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Hip Hop Awards 2023: 5 Classic Records Flipped: The Hitmaka Way

Check out the producer’s take on these timeless hits.

Producer extraordinaire Hitmaka, formerly Yung Berg, has become a driving force in contemporary hip-hop and R&B. His unique ability to sample classic tracks and incorporate them into modern hits has solidified his status as a hitmaker in the music industry. The veterans’s production techniques have delivered some of the hottest tracks in recent years, including 2 Chainz’s “Rule the World,” which samples Amerie’s 2002 hit “Why Don’t We Fall in Love” and Lakeyah’s “Mind Yo Business,” which features Iconz’ “Get Crunked Up.”

  • French Montana — “Didn’t Get Far” feat. Fabolous

    Samples Creative Source’s 1976 single “I’d Find You Anywhere.”

  • T.I. — “Pardon” feat. Lil Baby

    Samples Barry White’1974 classic record “Somebody's Gonna Off the Man”  feat. Love Unlimited and Love Unlimited Orchestra.

  • Fabolous - “Options” Ft. PnB Rock, Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz

    Samples The Dells and The Dramatics 1975’s record “Love Is Missing From Our Lives.”

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  • Trey Songz -- “Back Home” feat. Summer Walker

    Samples “I’m Going Down” by Rose Royce and New Edition’s late 80s smash, “If It Isn’t Love.”

  • Chlöe — “How Does It Feel” feat. Chris Brown

    Samples Dionne Warwick’s 1973 track “You’re Gonna Need Me.”

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