Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Canadian Hip-Hop artist, Classified, who has released his latest album "Greatful." Tim and Classified talk about the album and what it was like working with Snoop Dogg and DJ Premier. He talks about the differences between working with artists in the studio versus over the internet, how Canadian music laws have helped and hurt inde...

This week on The Library with TIm Einenkel, German producer Superior joins Tim from Italy to talk about his new album, “The journey”. It will feature artists such as Blu, Edo G, Reks, Verbal Kent, M-Dot, Termanology, Lil Fame Of M.O.P and more. 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 Slug, co-founder of the indie label Rhymesayers Entertainment and one half of the group Atmosphere. Slug and Tim discuss the art of growing a beard, Atmosphere's new album - Fishing Blues-, learning to make music fun again, balancing tour life and family life, and why if Biggie was still a live today, he might not make 5 lists. People put Bi...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim sits down with legendary MC, Sadat X, live from Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York to talk about his new album, Agua, executive produced by Will Tell and featuring Pete Rock, Lord Jamar, Dres, R.A. The Rugged man, Rahzel, A.F.R.O., Wordsworth, Shabaam Sahdeeq and many more. The Bronx, NY MC also discusses why A.F.R.O. is on the road to greatness, ho...

The week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to The Godfather of Noyze, Rahzel. The former member of The Roots, joins Tim backstage at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY at his Rahzel and Friends show, to discuss why he started beatboxing, his take on where Hip-Hop started, how he's found his own path through diversity, why he loves the live performance and working with Pete Rock, Large Profess...

Ice-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 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 wr...

A-F-R-O has been cosigned by artists such as: Questlove, Talib Kweli, Queen Latifah, DJ Premier, Murs, Jean Grae, and many more. If you ask him who are his influences, he will give you a list of Golden Era Mcs. The much anticipated 18 year old A-F-R-O joins Tim on The Library this week to talk about working with RA the Rugged Man, Premo, his soon to be released debut album, why he loves to rhyme a...

This week on The Library, Tim talks to hip hop legend CL Smooth. He talks about the upcoming release of his second solo album. "the Emancipation of Corey Penn". CL also opens up on what it was like working with such icons as Big Daddy Kane, Heavy D and The Boyz, Kool G Rap, Run DMC, Grand Puba, Q-Tip, AZ and of course Pete Rock. Other topics he touches upon include the importance of the...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, legendary west coast artist, Kokane joins Tim to talk about his new album Kokane King of Gfunk, which features Bootsy Collins, Gipp Goodie, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, George Clinton and more. He tells Tim why he chose Hip Hop over Funk, why this album is an album for the people and the influence Motown, Reggae and Funk continue to have on him as an artist. &quo...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Positive K. The Bronx producer and MC talks about his career, the gift and the curse of his 1992 hit "I Got a Man", and how his diversity of styles on his debut album, The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, helped to pave a way for future artists. He discusses almost becoming Nas' manager, the importance of professional wrestling to him, and his soon to...

This week on the Library with Tim Einenkel, J-Zone talks about his latest album Fish-n-Grits, the similarities between the gentrification of neighborhoods to the gentrification of rap music, career advice for young artists, being both a producer and mc on his new album and why questioning an artist should not be considered a dis but the beginnings of a discussion. " I believe in hip hop and t...

As a former member of Slum Village, Elzhi continues to kill it as a solo artist. He's released mixtapes, EPs and his latest album—Lead Poison—was just released. This week on The Library, the Detroit MC sits down with Tim to talk about the new album, how he's developed his writing process over the years, why he became introverted and the late, great producer J-Dilla. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, emcee, Wrekonize. He talks with Tim about being the front man of hip-hop group ¡MAYDAY!, the intimacy of his lyrical style and what role alcohol plays in art. "The toughest thing for me as an artist that I've learned is that, you know there's an audience for everybody, there's an audience for every style of music; it's just the tricky part of findin...

Darlene Ortiz, widely recognizable for being the woman Ice T's Power album joins Tim on The Library this week to talk about her newest memoir called Definition Of Down – My Life with Ice-T & the Birth Of Hip-Hop. She talks to Tim about the iconic Power album cover, her struggles as a child of an alcoholic mother, being a part of and a witness to the birth of west coast hip hop; and Tim shares...

Signed by the late, great Eazy-E in 1989, Tairrie B was the original "Ruthless Bitch" of hip hop. She released one hip hop album "The Power Of A Woman" in 1990 and after recording her follow up "Single White Female" in 92, decided to keep her masters and change her musical path to pursue a career where she blazed a trail for female screamers in heavy metal. 25 years a...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by Jersey MC and Ill Adrenaline Records co-founder Beneficence who has just dropped his 6th solo LP "Basement Chemistry". The album features artists such as: Inspectah Deck (of Wu-Tang Clan), Masta Ace, MC Eiht, El Da Sensei, AG (of D.I.T.C), Dres (of Black Sheep), The Legion, Chubb Rock, MindsOne, and Estee Nack. Tim and the Bric...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, King Myers. Tim and the Suffolk County, New York MC, discuss his debut LP, Kingology which features veteran emcees like Rakim, Bumpy Knuckles, Dave East and Fred The Godson. "Every song on the album is life. It's definitely true stories and definitely from the heart....Everything is just factual. " Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

This week on on The Library, Tim's interview with the producer of The Thrill is Gone, Yasiin Gaye, Fela Soul, & Bizarre Tribe; Amerigo Gazaway. Amerigo joins Tim to discuss what he calls “conceptual collaborations”. Gazaway talks about what inspires him to do mash ups, how he comes up with ideas and what happens when a collaboration doesn't work. He tells Tim: "You have to kind of maintai...

In 2011 artist Justin Bua was interviewed on The Library with Tim Einenkel to talk about his latest book, The Legends of Hip Hop. One of the legends he painted was of the late J Dilla. BUA has said this about Dilla: "To enliven the soul of a man through a portrait," BUA said, "one has to be inspired by his subject. I was more than inspired. I was uplifted." Hear more of Tim's i...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, it's part 2 of Tim's conversation with Visual Artist, Graphic Designer and Music Lover, Andrew Katz. Tim and Andy discuss his dream of having a big show of his work in order to celebrate Hip Hop , celebrating MCA of the Beastie Boys, and working with Chuck D as part of the mADurgency artists. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim talks to Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, Andrew Katz. Katz frequently tributes legendary hip hop MCs such as Rakim, Slick Rick, Common and Black Thought. In part 1 of Tim's two part interview, he and Andrew discuss why and when Andy fell in love with Hip Hop culture and how he pays tribute to the culture through his art work. Hosted by Simplecast, a...

This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim is joined by DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia. Paul talks about his latest album, Master of Evil, his passion for the culture and the late, great Pimp C of UGK. 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 with Torae about his new album "Entitled", his SiriusXM show The Tor Guide, future collaborating with Marco Polo, losing Sean Price and working with DJ Premier. Torae tells Tim: “Preem is a producer and producers, produce. That's the difference between being a beat maker and being a producer.. A lot of people can make beats but to rea...

Torae's 2nd studio solo album, "Entitled" drops Jan 16th, 2016. During Torae's interview on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim asked Torae what's the secret to making "timeless music." Stay tuned here for the entire interview. https://www.acast.com/library Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...

Torae's 2nd studio solo album, "Entitled" features production from some of the greats, Pete Rock and DJ Premier to name two. Many people noticed that producer, Marco Polo wasn't on the album. During Torae's interview on The Library with Tim Einenkel, Tim put this question to Torae: "Was there a particular reason he's not on this album? " Torae hits his fans with some breaking n...