Comments on: Top 5 Folky Covers of Rap & Hip-Hop Songs

By: The6StringMC

The6StringMC — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:40:38 +0000

Acoustic Hip Hop.com (www.acoustichiphop.com) has a ton more similar “folky covers” of rap & hip-hop songs.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:25:42 +0000

Some great and not so great hip hop songs covered with nothing but a guitar and a heavenly voice. Pop and tacky singles turned into heartwarming tributes that move you and take you to places way beyond the orignal versions. http://tinyurl.com/ycttcn7

By: Knobber

Knobber — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:14 +0000

John M – that ‘cover’ was a rip of The Fray’s cover of Heartless. It wasn’t even original, but no one realized it b/c it wasn’t released until after Idol. Just FYI…

By: CashandSloan

CashandSloan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:40:59 +0000

I LOVE the version of I’m Sorry Ms. Jackson that was covered by The Vines. It is so spectacularly awesome it makes my day every time I listen to it.

By: john m

john m — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:17:11 +0000

as no one has mentioned it yet, i enjoyed the partial version that the american idol winner, kris allen, did of “heartless” by kanye west. i like it better than the original. ditto to that cover of hey ya.

yeah i watched a little of last year’s american idol. what of it?

By: roi_ratt

roi_ratt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:54 +0000

What?! NO Hayseed Dixie?! They are the ultimate Bluegrass Reinterpretive band!

BTW@ Stephen from last year – take your “racism” and blow it out your ass! Nobody is “stealing” black culture. It is completely moronic to associate reinterpretation of a song as “racist”.

Racism is about hate, not art.

By: Knobber

Knobber — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:38:34 +0000

This is my all-time Hip-Hop to folk cover: Jim Lynam doing Yeah by Usher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_AzOwAq10

By: Jennings

Jennings — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:37 +0000

There’s an episode of Scrubs where Ted sings an acoustic version of Hey-ya. Its pretty awesome.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:41 +0000

Ah! I KNEW the Gourd’s did the cover of “Gin and Juice!” Someone (who thinks his music sense is better than mine..HA!) told me it was Blues Traveler, and wouldn’t listen when I told him he was wrong. I’m not a huge country fan, but I love that cover!

By: G$

G$ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:57:45 +0000

How about The Connells covering Cypress Hill’s “Insane in the Brain”