![]() ![]() “From Marcy to Hollywood” (featuring Memphis Bleek & Sauce Money) off The Players Club soundtrack (1998) “What the Game Made Me” (featuring Memphis Bleek & Sauce Money) off the I Got the Hook-Up soundtrack (1998) ![]() “Who You Wit” off the Sprung soundtrack (1997) Kelly) off the Space Jam soundtrack (1996) “All of My Days”(featuring Changing Faces & R. “Only a Customer” off the Streets is Watching soundtrack (1998) He also has a large amount of compilation and soundtrack material, the earliest of which is stellar. ![]() That’s all changed, however, and Jigga can pick and choose what artists he works with – and he’s worked with a lot. The irony is that he couldn’t get a record deal and was forced to record features with lesser acts before Reasonable Doubt. What other artist has held such sway over the culture, dictating what can and can’t be worn, while also appearing on the cover of Forbes with Warren Buffett? The answer is none. As Pete Rock stated ever so eloquently, "This I dedicate to those mixtapes I hate/Exclusive sh*t/It holds no weight/Put your skills on the plate/Backspin to '88.Whether or not Jay-Z is the greatest rapper of all time is a matter of debate (he’s certainly in the conversation), he’s undoubtedly the most successful and influential rapper in history. Clue? definitely knows how to move the crowd and does serve up another installment of exclusive material, but he implements little of the turntable manipulation that makes DJs so vital to the art of hip-hop. Clue? makes feeble attempts to refresh cuts like "That's the Way" featuring Mase, Foxy, and Fabolous Sport and "I Like Control" featuring Missy, Mocha, and Nicole Wray, leaving them virtually untouched. Meanwhile, EPMD and the Def Squad play hot potato on "It's My Thang '99" and Raekwon lends his lyrical swordmanship to "Brown Paper Bag Thoughts." Like any mixtape or soundtrack, you have to accept the good and bad with a grain of salt. Jayhovah touches down, lending his labelmate a hand, combining forces with Ja-Rule for some "Gangsta Shit." Mobb Deep and Big Noyd are at it once again on "The Professional," as they are merciless on a fiery, violin-laced number from Vic. Aiding Clue? in his quest for the Clueminati, Nas revisits his Illmatic roots with "Queensfinest." The pairing of Cam'Ron, Big Pun, Noreaga, and Canibus on "Fantastic Four" is worth mentioning solely for the hypnotic verse Canibus delivers. Recognized worldwide for reinventing the art of the mixtape, Clue? enlisted some of hip-hop's biggest guns for his major-label debut. Now rolling with Roc-A-Fella y'all, Clue?'s days of slinging tapes on your neighborhood corner are all but over. ![]()
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