We Invented The Remix Vol. 1

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We Invented The Remix
Studio album by Puff Daddy
Released	2002 (USA)
Recorded	—
Genre	Pop Rap
Length	—
Label	Bad Boy
Producer(s)	will.i.am, Havoc, Pharoahe Monch
Puff Daddy chronology
P.Diddy The Saga Continues... (2001)	P.Diddy We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 (2002)	Diddy Press Play (2006)

We Invented The Remix is an album by P. Diddy with The Bad Boy Family, released in 2002. It features remixes of hit singles by artists from Diddy's Bad Boy Records record label. The album reached the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart for a week (platinum certification), and reached #17 in the UK.

[edit] Controversies

There is very little debate about who actually pioneered the remix. It is well known that Bad Boy Records did not, in fact invent it, despite the album title's claim.

It should be noted that modern remixing had its roots in the dance hall culture of late-1960s/early-1970s Jamaica. The fluid evolution of music that encompassed ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub was embraced by local mixing wizards who deconstructed and rebuilt tracks to suit the tastes of their audience. In particular, producers and DJs like Ruddy Redwood, King Tubby and Scientist, and Lee "Scratch" Perry popularized stripped-down instrumental mixes (which they called "versions") of ska tunes using simple four-track mixing machines. At first they simply dropped the vocal tracks, but soon more sophisticated effects were created, dropping separate instrumental tracks in and out of the mix, isolating and repeating hooks, and adding echo effects.

The earliest instances of remixing predates Puff Daddy's remixing by several decades. Although, most people acknowledge that the album title is a deliberate boastful claim not intended to be taken literally. Combs refers to the era of modern day remixing (starting in the early 90s), which he and Jermaine Dupri popularized, but by no means pioneered.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Special Delivery (remix)" (featuring G. Dep, Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray and Craig Mack)
3. "I Need A Girl, Part II" (featuring Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans and Tammy Ruggieri)
4. "Bad Boy For Life (remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes and M.O.P)
5. "I Need A Girl, Part I" (featuring Usher and Loon)
6. "The Remix Phenomenon (interlude)"
7. "Unfoolish (remix)" (featuring Notorious B.I.G. and Ashanti)
8. "Dance With Me (remix)" (featuring 112, Ludacris and Beanie Sigel)
9. "No More Drama (remix)" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
10. "So Complete (remix)" (featuring Cheri Dennis)
11. "Notorious B.I.G. (remix)" (featuring Notorious B.I.G. and Lil' Kim)
12. "That's Crazy" (featuring Black Rob, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg and G. Dep)
13. "Woke Up In The Morning (remix)" (featuring Carl Thomas and Notorious B.I.G.)
14. "You Gets No Love (remix)" (featuring G. Dep and Faith Evans)

[edit] External links

• We Invented the Remix - P. Diddy Lyrics