Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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274: The Library: Skyzoo (Music For My Friends Interview) Aug 04, 2015

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This week on The Library with TIm Einenkel, Brooklyn MC, Skyzoo drops by to talk sneakers, gentrification, and his latest album, Music For My Friends,. Skyzoo tells Tim:

"What makes people want to purchase? What makes people want to say, I know I can stream it legally, or I know I can download it illegally. But what makes me want to give Skyzoo or whoever else $9.99 for an album....This what makes it worth it. It's going to continue serve you after the fact. People buy an album, they listen to it once or twice and they figure it out. Because it was didn't hold a value; it didn't hold the weight...With my music I try to make it were it continues to serve you. Maybe a couple of months later, maybe a year, maybe 5 years, you're still finding things in it."

273: Listening to Nas' Illmatic is like wearing a pair of Nike Jordans for Skyzoo Aug 03, 2015

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"The Illmatic of sneakers for me would be the black cement elephant, Jordan 3s....The Black Jordan 3s would be my Illmatic. That's the perfect, all purpose sneakers." Artists, Skyzoo tells Tim on The Library during their interview. June 23, 2015, the Brooklyn MC, released his latest album, Music For My Friends. He sat down with Tim to discuss the album and his other passions. Here's a highlight from it.

The entire interview will be up soon.

272: The Library: Locksmith (The Lofty Goals Interview) Jul 30, 2015

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This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Locksmith talks his newest album, Lofty Goals. What inspires Locksmith to develop concepts for his albums? He tells Tim,

"I just get bored, musically. It's less about the lyrics but more about the music. It just like music to show progression...I like the music, I like to go on a journey. "

#loftygoals #Locksmith

271: The Library: Chuck D Interview Part 2 (Man Plans God Laughs) Jul 20, 2015

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This week on The Library, part 2 of Tim's interview with Chuck D. The legendary artist joins Tim to talk about Public Enemy's newest album, Man Plans God Laughs." Which Track best defines the mission of the album? Chuck D tells Tim:

" Man Plans, God Laughs. No question. That one record came out of left field as a creation. It was planned but also it came out of left field as a creation because the lyrics were on another record and that original track was something else. Gary made a switch and he made some cuts and edits. The record is 2 minutes and 6 seconds. It's the only record I've ever seen, Tim. Trust me, trust me when I tell you this. I've played 28 years on the road, right? I played records like Rebel without a Pause and Bring the Noise, and Can't Truss and Welcome to the Terrordome and even Harder Than you Think. It's the only record that I've seen that's made a mosh out of a crowd with never hearing it before. It's really strange. I think it's the push and pull in the record. My best description of it is like taking fingertips and brushing it over somebody's chest and then yanking their lungs out and then trying to push it back in. But the thing is on top of that, in 2 minutes...”

Tim Einenkel's full interview with Chuck D can be heard soon on ANDYOUDON'TSTOP on RAPstation.com. Be sure to follow Tim on Twitter @LibraryWithTim to keep up to date with all the interviews he is releasing.

Please visit http://rcsmusic.com/ to support Man Plans God Laughs by Public Enemy.

270: The Library: Chuck D Interview Part 1 Jul 13, 2015

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This week on The Library, Chuck D. joins Tim to talk about Public Enemy's newest album, Man Plans God Laughs." What's the mission of the album? The rhyme animal Chuck D tells Tim:

"I think the mission of the album is not to just present a record, I mean there are a trillion records out there; there's also a past and a catalog and a history that Public Enemy has done but there's some significance in this releasing of this particular record. The state and time is totally different. You're talking about a group that was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame two years ago, so this is the first of its kind. What record has come out from a Hip Hop group that actually was already inducted? For the first three inductions, it hasn't happened but Public Enemy has been going on for 28 straight years. Unfortunately we knew that the Beastie Boys would have been able to do it, we want more from Run – DMC and we would love for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five to come together and do something but I guess we're it. So, here it is. I think being at the age of 55 this summer and Flav 56, we're in rarefied air and there's really no expectations from somebody who I guess has been this high up in age doing something that is contemporary."

Please visit http://rcsmusic.com/ to support Man Plans God Laughs by Public Enemy.

269: Chuck D: 3rd Verse in Hip Hop Is Useless Jul 13, 2015

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On July 14, 2015 Public Enemy will release its 15th album, Man Plans God Laughs. During Chuck D's interview on The Library with Tim EInenkel, Chuck tells Tim why they decided to eliminate the use of the 3rd verse on this album.

We eliminated the 3rd verse....Which I think increasingly as we go in hip-hop the third verse is becoming useless. That's why you see a lot of collabs. The collaborations and remixes are like the NBA. It's like the 3-pointer. To a point, it's like Yes, it's a weapon and then after awhile it becomes a crutch and then after awhile the game just morphs..."

Tim Einenkel's full interview with Chuck D will be heard soon on The Library and also on ANDYOUDON'TSTOP on RAPstation.com. Be sure to follow Tim on Twitter @LibraryWithTim to keep up to date with all the interviews he is releasing.

268: Chuck D Talks Getting Clearance To Use Rolling Stones' Honky Tonk Woman Jul 13, 2015

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On July 14, 2015 Public Enemy will release its 15th album, Man Plans God Laughs. One record on the album is called "Honky Tonk Rules" which covers the classic song "Honky Tonk Woman’ by the Rolling Stones. Chuck tells Tim why Public Enemy went the "whole 9 yards" to get clearance to use this song.

“I fought for this record because initially when we wanted to clear it, we were totally rejected by our publisher, their publisher....initially we we're rejected because they had a whole other thing in mind; they thought we were going to come across to them, like maybe P-Diddy or somebody and have like 18 different publishers on there. They don't want their records touched. They we're like you take it as it is and you give us our 100 percent. “

267: The Library: Doctoral Student Eric Malmi (Who is the best Rapper?) Jul 07, 2015

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Data mining student Eric Malmi recently created Raplyzer, an algorithmic program that analyzes hip-hop lyrics and just may give us the answer who is the best MC. Tim interviews Eric Malmi, this week on The Library.

266: The Library: Chef Marcus Samuelsson Jun 23, 2015

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This week on The Library, Marcus Samuelsson. He's an owner of two restaurants in New York City, a judge on Top Chef and Chopped and has cooked for President Obama and prime ministers. Chef Samuelsson joins Tim Einenkel to talk food, Hip Hop and using them to help explore his cultural experiences.

He tells Tim:

“If you want to explore and learn something, I often start with breaking bread, the food, and the music...If you start at either religion or politics, it gets really heated right away but if you start with the cooks or the musicians, it's away for me to adapt it and process it. “

265: The Library: El Da Sensei Interview (Live from SOBs) Jun 16, 2015

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On March 30th, 2015, R.A. The Rugged Man Official Page performed at New York City's SOBs. During this performance, The Library's Tim Einenkel caught up with the legendary El Da Sensei (one half of the Artifacts). Tim asked El about what fans can expect from XL, an album he did with the great Sadat X, which element is the best representation of hip hop culture and the importance of the live show. El told Tim:

“Always performing on stage is the best. You can be in the studio, in the booth. Doing that stage show is where you sell yourself. You get that person who probably never hear of you before. That's where you get them to buy your records. It's a good way to personal with your fans...When you give your energy to them and you perform for them, they give it back to you.”

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