claaa7 wrote:unheard: glad you like it!!
i guess you're talking about Rubin's only solo (as far as I know), "Dust Cloud", from 1985... i really wanted to include it on the comp but couldn't find it so that would be very appreciated if you could hook me up... what other Rubin joints you have that wasn't on here from that era?
Sorry I was so slow on this. I've been watching a pet for some relatives and it's been taking up all my time. That said, here is a link for the original speed version and a 45 RPM edit.
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Apart from this, I don't have too much else in the realm of rare Rick, and what I did have you have as well. I love that Def Jam/Cold Chillin' record though, just a classic!
I do have a phone message from him to Funkenklein from the Hollywood Beats sampler which is pretty funny. He's basically trying to sing the beats from his favorite old hip-hop records. I'll have to dig that out and post it.
claaa7 wrote:on a side note to this thread, what do y'all T.R.O.Y. readers feel are Rubin's strongest produced album out of the Three mentioned above.. its a tough choice since i really love them all. but i Think for me Run DMC's and LL has a slight edge, and LL's "Radio" is one of my all time favorites so that takes the Crown for me.
Radio is so good, it ain't even funny. I love all the Run-DMC stuff and Licensed To Ill too, but it's so hard to pick favorites. Radio though, damn that's good. Even the b-sides, remixes and leftovers are good, like the original Rock The Bells. I swear, the version of it released can't be finished, it's way too sparse and long, but it's so damn good!
claaa7 wrote:and one last question to the readers here - what do you Think of Rubin's return to hip-hop this last couple of years. obviously Jay-Z's "99 Problems" was fantastic, but he also "reduced/crashed" and dared KanYe to go really minimalist on "Yeezy" (listen to the interview on my blog, real interesting) and of course the Eminem songs (not to mention that he was giving advice on Jay-Z's most recent Project). for the Eminem songs i really like 3 out of 4 songs - "Rhyme Or Reason", "Bezerk" and "Love Game". lets hope more artists will be going after him from here.
I really dig Berzerk and Love Game. Rhyme Or Reason is just kinda whatever. I also really love the track he did for Lil Jon, as unpopular as it is to mention him these days.
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I tried to embed that video, but the board didn't like Lil Jon either.
Kanye's stuff is just weird, but I liked Yeezus and always listen to whatever he does. I'd like to know if Rick will actually be doing beats for Kanye or just "mentoring" him.
Rick got mentioned in Kwest Tha Madd Lad's stuff, and he was on American Recordings, but I don't think he produced anything for him. He also may have done the remixes of Andrew Dice Clay's Mother Goose routine, but the record doesn't credit him or anyone else for it. Check that out, it's definitely in the early Def Jam and Beasties vein, as well as being the source for that Bmore beat. You can grab that below, and it's from my own vinyl rip.
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