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Activision's DJ Hero was released a few days ago in the States (and yesterday in Europe), and it features the remixing talent of DJ Shadow, Daft Punk, Cut Chemist, Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jeff and the late DJ AM, among others. We may be preaching to the converted here, but please, go out and buy it. For these reasons:
The Verve’s ‘Bitersweet Symphony’ x LL Cool J’s ‘Rock The Bells’ (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
Benny Benassi’s ‘Satisfaction’ x Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Boom Boom Pow’
Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ x Foo Fighter’s ‘Monkey Wrench’
Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’ vs Noisia’s ‘Groundhog’
Daft Punk’s ‘Around The World’ x Young MC’s ‘Bust A Move’
Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Fix Up, Look Sharp’ x Justice’s ‘Genesis’
Gwen Stefani’s ‘Hollaback Girl’ x Rick James’ ‘Give It To Me’
Eminem’s ‘My Name Is’ x Beck’s ‘Loser’
50 Cent's 'Disco Inferno' x David Bowie's 'Let's Dance'
And of course, MC Hammer’s ‘Can’t Touch This’ x Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’
The full list of remixes you can find on DJ Hero (via Stereogum):
2Pac - 'All Eyez On Me' x The Aranbee Pop Orchestra - 'Bittersweet Symphony'
50 Cent - 'Disco Inferno' x David Bowie - 'Let's Dance'
50 Cent - 'Disco Inferno' x InDeep - 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life'
Afrika Bambaataa - 'Zulu Nation Throwdown' x Freedom Express - 'Get Down'
Beastie Boys - 'Here's A Little Somethin' For Ya' x DJ Shadow - 'The Number Song (2009 Version)'
Beastie Boys - 'Intergalactic' x Blondie - 'Rapture'
Beastie Boys - 'Lee Majors Come Again' x Daft Punk - 'Da Funk'
Beck - 'Where It's At' x DJ Shadow - 'Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)'
Bell Biv DeVoe - 'Poison' Beat Juggle
Bell Biv DeVoe - 'Poison' x Beastie Boys - 'Intergalactic'
Bell Biv DeVoe - 'Poison' x Cameo - 'Word Up!'
Benny Benassi - 'Satisfaction' x Tiësto - 'Elements Of Life'
Billy Squier - 'The Big Beat' x N.E.R.D. - 'Lapdance'
Black Eyed Peas - 'Boom Boom Pow' x Benny Benassi - 'Satisfaction'
Bobby 'Blue' Bland - 'Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City' x 2Pac - 'How Do You Want It'
Bobby 'Blue' Bland - 'Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City' x Connie Price & The Keystones - 'Fuzz And Them'
Boogie Down Productions - 'Jack Of Spades' x David Bowie - 'Let's Dance'
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - 'Bustin' Loose' x The Zombies - 'Time Of The Season'
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - 'Bustin' Loose' x Young MC - 'Bust A Move'
Common - 'Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)' x Masta Ace - 'Jeep A** Gutter (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX)'
Cypress Hill - 'Insane In The Brain' x Classics IV - 'Spooky'
Cypress Hill - 'Insane In The Brain' x David Axelrod - 'The Edge'
Daft Punk - 'Around The World' x Young MC - 'Bust A Move'
Daft Punk - 'Da Funk' x N.A.S.A. - 'Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB & Fatlip'
Daft Punk - 'Megamix 1'
Daft Punk - 'Megamix 2'
Daft Punk - 'Robot Rock' x Hashim - 'Al Naafyish (The Soul)'
Daft Punk - 'Robot Rock' x Queen - 'We Will Rock You'
Daft Punk - 'Short Circuit' x Boogie Down Productions - 'Jack Of Spades'
Daft Punk - 'Technologic' x Gary Numan - 'Cars'
Daft Punk - 'Television Rules the Nation' x No Doubt - 'Hella Good'
David Axelrod - 'The Edge' x Eric B. & Rakim - 'Eric B. Is President'
Dizzee Rascal - 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' x DJ Shadow - 'Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)'
Dizzee Rascal - 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' x Justice - 'Genesis'
DJ Shadow - 'Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)' x D-Code - 'Annie's Horn'
Eminem - 'My Name Is' x Beck - 'Loser'
Fedde Le Grand - 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' x Sandy Rivera and David Penn - 'I Can't Stop (David Penn Remix)'
Foo Fighters - 'Monkey Wrench' x Beastie Boys - 'Sabotage'
Foreigner - 'Juke Box Hero' x DJ Z-Trip ft. Murs - 'DJ Hero'
Foreigner - 'Juke Box Hero' x DJ Z-Trip ft. Murs - 'DJ Hero'
Gang Starr - 'Just To Get A Rep' x Mobb Deep - 'Shook Ones, Pt 2'
Gorillaz - 'Feel Good Inc.' x Blondie - 'Atomic'
Grandmaster Flash's - 'Boom' x 'Tap'
Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool, DJ Demo - 'Here Comes My DJ' x Gary Numan - 'Cars' (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
Gwen Stefani - 'Hollaback Girl' x Gorillaz - 'Feel Good Inc.'
Gwen Stefani - 'Hollaback Girl' x InDeep 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life'
Gwen Stefani - 'Hollaback Girl' x Rick James - 'Give It To Me'
Herbie Hancock - 'Rockit' Beat Juggle
Herbie Hancock - 'Rockit' x N.E.R.D. - 'Lapdance'
InDeep - 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' x Cameo - 'Word Up!'
Jackson 5 - 'I Want You Back' x Gang Starr - 'Just To Get A
Jackson 5 - 'I Want You Back' x Third Eye Blind - 'Semi-Charmed Life'
Jackson 5 - 'I Want You Back' x Third Eye Blind - 'Semi-Charmed Life'
JAY-Z feat. Pharrell - 'Change Clothes' x 2Pac - 'All Eyez on Me'
JAY-Z - 'Izzo (H.O.V.A.)' x Eminem - 'My Name Is'
JAY-Z - 'Izzo (H.O.V.A.)' x Jackson 5 - 'I Want You Back'
JAY-Z - 'Excuse Me Miss' x Rick James - 'Give It To Me'
Jean Knight - 'Mr. Big Stuff' x Masta Ace - 'Born To Roll'
Jurassic 5 - 'Jayou' x Billy Squier - 'The Big Beat'
Jurassic 5 - 'Jayou' x Herbie Hancock - 'Rockit'
Kid Cudi - 'Day 'N' Nite' x Black Eyed Peas - 'Boom Boom Pow'
Kool Moe Dee - 'How Ya Like Me Now' x Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman - 'I Like To Move It'
Little Richard - 'Tutti Frutti' x Shlomo - 'Beats'
M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes' x Eric B. & Rakim - 'Eric B. Is President'
M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes' x Wale - 'Lookin' At Me'
Marvin Gaye - 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' x David Bowie - 'Let's Dance'
Marvin Gaye - 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' x Gorillaz - 'Feel Good Inc.'
Motörhead - 'Ace Of Spades' x Noisia - 'Groundhog'
N.A.S.A. - 'Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB & Fatlip' x Isaac Hayes - 'Theme From Shaft'
Noisia - 'Groundhog' Beat Juggle
Paul van Dyk - 'Nothing But You' x Sandy Rivera and David Penn - 'I Can't Stop (David Penn Remix)'
Public Enemy - 'Shut 'Em Down' x Beck - 'Where It's At'
Public Enemy ft. Zakk Wylde - 'Bring The Noise 20XX' x Justice - 'Genesis' (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde - 'Bring The Noise 20XX'
Q-Tip - 'Good Thang' x Billy Squier - 'The Big Beat'
Queen - 'Another One Bites The Dust' x Beastie Boys - 'Brass Monkey'
Queen - 'Another One Bites The Dust' x Daft Punk - 'Da Funk'
Rihanna - 'Disturbia' x Kid Sister - 'Control'
Rihanna - 'Disturbia' x The Killers - 'Somebody Told Me'
Rihanna - 'Disturbia' x The Trammps - 'Disco Inferno'
Shlomo - 'Beats' x Billy Squier - 'The Big Beat'
Street Sweeper Social Club - 'Fight! Smash! Win!' x Beastie Boys - 'Intergalactic'
Tears For Fears - 'Shout' x DJ Shadow - 'Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)'
Tears For Fears - 'Shout' x Eric B. & Rakim - 'Eric B. Is
Tears For Fears - 'Shout' x Eric Prydz - 'Pjanoo'
The Aranbee Pop Orchestra - 'Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)' x LL Cool J - 'Rock The Bells'
The Scratch Perverts Beats and Pieces (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
The Killers - 'Somebody Told Me' x Eric Prydz - 'Pjanoo'
Vanilla Ice - 'Ice Ice Baby' x MC Hammer - 'U Can't Touch This'
Vanilla Ice - 'Ice Ice Baby' x Paula Abdul - 'Straight Up'
Wale - 'Lookin' At Me' x Black Eyed Peas ft. Tippa Irie - 'Hey Mama'
Weezer - 'Beverly Hills' x Evidence, The Alchemist, Aceyalone, Rakaa & 88 Keys - 'Fresh Rhymes And Videotape'
Wild Cherry - 'Play That Funky Music' x Gang Starr - 'Just To Get A Rep'
DJ Hero will be available on the Wii, XBox 360, PS3...and the PS2, for those who haven't made the leap yet (you need to do it for God Of War III at least).
Is it just me or is DJ Hero seems like a waste of time?