“911“, a combination of hip hop, r&b, and reggae fusion, was originally recorded under the roof of NYC famous “Hit Factory” in 2000. The song, which samples from Eddie Brickwell and the New Bohemians‘ “What I Am”, depicts two star-crossed lovers whose love and desire to be together are undermined, time and time again, by the dark lifestyles they live in the inner city. The track earned Wyclef Jean and Mary J Blige a Grammy nomination and a place in everyone’s memories as one of the best hip hop duets to come out at the turn of the millennium. Don’t forget about it.
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