I one heard the Butterfly instrumental with Doug E Fresh's classic track over it and I liked it so I thought I'd try it with Beedle The Bardcore's version.

La-di-da-di Butterfly Bardcore (Doug-E-Fresh vs Beedle the Bardcore vs Crazy Town)

One of my all-time favourite 80s tracks - the beautiful Shannon.
This is actually the first time I heard the vocals properly, the original track is a little clumsily engineered. Crockett does a much better job, it's like these tracks were made for each other.
Get the album here:
https://crockett.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-ghosts

Created and mastered in Audacity.

Let the City of Ghosts Play ('Let the Music Play' bitfunk edit) [Shannon vs Crockett]

There's this amazing album called 'Retrowave Instrumentals' by Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner. Oe of their tracks seems to work well with the classic 'The Next Episode' - what do you think?

Sorry about the hideous cover, neither of the originals are that inspiring!

Created and mastered in Audacity.

The Next Chase ('The Next Episode' synth funk) [Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre vs Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner]

The original is great but I had he acapella lying around in my Hydeout (Nujabes) collection and tried it with this funky synthwave track and it makes it sound quite kinetic. Added a flange to the chorus.
Buy the music used in the instrumental here:
https://am1984.bandcamp.com/album/discotronic-vol-1

Created and mastered in Audacity.

Walking On The Mystery ('Ain't No Mystery' synth hop version) [Nujabes & L-Universe vs AM 1984]

An atmospheric approach to gravediggaz famous 90s hip hop anthem with Juno Dreams' lovely track 'Be With Me' available here:
https://junodreams.bandcamp.com/track/be-with-me-remastered-2018

Created and mastered with Audacity.

Be With Me (Don't) Suicide ('1-800-Suicide' dreamwave synth hop mix) [Gravediggaz vs Juno Dreams]

Adding to the many reworks of one of the Wu Tang's most beloved tracks using an instrumental from Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner's album 'Retrowave Instrumentals Vol. 1'

Created and mastered with Audacity.

Note on the acapella - for some reason ALL the versions of the acapella has a word cut out (just before the two minute mark) - I can't figure out what word it is from the original track. So anyway, I cut the word 'life' and placed it in the gap, sounds a bit weird but it's better than the gap. Also there was no chorus - so the chorus is actually taken from two sources, one a YouTube video and another I can't remember. They were isolated from the original vocal track so needed some treatment but still sounded pretty rough. I got around this by using the both - one in each of the stereo channels which made it sound more interesting.

Cash Phoenix ('C.R.E.A.M.' retro bitfunk version) [Wu Tang vs Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner]

Chillwave version of the popular club track by Pharrell & Snoop. Instrumental is from an amazing Sub Morphine album called 'Oracle' which is well worth checking out:
https://submorphine.bandcamp.com/album/oracle

Created and mastered on Audacity.

Drop it Like it's Dreamgazer ('Drop It Like It's Hot') [Snoop Dogg & Pharrell vs Sub Morphine]

I found this track added a dimension of melancholy to what I always assumed to be a nostalgic track. Both tracks are named for New York City; thanks to Marvel '83 for the lovely track 'NYC Sunrise' which can be found on the album Genesis
https://marvel83.bandcamp.com/album/genesis

Created and mastered with Audacity.

A Letter to a NYC Sunrise ('An Open Letter to NYC' nostalgic chillwave) [Beastie Boys vs Marvel '83]

I came across this acapella in my library and sought for something to mix it with - turned out to work quite well with 'Presence' by Synkro which you can buy here:
https://synkro.bandcamp.com/album/presence

Created and mastered with Audacity.

Feel Presence ('Feel Good' chillstep ambient dub mix) [Gorillaz vs Synkro]

Classic from Beastie boys brought back to life 20 years later by deeply funky track 'Playback' by Power Glove:
https://powergloveaudio.bandcamp.com/album/playback

Created and mastered with Audacity.

Triple Playback ('Triple Trouble' synth hop funk version) [Beastie Boys vs Power Glove]

Not quite sure how this came about but I was searching for a track to use the acapella for this famous G-funk anthem and happened upon VHS glitch. Of course I had to pitch the acapella (not something I'd usually do) to match the tone of the track, 'Halloween strangers'
https://vhsglitch.bandcamp.com/album/halloween-strangers-album

Created and mastered with Audacity.

Regulators but it's Hallowe'en and Nate Dogg Warren G are out to get you [vs VHS Glitch]

A full mix of tracks created in Audacity from classic hip hop acapellas and synthwave instrumentals - with a couple of extras by Norwegian Recycling (Norway) and RaKeem (Germany - https://rakeem1.bandcamp.com/)

View the audiovisual version here:
https://youtu.be/4wEBxvgKBWM

Playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/mixtapenerd/sets/synthwave-hip-hop-mashups

Original instrumentals:
https://soundcloud.com/mixtapenerd/sets/synthwave-instrumentals

Track List:

Shannon vs Crockett - Let the City of Ghosts Play ('Let the Music Play' bitfunk edit)
Norwegian Recycling - Animals Goes By
The Fugees feat. Enya - Ready or Not (Atticus Ross & Harry Gregson-Williams Boudica Remix)
Dr. Dre - Zoom ft. LL Cool J (RaKeeM's Remix)
Wu Tang vs Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner - Cash Phoenix ('C.R.E.A.M.' retro bitfunk version)
Wu Tang & Beedle the Bardcore - C.R.E.A.M. - Bardcore Vocal
Luniz & Beedle the Bardcore - I Got 5 On It - Bardcore Vocal
Luniz - I got 5 on it (RaKeeM's Remix)
DJ Vadim & Moshun Man vs ALEX & Tokyo Rose - Terrorist Beasts ('The Terrorist' darkwave mix)
Robby Classic - Zeitraffer (RaKeeMs Remix)
Gravediggaz vs Juno Dreams - Be With Me (Don't) Suicide (dreamwave mix)
Ice Cube vs Vanilla - Natural Born Chillaz ('Natural Born Killaz' chillhop version)
Snoop Dogg vs Absolute Valentine - Bad Power Was the Case ('Murder Was the Case' darkwave version)
Warren G & Nate Dogg vs VHS Glitch - Hallowe'en Regulators (darkwave version)
DMX vs Niky Nine - X Gon' Give [Exhausted Divinity] to Ya (darkwave mix)
Skee Lo vs Morgan Willis - Wishing Point ('I Wish' synth-hop version)
Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre vs Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner - The Next Chase ('The Next Episode' epic synth funk redux)
Nujabes & L-Universe vs AM 1984 - Walking On The Mystery ('Ain't No Mystery' synth hop version)
Doug-E-Fresh vs Beedle the Bardcore vs Crazy Town - La-di-da-di Butterfly Bardcore
Eric B & Rakim vs ALEX, Tokyo Rose & Power Glove - Soul Rivals ('I Know You Got Soul' synth funk version)
Beastie Boys vs AM 1984 - Intergalactic 1984 ('Intergalactic' electro-pop synth-hop version)
Dimples D vs FM-84 - Outtatime to Rock Y'all ('Sucker D.J.s' even more 80s synth-hop version)
Beastie Boys vs Starlander - Neptunian Crawlspace (synthwave version)
Beastie Boys vs Power Glove - Triple Playback ('Triple Trouble' synth funk version)
Norwegian Recycling - When Diddy's Gone
Dr. Dre - Still Dre (RaKeeM's Remix)
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell vs Sub Morphine - Drop it Like it's Dreamgazer ('Drop It Like It's Hot' dreamwave version)
Beastie Boys vs Marvel '83 - A Letter to a NYC Sunrise (nostalgic chillwave mix)
Gorillaz vs Synkro - Feel Presence ('Feel Good' chillstep ambient dub mix)

Synth-Hop Mashups ReMixTape — classic hip hop acapellas reimagined with synthwave instrumentals

Super relax tunes - even suitable for meditation or sleep.
Some blissful songs from Japanese composers - don't be fooled into thinking it's cheap because it's from anime soundtracks - this is some of the finest music you'll hear.

Japanese Ambient Soundtracks

Hiroki Kikuta | 菊田 裕樹 — Whisper & Mantra [Aphrodite Oceanus ReMix The Wingless] (~Secret of Mana 2~)

Jo Hisaishi | 久石 譲 — Undertow: It's Time to Stop Living in the Past, Isn't It? (~Pom Poko~)

Norihiro Tsuru | 都留教博 — Transparent Lake (~Legend of Arslan | アルスラーン戦記~)

Kenji Kawai | 川井 憲次 — Toward A Distant Star (~Blue Seed | 碧奇魂 ブルー シード~)

Kenji Kawai | 川井 憲次 — Tír na mBan (~Avalon | アヴァロン~)

Motoi Sakuraba | 桜庭 統 — Till the End of Time (~Star Ocean | スターオーシャン~)

Jo Hisaishi | 久石 譲 — Sixth Station | 6番目の駅 | roku banme no eki (~Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し~)

Otani Kou | 大谷 幸 — Silent Wonderland (~Haibane Renmei | 灰羽連盟~)

Norihiro Tsuru | 都留教博 — The Setting Sun’s Sad Song (~Legend of Arslan | アルスラーン戦記~)

Hajime Mizoguchi | 溝口 肇 — Seal (~Jin-Roh (Man-Wolf) | 人狼~)

Yasunori Mitsuda | 光田 康典 — Radical Dreamers | –盗めない宝石– | (~Chrono Cross~)

Super relax tunes - suitable for meditation or sleep.
Some of my favourite blissful songs from Japanese composers for animation soundtracks

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