#tbt – josh pan – touch the sky

Before josh pan was an OWSLA backed singer-producer, he was a hungry SoundCloud producer dropping bootlegs and tricking people into believing he’s 20 person collective. One of the often overlooked gems of this period is his incredible remix of the Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco classic ‘Touch The Sky.’ The rework sees pan using the familiar and powerful vocals as the backbone of the track while crafting a moody trap backing to take the song in a whole new direction. Kanye vocals open the song while the sound of flowing washes over you. The track breaks into a brief instrumental drop before we get the full verses. The beat continues to evolve including flipping the intensity when Lupe comes through. ‘touch the sky’ is an early indicator of the genius josh pan possesses. Listen below.