Digby talks presidents and lemonade to Hip Hop legends Guru and Solar. Also Pink Floyd for babies and a Facebook dilemma….

Hip Hop fans will know that Guru along with DJ Premier was one half of the legendary Gang Starr a . Massively influential hip hop outfit that was formed back in 1987. Gurus formidable skills on the mic earned him legions of admirers.

In 1993 he released his first solo album, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1. which featured collaborations with jazz legends Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. It was one of the first records to fuse jazz and hip hop and is generally considered to be amongst the best hip hop released in the 90′s.

We’re now up to Jazzmatazz 4 – and this is where a guy called Solar comes in – he’s a shit hot producer who is now  making beats for Guru. Together they’ve launched 7 Grand label – which has freed them from the constraints of a major label and allowed them to persue their goal of bringing real hip hop back to prominence.

Lemonade was a popular drink and still is…

* Sorry, there is no tracklist available for this show *