I would say a “Racks” remix has no reason to exist, even more so in a 12 minute long version that will never get played anywhere. But, the song is here, and you know what these rappers put time to make coherent ______ on _______ lines. So I will give the song some of my time. The verses are rated on 1-10 racks scale (1 being a rack; 10 being the most, thus best racks).
Young Jeezy: It has been hard to find nice words to write about Young Jeezy in the last few months, but his verse here is good. His original sound trap sound might not too popular now, but at least here he did not forget how to rap. *7 Racks*
Wiz Khalifa: Wiz Khalifa like most college students seems to enjoy taking “naps on naps”; no wonder young people love Wiz Khalifa. Wiz Khalifa is not the best guest verse rapper, but this might be one of my favorite Wiz verses from this year. *9 Racks*
Waka Flocka Flame: Has Waka Flocka Flame used auto-tuned before? I am honestly unsure, because his auto-tuned up verse, while not sounding out of place on the song, is still jarring to hear after listening to Flockaveli recently. The vocal effect does him no favors, but the shout outs to “Grove Street Party” and “No Hands” remind me of his verse on “Bingo”, which is always a good thing. *4 Racks*
CyHi Da Prince: This verse raises so many questions, but it is hard to look for the answers when they are coming from a “wack on wack” rapper. (Rockabye Review pointed out the lost of the hard K sound with this song, which could not be more true. I still do not know exactly what CyHi Da Prince said in the beginning.) *3 Racks*
Bun B: Last year people talked about how Bun B at this point in his career appears on tracks in his living legend status and contributes nothing to the song. Here is example #43 of that trend. *3 Racks*
B.o.B.: I am not sure what to make of the 9/11 references in his verse. I don’t like the Outkast reference, but I like the lightning lines. Eh. A couple line changes and this could have been the best. *5 Racks*
Yo Gotti: Remember when Yo Gotti was close to actually releasing an album. “Bales” “Scales” “White” “Ice” probably constitutes 83% of the words that would have been on that album, so his verse saves you the time if his album were to ever come out. *4 Racks*
Wale: “My name is Wale”, it is a good thing to announce who you are when you are in the middle of a 16 guest song. But, the rest of Wale’s verse is MMG Wale, which is some of my least favorite rapping I have to hear in 2011. *1 Rack*
Cory Gunz: The only representative of Young Money on this song is Cory Gunz. Cory Gunz. No Wayne. No Drake. No Nicki. This could be worst, but my no means is it good. *2 Racks*
Dose: Never heard of Dose before this song. His verse certainly took time out of my life; I’ll give him that. *2 Racks*
Corey Mo: Too bad Trae the Truth appears on this song, because in a song that is full of southern accents Corey Mo stands above the rest in delivers a solid, but generic Texas rapper verse. *5 Racks*
Nelly: I have no idea why he is on this song. I thought Nelly gave up rapping years ago. Besides reminding me that “Country Grammar” is over a decade old and changing up his flow multiple times in this song, Nelly does not really add much to the song. *3 Racks*
Twista: Nearly 10 minutes into this song. I just don’t want to have to make the effort to figure out what Twista is saying. Then in saying that the more I focus on his lyrics the less I care. *4 Racks*
Big Sean: Big Sean is like Drake without a personality and lacking an appeal to pitchfork readers (Big Sean jumping on Animal Collective samples?). “I’m at the altar saying my vows to this Benjamin Franklin pile”, I like this line but not much else. *3 Racks*
Trae the Truth: 11 minutes in the best verse on the entire song shows up. The funny thing about this song is that all of these rappers has have had worst verses, but 7 minutes in a “Racks” remix it is hard to continue to care. Trae’s verse made me care, so great job Trae the Truth. *9 Racks*
Ace Hood: Even if Ace Hood talks about Hockey, his final verse’s energy is hard to deny, which is great you have to end an overstuffed remix. *7 Racks*
