Papoose goes for the jugular over Timbaland production alongside Lil Wayne on “Thought I Was Gonna Stop.” Pap and Weezy go bar for bar in a collaboration that should have hip hop heads salivating while Timbaland provides bass-heavy production that allows the two rhymeslingers to cook up a vicious assortment of rhymes.
Once upon a time, Limp Bizkit was the biggest band in the world. And the biggest band in the world reached out to DJ Premier for a song called “N 2 Gether Now.” But Preemo originally turned down the opportunity but a meeting with Fred Durst and, later, Method Man changed his mind. Find out how and how one of Limp Bizkit’s most popular songs came together in the latest episode of “So Wassup.”
Havoc is behind the boards for this collaboration from Lil Fame’s forthcoming Walk of Fame album. Fame connects with his M.O.P. partner in rhyme Billy Danze along with Teflon and iFresh for “The Coalition (Murder Boyz).”
From AZ’s critically acclaimed Doe or Die 2 comes the video for “Blow That Shit” featuring Dave East. Nothing fancy here. Just two New York emcees kicking bars, blowing something and having some lovely ladies around.
For those who love the art of beat making, this episode of So Wassup is for you. DJ Premier goes through the technical aspect of creating “Take It Personal.”
Over the weekend, The Alchemist dropped This Thing of Ours Pt. 2 EP and releases a simple video for “Lossless” featuring Mike.
Slug and Ant employ the services of Aesop Rock and the late, great MF DOOM for “Barcade.” And this joint hits hard.
Remember that time when DJ Premier connected with Rakim to reintroduce himself to the new generation of hip hop heads in 1997? Well, there’s a story behind how Preemo cooked up the beat to bring The God Emcee back. Legendary stuff here. But how did Rakim respond when he first heard the beat?
Nas and Hit-Boy unleash a King’s Disease 2 song from the cutting room floor that ended up being a vehicle for his MasterClass session. “Big Nas” is the song for his class that teaches those to “find their inspiration, flow and how to turn life experiences into music.”
Janet Jackson was one of the biggest pop stars in the world and riding high with The Velvet Rope. But how did DJ Premier end up remixing Janet’s “Together Again” and how did it lead to Preemo turning down what was then the biggest opportunity of his career? Find out on episode 9 of “So Wassup.”