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Beware of the Boys (Jay-Z Remix) (2003)

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Release Date: Apr 15, 2003; Lead Performances: Jay-Z and Panjabi MC

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By Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair is a senior writer for EW and has been called "the handsomest man in rock criticism'' (by his wife)

Indian hip-hop may seem a contradiction in terms to most Westerners, but Jay-Z obviously liked this international novelty club hit -- which marries a catchy, Ravi Shankar-esque instrumental motif to the Knight Rider theme -- enough to put his vocal stamp on it. It's unclear whether Panjabi MC endorses Jay-Z's political stance (''We rebellious/We back home/Screaming 'Leave Iraq alone!'''), but on purely musical terms, this track is a whiff of napalm in the morning: It smells like victory, baby.

Posted Apr 18, 2003

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