Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to David Banner. The actor, activist and MC discusses his new album, The God Box, Donald Trump helping to expose the facade of American politics and how that will impact artists. The Mississippi MC rev 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, Tim talks to NYU Professor, Producer, Composer and Engineer, Bob Power. The music legend talks to Tim about working with artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo and J Dilla, the importance of hearing everything when mixing an album, what drew him to these artists and whether he still enjoys listening to music. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Writer, Producer, Engineer and MC, Otis Clapp who has just dropped his latest album, Helen Keller. The Queens, NY MC talks to Tim about the new album, why he writes, the beauty of letting the instrumental just play, and which of his albums he appreciates the most. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Brother Ali. The Minneapolis MC talks about why he made each of his albums, including his newest release All The Beauty In This Whole Life. He also reveals his reasons for stepping away from music, the U.S. government spying on him, death threats he received during a trip to Iran and MCs who take their talents to a whole new different level....

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with Godz Chyld who just released his latest project, Reborn. The EP, entirely produced by the city of Amsterdam's Jordan River Banks, features Loaded Lux and Killah Priest, and really highlights the lyrical talent of the Bronx MC. Godz Chyld tells Tim what it was like working with those two artists and also explains his long term goals an...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks with Hipnott Records artist, Substantial. The Maryland MC talks to Tim about his new album The Past Is Always Present In The Future, breaks down the subtext of each track, the hypocrisy of people who claim to support the troops and how he is honoring the legacy of the late producer Nujabes.. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Mark Steele who recently released his 2nd album, Almost Time - featuring Rapper Big Pooh, Raheem Devaughn and more. The North Carolina MC talks to Tim about the album, his ode to Juvenile's "Ha", lessons learned from 9th Wonder and Christopher "Play" Martin. Mark Steele also discusses how he confronts police brutality in...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with Mickey Factz. After a decade of making game-changing music, this Bronx MC released his debut album this past fall. The Achievement: Circa ‘82, produced entirely by Nottz features collaborations with artists such as: Blu, Phonte (Little Brother), Styles P and others. Tim and Mickey Factz talk about his collaborations and discuss the inf...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Boldy James. As the first artist signed to Mass Appeal Records by Nas, Boldy talks about the pressures of being a signed artist, the influence the late J-Dilla had on him, Detroit and Hip Hop culture. The Detroit MC also discusses his album, The Art of Rock Climbing and answers the question whether we'll hear a Boldy James/Nas collaboration...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, 2016 XXL Freshman Denzel Curry joins Tim to talk about the hard copy release of his album Imperial, spitting on the same track as Rick Ross, his plans for the future, what music his fans might be surprised he listens to and how a Trump presidency will influence his lyrics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to artist, Dan Lish, the creator of Egostrip. Dan talks about discovering his artistry and who helped foster his talents as a child, finding the best place to sit in class, blending the Hip Hop and fantasy worlds, using color vs. black and white, and working on Raekwon's upcoming album. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks with DJ Illegal from the German Production team known as the Snowgoons. Illegal joins Tim via Skype from Germany to talk about what brought him to Hip Hop culture and beat creation. He talks about working with artists of different languages, the late Pumpkinhead, the importance of album's artwork and how collaborating with American artists help...

18 year old MC/artist, Token is taking the hip hop world by storm. His real name is Ben Goldberg and his video 'No Sucka MC's" has already been watched over one million times. He's been a guest on Sway in the Morning, and was featured on BET's 2016 Hip Hop Awards Cyphers. This week on The Library, Tim talks to Token about his debut album Eraser Shavings, overcoming obstacles in order to live...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by producer Gensu Dean. Based in Texas Gensu has worked with such artists as David Banner, Large Pro, Roc Marci, Brand Nubian, Planet Asia, Diamond D, J-Live and many more. Tim and Gensu discuss his latest album, "RAW", the importance of track placement on the album, the significance of his albums' artwork and his musical influenc...

The Queens rapper discusses his deeply personal 2014 concept album PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Red Bull Music Academy Daily contributor, Tim Einenkel. Make sure you check out more from the interview here http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/08/key-tracks-pharoahe-monch-ptsd Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

This week on The Library 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 M...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Leaders of The New School members Charlie Brown and Dinco D from their Queens, NY studio. The legendary MCs talk about Dinco D's new album, Cameo Flows, the impact singer Frankie Beverly has had on Hip Hop, Chuck D's influence, and the formula for making timeless music. They also let us in on the group's plans for 2017. Hosted by Simplecast,...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Smif-N-Wessun/Boot Camp Clik's General Steele. The Bucktown MC sits down with Tim at a coffee shop in Harlem, NY to talk about his new collaboration with Vermont producer Es-K Building Bridges. They talk about writing, Sean Price (R.I.P), almost retiring from the game and the impact gentrification and a Donald Trump presidency might have on Hip Hop cultu...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, artist, Mikey D. The Queens, NY Legend, has released a new album—Day Of D'struction. Tim talks with MIKEY D about the album, developing his own style, battling, and how Chuck D, Grand Daddy I.U and LL Cool J have played important roles in his life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, ILLUS joins Tim to talk about his new album A Perfectly Imperfect Beautiful Naked Creation. The album is produced entirely by legendary Rhymesayer, Blueprint and features guest verses by Blueprint, Slug from Atmosphere, Craig G, Roxxxteady, and Paul Dateh. The MC talks to Tim about working with all those artists, why rap needs more superheroes and workin...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, DJ Rob Swift. He's a Turntablist, an innovator and a guest lecturer at The New School in New York City. He's also worked with the X-ecutioners, Linkin Park, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Large Professor, Supanatural and many others. Rob sits down with Tim, outside The New School and gives a really in-depth interview about his career. The artist from Queens,...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Supa Dave West, who has helped produce 6 of De La Soul's albums, including their newest release "and the Anonymous Nobody..." Dave talks about the new album and his experiences working with the legendary group for all these years, while striving to create the "perfect beat." He also talks about the late, great J-Dilla and...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Skyzoo and Apollo Brown. The Detroit Producer and the Brooklyn MC sit down with Tim from a park in Brooklyn, NY to talk about their new album, The Easy Truth, and to discuss the art of sampling, blending the unique features of New York and Detroit, and Skyzoo breaks down one of his verses. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Skyzoo and Apollo Brown recently sat down with The Library with Tim Einenkel to discuss their new album, The Easy Truth. During the interview Tim attempted to recite lyrics by Skyzoo; Skyzoo helped him out. Find out what the lyrics mean and more soon when the entire interview is posted. Here's the lyrics from the track "A Couple of Dollars" [Verse 2: Skyzoo] And it sounds like beautiful...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by Kemba. The Bronx MC sits down with Tim to talk about his new album "Negus", Tupac's legacy 20 years after his tragic death, and the gift and curse of addressing social injustices in your art. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...