It's May 07, 2024, 08:48:30 PM
There isn't a version with Dre though? I thought that was the word.
NBK was for Helter Skelter
Been There, Done That was most likely for Chronic 2 given it was a song recorded while on Death Row and when released, it had Suge Publishing on it.
Was "Toss It Up" beat handed over to Suge by Dre when he went to his house to go retrieve the Masters when Dre opted out of Death Row ?? They just tweaked it and put 'Demetrius Meech Shipp' name on it as the main producer was the rumor!
DX: No disrespect to you, but that “Toss It Up” remix that ended up on the Makaveli album was a hot mess. [Laughs]Danny Boy: Yeah, it’s a hot mess because of people that ain’t had nothing to do with the projects started doing projects. So I agree witchu, a 100%.DX: The way I understood it…I guess ‘Pac either was given that beat originally by Dr. Dre – the beat that became Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”…Danny Boy: Nah, that was really a diss song [aimed at Dr. Dre]. They heard [“No Diggity” featuring Dre], and the next thing you know we was in the studio cutting it. We took the [Blackstreet] track. They wasn’t given nothing [by Dr. Dre]… We sang “Toss It Up” [over] the same “No Diggity” track, and [Blackstreet] did a cease and desist letter to us and stated that we couldn’t [release] it. So, that’s how the remix – the [version] that everybody had an opportunity to hear, that’s [why] the beat changed.
Hopefully jmix can get in contact with Aaron Hall and ask him about this.
Quote from: Okka on March 27, 2017, 10:11:24 AMHopefully jmix can get in contact with Aaron Hall and ask him about this.he said he doin an aaron hall interview next in my no diggity thread
Teddy Riley: Blackstreet members didn’t like 'No Diggity'Founder of 1990s R&B group says fellow bandmates originally didn’t like smash hit singleWritten by Davina Hamilton12/02/2014 05:27 PMAMERICAN PRODUCER Teddy Riley says his fellow Blackstreet members didn’t like the song that eventually went on to earn them their greatest chart success.No Diggity, released in 1996, reached the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and catapulted the US R&B quartet to international prominence.But according to Riley, who produced the smash hit, his band members Chauncey ‘Black’ Hannibal, Eric Williams and Mark Middleton weren’t keen on the song at all.“Nobody liked that song at first – that’s the reason I sang the first verse,” Riley told The Voice.“The only person who took the stand with me was Eric, who sang the second verse.“The only reason Black [Hannibal] participated was because he didn’t wanna be left out of the song,” continued the producer, who now performs with new vocalists as part of the group BS2.“Mark took the end of the song because that’s what he always did – he was always the finisher. But really, none of them were feeling the record and they didn’t think it would be a single.”VETERAN: Teddy RileyFeaturing guest verses from Dr. Dre and Queen Pen, No Diggity saw Riley performing his opening verse without the use of a vocoder – the voice-altering machine, which became a staple of his productions throughout the ‘90s.Asked about his frequent use of the technique, he paid homage to those who had pioneered the sound before him.“I guess I’m one of the pioneers, but I always give it up to [Zapp frontman] Roger Troutman. He passed the torch to me. I also give it up to [British rock artist] Peter Frampton and [US musician] Herbie Hancock and [French electronic duo] Daft Punk – those guys are the real pioneers.He adds: “I hope I did a good job of taking it to the next level.”