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DJ PREMIER RECALLS GURU CONVERSATION THAT INSPIRED GANG STARR'S 'HARD TO EARN'
DJ Premier has shared the story behind the title of Gang Starr‘s Hard to Earn on the album’s 30th anniversary.
In an Instagram post on Friday (March 8), the veteran producer said the project’s name came from a conversation with the duo’s other member, the late rhymer Guru.
“Guru asked me to name this LP. He always comes up with dope titles so I didn’t think that I needed to, that’s his lane,” Preem began.
“We had a conversation and I said that being in this music business is HARD TO EARN. He says: THAT’S IT! You just named the album! I’m like: ‘I did?’ The rest is chiseled history!”
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