The question I pose today is merely to speculate why DJ Premier did not produce a track for Jay Z's The Black Album. The reports have varied from Jay rejecting all of the cuts Premo submitted, to Premo being too busy to submit anything.
With all of the hype surrounding Jay's "last" album, it is a bit disappointing that rap's most successful emcee and one of the best DJ's of all-time failed to collaborate.
Instead, Pharrell has included what sounds like a wack track. I hope the rest of the album has a street sound. I also don't doubt that Jay will be back for more.
Speaking of coming back for more, Fiona Apple is supposed to release an album early next year. Which means she beats D'Angelo once again. The two came out with albums within a year of each other in the mid-90s. Both of their sophomore efforts came out four or five years later.
D'Angelo has reported been working with George Clinton and Raphael Saadiq, and some reports say he has seven songs. But I'm not holding my breath.
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