DJ Premier and MC Eiht are busy putting the finishing touches on the Compton Most Wanted leader's final album, Which Way Iz West, but they're giving fans a taste of what to expect with a new remix of MC Eiht's 2012 track, "Runn The Blocc."
DJ Premier told XXL magazine "Runn The Blocc" was originally a freestyle done over Black Moon's "Who Got The Props" backing tracks. "I'm a huge fan of Young MayLAy from the west coast and he can spit," DJ Premier said. "So when we finished mixing the album, I wanted to keep the lyrics and put a brand new beat to it so that it sounded like a whole new song."
"When I originally got the beat from Brenk (Sinatra), rather then do something that glorified hustling, I wanted to drop something more along the story-line of how it’s so stressful in the streets," MC Eiht said. "Then Premier sent MayLAy and I a beat and it just fit my vision of how the game used to be perfectly; knowing hustling is still a necessary evil and having to deal with everything that comes with it. Preemo heard the final product and said it needed to be on the album; so now its official."
The new remix, which also features West Coast rapper Young Maylay, will appear on MC Eiht's upcoming thirteenth album Which Way Iz West, which is due to be released in the upcoming months. The album will reportedly be the final solo album from the Compton's Most Wanted leader, and is also being produced by DJ Premier.
By Michael Lacerna for RAPstation.com
