RZA talks about how they got Method Man to do the song 'All I Need'
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He also explained the story behind Method Man’s Mary J. Blige-assisted “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By,” a cut ? originally did not want to do. According to RZA, ? refused to make the song a single until he was given a car and a Mary J. Blige placement.
“Method Man, at the time, was considered the most hardest emcee in the game," RZA noted. "He had a song called ‘Bring the Pain.’ He’s 6’4” and in my neighborhood, he would walk around with the biggest gun you’ve ever seen. So, he did not want to be a pretty boy or a type of boy that girls liked, you know what I mean? I remember we did this song in my basement and I kind of forced him to do the song…We had to promise to buy him a new car and get Mary J. Blige to do the hook in order for this to be the single. It turned out this song became maybe a double platinum seller for him. Him and Mary won a Grammy [that] year.”
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Yeah, I remember hearing that story.. good drop though..
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Huge hit classic!
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Didn't Puff do the remix
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? is a good actor, he stay getting screen time
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I notice it's always the songs that artist don't like that become hits.
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idoitforhiphop10 wrote: »I notice it's always the songs that artist don't like that become hits.
Yep.. same with Ruff Ryders Anthem by DMX.. -
that was a classic song.glad rza made ? do it
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song is a classic but...So, he did not want to be a pretty boy or a type of boy that girls liked, you know what I mean?
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Old story..I remember another story where Inspectah Deck mentioned ? as being the most grimiest ? in the Clan.
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A ? named the panty raider didn't wanna be liked by the ladies ?
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M-E-T-H-O-D MAN!
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Ticaaaaaaaal
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? has weird ears. He didn't like M-E-T-H-O-D Man either and that song ended up being the most successful of Enter the 36.
And I can understand not wanting to do some pretty boy ? , but as rap songs for the chicks go, All That I Need is about as grimey as it gets, especially the original version. -
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the og version is GOAT status to me
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That song/video is still dope
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i always blame this song for the overdone rap & r&b collabs we are still hearing to this day
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First time I ? my ex this song was playing. That's how I knew we had that hood love.
Man I miss her a lot