David Ma dives deep in the credits of De La's 2004 heater by speaking to the song's producer, Jake One.
David Ma speaks to the Bay Area group's last surviving member about their weed and anti-cop anthems.
| The Making of “Clear Blue Skies” by The Juggaknots | April 7, 2020 |
David Ma speaks to Breeze Brewin of the New York rhyme trio about meeting Bobbito, getting dropped by Elektra, and the group's 1996 single.
| The Making of Company Flow’s “Juvenile Technique” | February 11, 2020 |
David Ma speaks to El-P about creating their 1993 standout.
| The Making of Raekwon’s “Verbal Intercourse” | November 21, 2019 |
David Ma's series returns as he speaks to the Chef about his iconic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx track featuring Nas and Ghostface Killah.
| The Making of Gang Starr’s “Mass Appeal” | September 23, 2019 |
David Ma speaks to DJ Premier about the immortal 1994 single.
David Ma's column spotlighting the making of pivotal rap songs returns as he explores a highlight from the Los Angeles rap crew's 1993 album Innercity Griots.
David Ma's column spotlighting the making of pivotal rap songs returns as he dives into the Black Elvis/Lost in Space single.
A few years ago, David Ma spoke to the Los Angeles rap stalwart about working with Exile, being into jazz, and label conflicts.
| I Deed It: The Making of Hieroglyphics’ “You Never Knew” | February 20, 2019 |
I Deed It is a new series where David Ma will provide oral histories of some of history's greatest rap songs. Up first is the epochal Oakland crew's 1998 single.
