Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, we turn over hosting duties to the one and only Chuck D. In this special episode, we travel back to 2016 during The Art of Rap Tour when Chuck sat down with the late/great Lovebug Starski. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Library with Tim Einenkel, Naughty by Natures Treach. Its been 20 years since the landmark single HipHop Hooray dropped. Naughty by Nature is currently on tour celebrating this anniversary. In Part 1 of the interview Treach talks about the current tou Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on The Library, Tim is joined by photographer, producer and MC, Evidence. The Rhymesayers artist talks, in detail about tracks from his latest album, Weather or Not , his secret to writing to a DJ Premier beat, the track dedicated to his wife, the significance of squirrels, and drops some facts about palm trees. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

This week's guest on The Library with Tim Einenkel , Premrock. This MC has collaborated with Open Mike Eagle, El Da Sensei, C-Rayz Walz and more. Tim talks to Premrock about his early beginnings, writing and how Eazy E, Tom Waits,  Ernest Hemingway, Kool G. Rap and Nina Simone have influenced him as an artist. Tim and Prem also discuss how bartending has influenced his art, his discography and how...

"It is not even about what I’m saying necessarily. The less I feel like I say sometimes, the more open the floor is for everyone to feel something," singer-songwriter, Torii Wolf tells The Library with Tim Einenkel this week. The Long Island, NY native's debut album Flow Riiot features productions by Mike Zombie, AraabMUZIK, The King of Chill and DJ Premier. Torii talks to Tim about find...

This week on The Library, the legendary DJ Eclipse sits down with Tim to discuss growing up in Rhode Island, the first hip hop record he purchased, his time at Wild Pitch Records, Fat Beats and everything in between. Eclipse also talks about the history of hip hop group Non Phixion and the significance of the Rock Steady Crew in Hip Hop culture. Why he views the Puffy era as the beginning of the e...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, 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 two daughters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim welcomes a man who has won a Tony, a Peabody, and an Emmy Award, Black Ice. The Poet speaks on all his influences, from his parents to Gil Scott Heron. He talks about the poems he performed during his many appearances on Russell Simmons HBO Def Poetry Jam and on Broadway. The Philly native also discusses his 2006 debut album The Death to Willie Lynch...

MC 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 The Library with Tim Einenkel, the hip hop legend from Brooklyn, NY joins Tim to talk music, her first hip hop group, the different art...

Hip Hop artist and chef, Dillon recently dropped a new EP,Black Tie Affair,produced by the legendary Diamond D. Dillon joins The Library with Tim Einenkel this week to discuss collaborating with the founding member of the Diggin in the Crates Crew, how be Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, 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 Kany Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Maestro FreshWes discusses the 100s of tracks and collaborations that have made up a career spanning three decades. The Godfather of Canadian Hip Hop explains why We dont make records. We make history, and why i Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Rapsody. The North Carolinian MC sits down to discuss her newest album, Lailas Wisdom, and gives us an insight into her writing process, how she chooses features for her music, the genius of 9th Wonder and meeti Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Detroit MC, ZotheJerk and Canadian producer, Frost Gamble join The Library with Tim Einenkel this week for a sit down interview in between studio sessions. Zo and Frost discuss using hip hop as a tool to escape, their influences, their collaboration process, their album “Black Beach” and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection a...

Big Daddy Kane, Queen Latifah, Public Enemy, Miles Davis, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Craig Mack, Lost Boyz, Heavy D, and the WuTang Clan. These are just some of the artists Easy Mo Bee has produced in his 30 years in the business. Easy Mo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The King of Chill is a composer, producer, engineer, MC, radio host and more. He started his career in the 1980s, as an MC/producer with The Alliance, then transitioned into a producer when he worked with MC Lyte and Audio Two on their early albums. He has continued making an impact on music working with a range of artists from Pharoahe Monch to DJ Premier. King of Chill sat down with Tim Einenkel...

Darrell Digga Branch has produced for artists such as Jay Z, Jennifer Lopez, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface, Big L and many more. He executive produced Camrons first two major releasesConfessions Of Fire and S.D.and Digga composed the 50 Cent hit Many Men. Digga Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tek , one half of the legendary group Smif-N-Wessun joins Tim from Brooklyn, New York. The two discuss the purpose of Hip Hop culture and Rap music, his solo and group career, working with Pete Rock, Sean Price's impact and his own must have music. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

A few months back The Library with Tim Einenkel sat down with Smif-N-Wessun/Boot Camp Clik's General Steele. The Bucktown MC joined Tim at a coffee shop in Harlem, NY to talk about his new collaboration with Vermont producer Es-K Building Bridges. During their conversation Tim asked General Steele “What did Hip Hop lose when Sean Price passed away?” Have a listen. Check out the entire interview he...

Mr. Complex is an actor, artist, performer, director, author and MC who has been making an impact on the game since he first started showing up on mixtapes around 1995. The Queens, NY MC sits down with Tim to discuss his newest album, Forever New, his abi Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan the Man is an Engineer, Producer, Composer and Mixer who has worked with Kanye West, Nas, Lil Kim, Ice T, Kool G. Rap, M.O.P, 50 Cent, Redman, Jadakiss, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, Timbaland, the late, great Sean Price and many more. Here's a clip from Dan's interview with Tim Einenkel on The Library where Dan talks about the first time he met Sean Price, working with him on all his albums and the c...

Dan the Man is an Engineer, Producer, Composer and Mixer who has worked with Kanye West, Nas, Lil Kim, Ice T, Kool G. Rap, M.O.P, 50 Cent, Redman, Jadakiss, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, Timbaland, the late, great Sean Price and many more. On the latest episode of The Library with Tim Einenkel, Dan sits down with Tim in his recording studio and talks about how he first got into the music industry, the bes...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by Combat Jack himself, Reggie Ossé. The Combat Jack Show has been going strong for four years now and he drops by The Library to talk about his new podcast series Mogul: The Life & Death of Chris Lighty. Osse talks about what he's learned in the research and production of this six part series, and what he's learned about his own story...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Ms. Miri Ben-Ari. The Hip Hop Violinist talks about how she went from the life of a classically trained violinist to an appearance on BET's 106 & Park, to working with artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Patti Labelle, and many more. The Grammy Award winning artist also discusses the musical arrangements she did...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with producer, engineer, label and studio owner and much more, Rich Ahee. Rich and Tim discuss the history of both 7888 Recording Studio and Yosumi records. Rich also talks about his long collaboration with Masta Ace that started back in 2001 with the album Disposable Arts. Rich talks about meeting and recording Sean Price for the first tim...