Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

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114: The Library: Boots Riley (As Heard on Rapstation.com) Aug 18, 2014

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This week on The Library, Tim talks to Boots Riley, the front man for The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. In part 1, as heard on rapstation.com of the interview, Boots defines what revolutionary music is, how his writing and politics have developed over the years and why they won't be played on commercial radio.

113: The Library: Boots Riley of The Coup (Part 1) Aug 15, 2014

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This week on The Library, Tim talks to Boots Riley, the front man for The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. In part 1 of the interview, Boots defines what revolutionary music is, and how his writing as developed over the years.

112: The Library: Cormega Aug 08, 2014

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This Week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim's interview with Cormega. Tim and Cormega discuss his new album–Mega Philosophy, working with Large Professor, and the perpetuation of negative stereotypes connection to the Prison Industrial Complex

111: The Library: Christopher "Play" Martin (Entire Interview) Aug 01, 2014

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This week on The Library: Christopher "Play" Martin. Tim talks about his 4th Documentary Film "Can Hip Hop Go To School," why Kid 'n Play reminds Tim of The Treacherous Three working with the legendary producer Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor,

110: The Library: Buckshot (Entire Interview) Jul 25, 2014

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This week on the Library we hear the entirity of Tim's interview with legendary Brooklyn emcee Buckshot who has released a new album called Backpack Travels with New Zealand based producer P-Money.Buckshot discusses working with artists and producers from around the world, why artists should not sign with major labels, and a Blackmoon reunion album.

109: The Library: Chuck D. Jul 17, 2014

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This week on The Library, Tim talks to Public Enemy frontman. Hip-Hop Legend. Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Roosevelt, Long Island's own Chuck D. In the interview Chuck D. talks to Tim about Hip-Hop modern vocabulary, why commercial radio is still important, the upcoming 20th anniversary of Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age and and his place and responsibility in hip hop culture.

Quotes from interview:

“Every word has its context. You can't ban a word. But once you start to say that in any public forum that the word all of a sudden becomes a one word anthem for a genre, a culture, and a people and every other situation comparably can't be said, there's an issue and there's a problem there. You know behind the word you have to figure out what counsel has endorsed, and financed, and branded this as marketing. If a word is just a word and anything goes, then why are there other words that you can not use? To have an anti-gay slur with the F-word, you know these same structures would come down on you. If you had an anti-Semitic word out there, the Jewish community would really come down heavy on you. If you have people who are all working within these realms of society, why would they even allow the N-word to go if they don't allow these other words to go.”

"I think the battle for me at this point is what can I say and do that I haven't done before that can stretch the envelope for the possibility for somebody else coming and just really nailing certain aspects. You know hearing your interview with Pharoahe Monch; to me, he's a dude that is able to take a seed and grow it into a forest."

"I want to hear a lot different voices. And I think that might come in the realm of a lot of women emcees."
"Music industry is healthy. Record industry has gutted itself out and has to replenish. And it's replenishing I think is in the digital realm that I think is long tail."
"in 1992 I made it in my mind to not sell records again....I would seriously be a record company's worst nightmare.....In 1992, I just said you know it's stupid to ask somebody to go asks somebody to go buy my record when they bought a record from me before."
"I just got to make sure my contribution to Hip-Hop in all service."
"I'm making songs to see if I can push envelopes to see if I can clear paths."

108: The Library: Buckshot (Part 1) Jul 11, 2014

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Backpack Travels is the new collaborative LP from legendary Brooklyn emcee Buckshot and New Zealand based producer P-Money. The 10-track album features guest appearances from Steele of Smif-N-Wessun, Pro Era's Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly, New Zealand's own, David Dallas and others. In part 1 of his interview with Buckshot as heard on AndYouDontStop with Chuck D., Tim talks to Buckshot about the album what caused old school emcees and today's emcees to stop listening to the musicians before them.

107: The Library: Duplicuts (Entire Interview) Jul 03, 2014

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New York Producer Duplicuts and legendary artist El Da Sensei, are known as The Immortals Project. Tim spoke with El De Sensei last year and caught up with the Producer half of "The Immortals Project", Duplicuts. Here is the entire interview with Duplicuts where he discusses working with El Da Sensei and Sadat X, what's the professional criticism amongst producers of each other, Duplicuts' favorite sample to use,which producers influence him and his dream emcee album which would consist of Bahamadia, Royce Da 5'9, Joell Ortiz, Fred the Godson, Snow tha Product, Tech N9ne, Scarface, Bun B, Andre 3000 and Rakim and his future professional plans.01. Pharoahe Monch - Broken Again02. Locksmith - Hardest Song Ever ft. Leah Tysee03. Common - Kingdom ft. Vince Staples04 Supersonic - Amy True05 Buckshot & P-Money -The Choice06. Pharoahe Monch -The Jungle 07. The Roots - The Dark (Trinity) ft. Dice Raw and Greg Porn08. Jeru the Damaja - Point Blank09. Cormega - Industry10. John Robinson & PVD f. Choose Your Words Wisely (feat. Melinda Camille)Download my podcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-library-with-tim-einenkel/id491102842Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibrarywithTim

106: The Library: Locksmith (Entire Interview) Jun 27, 2014

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This week on the Library, we air the entire interview Tim did with Bay area emcee Locksmith about his new album "A Thousand Cuts." Locksmith discusses why art is therapeutic to both the artist and the listener. Locksmith talks about almost giving up on music, collaborating with RA The Rugged Man. Tim and Locksmith also break down each track of the album which discusses issues of race, abortion and molestation

105: The Library: Akrobatik (Full Interview) Jun 25, 2014

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This week on the Library, we air Tim's interview with Boston Emcee Akrobatik in full. In the interview they discuss his new album "Built to Last", his first album since he underwent open heart surgery in 2011. Tim and Akrobatik also discuss the state of Hip-Hop Culture as Ak sees it, the underlying theme of the new album which has to do with taking care of ones health, why Hot 97's Ebro is misguided when he thinks Hip-Hop Culture is all about money and Akrobatik working with Edo G. and Masta Ace.

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