Combat Jack Presents: True Stories Behind 25 Rap Classics
By Dominic Green | Sep 21, 2010 | 11:49 am | Permalink
To many of you, he's known as Combat Jack, blogger for Daily Mathematics and Internet radio DJ/personality for www.pncradio.fm. However, to people like Jay-Z and Missy Elliott, he is known as Reggie Osse, an entertainment lawyer who represented them at one time. Osse entered the music industry as part of Def Jam's business and legal affairs department, and has worked with artists like Public Enemy, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys. His storied career, which has spanned the past 20 years, has allowed him to be involved with-and in some cases see up close-the genesis of multiple rap classics. And now he's telling Complex his stories. Enjoy what we'll call the official Combat Jack Mixtape. Vol. 1.
Samira B. September 24th, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Isn't this song called "Get Money" though?
Jack September 24th, 2010 at 12:44 PM
shamira shut your...
THUNDERKUSH September 24th, 2010 at 12:55 PM
very insightful feature.
dadap September 24th, 2010 at 01:07 PM
link to #11 is broken.
Ivan September 24th, 2010 at 01:34 PM
Jack!
Pierzy September 24th, 2010 at 01:50 PM
99% sure that Nas was NOT mentioned on "How To Rob." And wasn't Jay's first single actually titled "I Can't Get Wit That"? Very insightful nonetheless.
DG September 24th, 2010 at 03:26 PM
50 didnt mention Nas directly but he did reference the R Kelly/Nas remix Did You Ever Think which came out that same year
@N_C_B September 24th, 2010 at 03:26 PM
Nas was mentioned on the OG version that was never released. As was AZ. Both were made aware of the mention by the Trackmasters.
Pierzy September 26th, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Never heard that before...my bad.
Sonny Chiba September 24th, 2010 at 01:51 PM
Link to #7 isnt working for me
a mad rapper September 24th, 2010 at 02:43 PM
stops working after "hate me now" #21.
AmpGeez a.k.a Let Dat Blogger Cook September 24th, 2010 at 03:52 PM
Great article. Combat Jack is definitely one of the most interesting personalities in the Hip-Hop Bloggersphere. You can't get insightful stories like these anywhere else.
jubei September 24th, 2010 at 03:54 PM
"Put your hands where my eyes can see" by Busta was NOT a sample from Hall & Oates but from Seals & Crofts...