How the fuck did MC Shan miss out? He's like a number one draft pick that never did shit. He's hooked up with Marley Marl, the super producer of the time. He's the figurehead of the Juice Crew, which contains Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Masta Ace, and Kool G. Rap, all hip hop heavyweights within different sects of the music. He had notable battle going on in this single with LL Cool J, who stole the beat for "Rock the Bells" from Marl apparently. And the b-side "The Bridge" set the tone for the Boogie Down Productions diss track "The Bridge Is Over" which was like the original giant hip hop beef. And where is Shan? I think he was in a Sprite commercial once maybe, but shit, he's long gone. "Beat Biter" is a lame pathetic song, sounding hurt because LL made his shit better, and even the motherfuckin' simple awesomeness of "The Bridge" beat can't save this single from coming in last, even slowed down. "The Bridge" beat slowed down though... that's some good shit. Too bad the "Beat Biter" beat was so dated.
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