I’ve read that Mac Dre looked to Shock G’s vocal delivery as an influence when he reinvented/reinvigorated his style preceding his contributions to the ‘Thizz Era’/hyphy movement. I asked Shock G about this on an IG Live and he responded noting that Slick Rick’s delivery was the origin of this...
Not long after releasing his Hip Hop 50: The Soundtrack Volume 1 project with Mass Appeal, DJ Premier chopped it up with The Fader about his “The Root Of All” collaboration with Lil Wayne and Slick Rick.
In the interview, Premier explained the story of how Wayne and Rick became featured on the...
"Hey Young World" popped into my head and it got me thinking about it. I know he went to jail around that time, but he always had the talent to put together another undisputed classic. Was it just him losing his confidence? Lack of inspiration, producers not giving him good beats, etc. I just...
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