As I’ve stated quite a few times in the past, it’s always cool when some music crosses my desk that I enjoyed as a kid but didn’t know the details of. In a similar fashion, sometimes I’ll get a request for something that ends up lending insight into an artist’s origins that I never had before. Many years ago now, I got a request to do some work on an album called T.I.M.E. by Leaders Of The New School, neither of which I was familiar with. When I started to go through the songs, however, I immediately recognized a voice that I knew quite well. That voice was the one and only Busta Rhymes.
Song: “What’s Next?”
Artist: Leaders Of The New School
Songwriter(s): James Jackson, Sheldon Scott, Bryan Higgins, Trevor Smith, James Gadson, Clarence McDonald, Alan Abrahams
Album(s): T.I.M.E.
Release Year(s): 1993
Song: “Iko Iko”
Artist: Dr. John
Songwriter(s): James “Sugarboy” Crawford
Album(s): Iko Iko (Single) / Gumbo (Full-length)
Release Year(s): 1972
I Wish You Would Hear Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jFrq03xPtVVOexYHZF1OW?si=bc9df95d2d854d