No remixes from me, just straight 90’s Def Squad collaboration. These aren’t at all what you heard on El Nino, it was the Def Squad style that never formed into it’s own album, which is the only thing (as a huge Hit Squad fan) that disappoints me about this clique. Click the cover at the left for a download.
01. Intro
02. Explosion Ft. D-Man
03. Philosophies Interlude Ft. Nero
04. Life In The City
05. Arrival
06. The Music
07. Fly Love Ft. Nero
08. Slow Down
09. Do Whats On Your Mind Remix
10. Viva La Ghost Ft. Mint
11. Stay In Your Place Ft. Drake, Gemstones & Dow JoneZ
12. Royalty Ft. Threatz
13. Explosion Remix Ft. Mickey Factz & Nero
14. Tomorrow Ft. Young Rep
15. Morse Code Ft. Day & Night
16. Long Way
17. I’m Still Fly Freestyle
18. The Last Laugh
19. The Soundtrack
20. U Gotta Love It
21. Let The Beat Build Freestyle
22. Free Outro
Another one of them beats I had that’s collecting dust. It’s sort of a spare from a project I’m working on with another artist. Not hard to guess what I sampled…Just don’t snitch…Please.
The Union recently finished production on a brand new LP for Clevelend MC, TreaZon. It’s in early stages but about 25 beats are done, which will be cut down to 12-14, leaving half the production from 2FR and half from myself. We’re all real excited about it, but no release date yet. This will be my first project with an MC, but not the only one I have in the works. Check back…’cause I ain’t saying nothing on that yet.
Speaking of TreaZon, he’ll be dropping his new mixtape Re-Introduction on TUESDAY. Be sure to check it out. Tape features appearances from Gemstones, Dow Jones, Drake, and as always 45 collaborations from Mint, Nero, Threatz and Young Rep. Take it from me, shit is hot.
I put this together myself, today. I’ve always loved Rakim’s catalogue, but the one thing I wish I could change was the absence he had from 1993-1996. I felt like this era could have brought out an even more ferocious style from Rakim; teaming him up with producer’s like Buckwild, Pete Rock, Easy Mo Bee, Havoc, Premier, and the likes would have given Nas a real competitor for best album of the era. These tracks aren’t exactly the most hidden gems, but I believe a great majority of hip-hop fans haven’t heard this from Rakim. While there wasn’t a single Premier-Rakim collaboration from the mid-90’s (which would have sealed the deal, I do have Easy Mo Bee, Pete Rock, Buckwild, Clark Kent, Salaam Remi, and of course, a custom remix from myself and 2FR (gotta get our names on it, but don’t worry, we keeps it gutta!).
