Over the past year, California-based producer Scoop DeVille has managed to score two hit records with Kendrick Lamar – first with “The Recipe,” and then later with “Poetic Justice.” Now, in a recent interview Q104.7 FM, Scoop explains how K. Dot’s Drake-assisted cut almost went to a very different artist.
Scoop recalled that it was “The Recipe” that opened the door for him to lace Kendrick with “Poetic Justice,” which samples Janet Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place.” Prior to Kendrick, however, it was actually 50 Cent who was first interested in the record.
“[Janet Jackson’s ‘Any Time, Any Place’] hit me in a certain way, and I started vibing with it, created the record, and I knew it was going to be for somebody special,” he said. “Then once I got with Kendrick and everybody, they were just really vibing with the record a lot, and after ‘The Recipe’ came out, it was just mandatory we just started doing more stuff. That was one of the records that stuck out with the label and Dre and everybody…I’m happy where it went and it got Drake on it, it got cleared by Janet, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, so that’s just amazing on its own.”
He added, “A couple artists wanted the record, I was playing it for a couple selective people at the time I was vibing with, like for 50 [Cent] and a couple other people. I’m just happy it went where it went ‘cus it was a special project as it is…[it went to Kendrick because] it was more so just playing him all the special records that I had and I think he would appreciate. That was one of them…the reaction of people when he played it that was the one that stuck out. That was the priority at the time, was Kendrick’s album and it was definitely something they were going to do together.”
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Love that beat but Drake fucked up the track for me being a hip hop fan
drake really should not have been on that album, he dont fit in with the story at all
the only track drake shouldve been on was that track. He wouldnt have fit anywhere else on that album but that track
^^Drake being on the album wasn’t a priority tho.
Im not a Drake fan but his verse was ayt, nun wrong with it.
kendrick feat 50 + no drake = classic track
im not sayin that drake didnt killed it but 50 would kill it better then drake
Sorry 50, always been a fan of you, but the song is good as is..even with Drake.
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they need to do a remix with 50
am i the only one that HATES that track??? the only skipable song on the album
i thought it was just me man. scoop deville is dope as fuck but man i swear thats the only joint i skip on there
only cuz drake’s on there…
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All he said was that he played it for 50 cause Fif was one of the selective artists that he was vibing with that time. The headline made it seem like 50 actually wanted the record to come to him instead of Kendrick… Mad overhype.
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“Poetic Justice” would sound so much more genuine if they got rid of the cliche “if you a bad bitch put yo hands up high” at the start.
^^^ 100% agreed. That shit was SO unnecessary. Maybe he wanted to throw some subtle ratchetness in the beginning of the song so all the basic bitches would like it even tho the song is pretty lyrical
I hate when i read an entire article and then i get to the bottom of the page and its a video there that the entire article just quoted. I might as well just have clicked the video instead of reading.