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jj Cover Akon

On the Gummy-celebrated electro-acoustic beauty jj N° 2, the mysterious Swedish crew jacked the beat from Weezy's "Lollipop" and dripped it in lacy, lazed vocals for a standout of their own called "Ecstasy." This time they've flipped the hip-pop appropriation, sticking closely to the melody and lyrics on Akon's "Troublemaker" and substituting his club beats for barely-there, bedroom affair guitars. And we all know this trick from wandering into the local coffeeshop open mic night, the sort...

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22:15 on December 16 2009

jj: "Troublemaker" (Akon cover)

Pitchfork - Forkcast — There's something about those Swedes and their love of American hip-hop. Just as their labelmates the Tough Alliance covered of 50 Cent, jj here take on Akon's "Troublema... more info
Akon 50 Cent
04:25 on December 17 2009

jj covers Akon : Troublemaker

My Old Kentucky — Swedes-on-the-rise, jj cover Akon's Troublemaker. jj will play the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, opening for The XX, on April 6th.jj - Troublemaker (Akon cover... more info
Akon The XX
16:13 on December 17 2009

jj Cover Akon

Stereogum — On the Gummy-celebrated electro-acoustic beauty jj N° 2, the mysterious Swedish crew jacked the beat from Weezy's "Lollipop" and dripped it in lacy, lazed vocals fo... more info
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