Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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521: The Library- Chuck Creekmur - Co-Founder of AllHipHop.Com Jan 15, 2020

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to the co-founder of AllHipHop.Com, Chuck Creekmur. The Hip Hop journalist talks about his love for Hip Hop culture, why he and his business partner, Greg Watkins, started AllHipHop.com. Chuck discusses about the criticisms and pressures to represent Hip Hop culture accurately, the future of the site and reflects on what he learned about himself as a person and a journalist after interviews with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, T.I., Jean Grae and Jay-Z.

520: ARCHIVES: Common - Spits His Autobiography Threw Music Jan 07, 2020

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tim Einenkel shares his past interview with artist, actor Common. The Chi-City MC talked about his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense, why he almost gave up on rapping after his first album, Can I Borrow a Dollar? and uses his music to plan out his personal story.

519: ARCHIVES: The Library - Rich Nice Dec 31, 2019

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, we replay Tim's interview with Rich Nice. Rich was the first Rapper signed to the famed Motown Records label. When Nice isn't lending his voice to A & R Room with Sway, he's working as an A&R and Marketing Executive, as well as the founder of the production Team “The TrackMasters."

518: FROM the ARCHIVES: The Library - Reggie Ossé aka Combat Jack" Dec 24, 2019

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, we replay our interview with the late , great Combat Jack himself, Reggie Ossé. During this interview, Reggie talked about his series Mogul: The Life & Death of Chris Lighty. Ossé talked about what he's learned in the research and production of this six part series, and what he's learned about his own story during the process. The two podcasting veterans also discuss mental health awareness in not just the hip hop community but also the black community.
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517: The Library - Spice 1 – Interview - West Coast Doesn’t Have a Sound Anymore Dec 17, 2019

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Spice 1. The West Coast OG talks his latest album Platinum OG, opening for N.W.A when he was 16 years old , learning from Eazy-E, real gangsters vs. “studio gangsters”, first meeting UGK, the late Pimp C’s influenced on the game, life lessons, hip hop industry’s impact on the weed industry, breaks down his lyrics, writing process and more.
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516: The Library -MaLLY - Hip Hop Artist with a Filmmaker's Mind Dec 10, 2019

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In 2015, MaLLY, released the incredible track called “Say My Peace”. I went searching for more from the Minneapolis DJ/Producer/Emcee but he had already stopped releasing music. Then in September of 2019, there was announcement: MaLLY would be releasing new music. His album The Journey to a Smile just dropped. MaLLY joins The Library with Tim Einenkel to discuss his new work, his music hiatus, his early inspirations, and I give my opinion about his new album.

515: The Library - Von Pea - Gentrification's Hitting Your Neighborhood Dec 03, 2019

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Brooklyn MC, Von Pea. The Brooklyn native talks about his new album City for Sale, the gentrification of his hometown and takes us on a journey through his neighborhood, the importance of certain intersections and how Sumner Projects shaped him as a person and artist.
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514: The Library - David Bars - Lyrically Confident and Embracing Flaws Nov 26, 2019

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Bronx MC, David Bars, who just dropped his new project, The Bar Code, comes through to talk about his early days of spitting in elementary and high school, details the creative process when collaborating with great producers and artists such as D.I.T.C, Fat Joe, and writing for a DJ Premier beat after eating a steak for dinner. And more importantly he details why Showbiz, Preemo, Lord Finesse, Buckwild, Corey Gunz, and Fat Joe are important to him as an artist.

513: The Library - DJ Shadow, In-depth with the Innovator and Creator Nov 19, 2019

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He is an artist and DJ of the highest caliber, pushing boundaries musically with each release. He is DJ Shadow and his new double album Our Pathetic Age continues the tradition. This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, DJ Shadow sits down for an extremely in-depth conversation about the creative process, stories behind the music and much more.

512: The Library - CL Smooth - Hip Hop History Nov 12, 2019

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, CL Smooth. The legendary MC shares stories about collaborations with Large Professor, DJ Krush, The Roots, and Run DMC. He talks 25 years of hip hop culture and rap music, working with the late, great Heavy D, how John Legend helped him elevate his art, writing a track without a curse, the importance of keeping fit and much much more.

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