Random Cover of the Week – Ben Folds Goes Gangsta

I love it when white boys cover gangsta rap. Who didn’t love Dynamite Hack’s cover of Eazy-E’s “Boyz N the Hood”? Here’s Ben Folds, who in case you hadn’t noticed is very white, covering Dr. Dre’s “Bitches Ain’t Shit”. It’s become a staple of his live shows over the years, but this performance is especially cool because of the audience participation.

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This is wonderful. Covers like this (I particularly like Nina Gordon’s ‘Strait Outta Compton’ cover) illuminate the absurdity but also the surprising poignancy, of all things gansta’.

I forgot about Nina Gordon’s cover. It’s brilliant!