Kanye West On the Day He Met Michael Jackson

Also talks about his '90s hip-hop influences.

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Kanye West joined Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds on Juan Epstein's podcast today. Peter Rosenberg asked him about his '90s production inspirations, whether he preferred Pete Rock or Primo, and asks "Did you ever meet Dilla in person?"

Then Kanye West talks about meeting Michael Jackson at Lyor Cohen's home, and tells the story of which album in Ye's catalog MJ may have been unintentionally responsible for.

The clip ends with Kanye West clowning the guys from Rawkus ("Hey Jared and Brian! This is Kanye West talking to you, this is the greatest moment of your hip-hop life") for passing on signing him in the late 1990s.

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