This version initially was only available for purchase via Beyoncé’s website. She went back into the studio with her team to re-record her vocals, added a verse, and new background harmonies and arrangements on top of using the Twista song, the DJ recounted.

His rendition went viral on Twitter and TikTok.īy the end of 2022, Esentrik’s mashup caught Beyoncé’s attention. But the mashup Esentrik created, which combined Beyoncé’s vocals with the song with Chicago rapper Twista’s 2009 “Wetter,” turned the upbeat dance song meant for summertime cookouts into a slow jam. The original version, a track from the 2022 Beyoncé album, “Renaissance,” earned praise from Grammy voters: “Cuff It” won Best R&B Song at this year’s awards last Sunday. “Soooo I’ve been hiding this for awhile and now I can finally say it!” Esentrik tweeted just a week ago. Esentrik, a Long Island producer whose real name is Jonathan Tuano, became a hot commodity after his fanmade mashup of the Beyoncé song “Cuff It” made the leap from viral online sensation to an official release, endorsed and circulated by the superstar artist herself. DJ Esentrik has a whole lot more people paying attention to him nowadays, and the inquiries are flooding his inbox.

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