During an episode of Iconic Records podcast, Kent told the story of how LL had the instrumentals for both tracks in his possession at one point. However, the Doin It emcee failed to listen to it properly, resulting in the fumbled bag. The acclaimed DJ recalled a moment when the Junior M.A.F.I.A hit was going crazy in New York Citys Tunnel nightclub, and LL approached him over the record. [Players Anthem] rings off in the Tunnel, Clark Kent began. [Kap] plays it like 10 times in a row. Now, me and Biggie are standing against one of the walls in the Tunnel. LL COOL Js walking by and the clubs going crazy. Im like, Yo, wassup? And he goes, Yo, what is this? I was like, Its the new joint with Big and his crew. He was like, Who did this? I was like, I did. He was like, Yo, dawg, I need a joint like that.'

I said, Well, remember that tape I gave you with the silver label on it? That was the first one on the tape. And he was like, This?! I was like, Yeah, you had it first. You had it before [Jay-Z], you had it before all the guys that you had any rivalries with. You had it first. I shouldnt have gave it to you but I did. But you had it first, and you didnt pick it. So now you hear it in the club. And he was just like, Damn. I was like, Yeah, listen to the tape.'

Kent then detailed how the Bad Boy artist knew Skys the Limit would be a hit with fans and spoke about the Tunnels reception to the then-newly created track.

The next track on there was Skys the Limit,' he recalled. He missed that. LL had Players Anthem and Skys the Limit. And then it was magical because the Tunnel was upside down that night. And I was just like, We did this yesterday. This sh*t shouldnt even be playing.'

But its me, Big and Un. Uns like, Yo, this gon be the first single! And Bigs like, I told you so, I told you.'

Elsewhere in the podcast episode, Clark Kent spoke about B.I.G.s ability to hear a song based on an instrumental while other emcees would focus on bars. He explained that maybe the two emcees listened to the track differently, resulting in the Queens rhymer failing to realize the tracks potential.

I dont think [LL COOL J] listened to it properly. You know, cause not all emcees can hear a track and hear the whole song. Biggie hears the track, he hears the whole song. Most people hear the track and they think, How do I rhyme to it? Biggies like, Oh no, theres a whole song here.'

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