Sometimes, having some extra time on your hands can be a good thing. The Motown Papi YouTube channel is the perfect example of that. As fans await for Kendrick Lamar to respond to the multiple diss tracks Drake has released over the past few weeks, the person behind this account has taken it upon themselves to give us a little more entertainment.
Right now, the only uploads are the four remixes of Drake songs done in the style of Motown’s heyday.
The first video uploaded was the take on the rapper’s recent “Push Ups” diss record, followed by “In My Feelings,” “Taylor Made” and finally “Rich Flex.” Each Motown Papi remix features what sounds like live session players and a singer who sounds like a mix between Al Green and Steve Harvey.
The standouts are “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made,” though. The former has been making the rounds on Twitter Thursday (April 25), and features what we believe to be an A.I. approximation of a ’60s Motown singer belting his heart out, complete with backup singers. The vocalist sounds like he could be playing the Apollo, sweating like James Brown as women in the crowd faint at the sound of his voice. Drake should’ve sang “Metro, shout yo’ h— a– up, make some drums, n—a” instead of rapping it, because this version somehow sounds way more disrespectful. And the part where the backup singers swoop in as he sings “Drop and give me 50, drop and give me 50/N—as really got me out here talkin’ like I’m 50″ is incredible.” It’s like they came down from heaven to deliver those lines.
The “Taylor Made” remix is smoother, slower and sounds like something you could throw on while you slow dance with your main joint. It starts off with the singer talking to Kendrick like a scorned lover, singing, “The first one really only took me an hour or two/ The next one is really about to bring out the coward in you.” The rest of the track continues in the same aggrieved tone, but really comes home when the backup singers kick in.
Honestly, these songs are beautiful — and the only way A.I. should be utilized in this space.