LL Cool J's verse on Rampage appreciation thread

[Taadow]

he was sick, that's why he sounds like that. he talked about that in this interview with complex magazine

here you go
Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1) - EPMD f/ LL Cool J “Rampage” (1990)

“And that [ushered in] that whole new era. Wu-Tang said, 'We got our style from The Hit Squad.' Raekwon is on record [saying that]. 'We gotta be like them.' We were the first ones. We didn't have a format or blueprint for crews. There would be no crews [without The Hit Squad].



EPMD stay being GOAT.

 

[I love Latina women]

“And that [ushered in] that whole new era. Wu-Tang said, 'We got our style from The Hit Squad.' Raekwon is on record [saying that]. 'We gotta be like them.' We were the first ones. We didn't have a format or blueprint for crews. There would be no crews [without The Hit Squad].



EPMD stay being GOAT.

yup

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

“And that [ushered in] that whole new era. Wu-Tang said, 'We got our style from The Hit Squad.' Raekwon is on record [saying that]. 'We gotta be like them.' We were the first ones. We didn't have a format or blueprint for crews. There would be no crews [without The Hit Squad].



EPMD stay being GOAT.

The Hit Squad was the best clique in hip-hop at one point. EPMD, Redman, Das EFX, K-Solo. It's a shame it seems they've almost been forgotten.

 

[Threnody]

The Demo Version

 

[W.I.Z.E.]

The Demo Version

:kells:Oh shyt...Neva heard this

 

[god shamgod]

DJ scratch killed it at the end too

 

[Rakim Allah]

...

 

[Rakim Allah]

Murked it. LL had deadly battle bars when he felt like it.

Why he wasn't in the video though?

J Lo's nip @ 1:51-1:53.