Living Legends [Chopped and Screwed]

Living Legends [Chopped and Screwed]

by Eightball & MJGEightball & MJG

Overview

For anyone following the screwed and chopped (slowed down and somewhat remixed) phenomenon, seeing one of the mix CDs with "Executive Producer: Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs" on the back is nothing short of shocking. To Diddy's credit, he's handed the album over for screwing and chopping to one of the best, Michael Watts of Swishahouse. After the opening nod to DJ Screw, Watts reorders the album and mixes it nonstop. Screwing and chopping sounds easy until you hear a lame mix, and Watts just never lets that happen. When Eightball is on one of his lyrical runs, Watts just lets him go. When it comes to choruses, he's all over them. One of his best tricks is starting a track slow, then taking it even slower later. He segues tracks together with more effort than other screwers, and just to make things even more eerie he screws and chops the interludes! Hearing Diddy's patented shout-outs at this speed is bizarre, but not nearly as bizarre as hearing 112's sweet harmony slowed to a crawl. Watts does his best to destroy the glitter of "Trying to Get at You" and "Baby Girl," making them true thug nightmares, while the multi-tracked chorus of "Confessions" goes from sweet to sinister. The limited and eerie screwed and chopped style will forever be an acquired taste. Those who have it should be pleased that Diddy and Bad Boy hired one of the genre's best remixers for these living legends.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/15/2004
Label: Bad Boy
UPC: 0602498625835
catalogNumber: 239301
Rank: 79477

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Album Credits

Performance Credits

8ball & MJG   Primary Artist,Rap
John Dean   Vocals
Karen Anderson   Vocals
Shannon Jones   Vocals
Tony Love   Guitar
A.L. Lloyd   Rap
112   Vocals
Anthony Walker   Vocals
Sean "Puffy" Combs   Rap
Twista   Rap
Craig Love   Guitar
Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith   Keyboards
L-Roc   Keyboards
Mechalie Jamison   Vocals
Bun B   Rap
Ludacris   Rap
T.I.   Rap
Elizabeth Collins   Vocals
Rhea Dummett   Vocals
Corte Ellis   Vocals
Rashida Rohan   Vocals
Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon   Guitar

Technical Credits

Sean "Puffy" Combs   Composer,Executive Producer
John Frye   Engineer
Dale Ramsey   Engineer
S. Williams   Composer
Yogi   Producer
Nasheim Myrick   Producer
Bernasky Wall   Engineer
J. Graham   Composer
Dré   Producer
Anthony Walker   Producer,Engineer,Audio Production
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie   Composer,Producer
Stevie J.   Producer
Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith   Producer
Michael Watts   Contributor
Fabio Valenzano   Composer
Stephen Dent   Engineer
Premro Smith   Composer
Shannon "Slam" Lawrence   Engineer
Harve Pierre   Assistant Executive Producer
J-Dub   Producer
Jonathan Smith   Audio Production
C.C. Mitchell   Composer
C. Harris   Composer
Ariel Burjow   Engineer
Ariel Borujow   Engineer
Shondrae   Producer,Engineer,Audio Production
Cool   Producer
J. Dean   Composer
Niko Marzouca   Engineer
Red Spyda   Producer,Audio Production
Mark Vinten   Engineer
Alexis Seton   Engineer
Conrad Dimanche   Vocal Producer,Assistant Executive Producer
Gorilla Tek   Producer
Steve Pageot   Engineer
Elizabeth Collins   Engineer
Steve Nowa   Engineer
Davour   Producer
Frankie Harley   Engineer
Vanex   Producer
Alonzo Vargas   Engineer
Mike Marzouca   Engineer
Wunda Twinz   Producer

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