[Audio] AZ – “Gimme Yours” (2010) ft. Josh Xantus (prod. Statik Selektah)
When new-school boom-bap producer Statik Selektah got the gig for re-producing one of the more coveted tracks of golden age hip-hop "Gimme Yours" for legendary AZ's 15th anniversary edition of Doe or Die (forthcoming, Nov. 23, 2010), he must have felt the opportunity was all at once an honor, a dream come true, and maybe most of all, scary as hell.
People talk about the chemistry between AZ, Nas, and Pete Rock with near-godly reverence. Even without discussing the MC cred of Nas an AZ as NYC rap giants, Pete's beat of the original "Gimme Yours" alone has all the characteristics of golden era hip hop...