LOL nikka said he'd just call recording studios and ask who was there and just show up
LMAO @ Jungle telling Busta to leave the Leaders of the New School
{5] “HALFTIME”
Produced by LARGE PROFESSOR
Large Professor: The session for “Halftime” was hot, ’cause he was gettin’ his big chance. And it was like, he had his weed already, Big Bo was there, Jungle was there, Wiz was there. I came through. I had the beat already. And we sat there, cooled out a lil’ bit. And he was takin’ it easy, ’cause he was like, “This is my turn now, and I’m gon’ make it count.” So we would roll up an oowop and shyt and sit back, listen to the beat. And he was real cool with that shyt, like, real smooth with that shyt. He’ll sit there for a little while and then be like, “Yo, aight, I’m ready.” And then he go in the booth and start sayin’ the words, and then everybody’s up, shyt is lit up. And shyt is connecting, and everybody is in the live room like, “Wow!”
Busta Rhymes: I went over [to Large Professor’s house], and he made the “Halftime” beat in front of me, and he was gonna give it to me at the time. I didn’t know what to do with it. I didn’t know why I didn’t know what to do with it, because I loved the shyt out the beat. Then I heard it on “Halftime,” and I was like, Goddamn, I was a stupid ass for not touching this beat!
Nas: I remember one time Busta Rhymes stopping by [Chung King Studios], and I met him. I guess he knew me from being with Large Professor… And my brother told him that he should leave Leaders of the New School and go solo. [Laughs]
Jungle: Oh yeah, the first time I met Busta, he was still down with Leaders of the New School and shyt. And I was like, “Yo, man, you tight. I think if you went solo and left your peoples alone, you would blow up.” And Nas and everybody was like, “What the fukk are you talking ’bout?” It’s like I insulted the rest of his crew and shyt. But then he went solo, and he blew up.
Busta Rhymes: I just took it in stride. I was feeling good that nikkas was feelin’ that way about me. I just appreciated Jungle when he told me that.- Compiled by Timmhotep Aku, Carl Chery, Clover Hope, Rob Markman, Starrene Rhett, Anslem Samuel