Wednesday, September 29, 2010

COMBAT JACK: TRUE STORIES BEHIND 25 RAP CLASSICS


This is such a great read. Combat Jack goes pretty in depth on how some of the biggest rap songs came about.

On Jay-Z's "In My Lifetime":

"Along with Dame and Clark, we must have shopped Jay to every label under the sun. I remember specifically sitting in Def Jam begging Lyor Cohen for a shot. He passed. I also remember how some exec at Polygram asked us why they should sign a Jay-Z when they had the platinum-selling group Black Sheep on their roster."

Read Here

via Complex

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