The most intriguing component of hip-hop is its versatility. While not all artists tap into hip-hop's adaptability, the best find ways to build songs and albums that feature diverse combinations of instruments, artists, samples, and themes.

Thanks in part to SoundCloud, it has become easier to explore another aspect of hip-hop's versatility: remixes. More broadly, remixes, covers and otherwise new versions of popular songs. SoundCloud has become a haven for songs of this nature. If you spend enough time on the site you're bound to find some remix gold (YouTube is also good for this, but isn't as user friendly in nature). Below is a selection of great remixes and covers by artists known and unknown. Give them a listen.

First we have Moxie Raia's cover of Travis Scott's "Drugs You Should Try It." An eerie and seductive song unlike most of Scott's work, "Drugs You Should Try It" begs a reworking, and Moxie delivers.

JSmith out of Washington, D.C., brings us his rendition of "FourFiveSeconds", the genre-blending and simple hit from Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney (who is not, for the record, some protege of Yeezy). JSmith's version, actually a remix of a track produced by Lido and Brasstracks, introduces a heavy dose of brass. At the risk of angering Yeezus, this may be a better version.

Not all covers need to follow the songs closely. BADBADNOTGOOD, an instrumental trio out of Canada, know how to craft an intense, head-bumping, and complex cover. Their instrumental cover of Kanye West's "Flashing Lights" is dark, heavy, and synth-loaded

Their combination of Tyler, the Creator's "Bastard" and Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" is harder than the sum of its parts. At the outset it has the feel of a classic piano composition, but drops into the dark heart of Bastard before picking up speed and leaving the ground.

Before we finish fanboying over BADBADNOTGOOD, we have to check out their rendition of Earl Sweatshirt's "Earl." Lacking the gut-flipping visuals of Earl's original work, BADBADNOTGOOD's cover features a great juxtaposition of horns and distortion.

If you're in the mood to choke-up and dance at the same time, then the Social Experiment's (SOX) version of the "Arthur" theme song is perfect. SOX didn't hold back on this song. The loose interpretation of the theme features SOX's classic horns and Chance's gravely vocals. An ode to collaboration, "Wonderful Everyday: Arthur" features the full band, plus vocal assistance from Wyclef Jean, Francis & The Lights, Jesse Ware, Elle Varner, Eryn Allen Kane, The O'my's, Peter Cottontale & Donnie Trumpet, as well as added instrumental help.