That’s How You Let The Beat Build: Popular Songs You Probably Didn’t Realize Kanye West Produced
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Clarke Gail Baines
“This Can’t Be Life” by Jay Z
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This song has a special place in my heart for more than one reason (and it’s not just the beat with the emotional chorus and its killer sample of Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes “I Miss You” and Dr. Dre’s “Xxplosive”). It’s about the hustle and the struggle (as Jay would say, “We all ghetto, B”) and West managed to create a beat that managed to fit the mood of the lyrics. It also helped that Beanie Sigel (before he and Jay decided they couldn’t get along anymore) and Scarface laced the song with some sick verses as well…
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