Actually I don’t do this at all….
But you gotta give respect when respect is due….
As I get older (and as there are more and more rappers emerging without lyrical talent) I get more into the beats behind the lyrics more than the actual lyrics themselves…With that being said… I was talking to my man C. Gaines back in Bama, and he is telling me about his fam that has supposedly put together this ridiculously sick track. He was going on and on about it and all I could do was listen.
Now we ALL KNOW somebody who makes beats and supposedly put something together for somebody, which is why I don't put much stock behind many of those stories.... but this was different. My man CG doesn’t get all rah rah for anyone… and this is the same dude who could tell you about everyone’s different flows, beats, and styles from Showbiz and AG to UGK so I had to at least see what he was talking about…. Needless to say when I heard the track, it was mesmerizing… It threw me into a summertime daze and took me back to 96…
Then I heard E-40, Bun B, and Slim Thug run through it…
I was sold. Hearing 40 and B go took me back to the days of Be About Yo Paper and Diamonds and Wood. Throw in Thugga and you got new summertime anthem.
So enough with my talking and listen for yourself
Big Shout to SHAPE SHIFTA and VERSATILE MUZIK Productions. They are destined to do some big things out there...
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Check Back in this week as I post tracks with some of my favorite beats from back in the day. I mean, once you hear a sick beat, you'll never forget it right...?
-Slim
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