Let's go back to 1998, a year that had loads of DOPE collaborations. All of the talents listed above had a very good year, especially Guru and Pun. Can you imagine what a collabo of this magnitude would've been at the time?? All MCs were still at the top of their game and Premo was still killing it behind the boards, what more could you ask for? What I'll be presenting here is my vision, if you will, of how said song would've turned out, who would've stole the show, the order and structure of the verses, etc.
THE PRODUCTION
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The legendary DJ Premier would've been THE man behind the boards for what likely would've been one of the greatest collabos in hip hop history. The beat provided by Premo would've been something that would've fit all 5 MCs perfectly, and the moment the beat dropped, you wouldn't have mistaken it for anyone else! |
THE VERSES
[Note: The hook for this would've been a standard "scratched hook" by Premo, featuring audio clips of all 5 MCs. For the life of me, I couldn't come to a song title for this. I thought of "Mad Men," but then again what would they be so mad about you know.]

Oh man, Pun would've killed this, no doubt. This man had already laced a good number of posse cuts at this point, and this one would've been no different. I could've seen an instance where just when you think Pun was ending his verse, he comes right back and closes the song in the most memorable, rewind worthy way possible.
Whew, the thought of this is simply remarkable. It's sad that not only did we not get something like this, but Guru and Pun are no longer with us (RIP to them both). I guarantee you we'd still be talking about this collabo today and when the discussion of greatest posse cuts/collabos are mentioned, this would make each and every list possible. I also could've seen this song clocking in around the 6 minute mark, never wearing out its welcome, complete with a show stealing, closing verse by Pun. This also would've came out at a time when collaborations meant something, and it's another lost art in today's hip hop scene. Ah, the possibilities.
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