Producer Nashik Myrick Discusses The Collaboration Between Black Thought And Black Rob.

Producer Nashik Myrick Discusses The Collaboration Between Black Thought And Black Rob.

The tragic death of DMX just eight days earlier left the Hip Hop community in shock when Black Rob passed away in April 2021. Music was the furthest thing from anyone’s mind during that time, but when the first shock subsided, those close to him started to mobilize initiatives to keep the artist, who had given us timeless songs like “Woah” and “I Love You Baby,” alive through his art.

Black Rob worked with producer Nashiem Myrick, one of Bad Boy Records’ renowned Hitmen, on a number of songs, including “Life Story” and “Lookin At Us.” According to him, a new Black Rob record is in the works and is being produced by fellow Hitman Deric ‘D-Dot’ Angeletti.

Myrick introduces the dark, piano-tinged piece he co-produced with Carlos “6 July” Broady by saying, “So that beat you just heard is from the nineties and I had given this to D-Dot a while ago.” He used to call me frequently since he was constantly working on something. Hey Nash, I’ve got to find something for this beat, he remarked. He used to call me and play it for me. I suddenly realized, “I don’t remember this beat,” at that point. [laughs] But I do recall that Los Broady and I were there. I replied, “Yeah, you got it from me and Los.” Consequently, he said one day, “Hey, I want you to listen to your

Black Thought disclosed that he and the late MC had discussed working on a joint record before he passed away when he posted the song to Instagram.

“Rest in power, Rob,” he wrote. The idea of a black-to-black project had always been in jest. This would have had that feel.

The Black Rob Report, Black Rob’s 2005 album, was produced by Tony Dofat, who has also worked with Heavy D, Bad Boy’s The Band, and on the upcoming project “that’s nuts!”

“Black Rob was the best; in fact, he was one of the few musicians I actually had in my room, says Myrick. We were really awesome, like that. You realize? He was just that guy, and we were relatively close. But he knew all of us well. He was quite sympathetic toward him because, you know, he had his own issues. He goes through difficulties. However, he became less of an artist around us and more of a human. He was merely a friend. Even though he was a star, he was simply a regular guy.

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