses is AWKWARD, and I think it generally doesn't flow quite as well as the Bieber track (although I love Ghost and Meth on the track). Interesting to listen to the songs back to back.

Hilarious that the Bieber collaboration happened. Cool that it's palatable. Now let's stop this fad before it starts.

Justin Bieber f. Kanye West and Raekwon - Runaway Love (Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Meth, Ghost, and Rae f. Michael Jackson - Our Dreams (YSI) (filesavr)