“A Milli” here, a remix there, Lil Wayne’s unofficial single from the platinum-selling Tha Carter 3 is a hit and not just because of Billboard love. Bangladesh, the producer behind the monster hit, created a sound canvas that no rapper has been able to resist. From Jay-Z to Chris Brown, numerous artists have been attempting to put their own signature over the beat’s jagged drums and neck-snapping bass line. Bangladesh estimates he’s heard over 14 different versions of Wayne’s original.
“I don’t think it’s just the beat man, I think it’s Wayne also,” Bangladesh told VIBE.com. “When the number one guy puts something hot out, people jump on it. And the beat’s jammin’.”
With so many remixes out there, VIBE.com asked Bangladesh to discuss some of his favorite and least favorite versions of “A Milli” as well as the ones he hasn’t heard. Here’s what he had to say.
Cory Gunz
Cory Gunz killed it – just his delivery, man. From top to bottom…he just crushed it. A lot of that motivation, I think, comes from him being on the track with Wayne though. Going behind Wayne like that boosts up ya confidence.
Listen to the Cory Gunz remix
Busta Rhymes called me one night and he told me he was in the club with Jay-Z before he did it. The song came on in the club and the type of people they were around; they were around like white boys and rich people… Like it wasn’t just regular club people, it was more of them billionaires. So he did the billionaires shit. Jay-Z did Jay-Z. That’s the ultimate man.
Listen to the Jay-Z remix ("A Billi")
I think he killed it because he played with it. He did a lot of little different things to it. The way he delivered it, I liked that. And he showed you could sing on it.
Listen to the Chris Brown remix
I think Lil’ Mama raps way too long! Like her first sixteen, twenty-four, thirty-six were cool, but it just went way too long man. . Nothing was wrong it was just too much. She should of just killed the first twenty-four and just left it alone.
Listen to the Lil' Mama remix
He came with the Jadakiss style. I mean, wasn’t nothing spectacular. I keep it real, wasn’t nothing spectacular lyrically you know in none of them to me. And I think that’s because a lot of people just wanna go in and come off the top and I mean that’s cool, but when you put more thought to it, it come out better to me.
Listen to the Jadakiss remix
Man that is the funniest shit because my girl was just saying, “Next thing you know, LL is gonna be on it!”[laughs] But naw, I haven’t heard it.
Listen to the LL Cool J remix ("Zodiac Drilla")
Mims and Tyga
I skipped my Mims version of it. I didn’t really care to hear his version. I wasn’t really fuckin with the Tyga joint.
Listen to the Mims remix
Listen to the Tyga remix
Gillie, he killed it. I think Gillie should have did it by himself. They did their thing but I wanted to hear more from Gillie.
Listen to the Gillie Da Kid Remix feat. Bump J, Meek Mill & Nitti (Gillie's on the first verse)
There was a lot of dudes that I never heard of killin it! I don’t wanna be blowin’ niggas up but I think Cyserro…yea he killed it! He did Wayne style, Gunz style, and his own style. But I think why I liked it was because lyrically he was eatin’ it. He was talking real street shit like he had the metaphors with it. He was eatin’ the beat.
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