Bohemian Wanksta

November 29, 2005 7:15 AM

Q-Unit: Greatest Hitsis an outstanding collection of mashups of 50 Cent and Queen. The mocked-up album covers alone are worth it, but I think I've listened to "Crazy Little P.I.M.P. Called Love" about three times already this morning. (Mirror here if main site craps out)
posted by XQUZYPHYR (21 comments total)

See also: The Kleptones' A Night at the Hip-Hopera
posted by jimmy at 7:16 AM on November 29, 2005

I love the mustache.
posted by hypersloth at 7:37 AM on November 29, 2005

cool, thanks
posted by matteo at 7:39 AM on November 29, 2005

Hip-Hopera on MeFi
posted by rxrfrx at 7:41 AM on November 29, 2005

The page is not appearing.
posted by Lord Kinbote at 7:45 AM on November 29, 2005

Lord: Did you try the mirror link that XQUZYPHYR included in the post?
posted by terrapin at 8:02 AM on November 29, 2005

Awesome link- thanks!
posted by skjønn at 8:04 AM on November 29, 2005

ah, i am enjoying this immensely, thank you.
Although there's some good sites linked via the mashup tag, can anyone point me towards any more quality stuff please? Think i'll do me some exploring this afternoon...
posted by kev23f at 8:37 AM on November 29, 2005

terrapin: If I had R'd TFL I would have found the mirror in the first place. Thanks.
posted by Lord Kinbote at 9:04 AM on November 29, 2005

(this is good)
posted by Rothko at 9:24 AM on November 29, 2005

Nice, thanks. I always thought 50 Cent and Freddie Mercury were separated at birth. It seems only natural to put them together.
posted by Gamblor at 12:45 PM on November 29, 2005

[god knows i want to click links]
posted by cortex at 1:24 PM on November 29, 2005

Sorry, but this just reinforces how shitty 50 cent is, and how shitty a lot of rap is and modern music these days. These mash-ups are like that old adage about adding a cup of sewage to a barrel of wine...
posted by hincandenza at 2:51 PM on November 29, 2005

I agree with hincandenza, but instead of saying wine I would have said juice.
posted by parallax7d at 3:20 PM on November 29, 2005

the tracks would be better without 50cent, still very cover
posted by suni at 4:34 PM on November 29, 2005

nice cover* : )
posted by suni at 4:35 PM on November 29, 2005

re the kelptones (after a brief listen):
fun, if not mind-blowing. good choice of queen songs + good MCs (KRS One is a different fucking species than 50 cent) + some imaginative editing.

re the 50 cent:
meh. KRS says it best in the second track of hip hopera: "the difference is kids today got the video so rappers don't need the skills to bill so they don't really know"

it just makes me want to put on a queen album. it's also making me realize just how obscenely overrated and shallow $0.50 is. i listen to these and i'm just thinking, "dude, shut UP: i'm trying to listen to queen."

alas i'm still waiting for something to top American Edit's Novocaine Rhapsody.
posted by poweredbybeard at 6:07 PM on November 29, 2005

good choice of queen songs + good MCs

though more the former than the latter, really.

posted by poweredbybeard at 6:21 PM on November 29, 2005

I'd like to pile on with the Fitty Haters.

On the one hand, he sounds like he's just muttering into the microphone. On the other hand, every picture of him I've ever seen looks like he pasted his head onto an image of a really ripped dude. The head and the body just never match.

So, I for one plan to buy his biography from Sams Publishing, Get Rich or Learn Photoshop in 24 days.
posted by therealadam at 7:29 AM on November 30, 2005

Fiddy Mercury.
posted by Robot Johnny at 8:59 AM on November 30, 2005

"Fiddy Mercury" made me laugh
posted by matteo at 6:04 AM on December 8, 2005