Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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174: The Library: John "JR" Robinson (Part 1) Nov 03, 2014

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"I'm literally writing messages for family members, friends and society that I haven't met yet," John "JR" Robinson AKA Lil Sci of the underground Hip-Hop group Scienz of Life tells Tim on The Library this week. In part 1 of the interview, JR discusses his latest collaboration album Modern Vintage, his writing process, and much more.

173: Duplicuts Explains Creating Beats For El Da Sensei Oct 31, 2014

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New York Producer Duplicuts and legendary artist El Da Sensei, are known as The Immortals Project. Tim caught up with the Producer half of "The Immortals Project", Duplicuts. Listen to him talking about creating beats to fit the style and flow of El Da Sensei.

Check out the entire interview here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-duplicuts-entire-interview

172: Locksmith: Why Pursue the Art Oct 30, 2014

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Bay area emcee Locksmith joined Tim on The Library to talk about his album "A Thousand Cuts." Early on in his career Locksmith experienced much success. But this success eventually died down. Why wasn't he discouraged after the success went away? Check out the clip to find out.

Check out the entire interview with Locksmith here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-locksmith-entire-interview

171: Locksmith: Art Is My Therapy Oct 30, 2014

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Bay area emcee Locksmith joined Tim on The Library to talk about his new album "A Thousand Cuts." For Locksmith, his art is not just autobiographical but therapeutic. "Art is therapeutic for the artist and for the observer," Locksmith said. "When you see it, it makes you think of something, it takes you into a space where you think about something or takes your mind off of something."

Check out the entire interview with Locksmith here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-locksmith-entire-interview

170: Boots Riley: All My Songs Are Personal Not Just Ideas About the World Oct 30, 2014

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Boots Riley, the front man for The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club joined Tim on The Library and talked about which song(s) are the most personal for him. He told Tim, "They're all personal......If I wrote about things that had to do with inner-personal relationships, my politics would come out in them..."

Check out the entire interview right here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-boots-riley-complete-interview

169: Boots Riley of The Coup: Commercial Radio Scared to Play Us Oct 30, 2014

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Boots Riley, the front man for The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club joined Tim on The Library and talked about what happened when The Coup got played one time on commercial radio. He told Tim, "....each market sold 5,000 Coup albums per week. That proves what would happen if we got played on the radio....We didn't get played on the radio and part of it is that we have connections to real organizations."

Check out the entire interview right here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-boots-riley-complete-interview

168: Jaylib and Madvillain Are the Miles Davis and John Coltrane of Hip-Hop Oct 30, 2014

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John "JR" Robinson joins me on The Library to discuss his latest collaboration album Modern Vintage.. Lil Sci talks about the record Miles & Trane and the influence Jazz has had on his passion for rap music and Hip-Hop culture.

Complete interview with John Robinson will be available soon on Itunes here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/ and at rapstation.com

167: John "JR" Robinson: Bobbito Made My Music Worldly Oct 29, 2014

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John Robinson AKA Lil Sci of the World Renowned UNDERGROUND Hip-Hop group Scienz of Life joins me on The Library to discuss his latest collaboration album Modern Vintage, his writing process, future projects and much more. JR tells a story about Bobbitto a.k.a. Kool Bob Love wanting to do a record with him and how this helped him discover Hip-Hop was worldwide.

Complete interview with John Robinson will be available soon on Itunes here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/ and at rapstation.com

166: Kool Moe Dee Talks His Top 5 Albums Oct 29, 2014

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During Kool Moe Dee's interview on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Kool Moe Dee talked about the top 5 albums he could not do away with. Kool Moe Dee told Tim "Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life is still pound for pound the best album I've heard all time."

Hear the entire interview with Kool Moe Dee here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-kool-moe-dee

165: Common Tells Us His Top 5 Common Tracks Oct 29, 2014

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A few years ago, Common dropped by The Library to talk about his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense. Tim asked Common which 5 Common tracks would make up an autobiography of Common.

Check out the entire interview here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/the-library-interview-with-common

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