Swizz Beatz Forced DMX To Finish ‘Party Up (Up In Here)
Swizz Beatz said DMX needed a push to finish “Party Up (Up in Here).” The producer told Rema about forcing Dark Man X to record one of his biggest tracks during Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series. “I’m always gauging the room. Because you could come in in a mood — you’re thinking about your girl — and if I’m pushing a party song on you, it’s just not going to work,” said Swizz. “I mean, it worked for DMX one time with ‘Party Up.’ But if you listen to ‘Party Up,’ he does everything against the track. Like, you could tell he didn’t want to do the song. But I forced him, because we was on a deadline.” He added, “It’s the most disrespectful verse I think he ever did, and it’s the biggest song we ever made.”
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