The Alchemist

Released: July 7, 2009

Featuring: Fabolous

Songwriter: The Alchemist Fabolous

Producer: The Alchemist

[Intro: Dr. Dre sample from "High Powered"]
Give me some of that ol' gangsta ass shit, you know what I'm sayin'?

[Verse: Fabolous]
Looks like your memory need refreshin'
You couldn't do me if you were doing an impression (Nah)
Maybe I should just press charges for swagger theft
You faggots deaf, if you can't hear, I'm hot as dragon's breath (Yes)
Nah, I'm past hot, I'm the sun's mascot
When stacks on deck, I'm at your neck like an ascot
It's Loso, she all ready knows so
I said 'OK, good, tell that other hoe so'
I say 'Wassup son, you what's up son
They say your swagger's on Viagra, keep it up, son'
Ballin' is key, we start the engine with buttons
This player be limpin', call it injury struttin'
These Cardi lenses is somethin', get in this Benz and quit frontin'
I ain't gettin' no younger, bitch, I ain't Benjamin Button
Whatever you like playin', I ain't stingy with nuttin'
So I could dollar tip ya, or either hollow tip ya, let me know...

[Outro]
"Many laboratories are now specializing on war materials"
"Many of them continue to suffer miserably as a result of what can only be called a chemical nightmare"
"I think that they're getting people used to see them things"

The Alchemist is a rapper and DJ on top of being one of the most prolific producers in hip-hop who is known for his eclectic beats. Al’s sample-heavy style has been associated with an East Coast sound even though he reps the West Coast, but he has worked with rappers from every region of America—including Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and Eminem among others.

At 14 years old, Daniel Alan Maman from Beverly Hills, California entered the rap game as Mudfoot, one-half of The Whooliganz with actor Scott Caan in 1991. He also grew up with Evidence from Dilated Peoples and produced the crew’s debut single “Third Degree” in 1997. Al was mentored by Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs, who taught him production techniques and later introduced him to Mobb Deep. Al’s early productions on Mobb Deep’s Murda Muzik album in 1999 began to grow his profile, which took off after the popularity of his production on the 2001 Jadakiss hit “We Gonna Make It.”

The Alchemist has been involved in many projects over the years. He released two compilations—2004’s 1st Infantry and 2009’s Chemical Warfare—a number of instrumental albums, mixtapes, as well as collaborative albums with Prodigy and Havoc of Mobb Deep, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, Oh No (as Gangrene), and Evidence (as Step Brothers) to name a few. Al has served as a DJ for Eminem and Action Bronson shows, and Al has also been a frequent guest on Action Bronson’s Viceland food show Fuck, That’s Delicious. Al used vocal samples from the show throughout his 2020 album The Food Villain.

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