Jay-Z’s longtime engineer Young Guru tells the crazy story of how Hov recorded the verse for Drake’s Scorpion song “Talk Up.”
Young master recalls the “Talk” meeting
Drake surprised fans on Tuesday (August 6) by releasing three new songs and 100GB of behind-the-scenes footage that hasn’t been released in years. In a video, Drake talks to his team about getting a Hov verse in 2018.
“The story behind this is crazy,” Guru begins below. “we are [On the Run 2 Tour]. Hough had to write a poem. We had a show that day. He actually wrote the poem after completing the full two-hour performance. I threw an after-party. Organizers had to wait in the stadium parking lot for two hours. I arrived at the club around 1am. Just in time for my show. That’s the simple story.
In a follow-up post, Guru shared more detailed instructions.
“Talk Up” is one of five times Jay-Z has blessed Drake’s career. Jigga’s lyrics recall his D-boy days on the song produced by DJ Paul and TWhy, which can be seen below.
“Yo, close enough to HOV, smells like a kilo of Still/First album at 26, I don’t need a deal,” Hov gushed. Already a hood legend, I don’t need Shyne (Woo) / First Rollie is drowned, I can’t see the time, wow / Stand-up comedy, we’re just ducking prosecution / Drug boys, off-white, look on ’em Looks like a soft white/Hey, you know what I’m saying? Brick, that’s what happened.
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Check out Young Guru’s crazy story about Jay-Z’s “Talk Up” verse.
