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A remix of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", featuring Jay-Z, was sent to US radio stations by Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam on June 15, 2005. The remix also samples Bassey's "Diamonds Are Forever" and sees Jay-Z rapping in the second part.
The official remix featuring Kanye West, The Last Poets, Scarface, Mos Def and a new verse by Common can be found on Scarface's 2005 album My Homies Part 2. It was also released by Common as a single. This song was covered with heavily revised lyrics by Clipse on their We Got It 4 Cheap: Vol. 2 mixtape.
The remix of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" references the deaths of many civilians in diamond mines, as well as reiterating the tension between criticizing consumerism and failing to resist it. [20] [49] [52] Jay-Z appears towards the end of the remix, focusing on his ongoing feud with Dame Dash. [20]
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A remix of "Drive Slow" was recorded, which includes a feature from rapper T.I. After receiving a call from West, he recorded his verse for the remix. An accompanying music video premiered via MTV, though was never released. In the video, Mali drives West around the neon lights of the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.
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After numerous sources voiced the belief that West was trolling on the song, Pusha T confirmed a serious version of it is in existence. "Lift Yourself" samples the guitar and vocal demo recording "Liberty" by American funk group Amnesty, who had re-issued a number of their recordings through Now-Again Records by 2018, including the compilation album Free Your Mind: The 700 West Sessions (2007).
"30 Hours" heavily samples the 1986 track "Answers Me" by Arthur Russell. [2] The song also includes a sample of drums from the 1973 single "Joy" by Isaac Hayes. [3]The album version has an outro similar to that of "Last Call" from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). [4]