Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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421: Chuck D Interviews Lovebug Starski Feb 14, 2018

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, we turn over hosting duties to the one and only Chuck D. In this special episode, we travel back to 2016 during The Art of Rap Tour when Chuck sat down with the late/great Lovebug Starski.

420: Treach Feb 11, 2018

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The Library with Tim Einenkel, Naughty by Natures Treach. Its been 20 years since the landmark single HipHop Hooray dropped. Naughty by Nature is currently on tour celebrating this anniversary. In Part 1 of the interview Treach talks about the current tou

418: Evidence Feb 05, 2018

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This week on The Library, Tim is joined by photographer, producer and MC, Evidence. The Rhymesayers artist talks, in detail about tracks from his latest album, Weather or Not, his secret to writing to a DJ Premier beat, the track dedicated to his wife, the significance of squirrels, and drops some facts about palm trees.

416: Premrock Jan 29, 2018

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This week's guest on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Premrock. This MC has collaborated with Open Mike Eagle, El Da Sensei, C-Rayz Walz and more. Tim talks to Premrock about his early beginnings, writing and how Eazy E, Tom Waits, Ernest Hemingway, Kool G. Rap and Nina Simone have influenced him as an artist.Tim and Prem also discuss how bartending has influenced his art, his discography and how he was ready to use the sample in "Empire State of Mind" way before Jay-Z used it.

414: Torii Wolf Dec 21, 2017

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"It is not even about what I’m saying necessarily. The less I feel like I say sometimes, the more open the floor is for everyone to feel something," singer-songwriter, Torii Wolf tells The Library with Tim Einenkel this week. The Long Island, NY native's debut album Flow Riiot features productions by Mike Zombie, AraabMUZIK, The King of Chill and DJ Premier. Torii talks to Tim about finding her artistic voice, learning how less is more, working with the legendary DJ Premier and why she views the guitar as an annoying little sister.

412: DJ Eclipse Dec 07, 2017

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This week on The Library, the legendary DJ Eclipse sits down with Tim to discuss growing up in Rhode Island, the first hip hop record he purchased, his time at Wild Pitch Records, Fat Beats and everything in between. Eclipse also talks about the history of hip hop group Non Phixion and the significance of the Rock Steady Crew in Hip Hop culture. Why he views the Puffy era as the beginning of the end for creative hip hop and we learn why this dude from Rhode Island deserves to be the crypt keeper of New York Hip Hop.

410: Def Poet Poetri Nov 30, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tony Award winner, Poetri. The 7x HBO Def Poet talks to Tim about new projects and the two revisit some of his older work, performing on Broadway and Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, his use of humor, handling writers block and balancing his art with taking caring of his wife two daughters.

408: Black Ice Nov 21, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim welcomes a man who has won a Tony, a Peabody, and an Emmy Award, Black Ice. The Poet speaks on all his influences, from his parents to Gil Scott Heron. He talks about the poems he performed during his many appearances on Russell Simmons HBO Def Poetry Jam and on Broadway. The Philly native also discusses his 2006 debut album The Death to Willie Lynch, new projects he's currently working on and what brought him out to Amsterdam.

406: MC Lyte Nov 14, 2017

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MC Lyte's career has spanned almost 30 years. When her debut album, Lyte as a Rock debuted in 1988, she was, the first woman to release a solo rap album with a major label. Lyte has not lost a lyrical step and continues to stay at the top of her game. This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, the hip hop legend from Brooklyn, NY joins Tim to talk music, her first hip hop group, the different artists which helped shaped the MC Lyte sound, her first major label audition which involved a book of poetry, career longevity and the record which completely blew her away

405: Dillon Nov 02, 2017

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Hip Hop artist and chef, Dillon recently dropped a new EP,Black Tie Affair,produced by the legendary Diamond D. Dillon joins The Library with Tim Einenkel this week to discuss collaborating with the founding member of the Diggin in the Crates Crew, how be

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