Last year, we had the pleasure of premiering a Zilla Rocca-produced remix of Alpha x Scorcese's "Untitled" Feat. Killer Mike & Pastor Troy from their 2018 collaborative effort as Gods Know, A World Only Gods Know. Now, Scorcese (@JihaDScorcese) has returned with his first proper "solo" project of 2019: A Remix Only Gods Know - SIDE A, a cleverly-titled and long-awaited 7-track remix companion EP to Alpha x Scorcese's A World Only Gods Know. Not only does A Remix Only Gods Know feature the aforementioned "Untitled" Zilla Rocca Remix, it boasts six additional remixes from Scorcese's Underground/Indie Rap peers, Tony Dark, Disco Vietnam, Jason Griff, Camouflage Monk, and L'Orange. "So, yeah... "THIS. IS. THE. REMIX." ( Puffy voice.) Been a long time coming, but you all can blame L'Orange! Anyway, this was a selected [seven] remixes based on fan response," Scorcese Lorde Jones explained on Gods Know's Soundcloud page.


"I reached out to the homie Zilla Rocca (Wrecking Crew, Career Crooks, Three Dollar Pistol) and he advised me to reach out to a bunch of different guys, who all came through..." he continued. It appears as though A Remix Only Gods Know - SIDE B will be dropping relatively soon "along with some fire-a$$ merch" featuring a still as-yet-to-be-unveiled cast of talented beat-flipping characters. A Remix Only Gods Know does exactly what a good remix project should do: presents a previously released collection of songs re-worked in new and imaginative ways. Scorcese is currently putting the finishing touches on SIDE B, as well as his long-rumored Jason Griff-helmed Dream Team: A Stokely Hathaway Joint. Next week, following WWE WrestleMania XXXV, we'll be hosting a premiere of "Flex Kavana" Feat. Vic Spencer," the first single from the wrestling-themed project right here at The Witzard. Jason Griff, also, recently released a 5-track EP entitled SCARF TISSUE with Los Angeles-based emcee/producer Alex Ludovico. It sounds like Griff, Scorcese & Ludovico are all planning to collaborate on some sort of super- Hip-Hop team-up fairly soon.

"Originally, it was, simply, going to be 7 remixes based on a fan vote, but I, eventually, decided to release a "SIDE A" and "SIDE B" of A Remix Only Gods Know, after I started getting back the remixes and realizing so many of them were FIIIRRE! I found myself writing new verses to the new beats, thinking about different song ideas, and truly going back to that "remix" idea: new beats, new rhymes, and new ideas, presented in a familiar format. Plus, I had some remixes that I did not use from producers that I felt needed to be heard, like "B.I.G." Remix produced by Doe Pesci (50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, etc.) that I wanted people to hear.

Hence, a set of "B-sides!" The B-sides will be alternate versions of some records, new verses from me on every record, and currently [features] King Merlino (@King_MERLINO_)—an extremely dope artist from Philadelphia—Nicey Most (@niceymost,) and my fellow Zipsquad [emcee] Flyboy Black (@FrontlineSoze,) along with one more special guest I am keeping under wraps for a bit longer... Producers include FARMA BEATS, Doe Pesci, Zilla Rocca, Tony Dark, L'Orange, and one more special producer."

- Scorcese (@JihaDScorcese)