Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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Library Rap: In-depth Interview with Paris, The Black Panther of Hip Hop Jan 08, 2021

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Tim Einenkel sits down with Paris, the black panther of hip hop, on the latest installment of Library Rap. They discuss his classic debut The Devil Made Me Do It and the controversy surrounding his second album Sleeping With The Enemy, as well as working with a young DJ Shadow. They also talk about his influences , politics, the future of political hip hop and the prevalent and powerful subject matter on his latest album Safe Space Invader which is a no holds barred audio assault featuring multiple casualties and incredible food for thought.

Library Rap: Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense Interview Jan 01, 2021

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Happy New Year! This week, we dig into the archives and hear Tim's interviews with Common about his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense. Common discusses why he almost gave up on rapping after his first album, Can I Borrow a Dollar? and tells us which of his 5 records would make up his autobiography.

Library Rap: Kool Moe Dee Xmas Replay Interview Dec 25, 2020

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Legendary Hip-Hop artist Kool Moe Dee sits down with Tim Einenkel to talk abouthis career, the state of Hip-Hop, the real reason he battled LL Cool J, lyricism, the art of hip hop and much more.

Library Rap: Remembering Combat Jack a.k.a. Reggie Osse Dec 18, 2020

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When I interviewed Reggie Ossé a.k.a. Combat Jack back in June 2017, he told me that what had made Chris Lighty so attractive for the upcoming season of Mogul was that his life's trajectory had mirrored the hip hop culture he loved. Mogul, his podcast series about Chris Lighty had been released and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to talk to him about it. I met Reggie for our interview at a coffee shop near Union Square in New York City. I was nervous because after all he was “COMBAT JACK.” We shook hands and I thanked him for agreeing to be interviewed. Instead of saying “you're welcome,” he said “No, thank you for doing this.” It was a small but incredibly generous gesture. My nervousness abated; he offered to buy me a cup of coffee, which I politely declined, and he purchased a cup of tea for himself. We sat down and began the interview.

On October of 2017, Reggie learned he had cancer. On December 20, 2017 the Hip Hop community, the podcast community lost a legend. Reggie Ossé a.k.a. Combat Jack was 53 years old. The following is my interview with him.

Combat Jack, thank you.

Music heard on this episode - Produced and Scored by Jason Cowit. Check out all his music on his Bandcamp page

Library Rap: M.O.P.'s Billy Danze - The Listening Session Interview Dec 11, 2020

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Billy Danze has been representing Hip Hop music and Hip Hop Culture for years. As part of the legendary group, M.O.P and through his solo work, he continues to make an imprint in music while bodying each record he is on. He just released We Busy (The Listening Session), which features Method Man, DJ Premier, Havoc, Lil Fame, Cormega and Daz Dillinger. The Brownsville, New York artist breaks down tracks from the release, shares stories about meeting DJ Premier and going to WBLS radio studios for the first time.. The M.O.P. legend talks about collaborating with DJ Kayslay and 49 other MCs on one track, drops some hip hop gems, talks the greatness of Mobb Deep and why was O.C. the first artist M.O.P went after for a collaboration.

556: REPLAY: The Library: Darlene Ortiz, An Original Gangster (Interview) Dec 04, 2020

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Darlene Ortiz, widely recognizable for being the woman Ice T's Power album joins Tim on The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, this week to talk about her newest memoir called Definition Of Down – My Life with Ice-T & the Birth Of Hip-Hop. She talks to Tim about the iconic Power album cover, her struggles as a child of an alcoholic mother, being a part of and a witness to the birth of west coast hip hop; and Tim shares a story about his grandmother buying him and his brothers bootleg NWA tapes.

555: Library Rap: Statik Selektah's Balancing Act Nov 27, 2020

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This week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with Statik Selektah who just dropped his latest album, The Balancing Act. Statik discusses working with Nas, Freddie Gibbs, Joey Bada$$, Termanology, the late Mac Miller and Sean Price.

The veteran record producer shares inspirational pandemic stories from his fans, SiriusXM, the cover art, cancelled culture, new project with Black Thought, music of The Balancing Act and much more.

554: The Library - Dalla Villa Nov 20, 2020

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Aaron Dalla Villa was born and raised in Suffolk, Virginia and studied music and dance-training at the prestigious Governor's School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia. This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Dalla Villa joins Tim to talk about dancing, being an MC, working with the legendary Paul Anthony (Full Force), being inspired by Nas, Kanye West, MF Doom, Eminem and writing lyrics and spitting on dope beats.

553: The Library - Lyric Jones Nov 06, 2020

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, hip hop artist, Lyric Jones joins Tim. Lyric talks about the impact of Church, Gospel Music , Jazz, Jay Z, Angela Bassett and Queen Latifah have had on her as an artist and what made her want to be an MC. The Boston artist talks about her NPR Tiny Desk (Home) performance, her vision board, new album, Closer Than They Appear, Phonte (From Little Brother) as an Executive Producer and an artist, track placement, female MCs, contradictions in hip hop and how creating timeless tracks can be depressing.

552: The Library - Ricky Hyde and Heem are BSF Oct 30, 2020

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Black Soprano Family (BSF) artists, Ricky Hyde and Heem drop by to talk Gangsta Grillz X BSF Da Respected Sopranos, benefits of being part of Black Soprano Family, working with Benny the Butcher, the significance of 2015 and why talking about their past is a must.

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