We Didn't Know So Many Baltimore Club Remixes of "Chappelle's Show" Sketches Existed

Over the weekend, we caught wind that Dave Chappelle was holding a charity basketball event at the Target Center, and while Prince did not make it to

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Over the weekend, we caught wind that Dave Chappelle was holding a charity basketball event at the Target Center, and while Prince did not make it to the event, Chappelle did give away free pancakes, harkening back to a classic Chappelle's Show bit where Prince played Charlie Murphy in basketball, then served pancakes. It's a pretty small story, but one that had many of us Chappelle's Show fans smiling. If there's one show that's sorely missed in today's TV landscape, its Chappelle's Show. We spent part of our weekend checking out YouTube, digging deep into some of our favorite sketches and moments, and we realized something: there were a LOT of Baltimore club remixes of Chappelle's Show sketches.

It makes sense, as most Bmore club DJs and remixers made great use of quick snippets of audio, which makes a Bmore beat for Chappelle soundbytes a perfect, hilarious, ratchet marriage. Some were more obvious (how can you NOT turn Chappelle-as-Rick James' "fuck yo couch" into a club bannger), while others were a bit more obscure. And while not all of these are gems, we had to share the wealth of a random YouTube search with you, especially since the "club" sound seems to be wanting to take off in today's EDM scene. Enjoy.

"F**k Yo Couch!"

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This might be one of the more obvious soundbytes, as Chappelle's Rick James was a turning point in terms of his popularity soaring. The bit where Rick James put his muddy boots onto Eddie Murphy's pristine couch was hilarious, and the term "fuck yo couch" ended up being one that described any acts of disrespect.

"Slap!"

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Another bit from the Rick James episode, with Rick James telling "a new joke" to Charlie Murphy in the club. The bass on this one is beefier, but it's not necessarily a better remix. Props for the thought behind this one, letting the joke build before an all-out slap-a-thon.

Dave Chappelle - "F**k Your Couch (J.Rabbit B'more Breaks Remix)"

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J.Rabbit won with this one. Sure, he went the "fuck yo couch" route but turned this into more than a bootleg rework. Fleshing out a fully-realized track, we get a bunch of Bmore club beats, a variety of breakbeats, and some ferocious bass underlying all of it, with a number of choice Rick James lines. Legend.

Samuel L. Jackson Beer

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Samuel L. Jackson selling beer is a priceless idea, and Chappelle nailed it with this commercial. Chopping up the dialogue from this piece makes it.

DJ Pinto's Howard Dean "BYAAH" Remix

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Howard Dean's unscripted "BYAAH!" scream backfired on him royally, but made for an amazing Chappelle segment that gets a proper remix from DJ Pinto. The build-up in this one is perfect.

WacArnolds

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If we didn't say it before, the language in these remixes is pretty NSFW, but if there's one remix we don't think you need to play with the audio on at work is this one. Once the beat drops, it's all kinds of profanity.

Skipmode - "Rip It Like This '06"

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Taking a clip from the lesser-known "Sales Pitches" sketch, Chappelle rapping as a guy who's part sheep gets turned into a weird proto-jungle/Bmore-influenced/breakbeat-y number from Skipmode. "How you gonna rip it like this son?" is a gem, and gets turnt up perfectly.

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