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MC Shan - Beat Biter - 20-Mar-06 02:44 AM
Best hip hop record ever? Quite possibly. It's a stunning diss record, all the more important due to the fact that the diss target was none other than LL Cool J.
Shan was upset that he heard his beat used on Cool J's original 'Rock the Bells'. And he's right! It was a blatant copy (from Shan's earlier 'Marly Marl Scratch')so MC Shan and Marley Marl saw an opportunity to release a hardcore diss. Including an inspired use of Foghorn Leghorn cartoon samples....."and I say woah, back up boy!" etc..
On the flip, 'The Bridge' is one of the most loved and important hip hop cuts of all time. And for good reason: Shan giving props to the housing project in Queens that he, Marley Marl and others grew up in. Musicaly it's GENIUS.
Legendary....and essential.
