Living Legends

by 8Ball and MJG

Overview

For anyone following the screwed and chopped (slowed down and somewhat remixed) phenomenon, seeing one of the mix CDs with "Executive Producer: Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs" on the back is nothing short of shocking. To Diddy's credit, he's handed the album over for screwing and chopping to one of the best, Michael Watts of Swishahouse. After the opening nod to DJ Screw, Watts reorders the album and mixes it nonstop. Screwing and chopping sounds easy until you hear a lame mix, and Watts just never lets that happen. When Eightball is on one of his lyrical runs, Watts just lets him go. When it comes to choruses, he's all over them. One of his best tricks is starting a track slow, then taking it even slower later. He segues tracks together with more effort than other screwers, and just to make things even more eerie he screws and chops the interludes! Hearing Diddy's patented shout-outs at this speed is bizarre, but not nearly as bizarre as hearing 112's sweet harmony slowed to a crawl. Watts does his best to destroy the glitter of "Trying to Get at You" and "Baby Girl," making them true thug nightmares, while the multi-tracked chorus of "Confessions" goes from sweet to sinister. The limited and eerie screwed and chopped style will forever be an acquired taste. Those who have it should be pleased that Diddy and Bad Boy hired one of the genre's best remixers for these living legends. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	06/15/2004
Label:	Bad Boy Entertainment
UPC:	0602498625835
Rank:	96538

Tracks

1. Living Legends (Interlude)
2. You Don't Want Drama
3. Shot Off
4. We Do It
5. Mad Rapper (Interlude)
6. The Streets
7. Get a Kit (Interlude)
8. Trying to Get at You
9. Baby Girl
10. Gangsta
11. Straight Cadillac Pimpin'
12. Forever
13. When It's On
14. Look at the Grillz
15. Don't Make
16. Diddy (Interlude)
17. Confessions
18. Memphis City Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

8Ball and MJG   Primary Artist,Rap
Diddy   Primary Artist,Rap,Guest Artist
Poo Bear   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
A.L. Lloyd   Primary Artist,Rap,Guest Artist
Shannon Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Puff Daddy   Primary Artist
112   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
T.I.   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
8Ball   Primary Artist
Twista   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Ludacris   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist,Guest Artist
P. Diddy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Bun B   Primary Artist,Rap,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lloyd   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
MJG   Primary Artist
Corte Ellis   Vocals
Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith   Keyboards
Rhea Dummett   Vocals
Tony Love   Guitar
Craig Love   Guitar
Mechalie Jamison   Vocals
Karen Anderson   Vocals
Anthony Walker   Vocals
SK   Vocals
TI   Featured Artist
L-Roc   Keyboards
LaMarquis Jefferson   Bass
Elizabeth Collins   Vocals
John Dean   Vocals
Rashida Rohan   Vocals

Technical Credits

Anthony Walker   Audio Production,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jonathan Smith   Audio Production,Composer
Red Spyda   Audio Production,Producer
Shondrae   Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Yogi   Producer
Alonzo Vargas   Assistant Engineer
Christopher Bridges   Composer
Frampton   Composer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie   Composer,Producer
Rich Keller   Mixing
Ashunta Sheriff   Grooming
Gwendolyn Niles   Project Manager
Jeremy Graham   Composer
Indigo   Hair Stylist
Pop Trax   Producer
Rodrigo Lage   Digital Editing
Clayton Mitchell   Composer
Abbey Katz   Art Direction
Vanex   Producer
S. Williams   Composer
Steve Huff   Composer
Chris Athens   Mastering
Cool   Producer
Shannon "Slam" Lawrence   Engineer
Dre   Producer
Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith   Producer
Chris Drumwright   Composer
William Wright   Composer
Nashiem Myrick   Composer,Producer
Sean Combs   Composer
Mike B.   Stylist
Diddy   Executive Producer
Stevie J   Producer
John Frye   Mixing
Dalvin DeGrate   Composer
Clifford Harris   Composer
S Jones   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer
Harve Pierre   Associate Executive Producer
J-Dub   Producer
Ed Raso   Mixing
Steve Pageot   Engineer
Davour   Producer
Dale Ramsey   Engineer
Taurian Shropshire   Composer
Shondrae Crawford   Composer
Adonis Shropshire   Composer
Sean Williams   Composer
Marcello Valenzano   Composer
Austin Lyons   Composer
Andy Thelusma   Composer
Dizzy Wright   Composer
Tijuan Frampton   Composer
Jason Boyd   Composer
Shannon Jones   Composer
Jean Knight   Composer
Leon Huff   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Ray Seay   Mixing
Conrad Dimanche   A&R,Composer,Vocal Producer,Associate Executive Producer
A. Walker   Composer
Marlon Goodwin   Composer
Premro Smith   Composer
Niko Marzouca   Engineer
S. Crawford   Composer
J. Graham   Composer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Fabio Valenzano   Composer
Stephen Dent   Engineer
Elizabeth Collins   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Luke Romer   Digital Editing
John Graham   Composer
Scott Sandler   Logo Design
Donald DeGrate, Jr.   Composer
John Dean   Composer
Dave Ogrin   Composer
Frankie Harley Jr.   Engineer
Ariel Borujow   Engineer
C.C. Mitchell   Composer
Christopher Stern   Creative Director
J. Dean   Composer
Mark Vinten   Engineer
C. Harris   Composer
Alexis Seton   Engineer