"RUN UP ON YEEZY" Q-TIP REVEALS THE REAL STORY BEHIND JAY-Z'S INFAMOUS BAR & WORKING WITH LEGENDS

n this past clip from My Expert Opinion Ep. #85, legendary producer and A Tribe Called Quest founder Q-Tip sits down with Math Hoffa to share incredible, untold stories from his career working with music royalty. Q-Tip pulls back the curtain on the creative process with Kanye West, noting that Ye seeks input from everyone, even a "pizza delivery" person. He then reveals the exact incident at the Mercer Hotel that inspired Jay-Z's famous lyric on Watch the Throne: "Run up on Yeezy the wrong way, I might hurt you."

Q-Tip also addresses Busta Rhymes's claim that he is the East Coast Dr. Dre, admitting that he "turned down a lot of shit foolishly," including the chance to sign Busta, the Raekwon Purple Tape demo, and Erykah Badu. Finally, he details the beautiful, cyclical relationship between East and West Coast production, revealing that N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton inspired him to create The Low End Theory, and in turn, Dr. Dre constantly listened to Low End Theory while creating The Chronic.