"For some reason Firm Biz came on the radio (there is an old school channel here in NYC that plays such random shit) the day I made that thread and it just reminded me how disappointing that album was to me. Then I remembered that I had Desperado with Nas with no drops, and that Step had the Firm Biz remix dirty."
pradadon wrote:I'm sure we have all discussed this, but as a huge Nas and Az fan (and Mega, even Nature) I was never more let down in the history of hip hop more than this. That Boot Camp- For The People was right there with this.
Of course this Firm album had a couple of joints, but fuck, it could have been an all time classic and they fucked it up real good. First off, needed Mega on there. But even with Nature, there were joints like ('Time' & 'Everyday Thing') that could have made the album much iller. Also not having the Nas verse on Desperados was a shame. The Firm Biz Remix should have been on there and I think Nas and Az should have had a couple of solo joints. They just dropped the ball so badly on what could have been a classic.
Here's Pradadon's re-imagining of the album. He removed the skits and wack tracks, and added some songs that were left off the album.
Philaflava presents.. The Firm - How It Should Have Been
http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/LQU1VF77/file.html
Pradadon edition
Tracklist:
01. Firm Fiasco
02. Phone Tap ft. Dr. Dre
03. 4 in the Morning
04. Executive Decision
05. Time
06. Escobar '97
07. La Familia ft. Cormega
08. Triple Threat ft. Noreaga
09. Desperados
10. Firm Biz (World Famous Remix)
11. I'm Leaving ft. Noreaga
12. Throw Your Guns ft. Half-A-Mill
Here's my tracklist:
The Firm - The Updated Album (Filthy version)
https://www.sendspace.com/file/4zi4i9
01 - La Familia (Version #1) [Cormega, Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ].mp3
02 - Desperados (Original Version) [Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature].mp3
03 - Crime Connection [Cormega, Mobb Deep].mp3
04 - Magic & Bird [Nature, Noreaga].mp3
05 - Friend Of Ours (DJ Filthy Rich Refix) [Nas, Nature, Kool G Rap].mp3
06 - Fist Full Of Dollaz [Nature, Dr Dre].mp3
07 - Triple Threat (DJ Filthy Rich blend) [Nature, Nas, Noreaga].mp3
08 - Shootouts (DJ Filthy Rich blend) [Nas].mp3
09 - Affirmative Action [AZ, Cormega, Nas, Foxy Brown].mp3
10 - Firm Fiasco [Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown].mp3
11 - Phone Tap [Nas, AZ].mp3
12 - Executive Decision [Nas, Nature, AZ].mp3
13 - I'm Leaving [Nature, Noreaga].mp3
14 - Five Minutes To Flush (4 N Tha Morning version) [Nature].mp3
15 - Angel Dust (DJ Filthy Rich blend) [Cormega, Havoc].mp3
16 - Doe Or Die (DJ Filthy Rich blend) [AZ].mp3
17 - Blood Money (Filthy Rich refix) [AZ, Foxy Brown, Half A Mill].mp3
18 - QB to Uptown Connection (DJ Filthy Rich blend) [Cormega, Nas, Big L, McGruff].mp3
19 - The Promise (DJ Filthy Rich Refix) [Foxy Brown, Nas].mp3
20 - Escobar '97 [Nas].mp3
21 - Montana Diary [Cormega].mp3
22 - Sosa (Scarface intro version) [AZ].mp3
23 - Letter To The Firm [Foxy Brown].mp3
24 - Throw Your Guns [AZ, Half-A-Mill].mp3
25 - In Too Deep [Nas, Nature].mp3
26 - The Setup (DJ Filthy Rich blend) [Nas].mp3
27 - Fast Life (Norfside RMX) [Nas, Kool G Rap].mp3
28 - Love Is Love [AZ, Half A Mil, Nature].mp3
29 - Mo Money, Mo Murder [AZ, Nas].mp3
30 - Time [AZ, Nas, Nature].mp3
31 - Everyday Thing [Nas, Nature, Dr Dre].mp3
32 - Affirmative Action RMX [Foxy Brown, AZ, Cormega, Nas].mp3
33 - Firm Biz (World Famous RMX) [Half A Mil, Nature, AZ, Foxy Brown, Nas].mp3
34 - Desperados (LP Version) [Canibus, AZ, Nature].mp3
35 - La Familia (Version #2) [Foxy Brown, Nature, Nas, AZ].mp3
Shout to Step One who came through with the hard to find dirty version of the Firm Biz RMX, and likely the best quality original version of La Familia which features Cormega's verse.
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Fritz who provided the best rip of Five Minutes To Flush (4 N Tha Morning version)
Stieflkater who provided the best rip of Fist Full Of Dollaz
Lescratch who provided the best rip of 'La Familia Version #2 (Explicit)', and 'Sosa' (Scarface Intro version).
Bigsleep who sourced out the tracks in HQ