His amazing timing is already evident, but at this time also done over more uptempo production. It features all the demos Biggie did with DJ 50 Grand and Mr.Cee and then some.
This collection of Biggie Smalls demos and early freestyles paints an amazing picture of the emcee before the success of Ready to Die. However, the second verse (5:10) definitely shows a glimpse of the emcee this kid was about to become in the following years. Ra has not perfected his style just yet and especially the first verse betrays his influences from old school heroes like Cold Crush and Kool Moe Dee. He was still rhyming under the 'Kid Wizard' name, as he called himself before he found righteousness, and appears along Biz Markie was already fairly succesful at that time with Roxanne Shante. This is an outtake from a high school party in Wyandanch (Long Island), where the 'R' grew up. He was only 18 when he dropped his debut, My Melody, but recently even older material has surfaced. Ever since i first heard 'Microphone fiend' as a teenager (it had been out for at least 5 years, i'm not THAT old), Rakim Allah has been my personal favorite.
This collection was compiled by 'Vinyl' by the way. Where he gained his first stage experience, touring with the crew.‘What’s in a name’ cleverly uses some famous names from that time and ‘I Can’t get with that’(which was a b-side to in my lifetime on payday) showcases Jay’s fast flow. The other notable features are with Original Flavor who had some momentum at the time, Jigga steals the show though. It’s no secret Hova started out as a sidekick to Jaz-O, his feature on ‘Hawaiian Sophie’ is probably the best known example of this period. Most of these are not really demo’s but early features and freestyles. Over the years i stumbled over a couple of these demo’s on the internet and i wanted to share them with you. However, in retrospect it’s always fun to hear the first steps of artists who later became certified superstars (or at least much respected). KRS started his Juice crew war over the fact that Mr.Magic wasn’t trying to hear his early BDP tracks. Jay even started Rocafella because nobody would offer him a decent deal. Kool G rap couldn’t sell Nas to any label and it took Serch a while too before Columbia saw the potential. Most people ain’t trying to hear it when you are shopping them.
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