Canada’s DJ Critical Hype is back today with the release of his latest mashup project, In Search Of… COLE. The project, which DJ Critical Hype is premiering exclusively on Genius, puts J. Cole’s best raps over beats from legendary production duo The Neptunes.

Cole has never worked directly with Pharrell or Chad Hugo on a song before, and In Search Of… COLE offers fans a taste of what their collaborations may sound like. It also got a major cosign from the Dreamville team. In a recent interview with Genius, DJ Critical Hype explained that after connecting with Dreamville President Ibrahim Hamad, he was able to get exclusive a cappella tracks from Cole for the project.

“I thought it would be nice to give a different perspective of Cole’s style and flows over different production,” he said about his motivation for matching Cole and the Neptunes. “Cole was pictured in the studio with Pharrell at the beginning of his career. They were supposed to work on something. I don’t know why it never came to fruition, but I thought it would be dope to hear Cole over some classic Neptunes beats.”

He pointed to Cole’s “Green Ranger” vocals over the beat for Usher’s “U Don’t Have to Call,” as well as “Once An Addict” over N.E.R.D’s “Provider” as two of his favorite songs on the project.

He also saw the production duo’s wide-ranging sound as a unique challenge. “Neptunes have their typical sound, but they also have some rock sounds,” he explained. “So I tried to implement at least a few of those. I have three or four beats that are not typical hip-hop beats on the mix. That’s different because my previous mixes have been all hip-hop.”

He has more mashup projects planned, including André 3000 on Tyler, The Creator beats, that fans will have to stay tuned for.

Stream the project on AudioMack now:

Check out all the lyrics to DJ Critical Hype's 'In Search of... COLE' below: