Coast Contra On "People's Party With Talib Kweli"

In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with hip hop group:

COAST CONTRA

Here’s what they got into:

Respect to Pete Rock for bringing so many new ears to the sounds of Coast Contra
The lyricism of rapper JID and why they used his beat for the “Never Freestyle”
Drawing inspiration from Biggie’s performances of songs like “Party & Bullshit”
Performing at the Hollywood Bowl, the same night Dave Chappelle was attacked
Eric Jamal speaks on meeting his fellow Philly emcee Black Thought
Taj and Ras being the sons of rapper Ras Kass and singer Teedra Moses
RioLoz’s experience of being raised in Colombia before later moving to Miami
Three parts of the crew linking up in high school and bonding over their love for hip hop
When Eric Jamal came into the fold and what he brought to the structure as the elder
The crew’s years of building together in ‘Apt. 505‘ after moving out to Los Angeles
How they all wound up working at the My 2 Cents LA soul food restaurant
What’s behind their focus on financial literacy in songs like “Get The Worm”
The constant quest for knowledge and having the right people around you to grow
Discussing what 2Pac and Biggie might be doing today if they were still around
How they’ve managed to keep such a strong foundation over the years
The romantic side of Coast Contra is explored and embracing vulnerability
Getting the opportunity to make the title song for the soundtrack to “Queen & Slim“
The group’s move to becoming more in tune with their spiritual side
What it is about their come up story that sets themselves apart from the others
What led them to making a conscious decision of a 7 year plan to success
Their plan to execute the next level of their prophecy by utilizing new resources
The excitement of having the chance to bring a whole new sound to the industry
A People’s Party cipher with each member of Coast Contra taking their turn to bar-out