{"id":539375,"date":"2023-01-14T03:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ed-lover-thinks-amil-is-one-of-hip-hops-biggest-what-ifs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T03:47:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:47:49","slug":"ed-lover-thinks-amil-is-one-of-hip-hops-biggest-what-ifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ed-lover-thinks-amil-is-one-of-hip-hops-biggest-what-ifs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ed Lover Thinks Amil Is One Of Hip Hop\u2019s Biggest \u2018What Ifs\u2019"},"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-6a3f7b1e2cd97\" 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-6a3f7b1e2cd97\" 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\/ed-lover-thinks-amil-is-one-of-hip-hops-biggest-what-ifs\/#%E2%80%9CEd_Lover_Thinks_Amil_Is_One_Of_Hip_Hops_Biggest_%E2%80%98What_Ifs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ed Lover Thinks Amil Is One Of Hip Hop\u2019s Biggest \u2018What Ifs\u2019&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEd_Lover_Thinks_Amil_Is_One_Of_Hip_Hops_Biggest_%E2%80%98What_Ifs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ed Lover Thinks Amil Is One Of Hip Hop\u2019s Biggest \u2018What Ifs\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2023\/01\/ed-lover-thinks-amil-hip-hop-biggest-what-if-1200x675.png\" alt=\"Ed Lover Thinks Amil Is One Of Hip Hop\u2019s Biggest \u2018What Ifs\u2019\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/Amil | Instagram\/Ed Lover<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Ed Lover has listed former JAY-Z prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Amil alongside the likes of Nipsey Hussle and Pop Smoke as artists whose unfulfilled careers could have shifted the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Picking up a conversation sparked by Nelly, Ed Lover took to Instagram on Thursday (January 12) to offer his input about who he felt might be considered the biggest \u201cWhat If\u201d in Hip Hop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNelly said, hands down, the biggest \u2018What If\u2019 in Hip Hop history is The D.O.C. because [he] got hurt after giving us one album, right?,\u201d the radio host started. \u201cSo I would say yeah, Nelly\u2019s right about D.O.C. But I would also like to add Nipsey Hussle. I would also like to add Pop Smoke. I would also like to add Amil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd Imma tell you why I\u2019m adding Amil,\u201d he continued. \u201cCause with JAY-Z on the pen game? Amil coulda been something stupid special for sure. So: The D.O.C., Pop Smoke, Nipsey Hussle, Amil. I think those are the biggest \u201cWhat Ifs\u201d in Hip Hop history.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CnUkkhVKAvo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on JAY-Z\u2019s hit single \u201cCan I Get A\u2026,\u201d one of his earliest mainstream hits, thanks to its inclusion on the\u00a0<em>Rush Hour Soundtrack<\/em> and later on his third album, <i>Vol. 2\u2026 Hard Knock Life<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The song became Hov\u2019s first Top 20 single, entering the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> in 1998 and peaking at the No. 19 position over the course of 37 weeks on the chart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the song\u2019s success, Amil stepped fully into her role as the First Lady of The Roc, delivering the hook on another <em>Vol. 2<\/em> single, \u201cN-gga What, N-gga Who (Originator 99),\u201d before making three appearances on JAY-Z\u2019s <em>Vol. 3\u2026 Life and Times of S. Carter<\/em>, including the album\u2019s lead single, \u201cDo It Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on to be featured on albums by both Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek; and appeared alongside her labelmates on <em>The Dynasty: Roc La<\/em> <em>Familia<\/em>\u2018s \u201cYou, Me, Him and Her\u201d before welcoming the crew on, \u201c4 Da Fam,\u201d one of the biggest singles from her debut album <em>All Money Is Legal <\/em>and her only solo <em>Hot 100<\/em>\u00a0 hit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amil, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, JAY-Z - 4 Da Fam\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tosG9zVW4kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, contrary to Ed Lover\u2019s assumption, Amil once said that her talent as writer was one of the things that led JAY-Z to sign her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJay had respect for my talent \u2013 writing and my voice \u2013 nothing more,\u201d she told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/the-juice\/5923011\/ladies-first-31-female-rappers-who-changed-hip-hop\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a> in 2014, while speaking on the success of their first hit together.\u00a0\u201cJay gave me the opportunity of a lifetime, and what I did with it was my own decision. That was my brother. There was never a relationship between me and Jay or anyone over there. He was like a brother. He was very protective over [me]. I\u2019m never going to lose any love for Jay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the brevity of her career, Amil explained that she simply came to realize that she wasn\u2019t that interested in Hip Hop stardom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t there mentally,\u201d she said. \u201cI was in my own world. Was I prepared? No. Did I realize what was happening right before my eyes? No\u2026I started to rebel. I rebelled against the industry because it\u2019s not what I wanted. I hated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing. I wasn\u2019t at afterparties or the club. Also, at the time my son\u2019s asthma, [who was] 5 [or] 6-years-old at the time, was getting worse and no one was there for him. I had to be there for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit400\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amil officially parted ways with Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001.\u00a0While she\u2019s stated on more than one occasion that she harbored no ill will towards her former label head and mentor, Hov may have felt differently.<\/p>\n<p>JAY-Z referenced the break in at least one song, which saw him mention the original members of the Roc roster in metaphors, rapping: \u201c<em>And you got a couple of beans and you don\u2019t have a clue?\/ <\/em><em>Your situation is bleek, I\u2019ma keep it real \u2019cause\/ <\/em><em>Fuckin\u2019 with me, you gotta drop a mil&#8217;\u201d<\/em> on the\u00a0<em>Blueprint<\/em> intro track, \u201cThe Ruler\u2019s Back.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Tai Saint-Louis\">by Tai Saint-Louis<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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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