Rest In Peace, homie!!  A lot of “thugs” ask if there’s heaven for a gangster… sure there is.  You just have to impress the likes of Pun, Chris Wallace, Big L and Tupac in a cipher before St. Peter lets you in.  Let that marinate.

This beat is still one of my favorites of all-time.

New York, NY (November 4, 2008) – While he was tired from a long day of traveling and interviews, the Living Legend took some time to chop it up with us before his Nokia show in NY last week. He revealed his methodology behind the opening track on “Murs For President,” the 9th Wonder-produced “I’m Innocent,” delved into the reason “You Think You Know Me” sounds like a Dr. Dre beat, gangs vs. music and the integration of both, balancing the walk out of the hood with staying down and, of course, his favorite track on the album, “Everything.” Watch for the Interview dropping soon, only on Loud.com. We appreciate you Murs!

Download his joint with 9th Wonder called “Sweet Lord” right here.

New York, NY (October 27, 2008) – In town to do some work with Rakim, Quik stopped through the SRC offices to link up with the homie Reality. You already saw the Detox bit when he revealed some details about Dr. Dre’s upcoming (and REAL!) album… but you haven’t seen this portion yet. For this segment, I flipped the script a little bit and wanted to know about some of my own personal favorite Quik collabs – Tupac’s “Heartz of Men” and Talib Kweli’s “Put It In The Air.” One of the West Coast’s finest reveals the studio process of both men, and also some information about the creation of the beats you’ve never heard before. Awesome getting to hear about the people closest who got to work with Pac before he passed/moved to Cuba. Enjoy:

New York, NY (October 23, 2008) – What, video segments can’t have a B-side? Get right. Abstract goes in with a new verse from the song “Renaissance Rap,” a verse from “Excursion” and he talks about “Award Tour” as being a crowd favorite. In the interview portion, Tip talks about finding the right mood for his new album (due November 4th, FYI) “The Renaissance,” working with Norah Jones and more.

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