88-Keys & Kanye West: Between a Roc and a Hard Place (Video)

In the third (and final) installment of Gasface‘s conversation with 88-Keys, he takes it back to ’01 when he met Kanye West.

The rapper/producer remembers the first convo he ever had with his future great friend and executive producer, vibin’ on the way back to their respective places in Newark… while telling about their common history and the evolution of their friendship, he reveals how he got his name from a Large Pro & Q-tip freestyle, a long, long time ago…

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10 Responses to “88-Keys & Kanye West: Between a Roc and a Hard Place (Video)”

  1. http://www.skate-vlissingen.nl

    Tom said this on January 16th, 2010 at 11:13 am

  2. “within minutes of meeting each other, he told me he was gonna be a superstar.”

    damn that’s dope lol. cool vid.

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    jomitm said this on January 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am

  3. that gasface blog is ill.

    lunchbox said this on January 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm

  4. big up gasface

    London said this on January 16th, 2010 at 12:12 pm

  5. That’s tite,enjoyed that vid.I like watchin things like that,behind the scenes meetings and come up stories.Good for 88….and yea I giggled at Kanye saying he was gonna be a superstar within minutes of meeting him too.LoL.He knew way back then,self-confidence at it’s finest

    RappishWayz said this on January 16th, 2010 at 1:31 pm

  6. who is that blond girl ? lol

    Andrew said this on January 16th, 2010 at 1:46 pm

  7. Between 88Keys and Royce the 5’9….these two deserve hip hop’s BFF Award! LOLOL. 88 mentions Kanye just as much as Royce mentions Eminem.

    In 2010…fuck a co-sign, find a best friend LMAOOOO

    BOOM said this on January 16th, 2010 at 1:50 pm

  8. It’s a shame that this is the last episode i really enjoyed the series

    jajawi said this on January 16th, 2010 at 2:50 pm

  9. Stories about rappers’ pasts are quite insightful. Funny how 88 said he can’t play piano lol

    Jay Kay Lay? May? Nay! said this on January 16th, 2010 at 6:19 pm

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