Hit-Boy 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 producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter:

HIT-BOY

Here’s what they got into:

• Growing up in Pasadena and his uncle being part of the R&B group Troop
• The hip hop collective Surf Club and how it came together via MySpace
• Being tired of questions about his production for “Niggas In Paris”
• His experience working with Nas on ‘King’s Disease’ I and II
• People’s claims of Nas being bad at beat selection
• Kendrick Lamar’s “Backseat Freestyle” beat originally intended as an R&B track
• Kendrick stealing the show during the Super Bowl halftime show
• Ye’s admission of being a Backpack Rap poser when he first came on the scene
• Hit-Boy’s take on the importance of beat tags
• The emotional studio sessions with Nipsey Hussle making “Racks In The Middle”
• Working with Beyoncé on her songs “Flawless” and “Sorry”
• People not fully grasping the depth of Beyoncé’s musical genius
• Sharing his record deal info online and the praise he received from artists
• How he and Benny The Butcher linked up to record the track “Legend”
• The making of Nas’ “Moments” as well as “Nobody” featuring Lauryn Hill
• Lauryn Hill being the Nina Simone of our generation
• Hit-Boy’s musical connection with Big Sean and how easy it is to work together
• Being notorious for throwing some of the best parties in town at one time
• His work with A$AP Rocky and Ferg and the all-star collab “1 Train”
• A possible Hit-Boy compilation featuring multiple artists in the works

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