A few months ago during a day off from the I Heard It Today tour, Mr. Lif and I stopped by Statik Selektah’s Brooklyn studio to chop it up and listen to some beats.  During our visit there, he was telling us how far along he was with his Pre Game EP project and how much he wanted to do a record with Bahamadia for it.  Of course, since I’ve been working Bahamadia for years now and Statik Selektah has been murdering the game for the past few years, it was easy to get the word back to her and try to make it happen.  Part of the reason Statik Selektah is widely known is because he is amazingly consistent, makes solid hip-hop tracks for the traditional fans and purists, and can turn his projects around really fast.  That being said, the homie got right on it, sent a beat, we recorded the vocals, sent them back and a mix was ready within days.  This guy’s work ethic is no joke.  So here is the finished product for the song, Do What I Believe.  I can’t wait to hear the rest of the project as it features Talib Kweli, Truck North, Skyzoo, Joe Scudda and others.

Rocksteady Crew 31st Anniversary

Do What I Believe – Statik Selektah ft. Bahamadia

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In other news, I’ll be performing this Friday night alongside Bahamadia, Invincible, Ethel Cee and others at the Spread, Aids Awareness Benefit at MarBar.  More info on that tomorrow.