“Everything Jay said was basically about us in Reasonable Doubt” – Dash
With Jay-Z transitioning his Mafioso street tales into rap rhymes 20 years ago, Dame Dash and his original Roc-A-Fella camp were entering the rap game with more money than the genre’s top emcees had at the time. During a video shoot for the classic “Dead Presidents,” Bed-Stuy rapper The Notorious B.I.G. showed up to support their movement at the time – which would be their ground breaking hit for listeners.
After spending a few weeks together after the video, Dash revealed a rare story on his favorite record from Reasonable Doubt, being “Brooklyn’s Finest.” Dame opened up on telling Jigga to record his verses after Biggie, but Hov would immediately hit the studio and set the tone for the classic track. Frank White took nearly 4 months to record the verse, as him and Jay originally planned to shoot a video to the song but detailed Puff Daddy didn’t sign off for his artist to contribute to the visual. Listen to more tales with Dame Dash above.
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