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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