{"id":38355,"date":"2011-08-19T14:38:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T12:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=38355"},"modified":"2011-08-19T17:00:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T15:00:37","slug":"cormega-talks-about-working-with-large-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/cormega-talks-about-working-with-large-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormega talks about working with Large Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cormega explains why Large Pro is the best producer he\u2019s ever worked with.
\nHit continue reading to check the official artwork & press release for Mega’s oft-delayed, but long-awaited 2-disc September 27th release.<\/p>\n

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\nOne of hip-hop\u2019s most prolific poets, Cormega, announced the release of his forthcoming musical collection:Cormega: Raw Forever to be released September 27th. The double disc set features a collection of Cormega\u2019s classics as selected by fans and a companion disc featuring a live band, The Revelations (of Wu-Tang\u2019s Chamber Music and Legendary Weapons fame) whose remixes bring a new live sound and instrumentation to some of Mega\u2019s fan favorites.<\/p>\n

The classics included on disc 1 were easy for him to select because the selections came from his active message board on Legalhustle.net and from paying close attention to audience response at his live shows. \u201cFor Raw Forever, I knew I had to put \u201cSaga,\u201d \u201cKillaz Theme,\u201d and \u201cDead Man Walking,\u201d on there even though, I, the new Cory, am not a big fan of \u201cDead Man Walking.\u201d I don\u2019t use as much profanity as I used to and I\u2019m not as graphic now as I used to be. I know Dead Man Walking really resonates with people, so I included it for the fans. There are also songs that I really love like \u201cLove Is Love\u201d which I added to give the collection some balance.\u201d Other tracks include \u201cJourney,\u201d \u201cTestament,\u201d \u2018True Meaning,\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

The music on the second disc is a mixture of original songs and Cormega classics remixed and reinterpreted by The Revelations Band and features Lil Fame of M.O.P. and Baby Pun (Big Pun\u2019s son); AZ and Nature; Blaq Poet, Tragedy Khadafi and Havoc; Red Alert, Parrish Smith, Grand Puba, KRS One & Big Daddy Kane. \u201cThe first time I worked with The Revelations was on the Wu Chamber Music project. The idea was really raw to me. I always had the curiosity of working with a live band, but what actually manifested our collaborations was seeing the audience\u2019s response when we performed together at Santos [Party House in New York City] September 1, 2010. The response from the crowd was over-whelming! It was incredible!\u201d After the show, we recorded and leaked a remix of my song, \u2018Journey\u2019 and it too got a lot of love, so I decided to take the experiment even further and see how it would sound if they redid some of my other songs and that\u2019s how this project came about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to do Raw Forever to bring something back to hip-hop. As far as the culture [of Hip Hop], I think of it as a pretty girl\u2026If you remember my song, \u2018American Beauty,\u2019 you recall that I compared hip-hop to a woman. Hip-hop was a beautiful woman, and then she started hangin\u2019 out with some chicken-heads, and she wanted to be like them. The chicken-heads took her to a club and introduced her to some dudes and said, \u201cIf you do this, they\u2019ll give you this.\u201d That\u2019s where Hip Hop is; she started becoming a whore. At this particular moment, she needs some sophistication. A lot of emcees, don\u2019t want to grow up, and that\u2019s what\u2019s making Rap\/Hip-Hop look bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although he considers himself a veteran after over a decade recording, Cormega explains that it took him a while to finally decide to put out a best of collection. \u201cI always wanted to do aBest Of, but I didn\u2019t feel like I accomplished enough \u2013 sometimes I still [feel that way]. At the end of the day, I\u2019ve been in the game for a while. I\u2019ve been making albums for 10 years and while I consider myself to be a veteran now; I don\u2019t consider myself to be a legend \u2013 that\u2019s a word that\u2019s too easily [said] from people\u2019s tongues. Certain people ain\u2019t legends. You can\u2019t call me a legend, and then call Eric B. or Pete Rock \u201clegends.\u201d They\u2019ve contributed so much more than me, and they\u2019ve had so much impact that callin\u2019 me a legend is an insult to real legends. I finally decided to put all the songs that people love most together in one compilation, but I also wanted to offer them something new too. The band definitely brings a different vibe to my lyrics. For example we remixed the song \u201cGet It In\u201d from Born And Raised and added [Big] Pun\u2019s son, Baby Pun. The version on Raw Forever sounds better than the one on the original album!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not on this album, but The Revelation and I also recorded a benefit single \u201cI Made A Difference\u201d to support the work that Sean Penn\u2019s organization is doing in Haiti. I visited Haiti after the earthquake and was so moved by the spirit of the people that I wanted to do something to help. The Revelations laid down the instrumentals with keyboards by Jazimoto and I got Redman, Steele, Stic Man of Dead Prez, Lil Fame of MOP, and singer\/songwriter Maya Azucena to record verses. The song was released digitally through RED\/Sony distribution and is available on iTunes.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked how it feels to compact almost his entire musical legacy onto a double disc and then experiment with a band to recreate classics, Cormega responds, \u201cWhen I look back at my career, I see growth. Born and Raised might be my favorite Cormega album; some people might say I\u2019m crazy for that and argue that The Realness is better. I think Born and Raised is my best album, \u2019cause it shows growth. I must\u2019ve lost a few people with that, \u2019cause not everybody\u2019s ready to grow. Rap is like the guy that\u2019s getting older that doesn\u2019t want to get older, that still wants to be down. There\u2019s nothing wrong with growing and that\u2019s what I\u2019m doing with Raw Forever, bringing a little sophistication back to hip-hop. When you have a live band, everybody is bringin\u2019 a different ingredient to it, that\u2019s what keeps music alive.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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