Keep it moving statik full#

Keep it moving statik full#

I said “nah, I need this as my first single on Mass Appeal.” It’s full circle for me having Joey who’s my little brother and Nas my big brother. I know each one of them probably wanted to do something for the album. I had to be so clear I needed this as my single.

I texted Joey like “yo we over here, come talk about this situation.” Because Nas and Joey been talking about doing a record for a while, but I don’t think Nas ever met Joey until that night. Statik Selektah: We met up back in January Grammy weekend, I was with Nas and Peter from Mass Appeal. Joey came to me, then we sent Nas the open parts and he did it.ĪllHipHop: How’d that collaboration come together? They were going to be in the studio together originally, but it didn’t happen. The Nas, Joey record came out different than we intended. Statik Selektah: The Jack Harlow record, what he’s talking about on there. I don’t really like doing it like that, but no choice.ĪllHipHop: What moments happened because of COVID? Getting people in the studio, most of this album was done via email. It was a challenge to get it finished up in these crazy times, but a lot of moments on the album happened because of what we’re going through. Statik Selektah: I’m just relieved the album’s out. I got the Premium Pete tomato sauce, all my friends are making pasta now.”ĪllHipHop: How are you holding up with everything happening?

He states, “shout out to Johnny Cupcakes, he made his own logo pasta. Similar to his previous projects, the 16-track project is STACKED with features including Nas, 2 Chainz, Killer Mike, Jack Harlow, Method Man, Dave East, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Bun B, Paul Wall, and more.ĪllHipHop caught up with Statik, who was cooking pasta with his adorable 5-year-old daughter in his home in Brooklyn. Now, Statik returns with his highly-anticipated ninth studio album titled The Balancing Act, speaking volumes to his own responsibilities as an artist, a producer, a DJ, and most importantly, a father. From his teenage days DJing high school functions to professionally touring the world and working with all the top MCs, Statik is an inspiration to all those who aspire to turn their dreams into a reality.

Looking back on his 25-year long music career, the Boston, Massachusetts native and Roc Nation signee gives us hope that real hip-hop will always stand the test of time. “Keep It Moving” arrives after Nas delivered his thirteenth album, King’s Disease, and Joey Badass made his return in the summer with The Light Pack EP.Ĭheck out the video above to hear “Keep It Moving.Statik Selektah will forever go down in history as one of the most legendary producers to grace the rap game. As a whole, the track is centered the two rappers’ determination to not let life’s obstacles and hardships slow them down or stop their from their overarching goals. The track, which is set to appear on Selektah’s upcoming The Balancing Act project, is wrapped in a soulful sample of Isaac Hayes’ “Walk On By.” Without a hook for the two rappers work around, Nas and Joey Badass trade a pair of verses on the track with Nas leading the way before letting Joey steps through with some bars of his own. As he continues work on that third album, Joey Badass links up with Nas as the two Brooklyn native bring their talents together to supply a pair of verses each to Statik Selektah’s new single, “Keep It Moving,” with Gary Clark Jr. Nas has delivered three albums during that span and Joey Badass is just making his return with what fans hope is an album just as good as his first two efforts, B4.Da.$$ and All Amierkkkan Badass. However, that’s how it’s been over the past three years. If I told you a few years ago that Nas would be more active than Joey Badass in 2020, you would’ve probably laughed at me or told me stick to my trap music.