Producer Chucky Thompson Dead at 53, Hip-Hop Reacts
Legendary hip-hop and R&B producer Chucky Thompson has died.
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Young Guru Says 'Adnis' Will Be on Physical Version of Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ Album
We were wondering about that.
Young Guru Says Hip-Hop Is Where Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Is Realized
Young Guru has emerged from behind the boards to establish himself as one of hip-hop's most gifted minds. The master engineer, producer and DJ is now teaching classes at prestigious universities across the country and has been selected by some of the world's biggest companies to test new t…
Young Guru Compares J.Dilla To Michael Jordan
Young Guru is an avid basketball fan. Besides being one of the greatest engineers ever within our beloved culture, he also puts in work on the basketball court. During his interview with HardKnock TV, Guru combined both worlds when he compared the legendary J...
Young Guru Builds A Beat Using Google Glass
There are many ways to build a beat, but a new promotional video shows legendary producer and DJ Young Guru using a new tool to construct a track: Google Glass. The wearable piece of technology, which retails at $1,500, was introduced to developers by the search engine giant earlier this year, thoug…
Young Guru Starts Teaching Gig At USC
Last month, Young Guru announced he would be joining the University of Southern California's teaching staff as an artist-in-residence. The famed hip-hop engineer recently started his stint at USC's Thornton School of Music. Today, we get a video highlighting YG's start and his impress…
Young Guru Joins USC Staff
Young Guru was named USC Thornton School of Music artist-in-residence and will join the faculty of Thornton's Contemporary Music Division. There he will lecture University of Southern California students in music production. Guru has also having lectured at other institutions such as …
Young Guru Offers A $20 Mixing Class With Skillshare
Have you ever wanted to learn to mix like Young Guru? Well, you're in luck—as long as you've got $20 to spare. The legendary producer and engineer will teach a course in mixing on September 4 via Skillshare, a company that offers video classes where experts in a certain field share t…
Jay-Z “Dead Presidents 3″ (Original Version)
Back in 2008, Jay-Z had the most talked about song on the Internet--a third installment in his “Dead Presidents” series. There were a few snippets that surfaced on blogs, but the full version has yet to be released. As part of Jay’s live Q&A Twitte…