A dope connection between Biggie's "Unbelievable" and Jay-Z's "Threat"

[TheDarceKnight]

So as many of ya'll know, DJ Premier was supposed to be on The Back Album, but 9th Wonder got his spot after he no showed a session.

Part of the inspiration for Threat was Unbelievable. Jay was impressed that Preem and Big took an R. Kelly sample and made it sound gritty. So the R, Kelly sample for Threat was Jay's idea, and Jay is actually credited as a co-producer on the song, because he gave 9th the sample to use.

 

[old boy]

So as many of ya'll know, DJ Premier was supposed to be on The Back Album, but 9th Wonder got his spot after he no showed a session.

honestly i never knew that wow... i wonder what happened? preemo trippin

 

[TheDarceKnight]

honestly i never knew that wow... i wonder what happened? preemo trippin

He either no showed or there was a fukk up somewhere.

This was the original ad for The Black Album in the back of a 2003 XXL magazine

 

[BlackDroog]

Dope story. never knew Preem missed out. I remember reading an interview with 9th where he said that Jay just handed him the cd on the spot and 9th made the beat on his laptop right then.

 

[ashmatuk]

Dre and Swizz weren’t on the album either though?

 

[ashmatuk]

 

[AlfredTheButler]

one more example of jigga jacking big's flavur up...that nikka has a weird obsession with biggie

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Dre and Swizz weren’t on the album either though?

Nope. Neither was Ski.

Yeah the idea of 12 beats and 12 producers got scrapped. The ad came out before the album even started recording.

Because I remember when 9th Wonder came back down here and Jay had played him what we recorded prior to Threats, and it was already Lucifer, Encore, What More Can I Say, December 4th, Moment of Clarity, and maybe another one. Ignorant shyt maybe? They cut that off for Justify My Thug


Just checked Wikipedia. 14 tracks.

3 Just Blaze
2 Kanye West
2 Neptunes
1 9th Wonder
1 DJ Quik
1 Timbaland
1 Eminem
1 Rick Rubin
1 Aqua
1 Buchanans

P.S.A. almost didn't make it and was recorded the day the album was supposed to be mastered.

 

[Cladyclad]

Nope. Neither was Ski.

Yeah the idea of 12 beats and 12 producers got scrapped. The ad came out before the album even started recording.

Because I remember when 9th Wonder came back down here and Jay had played him what we recorded prior to Threats, and it was already Lucifer, Encore, What More Can I Say, December 4th, Moment of Clarity, and maybe another one. Ignorant shyt maybe? They cut that off for Justify My Thug


Just checked Wikipedia. 14 tracks.

3 Just Blaze
2 Kanye West
2 Neptunes
1 9th Wonder
1 DJ Quik
1 Timbaland
1 Eminem
1 Rick Rubin
1 Aqua
1 Buchanans

P.S.A. almost didn't make it and was recorded the day the album was supposed to be mastered.

Jay mystique is not like anything ever in hip hop. The stories about how he record records are legendary.

 

[Da King]

He either no showed or there was a fukk up somewhere.

This was the original ad for The Black Album in the back of a 2003 XXL magazine

he should've stuck with this concept

 

[mortuus est]

that nikka has a weird obsession with biggie

lol was one of his inspirations , fall back fam

 

[mortuus est]

Dre and Swizz weren’t on the album either though?

they were on unreleased tracks , hence them being on the early promo

 

[Still Got Tears]

one more example of jigga jacking big's flavur up...that nikka has a weird obsession with biggie

Crazy given the fact that Jay Z is the better emcee

 

[shopant]

Never knew that. :bandanap5: for the info.

 

[Woodrow]

So as many of ya'll know, DJ Premier was supposed to be on The Back Album, but 9th Wonder got his spot after he no showed a session.

Part of the inspiration for Threat was Unbelievable. Jay was impressed that Preem and Big took an R. Kelly sample and made it sound gritty. So the R, Kelly sample for Threat was Jay's idea, and Jay is actually credited as a co-producer on the song, because he gave 9th the sample to use.

didn't big also tell preme he wanted to rhyme over a beat with kells singing "unbelievable"?? pretty sure i read that somewhere.