The labels are basically saying, “Give me a quick hook and come up with a dance for it.” That’s it. People ain’t schooling them on what’s what and making them learn that sh*t. But you see U2 and those other motherf*ckers are still on tour. Then they made it to where you have to be a young boy to be doing it. When Hip Hop first came, they thought it was going to be some overnight sh*t. The reason why they put an age limit on is because they wanted that sh*t to be over. They don’t put that sh*t on Rock or Country. You don’t always get that in Hip Hop.įor one, we’re the only culture/industry that puts on an age limit. If you look at other genres like Rock & Roll and Country, they have real reverence for the people that came before them. At least know that’s the old “Rock The Bells” by LL Cool J when you do it, so you can reference and salute him in the song. Salute to all the young motherf*ckers that what to grab those kind of tracks. They’re probably just looking at the date on the back to see what year it was made, not knowing what the f*ck it is. But they had no knowledge that was KRS-One’s track or whose joint it was. But yeah, it felt like it became a thing to do at the time. Thank you for holding me down with all those freestyles I’ve been dropping. Do you feel like that has become cliché now? That was when you were talking about new school rappers rapping over 90’s beats. There was one part that stood out for me. We posted that on the site, and the feedback was crazy. You released the track “Memory Lane” earlier this year. He’s serious, but his whole sh*t is “I’ll send them shooters.” It’s like, “This guy is a nut.” That’s my brother! It was like he was serious, but he was joking at the same time.Īgainst Action ? You see what I’m talking about? That’s kind of what I’m saying. That makes me think of that video Ghostface put up that had the internet going crazy. I’m thinking about the…” I’m thinking, “These n*ggas are crazy.” But the energy in there is crazy. It could be, “What food are we gonna order?” And it’s like, “Yo, yo, son. It sounds like you’re listening to those old albums when you’re sitting there talking about regular sh*t. I’m a fan, because when you hear Ghost and Chef talk, they sound like the skits from the old albums. I can’t even imagine that vibe in the studio. You got to love him when he spits that sh*t. First of all, I’m a fan of everybody on my album, but definitely the Wu-Tang Clan. We’re like the same kind of guys – big dudes, same energy. This is sick.” I was in the studio with Kiss, and he said, “I got to get on that record. Being on tour together and seeing him tear that stage down, I could just hear him on it. It’s energy he brings on all of his songs. What was it about Ferg that made you want to work with him? He’s part of the new breed of New York rappers. You have Fab, Pusha T, and a bunch of other artists. My frame of thought is I’m in that beast mode in this jungle out here. When I’m on my gorilla sh*t, I’m not trying to be the Black Panthers. I wanted to get back into that gritty sound. I called it that, because I wanted to get back into beast mode. Do you consider the first one your best body of work and that’s why you wanted to do a sequel? You decided to name this project Silverback Gorilla 2. He also confirms a reunited Puff Daddy & The Family will be hitting the road together in early 2016. Besides speaking on SBG2, the D-Block Records representative touches on working with Ghostface and the lack of respect for rap music pioneers. In addition, Sheek drafts Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, Fabolous, A$AP Ferg, Joell Ortiz, Raheem DeVaughn, and others for contributions to the LP.Ī caught up with Sheek Louch to get some insight into his new album. His Lox brethren Jadakiss and Styles P make appearances as well as his Wu Block partner Ghostface Killah. As Sheek puts it, he’s still “saying some sh*t.”ĭonnie G is not the only high level emcee bringing the bars on Silverback Gorilla 2. Longtime fans should not be too concerned about the East Coast spitter abandoning the lyrical focus established on cuts as a member of The Lox and Wu Block. This time the New York native wanted to provide listeners with a different approach on street-centered Hip Hop by offering both soul sounding beats and head bangers. The 17-track Silverback Gorilla 2 is a fresh take on Sheek’s beast mode theme presented in previous works such as 2008’s Silverback Gorilla, 2010’s Donnie G: Don Gorilla, and the 2015 SBG2 precursor Gorillaween mixtape. Later this week, Sheek Louch lets loose his first studio album in 5 years.
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