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VIDEO: JAY Z Interview w/ Elliott Wilson On The Truth | Pt. 1

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Interviewer Elliott Wilson sits down with New York’s JAY Z at Yankee Stadium for a candid one-on-one sit down as the two discuss a number of topics.  In part one, Wilson credits Hov with popularizing the New York Yankee fitted hat and asks JAY Z to share his thoughts on performing in Yankee Stadium alongside Justin Timberlake for his Legends of Summer Tour.  At one point in the interview Jay also reassures fans that he has no ego and loves collaborating with other talent in order to create special moments in music.  Hov also shares an early conversation he had with Rick Rubin on “Holy Grail” and deciding to remove The-Dream off the track and replacing his vocals with Justin Timberlake’s.  JAY Z also speaks on his love for art and his belief that the creative outlet runs parallel with music.  Wilson also discusses with Jigga his longtime desire to change music industry standards since taking his previous position as Def Jam president.

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VIDEO: Pusha T – Doesn’t Matter | DECODED

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Life+Time’s releases the latest episode of their DECODED series and this time shines a light on Pusha T’s “Doesn’t Matter” off Wrath of Cocaine.  Pusha takes the time to share some personal insight about how he feels about G.O.O.D. Music haters and reflects back on the moment when he felt like a “full fledged rapper”.

 

VIDEO: The Buchanans Give Details Behind Jay-Z’s “What More Can I Say”

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The producers behind Jay-Z’s “What More Can I say” which was featured on the popular Black Album provide details behind how the track came together and insight into how they acquired their first beat placement.  It’s always interesting to get background stories on how these types of dope collaborations came together.  Check out the footy above to hear their story.

VIDEO: The Round Up Ep. 1 w/ Busta Rhymes

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Life+Times drops off the first episode of The Round Up with Shaheem Reid.

In the premiere episode of the The Round Up, host Shaheem Reid presents an in-depth interview with Busta Rhymes. Busta speaks on being a recording artist for the past 20 years, working with artists from Diddy to Q-Tip and how he’s seen the music industry evolve.

VIDEO: Life & Times Presents 9th Wonder Decoded – “Threat”

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Producer 9th Wonder recently sat down with Life and Times to discuss his part in Jay-Z’s Black Album.  9th gives interesting insight into how he took R. Kelly’s “A Woman’s Threat” and chopped it up by request of Jigga man.  It’s a very cool story and 9th tells it so well.  Peep the footage below to hear it straight from the source.  I still remember going to buy the Black Album from the Warehouse record store back in the days and I still have it.  Classic music.