"Jigga, B.I.G.—you could listen to the music and tell that they were in tune with Scarface, Too $hort and N.W.A.," he added. "Not liking that better than New York rap, but they were just in tune. You could tell they were in tune to a slower beat with a funky bassline and a certain drum pattern."
Short reveals that Jay-Z called on him a few times, mentioning the "Blow The Whistle" remix, "A Week Ago, and "Real Niggas Do Real Things."
When the conversation turns to Kanye West's critically acclaimed Jeen-Yus documentary, $hort points out: "Kanye was around as a producer before a rapper, but nobody gave a fuck about his raps."
"Scarface called me once and said 'I got the coldest producer,'" $hort added. "And he was talking about Kanye West. I was in Atlanta, and I told him that we had all the producers we needed—we don't need no new producers. Face said that he was from Chicago and he was selling beats for $2,000 a piece. Face did 'My Block' and something else with Kanye. I didn't even listen. I've done some dumb shit in my life, but that's on top of the list."