Produced by: Nashiem Myrick
"I was representing Nashiem Myrick and Tragedy Khadafi. Apparently they had beef as they were each part of opposing crews from Queens. That beef resulted in a fight that broke out on a famed boat ride that ended up with some fellow from a crew getting tossed off the boat and into the Hudson River. Literally. I don't know specifically what boat ride it was, but if you ever bring up the old beef between Trag and Nashiem's peoples, the first thing they'll mention is the boat ride where dunny was forced off the boat. One day, they were both in my office—appointments colliding—and the air was tense. Both clients were known to have been real thuggish on the streets. Fast thinking and talking, I helped convince them that we were all on the same team, and there was collabs to make, money to earn. Trag cautiously shared with Nashiem how he was working on his group, Capone-N-Noreaga.
"They start building on ideas. The first collabo they worked on was 'T.O.N.Y.' I used to have a barber, Shawn Brown, who used to come by my office to cut my hair (I was stunting). He happened to be in my office during a follow-up meeting. Shawn was from Queens, too, knew both Trag and Nashiem very well. Shawn was an aspiring singer, and in my office, he politicked his way into singing the hook to that record. The title should also add 'feat. Shwan Brown.' When 'T.O.N.Y.' dropped, cats weren't expecting that from Trag. It had been a long time since he had any heat, and no one had ever heard of C.N.N. before. Talk about organic, I watched that song go from a truce between two foes to becoming a Tunnel classic."






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...