Identify this hip-hop song please?

December 30, 2006 10:17 PM

Does this hip-hop song ring a bell? It was produced in the last two years. It talked talked about either dead rappers, or famous rappers. The style of music was similar to those by K-OS or Common. Please hope me?
posted by phyrewerx to media & arts (8 comments total)

There's a song called "Dead Rappers" by Sudden Death, on an album called "Fatal Accident Zone"... But it's meant to be sarcastic and comedic... Is that what you were looking for, or did you mean something with more of a serious context?
posted by amyms at 10:32 PM on December 30, 2006

Thanks amyms, it's a bit more serious, almost soulful.
posted by phyrewerx at 10:40 PM on December 30, 2006

Perhaps you're thinking of "Like Toy Soldiers" by Eminem (2004)... It gets its name from the Martika song of the same name, which it heavily samples... Eminem's version laments the violence and feuding between rappers and the video features images of Tupac, the Notorious B.I.G., and others.
posted by amyms at 11:01 PM on December 30, 2006

Just a wild guess: Nas - "Where are they now?" Sounds very old school, thoug it's from his latest CD.
posted by swordfishtrombones at 5:45 AM on December 31, 2006

Thanks for all the suggestions! I didn't know there were so much songs about rap beefs. I managed to find it - Wyclef Jean's Industry.

The lyrics starts out like this -
"Imagine if Biggie and Pac never got shot
And they both still were rulers of hip hop"
posted by phyrewerx at 6:14 AM on December 31, 2006

Wyclef Jean - "The Industry"
posted by grabbingsand at 10:18 AM on December 31, 2006

Nevermind.

I'll just be over here, answering other questions after they've already been answered ...
posted by grabbingsand at 10:19 AM on December 31, 2006

I think there are probably 100 songs that fit your description. The Game's "Dreams" was all over the radio not too long ago; was that it?

If not, can you give us any more information about it? Maybe something in the lyrics?
posted by ikkyu2 at 3:27 PM on December 31, 2006