Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel
654 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings"Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel" is like "Inside the Actor's Studio" for hip hop. Every week, Tim gets inside the art of hip hop in interviews with the most influential emcees, artists, producers, DJs, and sound engineers. Notable guests have included, Ice T, Royce Da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, David Banner, Scarface, Rah Digga, Rapsody, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot, along with many more.
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AllHipHop.com Presents The Library: CeeLo Green Interview
November 12, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBTim Einenkel and Cee Lo Green talk about his days with Goodie Mob, transitioning to a solo career and much more on this week’s episode on The Library. Check out the full interview on https://allhiphop.com/thelibrary
AllHipHop.com Presents The Library: Smooth B Interview
November 05, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBOn October 8th, 2021, Smooth B was Inducted Into The Hip-Hop Museum in DC along with Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, Nice & Smooth, Pete Rock & DJ Kid Capri. This week, the legendary MC discusses being inducted, the importance of each of his fellow inductees, origin of his name, Smooth B, the impact going to his first Grandmaster Flash park jam and much more. For the full video interview go to https://allhiphop.com/thelibrary/
AllHipHop.com Presents The Library: Smooth B Interview
November 05, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutesOn October 8th, 2021, Smooth B was Inducted Into The Hip-Hop Museum in DC along with Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, Nice & Smooth, Pete Rock & DJ Kid Capri. This week, the legendary MC discusses being inducted, the importance of each of his fellow inductees, origin of his name, Smooth B, the impact going to his first Grandmaster Flash park jam and much more. For the full video interview go to https://allhiphop.com/thelibrary/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
AllHipHop.com Presents The Library: Dana Dane Interview
October 29, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThis week Tim sits down with one of Hip-Hop’s great storytellers, Dana Dane. The Kangol Crew member talks about the origins of the group, origins of rhyming with an English accent, the legendary producer Hurby Luv Bug, first meeting Kwame and helping him choose his name. The Brooklyn, NY artist talks about mental health, how Whodini influenced his track "Nightmares" and his newest track “Nightmares Again”. For the full video interview for AllHipHop.com, go to https://allhiphop.com/
Library Rap: Statik Selektah
October 22, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThis week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with Statik Selektah who dropped his latest album, The Balancing Act. Statik discusses working with Nas, Freddie Gibbs, Joey Bada$$, Termanology, the late Mac Miller and Sean Price. The veteran record producer shares inspirational pandemic stories from his fans, SiriusXM, the cover art, cancelled culture, new project with Black Thought, music of The Balancing Act and much more.
Library Rap: Kool Keith
October 15, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThis week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, Dr. Octagon himself, Kool Keith. The cofounding member of Ultramagnetic MCs talks about the origins of the group, his evolution and development as an artist, why he respects and appreciates what new MCs and producers are doing, what's holding back old school artists and talks about the legacy of the late, Tim Dog.
Library Rap: Grandmaster Caz
October 08, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThis week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by Grandmaster Caz. The Hip Hop legend talks to Tim about the birth of the culture, what he expected out of it, the night he became "Grandmaster", which Hip Hop elements he's grown to appreciate, whether the disconnect between each Hip Hop generation is organic or industry made, being referenced in a Jay Z song and featured on a Macklemore song, and we get his reaction to Tupac's induction into the Rock and Rol...
S.H. Fernando: From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga, The Interview
October 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBHip Hop journalist, author, and historian S.H. Fernando Jr. aka Skiz Fernando has just published his second book, From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga. Fernando’s comprehensive history of legendary group Wu Tang Clan, chronicles their lives as children in the streets of Shaolin, the genius behind their art, the genius behind their entrepreneurship, the genius behind the groundbreaking record deals they signed, and the genius of each member of the group. Check out this must hear inte...
Nerding Out with The Last Emperor
September 17, 2021 15:52 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBThis week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to The Last Emperor. The Secret Wars MC, talks about being signed by Dr. Dre, Rawkus Records, his college days, being an upcoming MC and the important role his mom played in his life as a person and artist. We also talk about the significance of escapism in hip hop and comics, rap music and the prison industrial complex fueling each other, the importance of Lyricist Lounge, Fat Beats, being consigned by hip hop pee...
Library Rap: Eternia
September 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBVeteran emcee Eternia has returned with a new album, Free (with Rel McCoy), her first in 11 years, The Canadian artist discusses the creation of it, why she walked away from music, the importance of artists such as: Maestro Fresh Wes, Michie Mee, DJ Premier, Murs, Mr. Lif and DJ Eclipse are to her, the music grant writing process, what she gives and gets from hip hop culture, the reason she's able to hold her own in a cypher and on stage and why Astoria, Queens, NY is her home away from home.
Library Rap: Lyric Jones
August 27, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week on Library Rap, hip hop artist, Lyric Jones joins Tim. Lyric talks about the impact of Church, Gospel Music , Jazz, Jay Z, Angela Bassett and Queen Latifah have had on her as an artist and what made her want to be an MC. The Boston artist talks about her NPR Tiny Desk (Home) performance, her vision board, new album, Closer Than They Appear, Phonte (From Little Brother) as an Executive Producer and an artist, track placement, female MCs, contradictions in hip hop and how creating ti...
Library Rap: Kurupt
August 20, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on Library Rap, Dogg Pound legend, Kurupt. The former Death Row Records MC talks about the origin of California slang, influences, his style, the writing process, Snoop Dogg, Ice T and then new HRSMN (Ras Kass, Canibus, Killah Priest and Kurupt) album, The Last Ride
Library Rap: Fat Beats' Joseph Abajian,: Pushing Hip Hop From the Beginning
August 13, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBThis week on Library Rap, Joseph Abajian aka DJ Jab founder of the famed hip hop record store Fat Beats. Abajian gives a history of the record store scene back in 1990s New York City. He explains the importance of Fat Beats to the independent hip hop artist.
Library Rap: Supreme
July 30, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week Tim talks to Supreme about his new EP, Love Jones, breakdown his lyrics, growing up hip-hop, fatherhood, his dad, legendary, Ghostface Killah, and life after college
Library Rap: MC Lyte
July 28, 2021 10:56 - 34 minutesMC Lyte's career has spanned almost 30 years. When her debut album, Lyte as a Rock debuted in 1988, she was, the first woman to release a solo rap album with a major label. Lyte has not lost a lyrical step and continues to stay at the top of her game. This week on Library Rap, the hip hop legend from Brooklyn, NY joins Tim to talk music, her first hip hop group, the different artists which helped shaped the MC Lyte sound, her first major label audition which involved a book of poetry, career ...
Library Rap: MC Lyte
July 28, 2021 10:56 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBMC Lyte's career has spanned almost 30 years. When her debut album, Lyte as a Rock debuted in 1988, she was, the first woman to release a solo rap album with a major label. Lyte has not lost a lyrical step and continues to stay at the top of her game. This week on Library Rap, the hip hop legend from Brooklyn, NY joins Tim to talk music, her first hip hop group, the different artists which helped shaped the MC Lyte sound, her first major label audition which involved a book of poetry, career...
Library Rap: Jeff Chang and Dave “Davey D” Cook - Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
July 16, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBJeff Chang and Dave “Davey D” Cook are hip hop history. Their new book “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Young Adult Edition) has just hit the stores. This week they join Tim on Library Rap to tell the story of hip hop culture, how it intersects with cultures in different regions of the world and the political and social movements that thrive because of hip hop. The two also break down how hip hop has used technology to disintegrate barriers, the creation of hip hop journalism, the importance of bei...
Library Rap: Nas was Born to Use Mics and a "Hip Hop Genius"
July 09, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBDr. Michael Eric Dyson and Professor Sohail Daulatzai co-authored Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas’s Illmatic, which focuses on the first album by Hip-Hop artist Nas. In light of this book, I sat down with Professor Daulatzai to talk about how, if at all did Nas’ first album, Illmatic change the Hip-Hop industry. In the second half of the episode, Sam Seidel talks "Hip Hop Genius," an iteration of hip-hop education that goes far beyond the usual approach of studying rap music as classroom cont...
Library Rap: Dan Charnas - The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop
July 02, 2021 11:14 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBJournalist, screenwriter, record producer, teacher Dan Charnas was one of the first writers for The Source and part of a generation of young writers who helped create hip-hop journalism. Dan is the author of a new book called The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop. He joins Library Rap this week.
Library Rap: Kipp Stone
June 25, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week, Tim talks to East Cleveland MC, Kipp Stone, to discuss his new EP, Faygo Baby, gives us some lyrical breakdown, talk mental health in the Black community and so much more. Make sure you check out this interview.
Library Rap: Kxng Crooked aka Crooked I
June 18, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBThis week on Library Rap, Tim interviews Long Beach, California emcee, Crooked I. In the interview we talk about being a member of the supergroup, Slaughterhouse, his favorite hip-hop track, his album, Apex Predator and a whole lot more
Library Rap: Lyrics Born - Growing Up Asian American in the United States
June 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB"The minute I heard [Trump] say 'China Virus' and 'Kung Flu' I knew it was going to be open season on Asians," Lyrics Born tells Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews during their must-listen conversation this week. "ANTI" by Lyrics Born and Filipino-American DJ Cutso is a new track denouncing the criminal epidemic that shines a light on this troubling rise in their communities, with hope that it spreads awareness to stop the violence against AAPI. Lyrics Born discusses the false narrative ...
Library Rap: Mekka Don
June 04, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBTim sits down with Mekka Don to talk about his latest single, “Still Dope”, going from practicing law to being a hip hop artist, the business side of hip hop, navigating the music industry, appearing on Sway in the Morning and much more.
Library Rap: L.A. Sunshine
May 28, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn his book, “L.A. Sunshine: A True Story, The Real Accounts” legendary hip-hop artist LA sunshine of the Treacherous Three delves into his sexual victimization at the age of seven, as well as his rise to fame as a member of The Treacherous Three.
Library Rap: Apathy
May 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBThis week on Library Rap, Tim sits down with Connecticut. based MC and producer Apathy who speaks on Pharoahe Monch being a "wizard" with words, what it was like meeting and working with artists like O.C. and DJ Premier and what his friend and business partner Celph Titled means to him. He also speaks on learning financial responsibility and how he balances a hectic new real estate career with his love for hip hop music and his family.
Library Rap: First Interview with Chuck D
May 14, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBThis week on Library Rap, 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 20th anniversary of Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age and and his place and responsibility in hip hop culture.
Library Rap: First Interview with Chuck D
May 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourThis week on Library Rap, 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 20th anniversary of Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age and and his place and responsibility in hip hop culture. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Library Rap: Easy Mo Bee
May 07, 2021 08:30 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBBig Daddy Kane, Queen Latifah, Public Enemy, Miles Davis, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Craig Mack, Lost Boyz, Heavy D, and the Wu-Tang Clan. These are just some of the artists Easy Mo Bee has produced in his 30 years in the business. Easy Mo Bee sits down on Library Rap from a coffee shop in Harlem for an extraordinary interview which covers the producer's early beginnings, working with Miles Davis, Tupac, Biggie, and Big Daddy Kane; and what similarities he was able to find in...
Library Rap: Diamond D Interview
April 30, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBDiamond D sits down for an exclusive Library Rap interview speaking on his 30+ career in hip hop, his various work with artists such as the late Black Rob and Pharoahe Monch, disputes the origin story of how a collaboration with The Fugees came to be, his admiration of fellow D.I.T.C. producer Buckwild and why there's no rules when it comes to remixing. He also speaks on Gotham, his new joint album with Talib Kweli.
Library Rap: Siba Giba - From France to New York, Hip Hop Worldwide
April 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBProducer, MC, Curator, composer, journalist and historian; Siba Giba wears many hats. This week on Library Rap, the Get Open member discusses his group's latest album, Front & Center, hip hop in France vs. in the U.S., working with legends such as Daddy O and Everlast, and takes us through his hip hop life story. The episode exemplifies hip hop journalism at it's finest.
Library Rap: Tech N9ne
April 16, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBTech N9ne joined the podcast this week to talk musical inspiration, writing process, why he doesn't sleep, the live show, lessons from Biggie and Tupac, politics, fear and Tim asked Tech N9ne a question he's never been asked before.
Library Rap: Philmore Green
April 09, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBChicago artist, Philmore Greene has just released his latest project, Knowledge & Power. This week on Library Rap, he sits down with Tim to discuss the project, working with Skyzoo, growing up in West Garfield, Park, Chicago, his plans to continue to empower his community, finding beauty in your surroundings and balancing family life with artist life during a pandemic.
Library Rap: Tony Award winner, Poetri
April 02, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWe kick off National Poetry Month by airing my interview with Tony Award winner, Poetri. The 7x HBO Def Poet talks to Tim about new projects and the two revisit some of his older work, performing on Broadway and Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, his use of humor, handling writers block and balancing his art with taking caring of his wife who is living with MS
Library Rap: Talib Kweli
March 26, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBThis week on, we replay Tim's incredible interview with Talib Kweli. The BK MC discusses Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star. Kweli talks about Sean Price, what he felt about the beat Kanye West created in from of him in five minutes, being Dave Chappelle and Kanye West rich and different levels of celebrity. Talib also shares his thoughts on Trump and Eminem and much more. Follow us here @LibrarywithTim Like our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/TheLibraryWithTimEinenkel/
Library Rap: Westside Story: The Yo-Yo Interview
March 19, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBActress, entrepreneur and artist, Yo Yo, joins Tim this week to talk early influences, using hip hop to empower the youth, what Doug E Fresh, MC Lyte and Roxanne Shante mean to her and the culture and of course Tupac.
Library Rap: Breeze Brewin Interview
March 12, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourThis week New York's underground hip-hop veteran Breeze Brewin joins Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel. Breeze discusses growing up in the Bronx, hearing Slick Rick’s demo tapes, the early days of Fondle 'Em Records, and how he connected with DJ Prince Paul for “A Prince Among Thieves”. The Juggaknots’ MC talks about his teaching career, taking 10 plus years to create his debut album, Hindsight, and he breaks down the importance of each track and why there are no guests on...
Library Rap: Ice T Interview
March 05, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBIce-T made a name for himself bringing his life as a hustler on the streets onto his debut album, 1987’s Rhyme Pays. He was and is a pioneer in hip hop as it went from regionally popular music to nationally recognized art form. Since then he has become one of only a handful of hip hop MCs to create a highly visible and successful entertainment career, creating music, acting in television and film, and writing a memoir. In this 2016 interview, Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Eine...
Library Rap: Michie Mee Interview
February 26, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBLegendary trailblazing emcee Michie Mee stops by Library Rap with Tim Einenkel for an in-depth conversation about her early teenage years visiting The Bronx, getting co-signed by KRS-One and the late, great Scott La Rock, what the music of Public Enemy means to her, the marriage of hip hop and reggae in her music and how she balances and highlights those styles on her highly acclaimed new album, Bahdgyal's Revenge.
Library Rap: Señor Kaos - Breaking Artistic Rules
February 19, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBKnown for creating Atlanta Hip Hop with a twist, Señor Kaos has released his latest album, Kings of Vice. He joins Library Rap to talk about his new project and the impact of NYC and Atlanta on him. Kaos also dives into his experiences with some in Hip Hop Media and what he sees as a racist agenda, why he wants hip hop legislation preservation, his other job as a marketer, how he balances connecting the hip hop brand with the commercial brand and ensuring he doesn't water down hip hop culture
Library Rap: K.A.A.N.
February 12, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutesMaster lyricist K.A.A.N. checks in on Library Rap to discuss his writing process throughout the years, the greats who have inspired him, like Tupac and O.C., what he learned via studio sessions with Dr. Dre and talk about his new album, Long Time No See. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Library Rap: K.A.A.N.
February 12, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBMaster lyricist K.A.A.N. checks in on Library Rap to discuss his writing process throughout the years, the greats who have inspired him, like Tupac and O.C., what he learned via studio sessions with Dr. Dre and talk about his new album, Long Time No See.
Library Rap: All Natural and Panik, breaking Hip Hop Rules
February 05, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBAll Natural and producer, Panik. have released their latest album, Dark Night, an incredible album which takes you on a great lyrical and musical journey. This week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, Chicago MC Cap D and Panik to discuss the album, Dark Night, Music theory and creating music without sampling. The three also talk about confronting contradictions in Hip hop and in Life, how Golden States Warriors’ Draymond Green motivated Cap D to pick back up the pen a...
Library Rap: REKS - Tackling White Privilege, to being Black in America, to PTSD
January 29, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutesThis week on Library Rap, Tim sits down with REKS to not just break down his latest album, T.H.I.N.G.S. but to discuss White Privilege, being Black in America, PTSD, mental health, Big Pharma, fatherhood and much more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Library Rap: REKS - Tackling White Privilege, to being Black in America, to PTSD
January 29, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThis week on Library Rap, Tim sits down with REKS to not just break down his latest album, T.H.I.N.G.S. but to discuss White Privilege, being Black in America, PTSD, mental health, Big Pharma, fatherhood and much more.
Trailer: Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interview with Tim Einenkel
January 27, 2021 14:16 - 1 minute - 989 KB“Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel” is like “Inside the Actor’s Studio” for hip hop. Every week, Tim gets inside the art of hip hop in interviews with the most influential emcees, artists, producers, DJs, and sound engineers. Notable guests have included, Ice T, Royce Da 5’9″, Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, David Banner, Scarface, Rah Digga, Rapsody, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot, along with many more.
Library Rap: O.C. On Word...Life to Nas to D.I.T.C. to 30 Years in the Game
January 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThere are lyricists, and then there's OC. In a class by himself, the veteran emcee stops by Library Rap with Tim Einenkel to speak on everything from his debut album, to the role of the producer, to how he comes up with concepts and writes his rhymes. He also speaks on working with fellow artists such as AG, Buckwild, Ray West, Apollo Brown, Apathy and much more. It's in-depth and informative, much like the top tier rhymes of the great OC, and it absolutely should not be missed.
Library Rap: T Calmese – Going Solo at 40 Years Old
January 15, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBEven though T. Calmese has released his debut album, Time and Time Again, at the age of 40, he’s is no rookie. Coming from the hip hop collective, The Black Opera, Calmese continues to hone his craft. This week on Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel, the Detroit MC talks about releasing a debut album at the age of 40, breaks down tracks from the album, answers whether hip hop is still a young person’s game, the Detroit hip hop scene while he was growing up, influence of Chu...
Library Rap: In-depth Interview with Paris, The Black Panther of Hip Hop
January 08, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBTim Einenkel sits down with Paris, the black panther of hip hop, on the latest installment of Library Rap. They discuss his classic debut The Devil Made Me Do It and the controversy surrounding his second album Sleeping With The Enemy, as well as working with a young DJ Shadow. They also talk about his influences , politics, the future of political hip hop and the prevalent and powerful subject matter on his latest album Safe Space Invader which is a no holds barred audio assault featuring m...
Library Rap: Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense Interview
January 01, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBHappy New Year! This week, we dig into the archives and hear Tim's interviews with Common about his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense. Common discusses why he almost gave up on rapping after his first album, Can I Borrow a Dollar? and tells us which of his 5 records would make up his autobiography.
Library Rap: Kool Moe Dee Xmas Replay Interview
December 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBLegendary Hip-Hop artist Kool Moe Dee sits down with Tim Einenkel to talk abouthis career, the state of Hip-Hop, the real reason he battled LL Cool J, lyricism, the art of hip hop and much more.