13 Rap Songs That Sample Tame Impala

Travis Scott‘s caller co-sign of Tame Impala‘s Deadbeat, its archetypal medium successful 5 years, marks the close clip to reexamine the Kevin Parker’s psychedelic outfit’s long-standing narration with rap.

Scott described Deadbeat as “the champion medium to travel out successful the past 2 years” connected his Instagram Story soon aft its merchandise connected Oct. 17; it debuted astatine No. 4 connected the Billboard 200 this week (chart dated Nov. 1), marking Tame Impala’s 3rd apical 5 (and apical 10) LP. Deadbeat also topped six Billboard charts, including Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Top Dance Albums (the act’s archetypal introduction connected the second list). Tame Impala produced The Weeknd-assisted “Skeletons” connected Scott’s 2018 medium Astroworld, and wrote connected Instagram that helium was “very arrogant to beryllium connected this one.”

“Tame came by the workplace and helium played this beat. I’ve ever had this hook stuck successful my f–king head. I’ve been having it stuck successful my caput for months and s–t. I’ve ne'er heard a bushed to ever enactment it on,” the Houston rapper told the assemblage during Voodoo Music + Arts Experience successful 2018. “And erstwhile I archetypal heard this f–king beat, I ever felt similar this was the f–king song. This is 1 of my favourite songs connected the album.” Tame Impala, John Mayer and “Skeletons” co-writer Mike Dean besides performed the opus and “Astrothunder” connected Saturday Night Live that year.

Parker further broke down the signaling process of “Skeletons” to Billboard in his 2018 screen story. “I retrieve going done this worldly to play to Travis, and conscionable thought, ‘Oh, this is really truly up his alley.’ I cognize Travis likes his psych-rock. He likes his crusty metallic guitar sound. I was struck by however overmuch I thought it would acceptable Travis’ happening adjacent though it’s not hip-hop-sounding,” said Parker, adding that “Skeletons” is “the astir artistically satisfying” collaboration he’s done “because it was implicit a agelong play of clip and had a batch of sessions to it. And it was fulfilling to watch.”

The Australian multi-hyphenate shares co-writing credits connected “Skeletons” with

1. Homepage
2. Entertainment
3. 13 Rap Songs That Sample Tame Impala