Throwback Thursday: "Ain't No N***a" -- Jay-Z ft. Foxy Brown

"Ain't no question, had more Black chicks between my sheets than Essence..."

Back in '96, only New York cats really knew who Jay was. And no one knew who Foxy was. Then this track started making the rounds, and was included in the soundtrack for The Nutty Professor. Not long after that Reasonable Doubt dropped, and the game was never the same again.



My girl Steph with another assist.

Throwback Thursday: "4 Da Fam" -- Amil ft. Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, & Beanie Sigel

I'm a little conflicted in using this as a Throwback post. On the one hand, I love this track. Memph's opening verse especially, while not lyrically-complex, never ceases to get me amped up. But on the other hand, this is the "radio edit", which has so many parts cut out that it'll make you think your speakers are on the fritz. If you're not sitting near uptight people and want to blast the true, uncensored version of this track, click here. Otherwise, just try to rock with it. That 2000 Roc-A-Fella vibe was vicious.

Beanie Sigel -- "Payback"

Uh oh...Beans is a little heated.