Over the past few years, the internet’s been obsessed with one thing (besides arguing about rap beefs, the best fits, and Zodiac signs): taking essential R&B and rap songs and creating something unexpected. Producers recently have been cooking up wild mashups that blend old-school hits with new-school chaos, and the results are somehow always either pure magic or pure madness (sometimes both).
Enter Blaccmass, who looked at Playboi Carti’s newest album and said, “What if we made this even more of a classic?” Instead of sticking to the script, he went full mad scientist, stitching Carti vocals onto some of the biggest rap anthems of the 2000s. Think “Party Like a Rockstar,” “My Dougie,” and “Put On” — but if they drank a Four Loko and got sucked into Carti’s futuristic, Atlanta vamp-rap universe.
The project feels like riding a time machine and entering mosh pits at different milestones of rap. We are breaking down the best songs from BLACCMASS IS MUSIC and trying to figure out how he turned nostalgia into pure sonic chaos (and why it works).
10. “WATCH DA VIBES”
This remix slams 3 Deep’s “Watch My Shoes” (with Boosie and Webbie tagging along) into Carti’s “WE NEED ALL DA VIBES” —and it feels like getting stomped out and blessed at the same time.
“Watch My Shoes” is one of those tracks that you can feel it in your chest. Boosie, Webbie, and the whole 3 Deep crew basically wrote the blueprint for Southern street anthems that could be ratchet yet somehow motivational all at once. Boosie’s raw storytelling and emotional explosions specifically inspired an entire generation of rappers, from NBA YoungBoy to Kodak Black — and a whole lot of regular dudes who still sag their jeans out of pure respect.
After all, their home state of Louisiana turned hip-hop upside down from the jump by mixing bounce music, church energy, and pure, unfiltered chaos into a sound that still echoes through the game today. If Carti’s original song didn’t move you (some felt like it was an attempt at a radio anthem), then Blaccmass’ version is sure to make you feel something.
9. “RATHER PROMISE”
With “RATHER PROMISE,” Carti and The Weeknd’s “RATHER LIE” meets Ciara’s “Promise” and becomes an even more melodically toxic track (literally and figuratively).
If you know, you know: “Promise” almost didn’t even see the light of day. According to Ciara herself, a record exec heard it and basically called it the worst R&B song he’d ever heard (ouch). Ciara said bet—and leaked it anyway. Spoiler alert: it became a classic. The kind of classic where both guys and girls sing it with all of their heart when it comes on—like Keyshia Cole’s “Love.”
Listen, Ciara didn’t just give us timeless bops. She built a huge piece of ATL’s music identity by bridging the mix of crunk energy and smooth R&B that everybody and their mama tried to copy later (all while having titanium knees). Blaccmass pays tribute to the ATL vibe that Carti curated on the original MUSIC album by mixing tracks that not only elevate the original but also add layered cultural context.
Thanks to Ciara’s earnest love letter and Carti and The Weeknd’s half-truths, “RATHER PROMISE” is a romance playlist essential, emotional, and way better than it has any business being. Somewhere, that salty record exec is crying in the club.
8. “BUY AN OLYMPIAN”
Who doesn’t love a little T-Pain? “BUY AN OLYMPIAN” merges the Tallahassee native’s 2007 smash “Buy You a Drank” with Carti’s spaced-out flex anthem “OLYMPIAN.”
T-Pain’s original is basically the national anthem of the snap music era—a time when a whole genre was built around finger snaps, two-step beats, and trying to look cool while doing the least amount of movement possible. The rapper wasn’t just riding the wave — he was the wave, Auto-Tuning his way into history and making drunk-text energy sound beautiful.
Blaccmass on the song takes that iconic drunk flirtation vibe and crashes it headfirst into Carti’s usual flexing. It’s exactly the kind of unholy crossover T-Pain could potentially use at his next show (just please keep the “Kiss Kiss”/”FE!N” remix on the setlist).
7. “WET DOOR”
Blaccmass really said “horny meets haunted” with “WET DOOR”—a remix of Twista’s “Wetter” and Carti’s “BACKD00R” that make Carti’s (kind of) romantic track get even more slow and seductive.
Twista’s “Wetter” is one of those songs that feels like it was made specifically for late-night radio and terrible decisions. Back in the day, Twista had the whole game in a headlock with his quickfire rhymes and absolute mastery of being nasty without even blinking. The rapper built a career off being both raunchy and resilient, dropping slick, no-frills bars that hit hard.
“Wetter” itself has had nine lives (and counting) with everyone from Beyoncé sampling the song to Morgan Wallen getting his own TikTok remix, creating their own type of slow jam.
On “WET DOOR,” Blaccmass soaks that classic Twista thirst anthem in Carti’s eerie, glitchy soundscape, turning a slow jam into something that feels like it could score a romance scene in 2066.
6. “CRUSH OUT”
If there was a sound to describe pure hype crashing into pure chaos, “CRUSH OUT” is it. Roscoe Dash’s “Show Out”—AKA one of the most turnt-up anthems of the 2010s—slams into Carti’s icy “CRUSH” for a remix that is perfect for your next pre-game.
Roscoe Dash didn’t just make hits—he was a one-man hook machine who soundtracked an entire era of Atlanta’s party culture. Songs like “No Hands,” “All the Way Turnt Up,” and “Show Out” weren’t just club records—they were rites of passage. Dash’s voice echoed through frat basements, club speaker systems, and late-night Waffle House parking lots. Without Roscoe, there’s no blueprint for the ATL turn-up anthem.
Blaccmass understands this lineage. On “CRUSH OUT,” he doesn’t just remix a track—he time-travels through Atlanta’s musical DNA. He injects Carti’s shadowy, punk-trap energy with Roscoe’s celebratory chaos, bridging two generations of Southern hype. The result is a blistering reminder that ATL’s influence is layered, messy, and legendary.
5. “KOLLIPOP”
With “KOLLIPOP,” Blaccmass stirs together Lil Wayne’s syrup-drenched classic “Lollipop” and Carti’s warped “K POP” to create a remix that feels like cruising through neon-lit streets inside a candy-coated spaceship.
When “Lollipop” dropped in 2008, it wasn’t just a radio hit—it was a seismic shift. Auto-Tune had existed before, but Wayne made it sound lawless. His slurred crooning and glitchy vocals blurred the lines between rap and pop, birthing a whole generation of melodic, emotionally chaotic artists in his wake.
By pairing it with Carti’s “K POP,” Blaccmass draws a line from one era of genre-bending to another. Both songs exist in a world where hooks melt into vibes and style carries just as much weight as bars. “KOLLIPOP” is less a remix and more a sonic mirror. The earworm beat of “Lollipop” underscoring the entirety of Carti’s song is surprisingly more addictive than the original.
4. “CRANK ON”
“CRANK ON” is a mash-up of Jeezy and Ye’s “Put On” and Carti’s “CRANK” that feels like marching into war in designer boots.
When “Put On” dropped, it wasn’t just a hit—it was an anthem. The rapper crafted a street survival hymn for a country on the edge, and then somehow convinced Ye to hop on and give one of his rawest, most emotional verses ever (the single served as his return to rap after the tragic passing of his mother Donda and breaking off his engagement with Alexis Phifer). The rapper’s whole movement reshaped not just Atlanta’s sound, but how the world understood authentic Southern hip-hop.
On “CRANK ON,” Blaccmass takes the original’s heavy, grinding spirit and sends it straight through Carti’s cracked-out prism. It’s loud, it’s emotional, and it somehow makes you want to fight and flex at the same time.
3. “POP OUT LIKE A ROCKSTAR”
Blaccmass must’ve found a time machine because “POP OUT LIKE A ROCKSTAR” sounds like 2007 crashed headfirst into a Carti set, with The Shop Boyz’ “Party Like a Rockstar” providing the backdrop for Carti’s “POP OUT.”
Back when it dropped, “Party Like a Rockstar” was everywhere—car speakers, school dances, and sketchy mall stores selling fake Ed Hardy included. It basically invented a whole wave of “rap gone emo” energy. The Shop Boyz somehow made it cool to throw up the devil horns while still wearing baggy jeans and Air Forces. They didn’t just make a hit; they opened the gates for genre-bending chaos long before it was trendy. On his remix, Blaccmass takes that “fake-it-til-you-make-it” rockstar energy and lights it on fire, fusing it with Carti’s vampire rage.
2. “EVIL DOUGIE”
On “EVIL DOUGIE,” Blaccmass somehow mashes together Lil’ Wil’s “My Dougie” with Carti’s “EVIL J0RDAN”—and makes it slap way harder than it has any right to.
If you’re not familiar, “My Dougie” is the song that kickstarted a whole dance craze back in 2007. Lil ‘Wil had the South in a chokehold, and then the Dougie spread like a virus across the country thanks to the Cali Swag District. The original track inspired the four teens from Inglewood to create “Teach Me How to Dougie,” which had everybody “leaning side to side” and hopefully not looking like they were wiping a bug off their neck.
Fast forward to today, and “My Dougie” is still alive and kicking. The track was recently sampled by GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion on their song “Wanna Be,” proving that Lil Wil and the dougie have longevity that other rappers fight for. Who would have thought that Lil’ Wil’s hit song would eventually link arms with a vampire rap anthem? Legends only.
1. “THROW THEM WEEZYS”
This track mashes up Rich Boy’s “Throw Some Ds” with Carti’s “LIKE WEEZY,” and the end result feels like cruising in a candy-painted car…straight through the Twilight Zone.
Back in 2006, “Throw Some Ds” hit like a meteor. Rich Boy had everybody wanting to slap some rims on literally anything: cars, bikes, tricycles, maybe even those little toddler cars. The track itself sampled Switch’s “I Call Your Name,” which, fun fact, also found its way into SZA and K. Dot’s “30 for 30” — proving that this one smooth melody has been quietly owning generations.
Blaccmass taps into that shiny nostalgia and drags it through the glitchy chaos of Carti’s “LIKE WEEZY” — a love letter to Lil Wayne in all his Auto-Tuned glory. The result? An anthem that’s exactly the kind of flex Wayne would appreciate. “LIKE WEEZY” was arguably one of the best songs on Carti’s MUSIC, and it takes the top spot on BLACCMASS IS MUSIC as well.
