Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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329: The Library: J-Zone: Hip Hop's Check and Balance (Interview) Apr 25, 2016

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This week on the Library with Tim Einenkel, J-Zone talks about his latest album Fish-n-Grits, the similarities between the gentrification of neighborhoods to the gentrification of rap music, career advice for young artists, being both a producer and mc on his new album and why questioning an artist should not be considered a dis but the beginnings of a discussion. " I believe in hip hop and that's always been the case. Whether you're talking about the President of the United States, the local politician, or one of your heroes, if you see something wrong in your opinion and you want to address, then address it. People always think if you're talking about another artist then it's a dis...I don't look at it like that. It is kind of checks and balances. I disagree and talk about it. To me, that's what hip hop was about it."

328: The Library: Elzhi Goes Two 16's (Interview) Apr 25, 2016

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As a former member of Slum Village, Elzhi continues to kill it as a solo artist. He's released mixtapes, EPs and his latest album—Lead Poison—was just released. This week on The Library, the Detroit MC sits down with Tim to talk about the new album, how he's developed his writing process over the years, why he became introverted and the late, great producer J-Dilla.

325: The Library: Wrekonize Interview Apr 05, 2016

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, emcee, Wrekonize. He talks with Tim about being the front man of hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!, the intimacy of his lyrical style and what role alcohol plays in art. "The toughest thing for me as an artist that I've learned is that, you know there's an audience for everybody, there's an audience for every style of music; it's just the tricky part of finding that audience...The best way to find that audience is just be yourself."

322: The Library: Darlene Ortiz, An Original Gangster (Interview) Mar 16, 2016

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Darlene Ortiz, widely recognizable for being the woman Ice T's Power album joins Tim on The Library 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.

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320: The Library: Tairrie B, Hip Hop's Original "Ruthless Bitch" is Back (Interview) Mar 11, 2016

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Signed by the late, great Eazy-E in 1989, Tairrie B was the original "Ruthless Bitch" of hip hop. She released one hip hop album "The Power Of A Woman" in 1990 and after recording her follow up "Single White Female" in 92, decided to keep her masters and change her musical path to pursue a career where she blazed a trail for female screamers in heavy metal. 25 years after releasing her first album, Tairrie B is back, revisiting her roots with a new self-produced hip hop record—Vintage Curses. She talks to Tim on The Library this week about her latest album, her career, women in hip hop and what drew her to NWA. "NWA was like that, they were really scary and dirty. I just thought, okay I don't agree with all the subject matter but I like the way it makes me feel when I listen to it. It's scary. Good music has to invoke something. Whether it's heavy metal, or whatever it is. It has to invoke a feeling in you. And who's to say what that feeling is or where it comes from, with anything."

318: The Library: Beneficence Raw and Uncut (The Interview) Mar 03, 2016

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by Jersey MC and Ill Adrenaline Records co-founder Beneficence who has just dropped his 6th solo LP "Basement Chemistry". The album features artists such as: Inspectah Deck (of Wu-Tang Clan), Masta Ace, MC Eiht, El Da Sensei, AG (of D.I.T.C), Dres (of Black Sheep), The Legion, Chubb Rock, MindsOne, and Estee Nack. Tim and the Brick City Veteran discuss the album, working with all the legends on the album and his mission in music. He tells Tim:

"I'm a huge fan of making a great album. I don't look too much for a single. The artists that I pattern myself album, like the Masta Aces, he makes incredible albums...Every last album that he puts out is always dope. So, the songs that I put out I try to make them stand as singles. If you pick any song on my album and promoted it, it can stand strong as a single."

316: The Library: King Myers Spitting Poetry Feb 24, 2016

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, King Myers. Tim and the Suffolk County, New York MC, discuss his debut LP, Kingology which features veteran emcees like Rakim, Bumpy Knuckles, Dave East and Fred The Godson. "Every song on the album is life. It's definitely true stories and definitely from the heart....Everything is just factual. "

314: The Library: Producer Amerigo Gazaway Feb 09, 2016

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This week on on The Library, Tim's interview with the producer of The Thrill is Gone, Yasiin Gaye, Fela Soul, & Bizarre Tribe; Amerigo Gazaway. Amerigo joins Tim to discuss what he calls “conceptual collaborations”. Gazaway talks about what inspires him to do mash ups, how he comes up with ideas and what happens when a collaboration doesn't work. He tells Tim: "You have to kind of maintain a faith in the process in that something cool is going to happen if you stay focus and you keep playing with the samples or the colors or whatever it is you're trying to create art out of. I think that an important lesson I've learned as an artist is to just keep pushing because it could lead to really unexpected combinations and stories and things you would have never even thought of originally."

312: Justin Bua Talks J Dilla Legacy Feb 06, 2016

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In 2011 artist Justin Bua was interviewed on The Library with Tim Einenkel to talk about his latest book, The Legends of Hip Hop. One of the legends he painted was of the late J Dilla. BUA has said this about Dilla: "To enliven the soul of a man through a portrait," BUA said, "one has to be inspired by his subject. I was more than inspired. I was uplifted."

Hear more of Tim's interview with Justin Bua here https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-library-with-tim-einenkel/id491102842?mt=2

310: The Library: Andy Katz a mADurgency Artist Interview Feb 03, 2016

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, it's part 2 of Tim's conversation with Visual Artist, Graphic Designer and Music Lover, Andrew Katz. Tim and Andy discuss his dream of having a big show of his work in order to celebrate Hip Hop , celebrating MCA of the Beastie Boys, and working with Chuck D as part of the mADurgency artists.

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