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Popular Hot 97 hiphop radio personality and mixed-tape maestro DJ Clue? knows it’s the raw shit that gets heads nodding but the exclusives that really sell rap compilations. On The Professional 2, he delivers a knockout blast of otherwise unavailable hardcore joints from heavy hitters like DMX, Jay-Z, Eminem, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown and Mobb Deep — many of whom would never consider spitting as nasty as Royce the 5’9’s auto-fellatio fantasy on their own records. The constant cursing isn’t creative, but it’s contentious enough to keep the cash registers ringing. DJ Clue? spins at the Docks April 12.
