Oct 30, 2015 Says He Wouldn't Work With Young Thug By Choice Because He Thinks He's Suspect mad Thug renegaded a song that was originally his
Oct 31, 2015 thug was the first artist out of every1 jamie sent the track to to finish his version, and it was jamie's favorite... always loved that lil anecdote still criiiine @ popcaan: “I was living in New York for a couple months and I was doing a drive to Manhattan while I was listening to Hot 97,” Jamie xx told XXL in a phone call this week. “It was the perfect setting and it made me want to make the track like that. I just think [Young Thug] is the best at the moment, him and Popcaan. I sent the song to other people who did versions, but [Thug and Popcaan’s] version fit best on the record.” The Gil Scott-Heron collaborator—whose real name is Jamie Smith—has worked with hip-hop artist before, producing the Rihanna-assisted title track of Drake’s 2011 album Take Care. But he said what made Thug and Popcaan stand out was their delivery and background. “I think Young Thug has such a weird style I love, especially the things he does with his voice,” Smith said. “It just sounds different. I like that Popcaan is so young and he comes from a different place, but they complement each other very well.” After telling the duo that he wanted “I Know There’s Gonna Be” to have “sort of summer vibes and upbeat,” the soft-spoken DJ was surprised at how fast he got the record back from the Atlanta native in particular. “Young Thug did a whole version of the song and Popcaan did a whole version of the song,” he explained to XXL about how it came to fruition. “I ended up splicing it together for the final version. Young Thug was really quick. I was surprised with how quick he got back to me. They got to hear the final version and they were happy. They said they want to do more stuff together.”
