Young Guru Confirms That “Adnis” And A Couple Other Songs Will Be On “4:44” Physical Copies

Young Guru has taken to Twitter to announce that the physical version of Hov’s 13th studio LP will contain “Adnis” and potentially some other songs on. There’s no word yet on when that will hit the stores. Guys calm down Adnis will be on the physical copies. If you guys act right I may slip a couple other songs on there.. shhh don't tell jay — Young Guru (@Young_Guru) June 30, 2017

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Rhythm Roulette w/ Mannie Fresh [Video]

Rhythm Roulette is back with four brand new episodes live from The Sprite Corner in New York City. Mannie Fresh, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Exile, and Just Blaze treated fans to an exclusive experience, inviting them to watch as they took our Rhythm Roulette challenge live, followed by an in-depth Q&A session hosted by Young Guru. Kicking things off is the Louisiana legend Mannie Fresh, who, as Young Guru pointed out, might just be the most prolific producer in hip hop history. Coincidentally, Mannie humbly confirmed that fact by stating that he recently received a call from someone at BMI who was perplexed after discovering he had over 600 published works. After skimming through his three randomly selected records, Mannie had no problem banging out three quick flips that spoke to his roots in New Orleans bounce, as well as the Dirty South turn-up he helped pioneer. Mr. Fresh reminded the crowd he opts for live instrumentation instead of sampling, but he also isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. Afterwards, Mannie treated us to an impromptu listening session featuring music he’s working on with Mos Def and Lil Wayne. We’d love for you to hear those tracks, but we promised to keep them under wraps until he’s ready to drop ’em. Stay tuned for more episode of Rhythm Roulette from The Sprite Corner, featuring George Anne Muldrow, Exile, and Just Blaze. In the meantime, hit the video player up top to watch the legendary Mannie Fresh do his thing.

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Wu-Tang Clan’s “A Better Tomorrow” Listening Session In NYC [Video]

EME presents to you: Wu-Tang Clan’s “A Better Tomorrow” Listening Session in NYC. Check out RZA, U-God, Masta Killa and Young Guru vibe out to the last Wu-Tang project. Also peep RZA do an impromptu performance of one of the song verses off the album as well as preview verses from Method Man and Raekwon.

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Young Guru Talks Future Of Engineering, Childhood Upbringing, Business Practices & More [Video]

In the conclusion of HHS1987’s exclusive with esteemed DJ & studio engineer Young Guru at the Heineken Green Room event at Tango in Philadelphia, Guru sat down with our very own E-Money in front of a packed house and spoke for over an hour on his career and experiences as the sound technician behind one of Hip-Hop’s most historic record labels. Before opening up the floor to questions from the audience, Guru spoke on the future of engineering and how he believes, regardless of what new advances may become available, the expertise of an audio engineer will always be necessary. When the floor became open for questions, Guru fielded inquiries about his childhood upbringing and the influences that led him to being an engineer, the business practices he thinks can help and hurt artists, the perception that celebrities are larger than life and much more.

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Young Guru Talks Keys To Success In The Industry, How Internet Piracy Changed Music & More [Video]

Here is part two of HHS1987’s exclusive with esteemed DJ & studio engineer Young Guru at the Heineken Green Room event at Tango in Philadelphia. Guru sat down with our very own E-Money in front of a packed house and spoke for over an hour on his career and experiences as the sound technician behind one of Hip-Hop’s most historic record labels. When discussing what has led to his success in the studio, Guru credited the trust between him as an engineer and the artists & producers he works with; making a comparison to the relationship between a barber and their client. He also spoke on his various endorsements including deals with Akai Pro, a line of engineering headphones, and an upcoming book, before delving into how teaching at USC and running Jay Z & Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’ Tour have opened up new avenues for him to affect music. Guru also shed light on how the Internet and piracy changed the music industry, his favorite recording equipment, and much, much more. Check back for the conclusion of our sit-down, coming soon.

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Young Guru Talks Roc-A-Fella Era, Engineering Process, Teaching Up & Comers & More [Video]

Here is part one of HHS1987’s exclusive with esteemed DJ & studio engineer Young Guru at the Heineken Green Room event at Tango in Philadelphia. Guru sat down with our very own E-Money in front of a packed house and spoke for over an hour on his career and experiences as the sound technician behind one of Hip-Hop’s most historic record labels. Guru detailed his start as a DJ in Delaware, how connecting relationships in college prompted an early partnership with with Sean “Puffy” Combs and Bad Boy Records, moving to New York as a young father, as well as how forging a friendship with Memphis Bleek that led to a prominent position at Rocafella Records in it’s rise to prominence. Guru also touched on his desire to teach up and coming engineers, engineering the session for Hov’s legendary diss “Takeover”, and how Just Blaze and Freeway’s synergy led to the first State Property LP.

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Young Guru Says Dondi Is King Not Basquiat; Talks Media Manipulation, Federal Reserve & More [Video]

In part three of our in-depth interview with Young Guru, he talks with Nick Huff Barili about a couple post he made of twitter. Nick asks Guru to elaborate on what he meant when he posted: “No offense but Jean-Michel Basquiat can’t touch this man. Dondi was king!!! Style Master General!!!…” Guru explains that Basquiat gets more praise because certain “taste-makers” co-sign him as one of the greats but in his book Guru thinks Dondi Cia is the best. Guru thinks that Basquiat theory of art is great but Basquiat actual pieces don’t resonate with him. There is also the debate of Street art vs Gallery art. Dondi did a lot of his work in the train yards where he had to be on the look out for authorities and other crews as well as dealing with other elements that an artist doing gallery pieces wouldn’t have to deal with. The second topic Guru addresses is his post that stated “When the news stays on a story this long with no new information, it’s time to pay close attention to the government.” Guru points out that the law to create Federal Reserve system was slid in the day before people went on Christmas break so that no one would object to it. Such a monumental law which Guru points out is illegal by our constitution, should be debated and not just passed under the radar. Guru says that when news media is focused solely on one story for long periods

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Young Guru On What Makes A Great Song, Engineering & Shares Advice [Video]

In part two of our in-depth interview with Young Guru, he talks with Nick Huff Barili about the anatomy of what makes a great song. As we continue our conversation with Guru he breaks down what makes a great audio engineer, why he thinks its the #eraoftheengineer, plus he shares advice for upcoming engineers and producers. Stay tuned Thursday for part 3 of our conversation with Young Guru.

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Young Guru says Hip Hop Is NOT A Color Based Thing & More [Video]

In part one of our in-depth our interview with Young Guru, he talks with Nick Huff Baril about making the transition from being Jay Z engineer to teaching at USC. Along with talking about Hip Hop in academia, Guru addresses “Curators” in Hip Hop who don’t know the roots of the culture and haven’t even listened to KRS-One’s Criminal Minded album or a De La Soul album. Guru states that it’s important for people who know and care about the culture to teach it and preserve it. Guru states that Hip Hop is lucky that its forefathers are still around and that we should make sure to learn from them while they are still alive. Guru goes on to say that Hip Hop is not a color based thing and that there were early graffiti artists who were white and b-boys that were Latin that should not be left out of the Hip Hop history. He also points out that there is no denying that artists like The Bestie Boys, MC Search and more recently Macklemore are Hip Hop. Although Guru points out that some of Macklemore’s fan-base might not be up on the culture. Guru elaborates that Hip Hop is one of the few places that has realized Dr Martin Luther King’s dream where its not about the color of your skin but your skills. Part 1 of our interview ends with Guru distinguishing the difference between a beat maker and a producer. Stay tuned next week for part

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