Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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382: Dan The Man Talks Sean Price and New Album Jul 18, 2017

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Dan the Man is an Engineer, Producer, Composer and Mixer who has worked with Kanye West, Nas, Lil Kim, Ice T, Kool G. Rap, M.O.P, 50 Cent, Redman, Jadakiss, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, Timbaland, the late, great Sean Price and many more. Here's a clip from Dan's interview with Tim Einenkel on The Library where Dan talks about the first time he met Sean Price, working with him on all his albums and the completion of posthumous album, 'Imperius Rex", which drops on August 8.

Check out the entire interview here https://www.acast.com/library

Credits:

Host: Tim Einenkel
Producer: Tim Einenkel
Editor: Tim Einenkel
Sound Design: Tim Einenkel
Research: Tim Einenkel
Engineer: Tim Einenkel

380: The Library: Dan The Man Jul 18, 2017

Show notes

Dan the Man is an Engineer, Producer, Composer and Mixer who has worked with Kanye West, Nas, Lil Kim, Ice T, Kool G. Rap, M.O.P, 50 Cent, Redman, Jadakiss, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, Timbaland, the late, great Sean Price and many more. On the latest episode of The Library with Tim Einenkel, Dan sits down with Tim in his recording studio and talks about how he first got into the music industry, the best way to listen to a mix, and working with Timbaland, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz and Pete Rock. He also talks about his first meeting with the late Sean Price, working with Price on all of his albums, and the completion of posthumous album, 'Imperius Rex", which drops on August 8.

Credits:
Host: Tim Einenkel
Producer: Tim Einenkel
Editor: Tim Einenkel
Sound Design: Tim Einenkel
Research: Tim Einenkel
Engineer: Tim Einenkel

378: Reggie Ossé aka Combat Jack Jul 03, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by Combat Jack himself, Reggie Ossé. The Combat Jack Show has been going strong for four years now and he drops by The Library to talk about his new podcast series Mogul: The Life & Death of Chris Lighty. Osse talks 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.

376: The Library: Ms. Miri Ben-Ari Jun 27, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Ms. Miri Ben-Ari. The Hip Hop Violinist talks about how she went from the life of a classically trained violinist to an appearance on BET's 106 & Park, to working with artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Patti Labelle, and many more. The Grammy Award winning artist also discusses the musical arrangements she did for Kanye's first album, The College Dropout, what drew her to Hip Hop culture and how she uses music to support her humanitarian work.

Make sure to check out www.miribenari.com and follow her on twitter @miribenari for updates regarding her amazing work.

374: The Library: Rich Ahee Jun 13, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with producer, engineer, label and studio owner and much more, Rich Ahee. Rich and Tim discuss the history of both 7888 Recording Studio and Yosumi records. Rich also talks about his long collaboration with Masta Ace that started back in 2001 with the album Disposable Arts. Rich talks about meeting and recording Sean Price for the first time, adjusting to new technology, having MCs rap over video game beats, and when Eminem and Masta Ace met for the first time. Rich tells the story behind Prodigy dissing Roc-A-Fella Records which led to Jay Z's "The Takeover." Rich Ahee also talks the difference between working with a producer and a beat making, while breaking down why he doesn't use the traditional MC recording booth.

372: The Library: David Banner Jun 06, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to David Banner. The actor, activist and MC discusses his new album, The God Box, Donald Trump helping to expose the facade of American politics and how that will impact artists. The Mississippi MC rev

371: The Library: Bob Power May 31, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to NYU Professor, Producer, Composer and Engineer, Bob Power. The music legend talks to Tim about working with artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo and J Dilla, the importance of hearing everything when mixing an album, what drew him to these artists and whether he still enjoys listening to music.

370: The Library: Otis Clapp May 23, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Writer, Producer, Engineer and MC, Otis Clapp who has just dropped his latest album, Helen Keller. The Queens, NY MC talks to Tim about the new album, why he writes, the beauty of letting the instrumental just play, and which of his albums he appreciates the most.

369: The Library: Brother Ali, Music, Government Spying and Death Threats in Iran May 05, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Brother Ali. The Minneapolis MC talks about why he made each of his albums, including his newest release All The Beauty In This Whole Life. He also reveals his reasons for stepping away from music, the U.S. government spying on him, death threats he received during a trip to Iran and MCs who take their talents to a whole new different level.

Transcript Below:

Tim Einenkel:
On May 5th, my next guest will release his newest album All The Beauty In This Whole Life on the label Rhymesayers Entertainment. This incredible artist has been blessing us with lyrics, music, for 17 years, and I'm honored to speak with him today. Brother Ali, welcome to The Library with Tim Einenkel, rapstation.com.

Brother Ali:
Thank you, thank you.

Tim Einenkel:
This is not new album, but on the track Us, from Us, you said, "I started rhyming so I can be somebody. Turns out I already was." Kind of expanding on that, and this is your sixth album, has the purpose for why you...

368: The Library: Godz Chyld, Reborn Apr 11, 2017

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with Godz Chyld who just released his latest project, Reborn. The EP, entirely produced by the city of Amsterdam's Jordan River Banks, features Loaded Lux and Killah Priest, and really highlights the lyrical talent of the Bronx MC. Godz Chyld tells Tim what it was like working with those two artists and also explains his long term goals an a MC.

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