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because, amazingly, short of a lame taking sides vs. Premo thread, there's never been one. but seriously, they've probably been making more hits for longer than almost anyone, but never had a Neptunes-type zeitgeist moment. granted, they don't have as identifiable a 'brand' sound, and they've probably done as many crappy generic beats as serious bangers, but still. so maybe a search & destroy is in order. my favorites:

Jay-Z f/ Sauce Money - "Face Off"
Nick Cannon f/ B2K - "Feelin' Freaky"
Biggie f/ Diana King - "Respect"
Luda, LL, Keith Murray - "Fatty Girl"

also, I have almost no idea which R. Kelly songs they've done and which were just the R.

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 02:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Fiesta remix, right???

― dave k, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 03:01 (twenty-two years ago)

nas - 'shootouts,' 'blaze a 50,' 'rule' ft. amerie.

― cloverlandthug, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)

"Fatty Girl" is a great sub-Neptunes no-nonsense club hit, if that makes sense.

But my favourite Trackmasters style is their eerie '99/'00 style goth-r&b, all those plonking pianos and rainshower effects on their remixes of Destiny's Child's "Bills Bills Bills" or Mya's "Best of Me".

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

oh shit, good call on the "Best of Me" rmx.

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 06:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I've always loved LL's 'Doin It'. It's like a popped up Maurizio doing hip-hop. I like any song with dubby space-echo on it though.

― tylero, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

So is this Trackmasters the same as the Trakmasterz who did Kool G's "Ill Street Blues"?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 07:09 (twenty-two years ago)

All of Ill Na Na, nearly (If Foxy's Bells is theirs then that's the top). Cam'ron -- what means the workd, trackmasters remix.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 07:55 (twenty-two years ago)

jenny from the block

― cloverlandthug, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Seconded!

― Jole, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 08:35 (twenty-two years ago)

holy shit, i had no idea Trackmasters were responsible for all these songs. i will gladly trade for a CD-R...

― Dave M. (rotten03), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

City High -- Caramel (Trackmasters Joint) isn't bad either.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

six months pass...

Redman - I'll be Dat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay two note basslines carrying a whole song

also, N.O.R.E.

― jake b. (cerybut), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The remix they did for Michael Jackson's "Rock My World" featuring Jay-Z is sublime.

― herbert hebert (herbert hebert), Thursday, 19 August 2004 21:38 (twenty-one years ago)

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