Roc Nation’s first “Set the Bar” cypher session made its premiere this past weekend. Exclusive freestyle verses from the label’s rising star roster, including HDBeenDope, Reuben Vincent, Huey V, KUR, and Rapsody, are included in the video. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Official presenter Jadakiss and renowned DJ Young Guru are included in the cypher, […]
Roc Nation’s first “Set the Bar” cypher session made its premiere this past weekend. Exclusive freestyle verses from the label’s rising star roster, including HDBeenDope, Reuben Vincent, Huey V, KUR, and Rapsody, are included in the video. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Official presenter Jadakiss and renowned DJ Young Guru are included in the cypher, […]
Jay-Z recently set the rap world ablaze after the release of DJ Khaled’s latest album God Did, where he rapped for 4 minutes straight on the song of the same name. Fans and critics have called the verse one of Jay’s best of his career, and have called into question whether he actually did the […]
Young Guru’s production prowess stretches beyond the boards and booth. While the Grammy winner’s work has earned the praise as the “most famous and successful engineer in the history of Hip-Hop,” he continues to add to his legendary palette. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Grammy Award winning engineer recently joined Gia Peppers’ award winning […]
Long Island University today announced Grammy Award-winning audio engineer and producer Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton has joined the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment as Director of the Music Technology, Entrepreneurship & Production program. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Roc Nation School and Young Guru also announced a full-tuition scholarship to be awarded […]
JAY-Z’s 2003 The Black Album boasted a myriad of guest appearances. Still, one of the most memorable yet uncredited appearances was “King Of Comedy” Cedric The Entertainer in between Hov’s verses on “Threat.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information While a guest on William “Fuzzy” West and Quincy Harris’ FAQ Podcast, the 58-year-old comedian explained how he […]
Since Jay-Z’s Twitter Spaces conversation with Genius’ Rob Markman on Tuesday, the internet has been in a frenzy, debating whether Jay was right in his statement, or if another rapper could give him a run for his money. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Following Hov’s comments, Young Guru said that people have been blowing up […]
Jay-Z and Beyoncé shook the world, broke the internet, and snatched wigs and beards when they dropped their surprise joint album Everything Is Love right in the middle of the OTRII world tour on Saturday (June 16). Interestingly, the album was finalized just three hours before its release. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a […]
Young Guru is without a doubt one of the most influential people within Hip Hop in the past two decades. Being one of the most talented and trusted audio engineers in the music industry, he has worked with a slew of artists but he is most known for his work with Jay Z and many […]
Young Guru is takin’ ’em to school.
If your familiar with either NYC rap collective Ratking or British Singer/Songwriter and my personal 2013 Rookie of The Year (sorry Chancelor) King Krule you’d know that an official collaboration from these two was inevitable. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The two have been linked together since 2012 when Ratking remixed King Krule’s “Octopussy” and […]
Young Guru makes his way back to his old stomping grounds
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information More hidden Just Blaze/Jay Z collabs surface via Just himself Its become the norm for Just Blaze and Jay Z‘s trusted longtime engineer Young Guru to reveal fantasies of collaborations with Jay that were either never released, or never finished, much to the avail of hip-hop fans. A couple months […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Finally the official version of DP3!
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The legendary engineer and producer goes through his expansive vinyl collection. Fuse TV‘s series Crate Diggers took a trip to Young Guru’s studio and talked about his wide-range of knowledge in music and his deep vinyl collection. Guru touches on his influences back at home when he was a kid, […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hitting the ground running, Ratking went to SXSW booked alongside Talib Kweli, Earl Sweatshirt, Young Guru, and Just Blaze. Building up a solid resume outside of the Northeast, Ratking – under the tutelage of XL Recordings – continued to play in front of diverse and multicultural crowds. The infusion of […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hitting the ground running, Ratking went to SXSW booked alongside Talib Kweli, Earl Sweatshirt, Young Guru, and Just Blaze. Building up a solid resume outside of the Northeast, Ratking – under the tutelage of XL Recordings – continued to play in front of diverse and multicultural crowds. The infusion of […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Four stages, four rounds, featuring four different sounds and styles with a laundry list of guest appearances. There was enough bass blasting through the speakers to compress all the air in your body. Roseland Ballroom was host to the first New York City edition of the Red Bull Music Academy’s […]
GRAMMY U teamed up with Hit-Boy and Young Guru in the studio for their GRAMMY U “Era of the Engineer” tour. GRAMMY U – a program created to prepare college students interested in pursuing a career in the music industry – created the “Era of the Engineer” tour to offer college students the opportunity to explore the importance of the audio […]
Jay-Z’s main engineer took to Twitter this morning to report the theft of his bag and computer. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Unfortunately for Young Guru, today is already off to a bad start. During his current trip to Washington, D.C., the engineer’s bag was stolen out of his car. According to the tweets, the […]
