Just Blaze Reveals Unheard Stories From Working With JAY Z & Kanye West
“I was doing backflips down 26th street in a Chewbacca suit.”
Just Blaze has played a vital part in the hip hop industry for over fifteen years, from his monumental role as an in-house producer at Roc-A-Fella to his time working alongside JAY Z and a young emerging rapper known as Kanye West. On Saturday, Blaze took to Twitter and invited his followers to ask him questions about his illustrious career thus far. Of course, fans were quick to dive into his experiences with Hov himself. Here’s what he had to say:
He didn’t think we needed it. Me and Lenny were like ? https://t.co/KXCUP0Io1w
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
What we do was the only time Jay came to a Free session. Heard that and was like “mic please” https://t.co/3Il5SQ0Bjq
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
I was there when he did it and it didn’t get erased. https://t.co/kdC450oBaU
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
I was doing backflips down 26th street in a chewbacca suit. I knew I was about to be on. https://t.co/bHUuqsSbpz
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
On top of that, Blaze touched on working with the rapper that would one day become Yeezy. He also addressed his past dilemmas with Damon Dash:
I made it 20 minutes before Ye got to baseline. And I was trying to “borrow” his LV scarf when get got there. https://t.co/hdtWHGaPb0
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
Dame tried to take Bleek off Just Fire. First time I ever stood up to him and said no. https://t.co/seNI9To6dp
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
The mix for that song sucked. https://t.co/ZyCxJf9Iwg
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016
At one point, yes. VMA after party. We’re all grown now though. https://t.co/VILPYL83Et
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) May 29, 2016