Episode 62- Hard to Earn Retrospective feat. DJ Premier

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Episode 62- Hard to Earn Retrospective feat. DJ Premier

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Mar 28, 2019

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Great show this week, we are joined in-studio by our friend Cutso to break down Gang Starr’s beyond-classic album Hard To Earn. Make sure to listen until the end for some reflections on the album from its mastermind DJ Premier himself. Dad Bod co-host David Ma interviewed Primo for an upcoming story and we are lucky to be able to share some of the rough audio from the interview here.

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Mar 28, 2019

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Hip-hop discussion podcast from an MC, a writer, and a record collector featuring interviews with well-respected figures from rap's past and present. A Stony Island Audio experience.

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Episode 62- Hard to Earn Retrospective feat. DJ Premier

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