Jay Z Turned Down Jadakiss "We Gonna Make It" Beat, Alchemist Says

Beatsmith Alchemist has worked with Hip Hop titans like Nas, Eminem, Prodigy and Action Bronson, among others. Aside from producing four studio albums, Alchemist has contributed to over a dozen more.

During the debut episode of ItsTheReal’s podcast, “A Waste Of Time”, the Beverly Hills-bred beat maker told the hosts Eric and Jeff Rosenthal about a Jay Z collaboration that never came to fruition. Instead, the track, “We Gonna Make It” ultimately landed in Jadakiss and Styles P’s hands.

Before Jay Z or Jadakiss heard the track, Nas had a chance to make the song his.

“I laid that beat for Nas,” Alchemist recalls. “I had the beat, I knew it was dope. I played it for Nas… He and Horse said it’s gonna be a solo song.”

Two weeks later, Alchemist returned to find out the track had been given to another artist. He declined that collaboration and was introduced to Jadakiss by a friend.

Alchemist played several tracks for Jada at the studio in Yonkers and the Lox rapper turned his favorite beat into “We Gonna Make It”, a single off of his debut album Kiss Tha Game Goodbye.

Check out the interview below.

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