Biggie Smalls and J Dilla Collab?

It almost happened. Watch this video. Right now. Hear it straight from Frank (Frank N’ Dank) and J Dilla as they tell tales of meeting Q-Tip for the first time, fist fights over S950 vs ASR-10 capabilities, and a rare studio session with Notorious B.I.G. that was supposed to feature Busta, but the original never saw the light of day. The verse was later re-used on Biggie's posthumous album, Born Again, for the song Dangerous MC's which was produced by Nottz. Well guess what, I found the song.

It's sad to see Dilla in a wheelchair, but this is still a very important piece of footage. Shout out to FWMJ for the videos. Download the rare original version of the track and then thank the heavens above.

DOWNLOAD: The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes - "Modern Day Gangsters" (Prod by. Jay Dee)

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (The O.G. Edition)

Considering the name of this blog, and the accompanying header at the top of the page is based on Biggie's Ready To Die album, this post is only right. It's no secret Biggie Smalls is my favorite emcee of all time, so this is a very special treat. I came across a rare copy of the ORIGINAL version of Big's Ready To Die album. This is how he wanted to release it, from start to finish. Some of the songs didn't make the album or were changed a bit due to sample clearance and other label politics.

Trust me when I tell you, DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS. Scoop it up ASAP before it's gone.

Highlights include:

(a) a Primo produced "Machine Gun Funk"
(b) "Ready To Die" with the completely different, original beat
(c) "The What" with the original unheard lyrics from BIG.
(d) "Juicy" (The Pete Rock version)
(e) Five unreleased songs that didn't make the album, including "Who Shot Ya?"
(f) And so much more.


DOWNLOAD HERE AND ENJOY.

Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Unreleased Version)

This is a true gem right here. This is what hip hop affectionados live for. This, my internet friends, is a rare version of one of the first takes on the classic Tribe song, "Scenario"

You'll notice the beat varies a little, and the lineup is also different. It seems that the whole Native Tongues posse jumped on this including De La Soul, Black Sheep, and L.O.N.S. Here's a little back story from DJ Johnny Juice (who worked with L.O.N.S. and PE):

A Tribe Called Quest was doing ‘Scenario’. It was me, Dinco, Busta, Jarobi was there – everybody was in that motherfucker – Dres from Black Sheep was there, both of ‘em, Chris Lighty, Mase and Pos from De La, all them motherfuckers rhymed on ‘Scenario’. Everybody rhymed on it but Q-Tip, and the best motherfucker on that shit was Posdnuos. He fuckin’ destroyed it, and he ain’t even like the beat! And after he finished rhyming, everybody went back and rewrote their rhymes!

DOWNLOAD: Tribe Called Quest (Ft. De La Soul, Black Sheep, and L.O.N.S.) - Scenario (Unreleased Version)