Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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164: Common: Career Regrets? 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. Common told Tim that even though some of his albums didn't sell as much as he hope they would have, he wouldn't have changed anything about that. Why is this? Common says because "an Artist changes, grows and evolves."

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

163: The Library: Lazarus Oct 27, 2014

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Lazarus is a Pakistani-American rapper and a doctor. This week on The Library, he joins Tim to discuss his career thus far, the obstacles he's faced as a Pakistani-American MC and much more.

162: Lazarus Spits Freestyle Oct 23, 2014

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While Tim was wrapping up a great interview with the MC and M.D Lazarus, the Detroit lyricist asked if he could bless the rapstation.com audience with a rhyme off the top of the head. Complete interview with Lazarus will be available soon on Itunes here http://thelibrarywithtimeinenkel.libsyn.com/ and at rapstation.com

161: Labels Don't Want Middle-Eastern MCs Oct 22, 2014

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Lazarus is a Rapper and a Doctor. As a Pakistani-American he has faced obstacles from his peers but also from record labels. He tells Tim that labels have expressed their desire to see him market himself as a Latino.

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

160: Lazarus: True Lyricists Are in Detroit Oct 22, 2014

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Detroit MC Lazarus is also a doctor who has received a standing ovation from Russell Simmons. He joined Tim on The Library to discuss his career thus far, the obstacles he's faced and much more. So, what kind of MCs are coming out of Detroit? Lazarus told Tim, "The people who are pursuing the hip-hop in Detroit are true lyricists because they got some pain to talk about..."

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

159: Lazarus Working With Royce Da 5'9" Oct 22, 2014

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Lazarus is a Rapper and a Doctor who has received a standing ovation from Russell Simmons. He joined Tim on The Library to discuss his career thus far, the obstacles he's faced and much more. So, what was it like for Lazarus to do with Royce Da 5'9"? Lazarus told Tim that he "always step my game up for every record but with Royce, of course, I definitely had my sword sharpened up for that."

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

158: Lazarus: Hip-Hop Made Me Comfortable With My Own Pain Oct 20, 2014

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Lazarus is a Rapper and a Doctor who has received a standing ovation from Russell Simmons. He joined Tim on The Library to discuss his career thus far, the obstacles he's faced and much more. So, what got this United Healthcare Physician in hip-hop culture and rap music? Lazarus told Tim "I kind of listened to hip-hop as an outlet for myself. I felt like it was the only form of expression that I could listen to...that I could actually take any kind of pain that I went through in my own life and translate it into some euphoric experience where I could actually feel like "you know what? There are people going through pain in their life right now and I can hear it in that. And it just made me comfortable just with my own pain.

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

157: John "JR" Robinson: I Write For Those I Haven't Met Yet Oct 20, 2014

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Born in the South Bronx and raised in Far Rockaway, Queens and Central NJ, John Robinson AKA Lil Sci of the World Renowned UNDERGROUND Hip-Hop group Scienz of Life joined me on The Library to discuss his latest collaboration album Modern Vintage, his writing process, future projects and much more. When I asked JR who he writes for, he said "I'm literally writing messages for family members, friends and society that I haven't met yet."

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

156: T La Rock and Kool Herc Denied Admission to Def Jam 30th Anniversary Concert Oct 20, 2014

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Born in the South Bronx and raised in Far Rockaway, Queens and Central NJ, John Robinson AKA Lil Sci of the World Renowned UNDERGROUND Hip-Hop group Scienz of Life joined me on The Library to discuss his latest collaboration album Modern Vintage, his writing process, future projects and much more. J.R. shared a story about going to the Def Jam 30 year anniversary concert.

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

155: The Library: Krazy Drayz of Das Efx Oct 20, 2014

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Krazy Drayz of Das Efx joins Tim Einenkel on The Library this week to talk about about the challenges of being a solo artist, his latest project, Encore, and his time as a member of Das Efx.The Library Top 10 Chart01. Kendrick Lamar - I02. Saigon ft. Big Daddy Kane — One Foot In The Door03. Muggz and Scene 5 - Real Hip-Hop ft. Hi Deph04. Beatnick and K-Salaam - Checkpoints: Ghetto To Gaza ft. Talib Kweli, M1 (Dead Prez)05. John Robinson and PVD - This is Art06. Rapsody - Coming For You07. Constant Flow - Ascension08. Edo G. - 2 Turntables and a Mic09. The Bodega Brovas -Les Warning10. L'Orange - Grow ft Johaz (of Dag Savage) and Blame One "Tim Einenkel does one of the best interviews in all Hip-Hop and rap music, and there's not too many out there." Chuck D. AndYouDon'tStop! - 10.03.14 rapstation.comSubscribe to The Library with Tim Einenkel- here https://itun.es/i6g432bFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibrarywithTim

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