Young Guru & DJ Khalil talk Dr Dre, Roc-A-Fella, N.W.A, Dilla, Premier, Dj Quik + More

www.hardknock.tv In part one of our interview Young Guru & DJ Khalil talk with Nick Huff Barili about Dr Dre, Roc-A-Fella, N.W.A, Dilla, DJ Premier, Dj Quik, De La Soul + Much more. We are just getting started with this conversation tune in next week for part 2!
From (AllHipHop News) Jay Z's Fade To Black documentary is a veritable time capsule of the start of the primes of three legendary producers/engineers: Just Blaze, Kanye West and Young Guru. During a recent interview with HardKnock.tv, Guru explains the experience of recording for Fade To Black, what his first studio session with J. Dilla was like and more.
Young Guru produced "What More Can I Say" for Jay Z's The Black Album and engineered on what was promoted as Jay Z's last album. Fade To Black was a movie to Hip Hop fans, it was a visual representation of Guru's "college experience" to the Guru:
It was a fun time. You don't realize it's like someone taping your college experience or whatever. It was a really fun time. The only reason we really did that was because at that time no one had seen any of the working of it.
Guru was first introduced to J. Dilla by Dilla's roommate whom played him Slum Village's J. Dilla-produced Fantastic Vol. 1. in 1997. According to Dilla, his first studio session with him was mind-blowing but kept it basic:
It was just one of them pure days. It was no other artist. It was just me, Dilla, a bunch of weed, a MPC 3000 and he just sat there and made a bunch of beats for the day.
Guru worked with Dilla again in the studio back in 2004 for De La Soul's Grind Date album. After stating that his first reaction to Dilla was "it's like Tribe, but better" and explained how Dilla's is comparable to the greatest basketball player of all time:
I always say this, he's like Michael Jordan, because he took the style of everyone and put them all together. He could do everyone's style, but everybody can't do his style. He has the West Coast funk. He has the East Coast hop. He has that Midwest Swing. He has all of it. His thing about quantizing would always give the drums his own personal little offness where it's that last minute. It's like when the elevator's closing and you just jump in for the snare to be on time but it's really late."
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[@martinmartinez3880]

I love the story he told on DJ Quik.its just great to have other great producers admier their peers. DJ Quik is very underrated. Great video I love it.

[@antoniohughes6333]

I agree!

[@kinamai1965]

Martin Martinez I just spoke on how under rated he is. He is one of the all time producers! I hate that too. Quik is a genius for real. And has history not only in hip hop but in producing. People don't know he produced his "Red Tape" Mixtape LP before he got a record deal! His Mixtape is what made him to be a major artist. And after he blow up he started producing for other major artists. And just made his career based on producing and being a musician. There so much knowledge, experience, and history Quik knows about music, this industry, and business. He really is mad science lol

[@One7823]

Young Guru just related the way people drive on the West and East coast to bass lines...classic

[@standingtall223]

Quik you are getting your props!!!!! I love it. You are a genius!!!!

[@THEINFAMOUS1011]

Guru needs a podcast.

[@RobWill5864]

Definitely

[@One7823]

Dope interview...Dre, DJ Quik and Battlecat. I wonder if Pete Rock should be up there. When Guru talks about Dilla's genius one "how the fuck he do that sample" that comes to mind is a Tribe beat on Beats Rhymes and Life - Get a Hold. Insane how Dilla flipped that

[@BeatzOnCleatz]

Man i freakin LOVE hip hop. The culture, the history, the people. Its awesome.

[@ndujamz]

Young Guru is a genius man.. To be able to mix other producers music is no joke. What I like about him is he is always willing to share knowledge.

[@seboufdu59]

what they said about DIlla is amazing.

[@RobWill5864]

These are super dope! Makes me realize I need to be more of a student to the production of hip hop music.

[@dominickkasza8096]

Dj Quik is # 1

[@donp244]

What an amazing interview, this really documents the art, this is really for the hardcore hip hop head

[@flourensgachette5280]

Nice

[@frizza241]

Ypung Guru is right on the money with his commentary about the producers.

[@Angld003]

If you're looking for the J. Dilla comments, it starts off at 7:47

[@phenomena17]

BEAUTIFUL INTERVIEW SESSION I WISH I WAS THERE

[@PulseFXofficial]

Producers are Hip Hop's PHD Professors of Philosophy and History

[@tochiRTA]

Pulse FX they're the ones that make this hip hop shit tick. I've been saying that, and frankly, it's obvious since hip hop started with the DJ. That's why I can't respect rappers who have shitty beat selection and disguise it with 'oh I keeps it lyrical'. Hip hop aint spoken word or acapella-ville, it's music.

[@michaels.8244]

Great fucking interview.. Great to watch people speak of their admiration for others in the same field as them or who have come before them & with such passion & respect for their craft.

[@amontri3246]

...he said d.j quick had an sp1200 and an mpc 60 hooked up to a stack of compressors and preamps....he is dropping some knowledge here 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zmazing33]

Guru talking about Dilla was sick

[@iiZBeatz]

This was too dope! 2 legend's!!

[@AARONKAYE]

i feel the same way about Dilla

[@The51wayz]

Love this interview

[@cignagaborden]

DJ Khalil Self Scientific in the building! My favorite interview!

[@1980venom]

Great vid!

[@tyronehenshaw682]

Great Interview.

[@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW]

yo i like it when guru get on his nerdy shit lol

[@oldschoollee]

Dre, Quik, and Battlecat were DJs before they became producers. DJs make the best producers.

[@dollardv]

Well said my brother .

[@fourdevils694]

1:25 - 1:26 Salute Young Guru knowing his shit

[@SirCyril11]

Quik is the Boss producer

[@carlg2089]

Dj Quik!!!

[@kenfreeman1027]

that part of black album when young guru broke down from just working overtime

[@blackstracks3047]

Smart guy

[@MrCandry]

No part 2?! C'mon!

[@way2flyybeats675]

Dj Quik!!!!!

[@markgray8707]

young guru has huge hands

[@MrNickelodeon90]

+Mark Gray yea because dude is like 6ft5

[@amorbavian]

Young Guru does not shut up!

[@puzzle247365]

and I LOVE IT! so should you...

[@amorbavian]

Yo man the point is that Khalil barely got a word in!!

[@amorbavian]

Oh get the fuck off my back bitch. How the fuck do you know how people found this clip? Doesn't the clip's name have Khalils name in it as well? How stupid are you? I certainly didn't search for this clip as I subscribe to this channel. Young Guru should shut up and learn to let other people talk.. He seems too happy to hear himself talk or something.. 

[@manicpanic9391]

amorbavian He likes teaching.

[@goldnpeople]

tengo q aprender ingles

[@amorbavian]

9th Wonder!

[@pullmo96]

The sound Boomy they need a dip between 200-300

[@thaStorMaj]

a wannabe producer giving an advice for video eqing lol

[@pullmo96]

stormy Who is a wannabe producer?

[@thaStorMaj]

someone who says they sound boomy, when the main problem is phasing. smh

[@pullmo96]

Well that's good to know.

[@troc1795]

Lol is it just me or does this dude got some huge hands. But good interview tho

[@tochiRTA]

yo Khalil, shut up so Guru can speak!! Jokes aside, I love what Guru was saying.

[@thegreg4]

It's like tribe but better?!? Nope!

[@rebelcode7697]

guru said dilla was better than tribe ? i don't know about that brah

[@Barney-ii1no]

he made there best beats imo

[@keyminor6886]

Dilla > Everybody. you heard that man say he was Jordan

[@fernvill27]

Of course Dilla is better than q tip at the beats. Why do you think q tip got him to do their last two albums? You should check out the q tip interview from red bull when he talks about showing dillas beats to de la. They said the same thing young guru said. " It sounds like tip but better".

[@troc1795]

Lol is it just me or does this dude got some huge hands. But good interview tho