The Kidz in the Hall spitter goes in over the Clipse’s latest single for their upcoming mixtape (with DJ Moondawg), Reality Bites, which should drop early (to mid) October. Shouts to BraniacSociety. Yea… yeaaah.
“We wanted to make a record that speaks to kids. [1] There’s a couple of lewd words there, but I wanted to make sure that kids heard this record and felt inspired,” Williams told MTV News. “That’s why there’s a little bit of anger to it. There’s anger in his verses, there’s anger in my chorus. That’s why I say spiteful things at the top [of the record]. There’s anger there, because there’s heat. Because you’re young and people are telling you what you can and can’t do. Unacceptable.”
“We did it all by phone,” [2] Williams said. “One-hundred percent. Phone and e-mail. I’ve never done that before in my life. I just sent him the joint, ’cause he beat me up for the whole album. He was just kinda like, ‘I need something to really tell a story.’ And I was like, ‘OK.’ And I sent him this track. I said, ‘I’m sending you clouds with 808s [drums] under it.’ There’s just clouds, and it’s expansive. You can just speak. It’s a blank canvas. Then I sent him the hook and played it for him, and he lost his mind.”
Williams said the song was made the day Jay-Z was mastering his album, and he believes the rapper held off on completing his album until he finished the song. The result, according to Williams, is another classic.
“[Just] the attack on it,” he said of the song. “Ferocious.”
[1] So the line “I might hit two sisters” speaks to the kids to inspire them? Um, alright.
[2] I’ve never been a fan of emailing in songs, particularly if the artist and producer have already worked with each other in the past. I just feel that that energy and magic that comes from the producer and artist working in-studio is lost over the dot com era. But hey, that’s why I do this and I’m not a rapper or producer.
SHAKE UPDATE: Speaking of… hit the jump for one (of three) BP3 inspired shirts that Billionaire Boys Club will be releasing soon.
The Duke goes over The Neptunes’ track. You’ll have to pardon my back and excuse the short description; I’m currently full from chicken and grape drink. Don’t judge me.
For those following my every word (or those that check my Twitter every now and then) should know I’ve been traveling around like a madman and have been battling for internet connections. Anyways… there’s a few things I gotta get up before I lose connection (again). Anyways, here goes the first installment of Motown’s Michael Jackson: Remix Suite; in which Universal Motown grabbed some producers to remix 20 MJ/5 Jackson 5 cuts. All praise Splash Jackson for the links…
Skateboard P is set to work on the official soundtrack to the 2010 computer-animated 3-D feature film Despicable Me, which is set to release on July 9th 2010.
Before I pass out, here’s a brand new record off the Clipse’s upcoming album, Till the Casket Drops. Produced by The Neptunes and flooded with tags (don’t worry, they aren’t that bad). Shouts to HIF & DJ Haze for the linkage. And you know we’ll update with tagless soon. It’s only right… right? Haha…
I was not expecting this to drop. This just made my morning a bit smoother now. Till The Casket Drops, coming in September. Click under the cut for the full artwork (once again provided by KAWS, who’s doing the artwork for the Till The Casket Drops album). Props to Complex.
A little about myself: I’ve been a fan of The Neptunes since “SuperThug,” and I believe that Lord Willin’ was one of the most cohesively produced albums of all time (favorite songs: “Gangsta Lean” and “I’m Not You”). Here’s a couple tracks off the upcoming soundtrack for Fast & Furious (which Pharrell & Chad are producing about seven tracks for), courtesy of mi bredren over at Nah Right.