Blending genres has always fascinated me — there’s universal similarities in responses to underlying themes in music across genres: hardcore and dubstep, hip-hop and soul, electronic and indie, etc. The first time I heard a dubstep track, the first thought that ran through my mind was “holy shit, this is the gangster rap of electronic music.” So it’s starting to make sense in my eyes why many acts have failed at bringing together hip-hop and dubstep into a matrimony of harmonious filth. Frat-rap with dubstep doesn’t mesh well; the message of the former is girls weed and nice things, whereas the latter serves the purpose of temporarily removing your head from the body it normally controls. Two completely different vibes. The album that led me to this conclusion is Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter the Dubstep, a collection of Wu-Tang tracks set to the impure sounds of some raw artists, including Excision, Datsik, and Evol Intent. They aren’t so much remixes into completely new tracks as they are Wu-Tang verses set to the tune of dubstep. It all comes together quite nicely; now the next step is to get some more impressive Big L dubstep re-works. Grab it on iTunes or Google can help you out.

Tracklist

1. Deep Space (Jay Da Flex & Yoof Remix)
2. New Year Banga (Rogue Star Remix)
3. Street Corners (Scuba Scythe Remix)
4. Love Don’t Cost (A Thing)/Still Grimey (Nebulla & Dore Remixes)
5. Knuckle Up (Matt U Remix)
6. Biochemical Equation (Datsik & Excision Remix)
7. Keep Hustlin (Trillbass Remix)
8. Now Or Never (Parson Remix)
9. Cinema (Chimpo Remix)
10. Coke (DZ Remix)
11. Iconoclasts (Syndaesia & AKS Remix)
12. Handle The Heights (Stenchman Remix)
13. Do It Big (Baobinga & I’d Remix)
14. Wu-Tang (DZ Remix)
15. Let’s Get It (Evol Intent Remix)
16. Lyrical Swords (Pawn Remix)
17. Think Differently (Hellfire Machina Remix)
18. Pencil/MyPiano/Firehouse (Soroka Remixes)
19. Alphabets (Dakimh Instrumental Remix)