When you are a drug dealer, your “body politic” consists of your supplier, your customers, the police, and the competition. To paraphrase former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill: For a cocaine dealer, “all politics is local.” Producer Ski Beatz created the beat for “Politics As Usual” with a sample from “Hurry Up This Way Again” by The Stylistics, which producer Clark Kent also sampled and submitted to Jay later but Ski’s version was used for the album. Ski talked about the track in an interview with Complex: "We was working on "Reasonable Doubt" at the time. Any… read more
When you are a drug dealer, your “body politic” consists of your supplier, your customers, the police, and the competition. To paraphrase former Spea… read more
When you are a drug dealer, your “body politic” consists of your supplier, your customers, the police, and the competition. To paraphrase former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill: Fo… read more
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Shawn Corey Carter, Jay-Hova, Jiggaman, Young Hov, Shawn C. Carter, Hov, Shawn Carter, The Carter Administration. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful American blend artists of the mid-90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop. He is one of the mos… read more
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a va… read more
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Shawn Corey Car… read more