West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: T-Dogg on March 22, 2006, 12:15:32 PM
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They have this up at XXL's website. It's part 1 of 2. They're promising to tell what exactly went down at Aftermath in the next part, but while waiting for that...
http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=625
XXL: Are you a Dipset fan?
Ra: No doubt. I like the Diplomats’ swagger, man. Juelz, Cam’ron, Jim Jones—they bring a lot of swagger back to the game. New York needs somebody right now to hold New York down.
XXL: So when will there be a Rakim/Diplomats collaboration?
Ra: Probably soon, man.
His business of course who he likes and collaborates with, but when you think Rakim & Dipset instead of Rakim & Dr. Dre you gotta say: What the fuck is going on?
[EDIT] Check below for the direct link to part 2.
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Props, i can't wait for a new rakim album, it's been wayyyyyyyyyyyy to long, almost 7 years now, goddamn,
chill
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Elvez aint gonna be happy about that Rakim/Diplomats collabo.
Props for the interview.
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lol, no dr. dre, but dipset? what the fuck?
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damn one of my favorite rapper´s is actually thinking of hooking up with some of the weakest rhymers of all time :-\
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DIPSET BYRDGANG! CAAAAAAW
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I wanna see what he gotta say bout the Aftermath situation.
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They've upped part 2 now. It contains Ra's comments about the Aftermath situation.
http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=629
Basically, Dre wanted Ra to spit street music, about things that go on in the hood, and Ra wanted to go a different way.
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thanks for the heads up, interesting read
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Interesting stuff about Aftermath.
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Interesting stuff about Aftermath.
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Damn, basically it was creative differences. Despite the fact that in my opinion, a Dre produced Rakim album would be awesome, Ra never really fit in with Aftermath. He's too much of a purist to change his style for the sake of selling records.
I guess "Heat" is one of those symbolic records. It was originally for Rakim, but he passed it up. Guess who ended up using it...
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Interesting stuff about Aftermath.
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Great interview. Looks like Dre fucked up!
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Elvez aint gonna be happy about that Rakim/Diplomats collabo.
I'm like sex, I'm on your mind all day!
Anyway... About the Rakim/Dipset collabo... Dipset are good at what they do. I respect the hustle but I don't think the music is good. It just has its purpose (see Sik's signature to see whats up! - props to Sikotic!). I just don't understand why Rakim would want to make music with them. That's like a Public Enemy & Britney collabo. I can just see Rakim spitting a verse full of knowledge, followed by a Jim Jones verse about his hairdo being too coolcool to be true.