Swizz Beatz or Rakim? Which One is “King Tut”? (Listen & Download) Posted by Nathan S. on 11/09/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Swizz Beatz, Rakim

I have to be honest right off the bat. Swizz Beatz has been a primary source of mockery for me around these pages, mostly because he keeps insisting on ruining "Good Friday" tracks and making a slightly different version of the same beat for the past five years, but this new "King Tut" record? I'm not so sure. This might actually be pretty nice.

I mean, he may have ripped off the horns from "Popular Demand", but at least the beat's not that looped percussion and ad-lib thing. And while Mr. Keys' flow still has a long, long way to go, he does seem to be getting better (peep the multiple Eric B. and Rakim references). Speaking of which, Rakim himself shows up for a guest verse that's far from his best, but still perfectly respectable. I don't know, this might just be decent.

Or do I need to get my head checked? Let's find out.



Download "King Tut" Directly

Beware the curse of King Tut's tomb! Naw, I'm just fucking with you. You can press play right now below.