In place of our regularly scheduled “Go Getters” drop, I figured I’d hit you guys with something from the Kon Man Productions era that has been getting a lot of requests in the comments section (Eugene!) and via email – Mikkey’s “Foolish Game”.Many say this song was the precursor to the whole “Blueprint sound” (some may prefer to call it “chipmunk soul”, but I digress) that is associated with Jay-Z and Kanye. Well, yes, Kanye was involved, but people also need to remember to tip their hats to Brian “All Day” Miller and Mikkey Halsted.
The track was produced by Brian “All Day” Miller and features Kanye on the adlibs.
I’m sure some of the regulars around here know more about the history than I do, so speak up in the comments section.
“Got a college degree and chose to teach in the ghetto”
Mikkey Halsted – “Foolish Game”
10 Comments:
I won't even get into all of that because idefinitely know the history behind it all! What i will say is this was his flow back in 97...way ahead of his time! "Never call Earl/gang signs the only thing that's thrown up" I remember one night we were sitting in his dorm room at --- and the nigga told me "I'll serve Common, Nas & Jay-Z in a freestyle battle!"
(Props to my man B Mill for supplying Kanye with some of his best tracks!)
Dope! Wasn't up on this one. Props for releasing it AB. Was this on the Kon Man cd that you are teasing us with, or just from that era???
When you take a track like this lyrical/street and sticking to the topic of his track. EVERYONE ELSE, has no message. Everytime I here one of this dudes tracks its a message and his flow is poppin. KEEP IT UP MIK-HALSTED, Keep giving us that CHI-TOWN GUMBO!!!!
Dope! Wasn't up on this one. Props for releasing it AB. Was this on the Kon Man cd that you are teasing us with, or just from that era???
fakeshore definitely made mikkey one of my favorite new artists
GOTTA HONOR THAT!!
Yo...This guy Mikkey never ceases to have me wantin to hear more..nice track, polished lyricst...still hot from 97..two thumbs up...
I was around during this Kon man era...Mikkey had a reeal nice free style back then & even Kanye was a non-beliver at first until (his baby sis) Christina brought Mikkey to the studio...& This was the first track Mik & Kanye ever recorded...CLASSIC...& yes it was released on the Kon man mixtape back then...
I c the Chi is getting up on its hip-hop history...GREAT POST!!!!!!!!!!!
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