Wednesday, December 02, 2010
By Roman Wolfe
(AllHipHop
News) A variety of Philadelphia Hip-Hop powerhouses have united to release a
track to showcase the growing unity in the city of Brotherly Love "s Hip-Hop
community.
Grammy Award winning producer Dice Raw of The Roots has assembled Schoolly
D., recognized as "the father of gangster rap," EST, of legendary
Hip-Hop group Three Times Dope, internationally known rapper Freeway and former
Philly "s Most Wanted member Boo Bonic.
The four rappers appear on the remix to the track "100," which is
proceed by R&S Music Group producer Rick Friedrich, who has received Grammy
nods for his production on The Roots " latest album "How I Got Over"
and "Wake Up."
The track features Schoolly D., who is noted for releasing the first "gangsta
rap" record with the timeless 1986 Hip-Hop classic, "P.S.K. (Park
Side Killers)," an ode to his neighborhood affiliations.
EST was the lead member of Three Times Dope, who hit big for Philadelphia with
their debut Original Stylin ", which produced the Hip-Hop classics "Greatest
Man Alive," "Funky Dividends" in 1989.
He has gone on to have a successful career as producer, notching hits like
"Cater 2 U," "Baby Boy," "Me, Myself and I" and
"Naughty Girl" for Beyonce, in addition to making hits for Mya, Mario,
LeToya Luckett.
Boo Bonic made his mark for the city as a member of the group Philly "s Most
Wanted, who hit big with their single "Cross the Border" in 2001.
Freeway has sold millions of records, first as a member of Jay-Z "s Roc-A-Fella
Records stable of artists, then as a successful solo artist, following the sale
of one of rap "s most legendary imprints in 2004.
Dice Raw has earned a Grammy Award for his role as producer for The Roots and
just this week, he garnered two nominations with the famous Philadelphia Hip-Hop
band for his work on How I Got Over.
“I was very fortunate to recently work with these extremely gifted artists,"
Dice Raw told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "Anytime you get a group of
guys in the studio with this caliber of talent you know they are going to give
hip-hop fans something special.”
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