It’s the combo of talent, however, that makes this beat even the stellar original. “So magical, man” Murs states at the beginning of the remix—so true.

Murs has been the face of West Coast independent hip-hop since he released his first single back in 1993. On April 3rd, he hosts the fifth edition of Paid Dues, the acclaimed one-day festival he founded to celebrate the best of independent rap past and present.

Hip-hop and sports go together like… hip-hop and sports? Really nothing goes better together: how many rappers rap about Madden, and, like, doesn’t Jay-Z own a chain of sports bars in addition to his, you know, sports teams? Chuck D once said that rap was hip-hop CNN, but rappers these days talk so much about sports it’s more like rap is hip-hop ESPN. Sometimes rappers are even better commentators than the pros themselves!