This would be his last release before his latest round of legal trouble which saw West turning himself into authorities and incarcerated in March of that same year. The following year saw the release of his sixth mixtape MUD Musik on February 28, 2013.
The collaboration, during which Swizz Beatz referred to Ab as "most important new artist in rap", prompted speculation whether he would be signed to his label. The record included features from fellow Philadelphia rapper Freeway, and New York rapper and producer Swizz Beatz who had previously worked with Cassidy during the latter's stint with Ruff Ryders Entertainment. In 2012, West began working on his fifth mixtape Who Harder Than Me II, which was released on October 5, 2012. West began making waves following the release of his fourth mixtape Who Harder Than Me, released on February 13, 2011. He released his second mixtape I See Dead People on January 8, 2009, and his third mixtape Allegheny AB on May 26, 2010. This would be Ab's first music video before concentrating on his solo career. In 2008, West and Cassidy appeared on the Cocaine City street DVD, where the two collaborated on "City of Dreams" alongside a young French Montana. He continued working features for artists during this time until the release of his debut mixtape Welcome to Trap Street on May 1, 2008. West began his career as a battle rapper and went on to become a member of Cassidy's Larsiny Family, appearing as a featured artist on his mixtapes throughout 2007, namely 07-07-07 (Happy Birthday) and Put Ya L In The Sky. The song was also featured in the trailer for Couples Retreat.Abdul West was born on Septemin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Welcome to Paradise" was featured in the movie Surf's Up, though was not released on the film's soundtrack.
It is one of two videos not to be included on the band's first DVD, International Supervideos! (The other being "Macy's Day Parade"). It features the band playing live, while the studio version from the Dookie album is playing during the band's performance. The second part describes Armstrong writing to her after six months of living at his own place, now being happy to live on his own.Ī video was released for the song. The first verse is Armstrong talking to his mother after three weeks of leaving her place, telling her that he's scared about being on his own. The song is sung as Billie is talking or sending a message to his mother, after moving out of her house. The song is played with the guitar tuned a half-step down, as are many of their Dookie songs. It's no place you want to walk around at night, but it's a neat warehouse where you can play basketball and stuff. It's about West Oakland, living in a warehouse with a lot of people, a bunch of artists and musicians, punks and whatever just lived all up and down, bums and junkies and thugs and gang members and stuff that just lived in that area. The house was quite broken-down but to them it became home, and this feeling is described in the song.īillie Joe Armstrong said this of the song: It is based on the band's experience moving out of their parents' houses and into an abandoned house in Oakland, California where the band members, along with a number of others, lived without paying rent. The lyrics of the song were written by Billie Joe Armstrong, and the music by Armstrong with Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. Track 2 was recorded on Maat Jannus Landing, St.