Clip of the Day: Who’s Real (remix)
As a lifelong New Yorker and an almost-my-entire-lifelong hip-hop fan, I basically grew watching as various crews had their turn atop the lucrative New York hip-hop throne. From Wu-Tang to Mobb Deep to the Roc and eventually to Dip Set and G-Unit, the list of rappers who have dominated hip-hop from the New York area is long and diverse. However no group seemed to have more of an impact on the streets than the Ruff Ryders reign. Maybe it was DMX’s slightly psychotic (Ok, maybe a little bit more than slightly) tendency to bark on every track, or maybe it was the sheer awesomeness of watching 3 people on an ATV doing wheelies down city blocks, but whatever it was when it came to the Ruff Ryders, it was love at first listen. So when I heard that they had more or less broken apart (mostly due to the fact that DMX couldn’t keep himself out of jail for more than 2 days), I was a little saddened.
However, through all the controversy, crowd favorite Jadakiss always managed to keep himself relevant. And with his long-awaited album finally dropping earlier this year, his hit single “Who’s Real?” provided the perfect platform for a Ruff Ryders reunion. The album version featured Swizz Beatz and OJ Da Juiceman, but for the remix all the original members of the clique came together and helped to create a street anthem sure to last throughout the summer. Maybe it’s just me, but something about hearing DMX’s neurotic barking over a Swizz Beatz track just warms the heart. Now if only we could get Cam and Jimmy to talk again…
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June 11th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Jeff says:
yes it sounds good to hear em all on the same track again…even drag-on and eve were alright. anyways i had this track covered on my website with a download link as well. feel free to check it out:
http://www.weallscheme.com/2009/06/10/jadakiss-x-dmx-x-eve-x-drag-on-x-styles-p-x-sheek-x-swizz-beatz/
June 11th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Chris J says:
This track is crazy. Nice write up LD
June 11th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
King says:
Since OJ was on the album track I delted it from my iPod and didn’t even listen to it.. Will def give hisnone a listen tho.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
G says:
of course Jada never fell off. DBLOCK! WHAT UP(x3) and hell yea co-sign the cam and jimmy shit.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
G says:
shit and i forgot to show styles some love.
Im like Pacino and Dinero so they wall me Pinero…
THE HARDEST OUT
June 11th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Kudabeen says:
Very nastolgic, but it is hott too. Damn I was forgetting how much I liked them when they were popping. Hopefully DMX will leave the pipe alone and instead start lighting up the mic again…
June 11th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
NYC says:
Styles P = The Hardest Out, period.
June 11th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
M Intellect says:
Tell me if this isn’t the type of song that gets dudes knocked out in the club…
June 11th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Lucian says:
Something about this track just makes me want to throw on the mean mug whenever I hear it.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Scoob says:
This is a throwback to that wild out in the club, NY music. Double RR at their best. Funny thing is that I heard this OT in RI and was wildin in the whip.
Good to hear X on a track again….
Shout out to everybody out in Y-O…
June 12th, 2009 at 1:51 am
lifep says:
East Coast Kid…What!!
June 14th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Taj says:
Thats a Club Banger fo real!!