MP3: Wais P – "Staten Island Ferry" Ft. Action Bronson
12.13.2012
PV$$Y RICH Mixtape Coming Soon Via Man Bites Dog Records
The
Song:
As the year continues to wind down, Wais P, currently putting the final touches on his 2013 album, Pimpin Saved My Life, nears the release of his new mixtape, PV$$Y RICH, dropping later this month. Following the release of recent single "Live My Bars," Wais (pronounced Wise) is releasing the tape's second official single, the Action Bronson-assisted "Staten Island Ferry."
The song, produced by Sebb, and premiered today by Complex, is a lyrics-heavy back-and-forth affair that Wais and Bronson, in a move that has become less and less commonplace in rap, got in the studio together to record. "The record was just fun," says Wais, who says that he and Bronson first became friends while recording with Statik Selektah. "Action Bronson and I hit the studio and just traded bars and spazzed on dusty bitches that haven't left their borough." And while fans familiar with Action will recognize his food, weed, and women wordplay, Wais holds his own against one of hip-hop's brightest new artists, flipping his own pimp-inflected slick talk. "Pimp cane/ The Bentley doing doughnuts, leaving oil stains," he raps. "Loyal dames treat me royal/ I be gripping grain/ Don't ask me what's in my cup/ I be sipping pain."
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The Background:
"From Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine, people know my name," says Wais P in a rehearsed delivery. The emcee is not talking about his rap career, which spans back to the glory years of Roc-A-Fella, where Wais (pronounced "wise") and his Ranjahz bandmates were artists within Jay-Z’s infrastructure. He’s talking about pimping. While the Crown Heights, Brooklyn, native has remained active in hip-hop circles throughout the last decade, working with DJ Premier, Devin the Dude, Statik Selektah, and others, Wais P’s authentic raps come from another life rarely talked about in Hardcore East Coast hip-hop. "I’ve been in the Bentley and the big house, all that – without Rap. I had a $400,000 deal with Def Jam, and I made more in this life than music." Once a teenage hip-hop sensation, Wais recalls sharing Chinese food with Memphis Bleek in the mid-90s, recording with Easy Mo Bee and taking heed to the words of the man he considers a brother, Jay-Z. Following the success and acclaim of Wais’ sanctioned mixtape with longtime collaborator DJ Premier, Primo Pimpin', Wais P is now prepping the release of his Pimpin' Saved My Life album, which will include production from Harry Fraud, Tha Bizness, Statik Selektah, and Apathy; vocal guests include Sean Price, Roc Marciano, Maino, and newcomer Nitty Scott MC. Up first, Wais is releasing his PV$$Y RICH mixtape, dropping December 2012, with features from Action Bronson, Devin the Dude, 8Ball & MJG, Mistah FAB, and more.
