The original ‘Crush on You’ is all Lil’ Cease, Lil’ Kim isn’t even on the record.”īiggie wrote rhymes for his friend Sean "Puffy" Combs, as well, most notably on Puff's "Victory" and "Mo Money Mo Problems." But it was Sauce Money who became a go-to writer for Bad Boy impresario Puff Daddy following Biggie's 1997 murder. “I wrote the ‘Crush on You’ song and they ended up keeping it for Lil’ Kim album but it was really for Lil’ Cease. “What happened was, Un gave Mase $30,000 to write five songs for Lil’ Cease at that time and Mase gave me $5,000 of the 30 to write one or two of the songs,” explained Killa to Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds back in 2011. Biggie penned rhymes on Kim's debut album Hard Core, including the anthemic "Queen Bitch." The demo of the Kim classic made internet rounds in the early 00s, with Biggie providing guide vocals.Īnd Cam'ron's work on Kim's "Crush On You" is the stuff of legend. famously guided the early careers of his crew/proteges Junior M.A.F.I.A., which featured soon-to-be-superstar Lil Kim. Dre and that’s what his pen showed you, that I can’t write for you if I don’t love you.” “Jay-Z is a great writer to begin with for himself, so imagine him striking it for someone he truly loves and appreciates. “It was ‘Still D.R.E.’ and it was Jay-Z and he wrote the whole fucking song.” ![]() “He wrote Dre’s shit and my shit and it was flawless,” Snoop told The Breakfast Club in 2020. ![]() It was Jay who wrote every bar for the 1999 smash "Still D.R.E." Snoop Dogg confirmed that even his verses were penned by none other than Hov. And on Dre's hit album 2001, Jay-Z also did famous work for Dr. Dre and his then-protege Snoop Doggy Dogg upon Dre's departure from Ruthless and subsequent launch of Death Row Records. Bad blood between Dre and Eazy made for high drama. The fact that neither star was known for writing their own material didn't undermine fan interest, or hurt diss tracks like Dre's "Fuck Wit Dre Day" or Eazy's "Real Muthaphuckkkin' G's" from landing on the short list of greatest diss tracks of all time.Įven though both songs featured the talents of ghostwriters.ĭre has had some of the best writing for him, from The D.O.C. would co-author "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thing," for Dr. N.W.A.'s subsequent implosion would serve as the spark for an ongoing feud between Dre and Eazy that would see the former friends firing repeated verbal shots at each other on records. I wrote that song for everyone, and it made me feel that even though I'd lost my voice I was still valuable.” Everyone's wondering, 'How's NWA gonna continue, with Cube gone?' As for me, all I had was alcohol and strip clubs. “This was when Cube had just left the group," The D.O.C. who stepped in to fill the writer void, penning verses for N.W.A.'s controversial sophomore album Efil4zaggin aka Niggaz4life. Ice Cube had defected from the label and N.W.A., famously embarking on a solo career after financial disputes with Eazy E and manager Jerry Heller. Immediately after recuperating from the motorcycle accident, The D.O.C. From Ruthless to Death Row to Aftermath, you can see how important the Dallas-born rhymer was to Dr. Throughout the 1990s, The D.O.C.'s pen game would lead to hits for superproducer/rapper Dr. Because what we know he became is one of the best ghostwriters in Hip-Hop history. ![]() affiliate who dropped his own classic 1989 debut No One Can Do It Better and looked primed to become one of the 1990s most successful rap stars - only to watch it all disappear after a tragic auto accident that left him with damaged vocal cords.īut it would be a great disservice to reduce The D.O.C. After all, he began as a breakout star of Ruthless Records an N.W.A. To some Hip-Hop observers, the story of Tracy Curry is one of unfulfilled promise.
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