HOV PREDICTED 50 CENT TAKEOVER?? YOUNG GURU RECALLS JAY-Z'S WARNING & THE MP3 TAKEOVER

In this past clip from My Expert Opinion Podcast Episode #131, legendary engineer Young Guru sits down with Math Hoffa to break down a turning point in hip-hop history — when JAY-Z walked into the studio during the Blueprint 2 sessions and warned everyone:

“Yo, this dude 50 — y’all gonna have to deal with him.”

Guru takes us inside the studio at Circle House, surrounded by Just Blaze, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and State Property, during one of the most pivotal eras in Roc-A-Fella Records history.

He reveals how Jay-Z predicted 50 Cent’s takeover, the internal Roc-A-Fella shake-ups, and how the rise of MP3s and LimeWire changed the entire music business. From studios closing to the fall of physical record sales, Guru saw it all first-hand — and asked the question that defined a generation:

“How we gone sell records when records are free?”

He also explains how the MBox and Pro Tools revolution shifted the game — destroying studio culture, lowering costs, but also killing the community and quality that made NYC music special.