{"id":498669,"date":"2022-10-06T02:15:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T23:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aaliyah-was-supposed-to-do-a-roc-the-mic-remix-says-young-guru\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T02:15:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T23:15:05","slug":"aaliyah-was-supposed-to-do-a-roc-the-mic-remix-says-young-guru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aaliyah-was-supposed-to-do-a-roc-the-mic-remix-says-young-guru\/","title":{"rendered":"#Aaliyah Was Supposed To Do A \u2018Roc The Mic\u2019 Remix, Says Young Guru"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4130a90d6c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4130a90d6c8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aaliyah-was-supposed-to-do-a-roc-the-mic-remix-says-young-guru\/#%E2%80%9CAaliyah_Was_Supposed_To_Do_A_%E2%80%98Roc_The_Mic_Remix_Says_Young_Guru%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Aaliyah Was Supposed To Do A \u2018Roc The Mic\u2019 Remix, Says Young Guru&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAaliyah_Was_Supposed_To_Do_A_%E2%80%98Roc_The_Mic_Remix_Says_Young_Guru%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Aaliyah Was Supposed To Do A \u2018Roc The Mic\u2019 Remix, Says Young Guru&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-05-at-3.16.51-PM-e1664997545444-1198x675.png\" alt=\"Aaliyah Was Supposed To Do A \u2018Roc The Mic\u2019 Remix, Says Young Guru\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>KMazur\/WireImage I Instagram\/Freeway<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nAaliyah\u2019s death had a seismic effect on the landscape of Hip Hop and R&amp;B at the turn of the century, and\u00a0Young Guru\u00a0has revealed she was slated to hop on a remix to Beanie Sigel and Freeway\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MNeHoRSlvrI\">\u201cRoc the Mic\u201d<\/a> days after her tragic plane crash.<\/p>\n<p>Guru joined Math Hoffa\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hZfhWKf4YEQ\"><em>My Expert Opinion<\/em> podcast<\/a> where he spoke on how Aaliyah heard an early version of what became \u201cRoc the Mic\u201d and loved Just Blaze\u2019s production to the point she wanted to lay a verse on it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\n\u201cWhen Aaliyah died, Aaliyah was supposed to be coming to us, flying to us,\u201d he explained. \u201cShe had already called Just [Blaze] and was supposed to be doing a remix with Just. The first time I ever seen Hip Hop [Kyambo Joshua] cry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had left us \u2014 she had heard \u2018Roc the Mic\u2019 when we did it. We was about to go to the s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> club and Freeway was complaining, \u2018Yo, we been down here for a week and you giving all the beats to Beans and [Memphis] Bleek.\u2019 He looking at Just like, \u2018Yo, I can\u2019t get nothing?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young Guru continued: \u201cJust is real quick on the ASR-X\u2026 A little longer, like 10 minutes maybe\u2026 Aaliyah had heard \u2018Roc the Mic\u2019 and she made a point to say something to Hip Hop and was like, \u2018That\u2019s the one.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaliyah was supposed to do a &#8220;Roc The Mic&#8221; remix, says Young Guru<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FoC4kxW3kg\">https:\/\/t.co\/FoC4kxW3kg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATHHOFFA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MATHHOFFA<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8kCcSutbq8\">pic.twitter.com\/8kCcSutbq8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HipHopDX\/status\/1577751292323123201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, months before the song would drop. \u201cRoc the Mic\u201d served as the lead single for the soundtrack to crime blockbuster\u00a0<i>State Property<\/i>\u00a0and was released in January 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The Just Blaze-produced hit went on to be the highest charting song for both Beanie Sigel and Freeway at the time while reaching a peak of No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. St. Lunatics r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Murphy Lee ended up hopping on the official remix.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere during his visit to\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hZfhWKf4YEQ\">My Expert Opinion<\/a><\/em>, Young Guru praised 50 Cent for his hook writing skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, 50 is like one of the most incredible hook writers, and hooks will get you\u2026,\u201d Guru said as the <em>My<\/em>\u00a0<em>Expert Opinion<\/em> crew finished his sentence by saying: \u201cEverywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young Guru then spoke on a time he heard 50\u2019s hook on Tony Yayo\u2018s 2005 song <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=beI66nntjBw\">\u201cI Know You Don\u2019t Love Me\u201d<\/a> off his debut album <em>Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon<\/em>. Guru was in the studio with Roc-A-Fella Records rapper Memphis Bleek when he recalled losing his mind hearing the infectious chorus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\n\u201cThis dude said, \u2018<em>I know you don\u2019t love me \u2019cause you ain\u2019t the same when JAY-Z\u2019s around<\/em>,\u2019 I said, \u2018Bleek! That\u2019s our hook! How did we not say that?\u2019 That is a Bleek hook. How did we not say that? I\u2019m looking like, \u2018Yo, this dude is too good. I love Fif, but Jay acknowledged it earlier, he was like, \u2018Y\u2019all gonna have to deal with this dude. He\u2019s coming.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\"><br \/>\nby Michael Saponara\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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