In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with industry veteran, rapper, writer, manager, entrepreneur, and one-half of the group Self Scientific:
CHACE INFINITE
Here’s what they got into:
- His father being friends with Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix
- His mother singing with Earl Gardner’s band and acting
- How Chace managed his grief after his mother’s recent passing
- The legacy of his first cousin, producer and A&R, Bigga B
- The story of Prince getting Chace booted out of a VIP booth
- Why Chace has made the decision to quite smoking cannabis
- Chace’s work with Amazon Music and Twitch
- How he was inspired to start the “Harun Coffee” franchise
- His fragrance endeavors with Yasiin Bey
- The history of Leimert Park, LA and it’s unique demographics
- Crooked I staying in the basement of Eso Won Books
- How he met DJ Khalil and formed the group Self Scientific
- Chace coming up as a Five Percenter on the West Coast
- Managing artists with his history as an industry veteran
- Being a “friendager” to Yasiin Bey
- Helping get Black Star’s ‘No Fear Of Time’ out to the masses
- Managing DJ Khalil when he got signed to Dre’s Aftermath
- ‘Fear & Propaganda’ and ‘Come In Peace, Prepare For War’
- Managing A$AP Rocky and rolling with the A$AP Mob
- The importance of chasing passions over chasing the bag
- Paying tribute to the legacy of the late great A$AP Yams
- The transcendence of A$AP Mob in the genre of hip hop
- Flowers for Chace’s good friend, Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua
- What’s next for Chace Infinite?
“People’s Party With Talib Kweli” is also available to give a listen via Spotify | SoundCloud | Google Play | Apple | Luminary