Closed Session With Bun B & GLC
If you’re not up on the Closed Sessions project, it’s being done by the folks over at Ruby Hornet where they’re hooking up a Chicago MC up with an artist from out of town to record a record for the project, while capturing it all on camera. This session featured GLC & the legendary Bun B banging out the song Happiness Over Riches featuring BJ The Chicago Kid on the hook. Hit the jump for more info about how the song came together, the Closed Sessions project, & download the track.
I remember getting an e-mail about a Cool Kids and Bun B show happening on 12/15/09. I immediately thought of trying to get Bun in the studio for a Closed Session, and knew that GLC would be the perfect Chicago artist for Bun to work with. GL reached out to Bun and a mere few hours before the show I got a call that Bun was down and would be at the studio at 7. Their show (which also featured GLC) started at 9, so we had an incredibly short amount of time to make this work, and that’s if everything started promptly. Now, we’re dealing with musicians and nothing ever starts on time for musicians–this session was no exception…. You’ll get the full story of how this track went down with the full Closed Session video coming soon… For now just know that with a few strings pulled, a clutch beat from The Weathermen, and a little bit of luck, everything came together and we’re able to present “Happiness Over Riches” featuring Bun B and GLC (prod by The Weathermen).
Download: Bun B & GLC ft. BJ The Chicago Kid-Happiness Over Riches
Closed Sessions Tracklist:
Curren$y: “Rapper Weed” (Tony Baines)
Truck North and Big Pooh: “Dutch Dalton” (Tony Baines)
Amanda Diva: “I Can See” (Slot-A)
Kidz In The Hall, Chip Tha Ripper, Mikkey Halsted, Donnis: “Fresh Academy” (Double O)
Tanya Morgan: “Posted” (Tony Baines)
Emilio Rojas, Scheme, Astonish: “Helluva Year” (Dario)
U-N-I, Hollywood Holt, CurT@!n$: “So Cold” (Million $ Mano)
Skyzoo and Rhymefest: “Crack The Code” (K-Salaaam and Beatnik)
Bun B and GLC: “Happiness Before Riches” (The Weathermen)
