Interview with Tony Best (former Aftermath & DeathRow)

[Dedicato]

Aftermath Music had the chance to talk to the former Aftermath and DeathRow A&R coordinator and assist. Tony Best. We talked with him about the time on both camps. He gave us some behind the scenes info. We spoke to him about 2Pac, Dre, Suge Knight, Daz and many more.

This is part 1 of the interview. Here are some specials:

Aftermathmusic.com:
Speaking on Dogg Food: The song "Can't C Me" from the Dogg Pound, which was orginally a track with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre for the Helter Skelter album that never came to be. Tell us more about this please.

Tony Best:
Yes, "Can't C Me" was a Dre/Cube track that was done for the Helter Skelter LP. The thing that killed that project were politics…and personal issues. There were some songs on there that were going to diss Eazy and Ruthless ("Niggas Without Eazy" skit) but I think Cube and Dre came to the realization that it wasn't worth it. Actually, all of The Niggaz started talking to each other again around that time. There were talks of an NWA album (with Cube) in 1995. But Eazy passed….

There are two completed tracks from that aborted project: "Cant C Me," "Gimme Fifty Feet," and "Natural Born Killaz" was gonna be on there. And they were planning to do a mini-movie (like "Murder Was the Case")

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Aftermathmusic.com:
Alright ... on "Dogg Food" was no Dre-produced track ... Who decided that no Dre-produced track should appear on Dogg Food.

Tony Best:
So back the "Can't C Me" - after they realized no Helter Skelter album, Dre wanted to put it on Dogg Food. But Daz did not want Dre tracks on there. Matter of fact, Dre did a remix to "Dogg Pound Gangstas" that was supposed to be the last song on the album. But it got cut.

Shit was heavy around that time. Dre also did a DPG song for the "Hour of Chaos" movie that was supposed to be on MTV - that got cut too. So alot of hot shit is in somebody's vault.

Enjoy part 1 of the interview @ www.aftermathmusic.com ... if you`d like to know more post it right here ... and I´m gonna ask him later.

http://www.aftermathmusic.com/interviews/tonybest.html

[Don Seer]

tight..

i didnt know his actual position there until nino told me recently.. he contacted me a few years ago as he was lovin the 'diggin' project i did about 3/4 years ago on my old site (it can be found here now >> http://www.dubcnn.com/articles/diggin/ ) i just thought he was a regular dude


shame on you for not known who glove is!! he started in the old school with ice-t.. he produced 'puffin on blunts' from dre day single... last thing i know of is Chico & Coolwadda's album 'Wild n Tha West'.. he's dope man!

[Lord Funk]

very interesting read - props!

[Dedicato]

shame on you for not known who glove is!! he started in the old school with ice-t.. he produced 'puffin on blunts' from dre day single... last thing i know of is Chico & Coolwadda's album 'Wild n Tha West'.. he's dope man!

I forgot his name Seer

[Don Seer]

 

trying to think of stuff to ask for pt2.. i guess u should ask what he's up to now.. umm..

[Dedicato]

trying to think of stuff to ask for pt2.. i guess u should ask what he's up to now.. umm..

yeah of course ... I can tell you this: He wanna write a book!

[Don Seer]

cool.. be a good idea to get him to lay down the concept for that

[Darksider]

cool

[The Watcher]

Ask him for more info on why MC Ren was removed from Cali Love

[Don Seer]

^ my bet is "politics"


i have two more, both are about former aftermath artists.


1.. did he ever meet last emperor when he was on aftermath (i'm a big last emp fan )

2.. was he involved in king t's thy kingdom come, and what is his view on it being shelved so close to release.

[o g s u e s o n e]

cool interview! props!  

[UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over]

Cant wait for part 2,thx.

[mr5502]

Yeah ask him what's up with his book about, Death Row Records.

Excellent work, as always Decicato. . .

Nino.

[hector]

Dope interview thanks.  Man that sure would be tight to hear MC Ren on cali luv.

[Dedicato]

Dope interview thanks.  

thanks @ all ... where are your additional questions???