this particular version of "rude boy" was something that i was given a heads up on through a blog and i had just finished doing my own version of the song when i heard of this remix. my version was something to test out a beat done when messing around with the drums of labi siffre's "the vulture" and the chords to jazzstandard "autumn leaves". meaning a fairly traditional hiphop mix of something that was modern r&b in it's original state.
marcus price however flipped the track around and did a masterful footworky rendition where the pace is fast and the bass hits hard in the lower end. right from the getgo where he loops one of phrases that's been pitched down and processed and along with it you hear the bass in staccato. after some runs of the vocal with plenty of repetition, he lets rihanna sing the verse out in full and goes for the jugular with a mighty bass drop.
he also includes a small synthpatch that plays the same notes as the bass and melody comes out sounding random but it's this madness that makes it all work. the subby tr-808 kicks that is punching through and a relentless clap being the rhythmical backdrop and on the dancefloor, this frenzy is nothing but. it translates to pure energy as the lower end provides a manual to what is essential to dance music.
listen here (soundcloud)
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