Yo, Dre, Stick To Producin': Sometimes investigative reporting leads to a different perspective. The truth is out there, and Cenzi ain't afraid of no ghost producers.
Last year we brought you The Cellar EP courtesy of our homie DJ Mike Nice and now Mike is blessing the internet again with the INSTRUMENTAL versions.
We can't thank him enough and suggest you check out his blog and lend a kind word or two yourself. For anyone who wants this on wax, Mike has an extra copy for sale/trade as well. --Philaflava
This album was released in 2006, but as far as i know, only you can buy it as an mp3. The tracklist consists of his 12" releases as well as some new tracks. The production and mc-ing are solid. Thanks to philaflava's regular poster J_Preme who pointed me to this artist.
It has come to my attention via The Bridge '94 blog that you are the producer of the classic unreleased Nas song "Dejavu." It may seem odd to label an unreleased track as a classic but over the years, "Deja Vu" has earned this status. Despite the fact that only relatively lo-fi, unmastered versions have made it to listener's ears, it is apparent to any rap fan that the song is a bonafide gem. Nas' masterful lyrics combined with your perfectly suited sounds like heaven with a few hisses, so a higher quality version might well be the holy grail for us aging hip hop heads. I speak for the vast majority of our 1,100 subscribers (and thousands of other followers and assorted visitors) in saying that I've been fiending for a CD-quality version of this song for what seems like centuries.
It is unfortunate that shady business kept this song from seeing the light of day on a proper release. I understand that this experience must have been hugely frustrating. I also see how it could lead you to believe that there is little interest in the song itself. On this point I beg to differ. Nas' unreleased and rarities catalogue is deep and has been extensively covered on the internet. There was even a popular blog devoted entirely to such songs. Time and time again, "Deja Vu" is mentioned as one of the shining stars of this unreleased catalog, the rough draft of what should have been a perfect album cut on It Was Written. Not only does the song include the verse that later appeared on "Verbal Intercourse," it contains a second verse which is arguably even better (the "swimming pool/ sinning fool/ winning jewel" rhyme is some next shit). You produced a monumental song featuring one the genre's most beloved rappers at his peak and it deserves to be heard - crisp and clear.
Do the right thing, Chris Winston - release a CD quality version of Nas "Dejavu." Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pairs of ears eagerly await this.
--- Thun, speaking on behalf of The T.R.O.Y. Team, and hip hop fans worldwide.
READERS: If you agree that "Deja Vu" should be released in CD quality format, you should do the following:
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You may own the Menace II Society OST, or even the Streiht Up Menace 12" but I'm sure that no one has this version that I'm about to lace y'all with. The album version still has the explicit lyrics and everything but one thing that is being muted is when MC Eiht says the word "Japs" when he's talking about the corner store being owned by the Japanese people. Straight ripped from the movie's end credits where it's only available, this rare version has the word "Japs" fully uncut. The word was definitely removed from the final version due to it being a racial stereotype but I'm sure that a lot of heads have been looking for this rare uncut version. So Enjoy,
"I'm kickin' it with the homies and they got the straps
Off to the corner store, owned by the fuckin' Japs"
More awesomeness from the Hennessy Aritisy Series. Ain't No Half-Steppin in Houston with legends. Wish the clip was longer but this is what Hennessey released
All of us could agree that Juggaknots never succeed at the mainstream level, but their 1996 release was an underground hit, a true classic. When it was was re-released in 2003 with 11 additonal tracks (including some unfinished songs) their notoriety only grew, even though fame still eluded them.
Most will agree that these shorter songs are pure gold and wished that they were completed. Tracks like "Watch Ya Head (Remix)" or "Come Along" are pure gold, even better than some so called classics of that time. Breezly kills every verse.
