The story I heard was that Eminem was short on time when he produced "The Cross" and he didn't get to put his finishing touches on it. I think the song is classic, but I wonder what Nas would have sounded like on a beat like "Soldier" or "Patiently Waiting."
Also, someone remixed the song by adding Eminem's "Love Me" verse and it's fire:
nikka first of all why are you say aggyAre you suggesting that the linked 9th Wonder beat was attempt at 9th emulating an It Was Written beat?
For the record fukk It Was Written, and for periods of 9th Wonder career the same goes.
But you’re way off with that observation.
Nah im not angry one bit.nikka first of all why are you say aggy
Second of all, I didn't suggest that he was trying to emulate It Was Written...all I was doing was joking about the fact that Nas' sped up vocals made his voice sound more like It Was Written and you just got really angry about that for some reason.
No problem, and I agree with that even though i love the album. He was clearly just pivoting to MobTales from a detached perspectiveNah im not angry one bit.
I just misinterpreted what you said, apologies.
I still stand by It was written being Nas most disingenous body of work. Too far deviated from his preceding album and too much a&r/Stoute influence.
You probably think Nas picks good beats tooThe beat is fire to this black man
Right.No problem, and I agree with that even though i love the album. He was clearly just pivoting to MobTales from a detached perspective
shyt is hot shyt cake, but these are some of Eminems best
i really liked the love me beat but shyt being able to paste his verse from there to here...on another em beat...lol I wonder if it could work with other em productions
are his beats so cut and paste that he could paste any of his verses on there...
Yeah on some shyt.... just like all artist...got a lot of beats thats ass tooYou probably think Nas picks good beats too
most of his beats are bad to mid.Yeah on some shyt.... just like all artist...got a lot of beats thats ass too
True.
But it setup 9th to lace it us the real version of The Cross.