And here’s what they say about that EPIC track Just Begun:
Just Begun,’ that was a perfect example of having fun in the studio and getting able to get some of the greatest MCs of this time on my track,” Kweli said. “I just did the track a couple of days before I was able to get all the guys on the track. That’s classic right there. It proves to me that hip-hop is still there. The hunger is still there.”
The record started, Hi-Tek had a sample idea,” Talib explained. “A song he was working on in the studio. He flipped it. I was like, ‘That’s dope right there.’ I had the verse, I was in the studio kicking it with Jay Electronica. I was like, ‘You might need to get on this Reflection Eternal album.’ I was talking on text to J. Cole, trying to get some ideas. Then I was like, it might be crazy if I got Jay Electronica and J. Cole on the same record. Two new dudes on the record with me, they killing it, doing they thing. So I was like, ‘Nah.’ I had to go get some support. So I called my man Mos.
“We had to go find Mos. I need some backup,” he added with a laugh. “My verse is bragging and boasting, but it’s also a lot of literary references, which people might know me for. Jay Electronica is talking about his journey from New Orleans to New York. J. Cole is trying to shine, talking about his connection to Roc Nation. He’s got the girls. He’s trying to shine, establish his place with these other lyricists. Mos’ verse is super, super scientific and intelligent. Mos got flow for days. But if you don’t know nothing about the world, you ain’t ready for Mos Def’s verse.”
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