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74. Terror Squad f/ Cam'ron "NY State of Mind" (2004)

74. Terror Squad f/ Cam'ron "NY State of Mind" (2004)

Sample: Billy Joel “New York State of Mind” (1976)
Album: N/A
Producer: StreetRunner
Label: Terror Squad/Universal/SRC

Rappers pour their hearts into mixtapes these days but original (meaning non-freestyle) tracks used to end up on mixtapes—or white-label 12"s—primarily because they couldn't be included on official label releases, often due to sample clearance issues.

One track that made the rounds in this fashion was Fat Joe, Remy Ma, and Cam'ron's "NY State Of Mind." The song had been intended for Terror Squad's 2004 album True Story but when Billy Joel and his lawyers declined to sign off on the sample of his classic by the same name, it found its audience on hip-hop's black market.



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