{"id":222365,"date":"2026-01-25T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=222365"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:07:39","slug":"sean-c-on-working-with-mobb-deep-jay-z-big-pun-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/sean-c-on-working-with-mobb-deep-jay-z-big-pun-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean C On Working With Mobb Deep, JAY-Z, Big Pun &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1hcv95AeqPw?si=JUXK2tmR4EX-IAg5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sean C joins Ambrosia For Heads&#8217; ON THE RECORD for a wide-ranging conversation about his career making music with some of Hip-Hop\u2019s most important artists. He breaks down how he worked with Black Thought, JAY-Z, and Mobb Deep, sharing behind-the-scenes insight into creative process, artist chemistry, and what it takes to make records that last.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Sean reflects on his journey from intern to A&#038;R executive, his time at LOUD Records, and the connective tissue between classic albums and the people who help shape them. He also talks about co-founding The X-Ecutioners, and how his background as a DJ informed his ear for production and artist development.<\/p>\n<p>Sean also discusses his role working on albums by Slick Rick, Raekwon, Ghostface, Mobb Deep, Big L and De La Soul for Mass Appeal\u2019s Legend Has It series, offering insight into how those projects came together and what it takes to maintain quality and cohesion across a body of work. Along the way, he names his top 5 MCs, compares how different elite rappers approach the craft, and shares perspective on longevity, taste, and trust in music.<\/p>\n<p>This is thoughtful, insider conversation for Hip-Hop heads who care about how the music actually gets made.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"222366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/sean-c-on-working-with-mobb-deep-jay-z-big-pun-more\/sean-c-on-making-music-with-mobb-deep-black-thought-jay-z-big-pun-de-la-soul-wu-tang\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sean C On Making Music With Mobb Deep, Black Thought, JAY-Z, Big Pun, De La Soul &amp;#038; Wu-Tang\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang-540x304.avif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang-1024x576.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang-540x304.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-222366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang-540x304.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-C-On-Making-Music-With-Mobb-Deep-Black-Thought-JAY-Z-Big-Pun-De-La-Soul-Wu-Tang.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean C joins Ambrosia For Heads&#8217; ON THE RECORD for a wide-ranging conversation about his&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-VQx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}