FIRST THINGS FIRST LINKS as ALWAYS:
DL LINK : bit.ly/3q9KOSw
Aftermath's Focus abandoned this project where the concept was take a producer's style and pay homage to it. But not only that the mc's had to rhyme to the theme of the producer and what they contributed to the game. He only got to 7 tracks. Here are the 7 tracks he shared with blog's. If this doesn't prove Focus is one of the illest in the game, I don't know what will.
In the first one we see Kendrick Pro Verb Ras pay respect 2 DAZ/Soopafly
The second one
we see Jay Rock-Crooked I pay homage 2 Dre
this one we see Premo
This is the Dilla one -
There are 7 in all, click the link at the top if you want this project. I'm just bringing you s*** under the radar that a lot of people still don't have.
Produced arranged mixed by Focus
Featuring
Kendrick
Jay Rock
Phonte
Big Pooh
Don Will
Kurupt
Crooked
Sha Stimuli
Ras
Busta
Illa J
Frank Nitty
Stat Quo
Pro Verb
That whole list, fam. Holy s***.
BTW in case you are wondering, he is the son of "BERNARD EDWARDS" the innovative bassist from "Chic" who made the classic revolutionary. "Good Times" baseline which changed the face of Hip Hop forever.
oh s***
@op i love dilla bro this might be one of ur best ones yet bro
premo and dilla
damn pooh shiesty on this?
Pooh Shiesty thats my dawg but my nigga you a dummy
NO WAY!!! I've been heard that homage to dr dre from Jay rock and Crooked which SLAPS!!!!!!! But never knew it was from a Focus... project!
Just shows u how small the industry is tho. Kendrick was basically working with Dr Dre's right hand man in 2010...
@op i love dilla bro this might be one of ur best ones yet bro
premo and dilla
tonight i have a finale stop for soul sunday’s which takes us to the beginnings of hip hop. this is a great closer and then i probably will be back on Friday during my weekly sabbatical. What a fantastic band tonight, fam. Appropriate for June & all out of print not streaming anywhere on the major platforms. Be on the look out for that. 😎