Well that’s just silly. Why take “anything” and remake it, remix it, sample it, etc. Why take a classic R&B song and sample it to rhyme over? Why add Big Daddy Kane to The Symphony when clearly Kool G. Rap’s verse was dope enough? I mean I’ve always looked at the remix game, of which I played a big part the last couple of years, at least in my own little world with my own little fanbase, as a producer (or MC) adding his/her perspective to a piece of existing music. I’ve remixed dozens of songs, some of which were dope to begin with. Sometimes, someone would say I did an injustice, sometimes, they would say I produced a track that was even better than the original, and interpreted the vibe of the song in a different, enjoyable way. It’s all subjective.

Hopefully that answers your question. Then again, hopefully it wasn’t a rhetorical one… That would be awkward.

-Manny

You certainly have a point, though we could argue that if it was an official Gil Scott-Heron release, featuring Nas, then we’d be more inclined to agree. We don’t believe it was, so it could be argued that Nas ft. Gil Scott-Heron, Gil Scott Heron ft. Nas, or New York Is Killing Me (remix ft. Nas), are all incorrect, since it’s unofficial. In that case, we don’t really know if there is any ‘correct’ accreditation.