Kendrick Lamar just had the rare opportunity of sitting down with musical legend Quincy Jones. For an interview with Hypetrak Magazine, K. Dot had his ears open wide as Jones dropped gems about the origins of hip-hop, recording 800 songs for Michael Jackson’s Thriller and what a good song is truly made of.

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Behind the scenes footage shows the Compton emcee soaking up as much knowledge from the 27-time Grammy winner as possible. Take a look at the video below and then read the full story here.