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Talib Kweli Talks Rap Fans' Hypocrisy On Lyricism & Racism on "Soulful Sundays"
By Dana Scott • August 19, 2018
For over 20 years, the Brooklyn-born MC has been a voice of reason who can “edutain” while intellectually exposing his fans and dectractors’ brittle psyche in the same breath.
Clark and Kweli discuss why rap fans are quick to judge lyricists such as Nas and himself as selectors of subpar beats.
Kweli says, “People are intimidated by lyrics. So, that’s a way to say you’re intimidated by the lyrics without admitting that you’re intimidated by the lyrics.”
The Black Star MC talks more about his keen ear for choosing samples despite his lack of production credits.
“A lot of the samples that you hear on Black Star or Reflection Eternal came straight from my father’s record collection,” he says. “I’ve never been a producer. I’ve just always had a good ear and say ‘that’s from that.'”
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