Hard Knock TV’s Nick Huff Barili and Balance talk to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony about their memories of working with The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur. Bone says that Diddy called them when them and Biggie were in Cali and said to come over to studio. Bone laid down their verses to Notorious Thugs and then Biggie took it back to NY to write his verse.
Hard Knock TV’s Devi Dev and Nick Huff Barili talk to Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek talk about the early years of Kanye West’s career. From Kanye opening up for Kweli to labels not wanting to sign him as a rapper. Kweli says that people didn’t see Kanye’s vision as an artist and just wanted his beats. Kweli says that he knew “College Drop Out” was a classic when he first heard it.
Reflection Eternal (Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli) talk to Hard Knock TV’s Devi Dev about the impact of Dr Dre’s Chronic album and how Gansta rap dominated music in 1993. Hi-Tek also talks about being signed to Dre’s aftermath label as a producer, how Dre is a mentor to him and how people perceive Dre. He also talks about the status of Detox.