Rappers that stopped using the producers they blew up with

[InGodWeTrust]

One thing I never understood was how when some artists get big, they stop using the producers the came up with.

T.I. was laced with some fire on that P$C album by cats like Sanchez Holmes, Keith Mack, Tony Galvin and Cyber Sapp (who also made Guccis “Freaky Girl). He doesn’t even rock with Toomp like he used to.

Also, Nelly. Producer Jay E made “Country Grammar”, “Ride With Me” and “E.I.” Then later dropped dude

Any others you can name?

 

[Juggalo Fred]

ICP stopped using Mike E Clark for awhile starting in 2001 when they were half way thru recording Dark Lotus

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Eminem and the bass brothers? I haven’t listened to the new em albums so I could be wrong

 

[InGodWeTrust]

Eminem and the bass brothers? I haven’t listened to the new em albums so I could be wrong

Dap.

Most definitely Em and the Bass Brothers.

Imagine their tracks instead of Em doing the production

 

[classicmaterial]

Dre stopped using Daz when he left Death Row

 

[CrimsonTider]

One thing I never understood was how when some artists get big, they stop using the producers the came up with.

T.I. was laced with some fire on that P$C album by cats like Sanchez Holmes, Keith Mack, Tony Galvin and Cyber Sapp (who also made Guccis “Freaky Girl). He doesn’t even rock with Toomp like he used to.

Also, Nelly. Producer Jay E made “Country Grammar”, “Ride With Me” and “E.I.” Then later dropped dude

Any others you can name?

It makes sense. You don’t want your sound to get stale.

Producers rarely have the ability to update their sound

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

One thing I never understood was how when some artists get big, they stop using the producers the came up with.

T.I. was laced with some fire on that P$C album by cats like Sanchez Holmes, Keith Mack, Tony Galvin and Cyber Sapp (who also made Guccis “Freaky Girl). He doesn’t even rock with Toomp like he used to.

Also, Nelly. Producer Jay E made “Country Grammar”, “Ride With Me” and “E.I.” Then later dropped dude

Any others you can name?

Toomp want super producer budgets

this ain't back in the day

he claimed T.I. tried to lowball him or something. they had an issue.

 

[Deltron]

Dap.

Most definitely Em and the Bass Brothers.

Imagine their tracks instead of Em doing the production

Shame they fell out. Em and bass bros were perfect


Nas x Pete Rock

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

This list is endless

Jeru, Group Home, and Guru: Primo
Raekwon: Rza(to Rae's credit, Rza was borderline done by the time Immobilarity dropped)
The entire Juice Crew : Marley Marl
slick rick: The bomb squad. To this day, it amazes me that many people don't know that the Bomb Squad carried most of the production on Slick Rick's debut.

Bone still used Uneek, but less and less of his production after Art of War

Those are a few I can think of off the top of my head

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Shame they fell out. Em and bass bros were perfect


Nas x Pete Rock

Pete Rock only did one beat for Nas hahaha. It was decades later after Illmatic before we got another Pete Rock Nas collab. Nas stayed with Primo and Large Pro, and both of them had 3 tracks a piece on Illmatic. Nas basically came in the game with large pro.

 

[Deltron]

Pete Rock only did one beat for Nas hahaha. It was decades later after Illmatic before we got another Pete Rock Nas collab. Nas stayed with Primo and Large Pro, and both of them had 3 tracks a piece on Illmatic. Nas basically came in the game with large pro.

Yeah I know, was fukking around since Pete is so annoyed he don't get placements

 

[Rollie Forbes]

De La Soul and Prince Paul parted ways, but they're back together now.

 

[mbewane]

Basically all of the Wu

Snoop

Prodigy

 

[Cheese McNair]

Wiz Khalifa blew up with Cardo’s sound on Kush &OJ. Then Cabin Fever 1 and Rolling Papers drop with no Cardo. Taylor Allderdice drops and Cardo laces him again. ONIFC drop, Cardo only does the 30second intro beat, then Wiz goes several releases without Cardo. He’s linked back up with him now tho.

I think it’s cause Cardo didn’t sign to Taylor Gang

 

[Crumple]

One thing I never understood was how when some artists get big, they stop using the producers the came up with.

T.I. was laced with some fire on that P$C album by cats like Sanchez Holmes, Keith Mack, Tony Galvin and Cyber Sapp (who also made Guccis “Freaky Girl). He doesn’t even rock with Toomp like he used to.

Also, Nelly. Producer Jay E made “Country Grammar”, “Ride With Me” and “E.I.” Then later dropped dude

Any others you can name?

So many. It's off brand. It's like the brand changes. Like if Rolling Stones got a new lead singer and kept the Rolling Stones name.

Hip Hop is different, but still.

The whole soundscape changes.

Definitely Bass Brothers and Eminem.

Also I think Non Phixion and Necro. As a group and solo.

Everyone should patch things up if there's beef and make new music.

Redman and Erik sermon.

If Darkside 2 comes out - on paper the project is an easy classic.

It cannot go wrong if it's this

Redman + anger + Erik Sermon and Redman production + dark beats + Keith Murray on 3 tracks going buck!

That is it! It can't be fukked up following that formula and all Darkside fans I'm certain would agree!

fukk musical growth and experimentation. Tweak things a bit not alot.

RZA not sampling was scary.

If he kept sampling and all Wu got 5 solo albums all done by him it'd be perfect.

I'm talking from a fan's outside perspective.