"The Winning Ticket EP" started as a small collection of additional Jay-Z blends (this time without DJ Premier) that DJ Hi Def wanted to include as a supplement to his "Premier Issue Vol. 7: HOVA Edition" mix. However, while creating this new series of mixes, Hi Def found himself more inspired by the day and the final product was this 14 track winner of mixes made mostly with Jay-Z's "Black Album" acapellas.
This album contains a re-issue of "Pineapple Kush" in which Hi Def masterfully blends Jigga's "Change Clothes" with Tom Tom Club's "Genius Of Love" creating what may be his most successful blend. Other highlights include "Goodbye" where, with help of a Heatmakerz track, Hi Def crafts a near perfect blend of Jay-Z's "My First Song" and "Hov Storm" where Jay's lyrics are combined with the Techno classic "Sandstorm" by Da Rude. Along with original blends we also get the exclusive "Death Of Autotune" (rumored to be on Jay-Z's forthcoming Blueprint 3 album) as well as a "unofficial remix" to the same track featuring up and coming rappers Mainetain and Jay Burna.
The weak points of the album (there are hardly any) are of course its dated lyrics (though this is not Hi Def's fault) and the inclusion of the original Death Of Autotune, which although awesome, takes away from the albums "blend" theme and would have been better suited for true mixtape.
All in all, however, this is a must download and surprisingly better than the material it was originally intended to back up.
9.3 out of 10
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