What was it like working with Nas on Hip-Hop Is Dead?
It was like a dream come true. Nas is a real hip-hop artist and he’s not saying what everyone else is saying. Me trying to make it as a producer, who better to help you than one of the top-5 of all-time? You’ve done a lot of tracks with Nas where L.E.S. gets production credit as well. How did you link up with L.E.S? It’s kind of crazy. I was discovered by a producer by the name of St. Nick. One of the things we liked to do a lot was bowl. One day we’re all bowling. My other homeboy, Lil’ Ronnie, who just produced “Flirt” for R.Kelly, was tight with L.E.S. I used to bowl a lot with St. Nick and Lil’ Ronnie. He brought L.E.S. to the bowling alley and we’re bowling. I just gave him a little copy of my demo which was a remix of The Black Album. That demo was out in Atlanta and Philly. He said he liked it but someone stole it from him, so I guess that’s a good thing. Anyway, we linked up and exchanged numbers. He initially wanted me to help him with his website and I figured he’d want me to
