All-Time Favorites

We asked a few T.R.O.Y. friends what some of their all-time favorites are from singles, remixes, b-sides, LP's, to even their own personal tracks. For those wanting to learn more our friends click on their name to be redirected to their site.

--Philaflava



Slug
Favorite 12" - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show/La-Di-Da-Di
Favorite B-Side - Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
Favorite LP - LL Cool J - Bigger And Deffer

Supastition
Favorite 12" - Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
Favorite B-Side - Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - La-Di-Da-Di
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Favorite Personal Track - Fountain of Youth (The Deadline) & Change of Heart (Kam Moye EP)

Tame One

Favorite 12" - EPMD - So Whatcha Sayin'
Favorite Remix - Redman - Rocafellla (Remix)
Favorite LP - Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside
Favorite Personal Track - Tame One - Black Flowerz (unreleased)

Vakill

Favorite Remix - Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix)
Favorite LP - Organized Konfusion - Extinction Agenda
Favorite Personal Track - Vakill - Serpant And The Rainbow

Alaska

Favorite 12" - Gang Starr - Take It Personal/DWYCK
Favorite Remix - Black Moon - I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - Nation of Millions

Favorite Personal Track - Hangar 18 - Sad

Domino (Hieroglyphics)
Favorite B-Side - Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions...
Favorite Non-Hip Hop LP - The Beatles - Abbey Road
Favorite Personal Track - Hieoglyphic - After Dark

Opio (Hieroglyphics)
Favorite 12" - Run-DMC - My Adidas/Peter Piper
Favorite B-Side - De La Soul - Brainwashed Follower (Me, Myself & I 12")
* You had to put the needle to the vinyl in a specific groove to play the C side.
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions... & Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Favorite Personal Track - Hieroglyphics - Oakland Blackouts

Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love
Favorite B-Side - Public Enemy “B-Side Wins Again” (“Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos” was the A-side)
Favorite LP - Stevie Wonder Talking Book
Impossible to decide best 12” . . .

DJ Muggs

Favorite 12" - Rakim - Know The Ledge

L.G.
Favorite 12" - EPMD -You Gots To Chill
Favorite B-Side - Big Daddy Kane - Just Rhymin With Biz
Favorite Remix - Jeru Da Damaja- Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix)
Favorite LP - Dr.Dre - The Chronic
Favorite Personal Track - Ill Al Skratch - Where's My Homies

Superstar Quamallah
Favorite 12" - Run-DMC - It's Like That/Sucka MC's"

Favorite Remix - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

Favorite LP - Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Favorite Personal Track - Superstar Is in Ya Town

Phesto (Hieroglyphics)

Favorite 12" - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show/La-Di-Da-Di
Favorite Remix - Casual - That's How It Is (Remix)
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions...

DJ Evil Dee

Favorite 12" - Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
Favorite Remix - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

Favorite LP - Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Favorite Non-Hip Hop LP - James Brown - Hell

Fredwreck
Favorite 12" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
Favorite LP - The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better

Favorite Remix - A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Remix)
Favorite Personal Track - Kurupt & DPG - Represent That G.C.


Tonedeff
Favorite 12" - Art of Noise - Into Battle
Favorite Remix - Common - Soul By The Pound (Thump Remix)
Favorite LP - CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
Favorite Personal Track - Optimist

Poison Pen
Favorite 12" - Audio Two - Top Billin'

Favorite B-Side - Smooth Da Hustle feat. Trigger Tha Gambler - Broken Language

Favorite Remix - Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm (Remix) feat. Lil Kim

Favorite LP - N.W.A. - Efil4zaggin

Favorite Personal Track - Bed Stuy BestBuy

Tony D
Favorite 12" - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - T.R.O.Y..
Favorite Remix - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)
Favorite LP - A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Favorite Personal Track - Poor Righteous Teachers - Roc Dis Funky Joint

Tone B. Nimble (All Natural)
Favorite 12" - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down
Favorite Remix - Gang Starr - Gotta Get Over (Large Professor Remix)
Favorite LP - A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

The Top 10 Tracks I've Produced by LG

For those that don't know LG aka The LG Experience is the man behind many classics you probably weren't aware of. He has produced for Big L, 2Pac, Nas, Ill Al Skratch, Boogiemonsters and Big Daddy Kane just to name a few. He also happens to be the brother of one of the greatest producers of all-time, Easy Mo Bee.

LG was down to guest blog this week and give us his top 10 list along with a breakdown for each track. Some of the shit you're about to read is pure gold. You can't ask for much more than this so if you're a fan of Rakim Told Me then you'll appreciate some of these details.

10. Don't Shut Down On A Player- Ill Al Skratch (New Jersey Drive Soundtrack)
I did this beat after watching a pre-screen of the movie New Jersey Drive.They filmed that flick in Brooklyn, so I made some shit that sounded like home.

9. The Weekend - Dave Hollister (maxi-single)
My nigga Teddy Blend was managing Dave and hit me wit an accapella to see what I would do and they was feelin that shit.

8. Pass Pass Le Oinj (Zenith 98) - Supreme NTM

I did alot of beats for Supreme NTM, but this is one of the tracks I was really feelin. I don't know what they was saying( hey rhyme in French) but I could tell they had a flow.

7. Earth,Wind & Fire- Big Daddy Kane feat. Shaqueen & AB Money (Veteranz Day)

Kane gave me a CD wit some dude playin acoustic guitar and said do something with that. I played the beat for him the next day and he went crazy!! It's probably about ten different records being used on that beat.

6. One Love(LG Main Mix) - Nas
I did this remix after an Ill Al Skratch session, so I just had my peoples Ken Staten sing the hook. He also sang on Where's My Homies.



5. Nigganometry - Canibus (Can-I-Bus)
When I did that beat I didn't have the original Willie Hutch joint. I took that shit straight off The Chronic.

4. Lyrical Gymnastics- Big Daddy Kane (Daddy's Home)

I did this and the album title track for Kane right after he left Cold Chillin to go to MCA. He was feeling Where's My Homies, so I used the same sounds for this beat.


3. Out On Bail(Original Version) - Tupac
This song was supposed to be on the Me Against The World album, but it didn't make it. My brother Easy Mo Bee & AB Money took me up to Pac's Hotel to play some beats for him. He took the first track that came on and said let's record it tonight. Eminem remixed it for Loyal 2 The Game and chopped Pac's words to make it sound like he was saying Em, he was really saying LG.

2. I'll Take Her - Ill Al Skratch feat. Brian McKnight (Creep Wit Me)
I did this beat on some radio type shit cause we knew one of the r&b artists on Mercury was going to be on it. Originally it was supposed to be Joe on the song.


1. Where's My Homies - Ill Al Skratch (Creep Wit Me)
I remember hearing Mr.Cee, who lived in my building cuttin up Playing Your Games on his show with Mr. Magic on 91.5 in NY. After that I had to fuck with it. Coincidentally, Mr.Cee was the one who broke the record.



Honorable Mentions:
Strange (Stranger Mixshow Mix) - Boogiemonsters
I did this track by just muffling the change in Playing Your Games(Barry White). We all did that a lot back then. I also produced 3 songs on the album with Derek "LA" Jackson who the Boogiemonsters were signed to at the time. Derek produced the album and had an incredible keyboard player play all the instruments. We all know him today as Scott Storch.


Dr. Feelgood - Ill Al Skratch Feat. Greg Nice, Nine, M.O.P. & Kid Capri
I did this track in Al Skratch's crib. Nobody believes me when I tell em that beat is Hangin On A String By Loose Ends. Kid Capri got on it because Al Skratch knew him from Uptown. Nobody knew that nigga Al Skratch was a crazy DJ.