En 2005 le monde entier a découvert Really Doe sur le second album de Kanye West "Late Registration". Ce natif de Chicago a été invité sur le titre "We Major" en compagnie de Nas.
Dans une interview donné au blog Fake Shore Drive il revient sur sa collaboration avec Kanye West et Nas, parle de son 1er album "First Impression" qui sortira à la fin de l'année et annonce que Nas fera partie des featuring.
You debuted on the standout track, and my personal favorite from Late Registration, “We Major”. You came in the industry on a track with Nas, and according to most, you stole the show. How did that feel?
Man, I was so honored for that. I’m honored that the world got to hear that record and respect me off a hook. The people and the fans are what keeps me going, and it’s great to hear people say that is there favorite hook in all of hip hop. In fact, I was just talking with Beyonce and she told me that was her favorite hip hop hook of all time – that’s crazy.
It was more than just your average hook, in my opinion.
Yeah exactly, I mean my label, GOOD Music, we strive to be different than everybody else and you can hear that in my style. You really can’t compare me to any artist that’s out there right now. So as far as my album, I’m bringing a lot of energy into it. I wanted to make First Impression a classic album and something you can listen to three years from now, but still sounds like it came out yesterday.
The praise you received must have been crazy, going from a relatively unknown to appearing on a track with Nas & Kanye. That must have changed your life immensely…
Well, before I was on “We Major”, I was on the College Dropout tour as the opening act. I also worked on the Truth tour with Usher, Kanye and Christina Milian, I had a two song opening set every night. So people knew me to some extent before the track with Nas. You know, I actually wrote Nas’ verse for that track if you actually paid attention to what he’s rapping about: “I asked my man to the right, what his verse this sound like, should I freestyle or write, he said Nas what the fans want is Illmatic still.” I like to bring the best out of everybody regardless of who they are, and this was my first major look to the world. At first Nas came with a really dope political verse, and I was like “you really don’t need that, you need that Illmatic, you need that gutter, so let me get that.”
So you inspired that?
Inspired it and wrote it. Then we went line for line – and that was most definitely an honor – someone of Nas’ caliber to ask “What should I do, how do you think I should come.” Basically, me and GLC were in the studio with Nas and we were just throwing lines back and forth – I mean don’t get me wrong, I was pacing around the studio (laughs), I’m thinking “How do I tell Nas he has to go harder on this shit” (laughs)
Yeah, that probably would have immediately induced a heart attack (laughs)
Nas is a humble dude. He still takes time out to talk to me when I call, I mean I don’t have a strong relationship with him like I do ‘Ye, so I don’t want to use all my favors up. So I save the favors for: “Nas, let me get that 16” (laughs)
:: Interview en entier ::
Kanye West feat. Really Doe & Nas - "We Major"
Really Doe & Nas "We Major" [Live] *Son de très mauvaise qualité*
