Just Blaze Reveals Why His Production On JAY-Z’s “Hovi Baby” Made Questlove “Hate” Him

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Just Blaze’s production work on JAY-Z’s 2002 track, “Hovi Baby,” impressed fans with a unique sample of TLC’s live performance of “Diggin' On You.” It also caught the ear of none other than Questlove.

In a new interview with NPR, Just Blaze explained how the song’s drum programming made Quest angry at first. “Funny thing about that record,” Just Blaze recalled. “Questlove, we’re friends but he hates me because I remember, he hit me and was like, ‘Yo who played the drums on that?’ I’m like, ‘Dude, that’s me on my MP.’ That was a huge booster for me internally, because one of the best hip-hop drummers ever is thinking that that record is a live drummer and it’s just me emulating that with my fingers.” Questlove further explained his stance to