Just a bunch of my favorite beats.
Jazze Pha on the beat in "Street Talkin." He and Big Boi worked together again on Speakerboxx with "Bust" and "Bowtie."
J Dilla on the Slum Village classic. Sort of a cop out, but the Spotify "This Is J Dilla" list is a pretty good way to check out the variety of his production style.
Del and Automator team up again on "Mastermind." They've also worked together on the first Gorillaz album and for another star-studded project, Handsome Boy Modeling School.
If you landed a beat on Nas' Illmatic, you're basically a legend. DJ Premier makes it sound easy here. He and Guru make up the legendary duo Gang Starr, and he's worked with other legendary artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West, Eminem, and Jay-Z.
Slick Rick may have just one good eye, but he's got two songs on this list. (Sorry.) Madlib gives us a tight little head-bobber. His catalog is so broad, I'd direct you agin to the Spotify "This is Madlib" playlist.
4th Disciple (see Wu Tang's "Bring Da Ruckus," et al.) produces this one, which is the only song off of the amazing Liquid Swords album that doesn't feature GZA. Killah Priest lays down an epic rap. "Why should you die to go to Heaven? The Earth is already in space."
I love Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab together. A real duo that pick each other up and make each other sound fantastic. Gil Scott-Heron feature is cool, too.
- Matt
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