Curtis Jackson, extra famously often known as 50 Cent, resides proof that hip-hop is as a lot a way of life as it's a sort of music. He was a star within the underground mix-tape circuit for a number of years, however the remainder of the world didn't hear about him till 2002, when his first single, “Wanksta,” appeared on the ‘eight Mile‘ movie soundtrack. Everyone is aware of of 50 because the man who grew up on the streets of New York, survived being shot 9 occasions, and for his rags-to-riches life story.
Above & Beyond, however, a British trio, is without doubt one of the most profitable trance acts of the 2000s. Above & Beyond is understood for his or her manufacturing and remix work, in addition to their DJ performances and report labels, Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep. Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki are maestros at crafting that elevational second of communal emotion with their stunning compositions of music.
Surely, they’re an unlikely collaboration, proper? Well, possibly not.
In a tweet yesterday, 50 Cent shared a video of the inside of his beautiful new Mercedes-Maybach S650. The high-end particulars within the inside make up solely part of the automobile’s particular traits. The automobile itself goes zero to 60 in four.6 seconds, features a 6.0L bi-turbo V-12 engine, and geared up with 621 horsepower. It comes with a beginning price ticket of $198,700.
In a automobile like this, what could be the primary music you’d play? For 50, it was Above & Beyond. Yup, that’s proper. More particularly, it was “Cold Feet“, which options vocals from “Alright Now” collaborator, Justine Suissa. He even says himself, “that is the music you play within the Maybach”. It’s invigorating rhythm combined with Justine’s soothing voice is actually excellent by itself. Imagine listening to it in a Maybach?
What makes this story even higher is Paavo’s reply to the tweet saying, “good music style mate :)”. Does this imply a potential collaboration sooner or later? Probably not, however this made our, and undoubtedly Paavo’s, day. We applaud your style in music, 50.
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