Let Me Ride feat. Jimetta Rose (Stro Elliot Remix)
Sly5thAve
Released: 6 Apr 2018
Label: Tru Thoughts
“Let Me Ride feat. Jimetta Rose (Stro Elliot Remix)” is the fourth single from multi- instrumentalist Sly5thAve’s ‘The Invisible Man: An Orchestral Tribute To Dr. Dre’ LP. In this latest offering, producer and performer Stro Elliot (The Roots)presents a new remix of “Let Me Ride feat. Jimetta Rose” which saw an upfront US radio premiere via Garth Trinidad (KCRW).
In “Still D.R.E”, Sly5thAve co-opts the timeless hook originally released on Dr. Dre’s ‘2001’ album,amping up the score with guitars, symphonic cymbals and vibrant horn parts.
Stro Elliot puts his own futuristic soul spin on his remix of the unfadable “Let Me Ride feat. Jimetta Rose”, applying techniques which involve manipulating the key of the horns and keyboards.