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What up HHDX’ers thanks for checking out my latest entry. I’m not gonna talk yall to death doing an intro & all that I’ll get right to it. Today I was riding in the car listening to Sirius Satellite Radio (The Backspin) and “Don’t Curse” came on. That’s one of my favorite joints of all time right there & it got me to thinking about good old fashion collabos & posse cuts. For those of you not familiar with “Don’t Curse” it was a Heavy D & The Boyz record that featured: Grand Puba, Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Q Tip, Kool G Rap & of course the Heavster. I remember when this record dropped it was bananas to me. I loved when some of my favorite artists got together on a record. I lived for those joints. Posse cuts & collaborations weren’t like the collabos of today. I mean it didn’t feel like it at least. They seemed more genuine back then, like the artists actually had respect for each other & it wasn’t just about chasing a check or trying to tap in to a certain fan base. I’m sure those things played a part, but it didn’t look like it was the only motivation for these records. Remember Juice Crews “The Symphony“ or “Scenario” by Tribe & L.O.N.S. you don’t get classic posse joints like that now-a-days. The Native Tongue family had a few crazy records together, “Buddy” “La Ménage” “Let The Horns Blow” “Ladies First” “Saturdays” & more. Those were the days when The Native Tongue/Violator fam ran shit. But they weren’t the only heads making noise in the studio. Heavy had a few other collaborations & one in particular on his Blue Funk LP called “A Buncha Niggas” that introduced the world to a little known rapper out of Brooklyn named Biggie Smalls. Yup Hev had Big on a joint back in ‘92 a year before he broke on to the scene with “Party & Bullshit” from the Who’s The Man soundtrack. In fact it was before Biggie had to legally change his name to The Notorious B.I.G. due to some reggae artist having had already trademarked the name Biggie Smalls (yeah I does this). But back to the subject, now when I hear a collab on the radio it doesn’t give me the same chill I used to get. “Black Republican” isn’t as memorable as “Brooklyn’s Finest”. Not due to lack of lyricist because we all know Nas & Jay are two of the best to ever do it. But it just doesn’t have that replay value. I could go on & on about present day collabos we got Plies & T-Pain, Akon & T-Pain, Fab & T-Pain, Yung Joc & T-Pain, Baby Bash & T-Pain, R. Kelly & T-Pain fuck around & T-Pain be on a joint with Pac, lol. And not that I’m hating on T-Pain at all. I’m just saying these joints aint got that staying power like collabs of the last decade. Sheeit I remember when only top notch artists did records with R. Kelly. Big, Jay, Nas, Celine Dion. How the fuck you go from Celine Dion to the Birdman c’mon Kells. Anyway before I start to look like a delusional 90’s rap backpacker let me sign off. But I’ll leave you with a few of my favorite collabs & posse cuts of all time. Feel free to chime in with yours.

Head Banger - EPMD f. Redman & K-Solo (Hit Squad was the SHIT!!!)

DWYCK - Gang Starr f. Nice & Smooth

Life’s A Bitch - Nas f. AZ

It’s Mine - Mobb Deep f. Nas

The What - BIG f. Method Man

Brooklyn’s Finest - Jay Z f. BIG

Above The Clouds - Gangstarr f. Inspectah Deck

Scenario (LP & Rmx) - A Tribe Called Quest f. Kid Hood & Leaders of the New School

The Symphony - Marley Marl f. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane

Buddy - The Jungle Bros. f. The Native Tongue Family (9 min version)

Erase Racism - Kool G Rap f. Biz Markie & Big Daddy Kane

Anti-Up (RMX) M.O.P. f. Busta Rhymes, Teflon & Remy Ma

Respiration - Black Star f. Common

The Life - Styles P & Pharoahe Monch

Rock, Rock Yall - A Tribe Called Quest f. Punch, Words, Jane Doe & Mos Def

Oh No - Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch & Nate Dogg

Money In The Bank - Kool G Rap f. Large Pro, Freddie Foxx, Ant Live

Roll Wit Tha Flava - The Flavor Unit f. Dres, Latifah, Freddie Foxx, Treach, Chip Fu, Heavy D & D Nice

Maaaaan it’s too many to list. I LOVE HIP HOP!!!

- Tor

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