I already know I’m in the minority regarding Nature, For All Seasons and, probably, this track. The QB emcee was the victim of a de facto curse once he mysteriously replaced Cormega in The Firm. Enh, I still bought his debut and find myself spinnin’ it on the iPod here and there when I want to cool out.

Between Lord Jamar’s syncopated drums that knock and Nature’s flow that seems to steamroll over the beat, listening to “We Ain’t Friends” has always been the equivalent of audio logrolling with two seeming opposites trying to gain an advantage. By the conclusion, the power struggle ends in a draw…but I always feel like I ended up the benefactor. Read the rest of this entry »