Through many hours of browsing on the internet, I came across this very different music genre. I actually kind of like it.

Bastard pop is a musical genre which, in its purest form, consists of the combination (usually by digital means) of the music from one song with the a cappella from another. Typically, the music and vocals belong to completely different genres. At their best, bastard pop songs strive for musical epiphanies that add up to considerably more than the sum of their parts. (www.wikipedia.com)

I usually refer to bastard pop as mash-ups, they actaully mean the same thing.

The best-known mashup in the United States is an unauthorized album-length project called “The Grey Album,” assembled by Brian Burton, known professionally as Danger Mouse. The vocals are from Jay-Z’s “The Black Album,” and the musical bed is a highly processed and reorganized version of the Beatles’ “White Album.”

Here are some sample mash-ups that you can check out.

The Beat Worx – I’m In Love With All Strippers (T-Pain vs. Mötley Crüe

Robbiee – What You Know Little Girl? (T.I. vs. Death From Above 1979)

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