![]() ![]() ![]() To be honest, this is also a handicap when it comes to the Federation. Rick Rock’s beats could either get a party started, or get the club shut down when everybody gets too CRUNK up in that muh’. And when you hear a Rick Rock beat, you know it by the way it nods your head and rattles your trunk. You know a Kanye West track by the soul breaks and the sped up R&B singers. You know a Pete Rock track by the dirty soul and the horny horns. You know a DJ Premier track by the jazz samples, tight layering, and scratched hooks when you hear it. All music played by Rick Rock.” Besides the countless # of West coast explosions he has made for the likes of E-40, Mack 10, 2Pac and MC Eiht among others, he’s also ventured to the East to lace artists like Jay-Z on “Change the Game” and Angie Martinez on “If I Could Go.” Versatility is not a problem for Rick Rock, but when he does pop up in the mix there’s an unquestionably strong bump to the beats no matter who he’s lacing. All you have to do is pick up the CD on the store shelf and read the back cover: “Produced by Rick Rock. So why would the average rap consumer out there be interested in an album by an unknown rap group named Federation? The fact “Rick Rock Presents” them is a selling point in itself for those in the know about the Bay Area.
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