Mp3 of the Day: “I Am” by Novel ft. Ben Folds


I don’t know who Novel is, but apparantly he helped produce albums from Alicia Keys, India.Arie, and Joss Stone.  None of which I listen to obviously, but I couldn’t ignore the email I got today saying his new EP was about to come out, with the first single called “I Am”, featuring none other than Mr. Ben Folds.  Of course I was going to give that a listen, and in a hilariously unexpected move, it seems Novel has sampled Ben Folds’ song “Luckiest”, for his single.  And it’s surprisingly good too.  Folds makes a singing cameo in the chorus, I think he does at least, and they turn the tune from a heartfelt love song, into an upbeat, and very danceable hip-hop song.  If future remixes of Ben Folds’ music sound like this, then I’ll be the first to throw out the idea of a Ben Folds hip hop remix album.  Anyone with me?

Novel – I Am (ft. Ben Folds, Talib Kweli, and Spree Wilson)

Novel-I Am NEW Video f. f/ Ben Folds, Talib Kweli &Spree Wilson

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