- Mar 24, 2009
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The title says it all.
The inspiration comes from after reading this on a blog site:
The inspiration comes from after reading this on a blog site:
[h2]Fabolous- "N.O.R.E. Was Hot As Fish Grease At The Time…"[/h2]
In the latest issue of XXL, Fab recalls the infamous freestyle he had with Nore at Hot 97 on Clue's show when Fab got put on. Fab goes on to explain how at those times, rapping next to a nice nigg@ like Nore was how someone got put on, but now, rappers just try to make catchy songs and ain't nice no more on the mic.
Via XXL:
XXL: It's funny I was listening to that old DJ Clue freestyle with you and Nore. And Nore was goin' off.
Fabolous: Nore was hot as fish grease at the time. He said, "I shoot at your feet and make you do the Puff dance to perfection."
XXL: That line was crazy. These were the caliber dudes that you used to have to rhyme next to in order to get attention. So you had to be nice.
Fabolous: Yeah. And $+@%#% don't have that at this point either. A lot of $+@%#% in the game come in and make their catchy song. Let's see you rap, let's test out some of those $+@%#%, put them on the radio rapping with another %#+%@*%*@%%$ and let's see how you hold up against some of these $+@%#% who are hot at the time. You go up there and you rapping for the mother****as from that era that really get that,
No disrespect to Drake, but after the whole blackberry fiasco, you really have to appreciate the CLASSIC hip-hop moments that used to occur when rappers usedto go bar for bar with each other on the air.
Feel free to post your favorite Hot 97 freestyles, where it be from Flex, Angie, Stretch & Bobbito, Enuff, etc...
This is my ALL-TIME favorite. I still have the Clue mixtape cd that had the joint on it (anyone remember how Clue used to catch L's for bootlegging all ofthe freestyles on his tapes? lol):
