It's time for another episode of
#ThrowBackThursdays on The Come Up Show Podcast. Every other Thursday, when we’re not dropping a new podcast, we’ll be going back in the vault and bringing you some of our timeless interviews from the past – including rare interviews that were never released. For each episode, DJ Chedo will be joining the podcast to tell the never-before-heard stories behind the interviews.
Last time around, we brought you Chedo’s interview with
Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest. This time, we bring you another interview with a hip-hop legend:
Young Guru. He talks to Chedo about everything from piracy in music, to how long Jay Z will continue rapping, to what's most important to him at this point in his career. Check it out below, and if you haven’t already, make sure you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
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Young Guru and DJ Khalil sit down with Hard Knock TV and discuss a number of topics, focusing on prominent producers throughout Hip-Hop history. Among those like Dr.Dre, Guru's Roc-A-Fella days, J Dilla, DJ Premier, Dj Quik and more. Even getting into how each side learned about the other back in the days where the east coast and west coast didn't know as much about each others lifestyle as much. This is one discussion you need to listen in on. 
Ah, the wonders of Twitter. This past week, as Jay-Z was replying to seemingly everyone who tweeted him, one fan asked whether the complete version of "Dead Presidents III" would ever be released. The next thing you know, Jay-Z gave the go-ahead to Just Blaze and Young Guru to release the finished track. As for the track itself, the finished product is fantastic. 
Hip-hop heads are in for a treat with this one. It's not often that two iconic figures in hip-hop history get together on camera and just have a conversation. Just Blaze and Young Guru recently sat down with 
He is man known as “The Sound of New York" we're proud to present our interview with Jay-Z's Official DJ and recording engineer Young Guru. He has recorded over 10 of Jay-Z's albums and has had the pleasure to work with other artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Little Brother, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Eminem, Drake and many more. We caught up with Young Guru when he came to Canada for a mini DJ Tour and he was lecturing at Google Canada headquarters in Toronto. We touched on Piracy, the Lord Finesse and Mac Miller lawsuit, if Jay-Z is ever going to retire, Young Guru's new headphones, the art of the album and much more, check out the full interview on The Come Up Show TV below and hit the full jump to read the full description of the interview and see great photography!