Hopsin On ‘People’s Party With Talib Kweli’

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In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli,” Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, songwriter, record producer, and director:

HOPSIN

Here’s what they got into:

  • The low profile he’s kept while making moves in the industry over the last decade
  • His song, “Lunchroom Cipher”, being born from freestyle sessions at high school
  • Why Hopsin is proud of his old high school report card of F’s and D’s
  • The origin of his song “Nollie Tre Flip” and letting skaters know he’s down
  • The song, “Sag My Pants”, dissing multiple mainstream rappers of the time
  • “Kill Her” detailing his anger after a falling out with Ruthless Records
  • Dealing the the after-effects of his parent’s domestic violence through therapy
  • The Hopsin persona being an embodiment of his true self with added sauce
  • Facing the irony of going to jail shortly after releasing “Ill Mind 5”
  • His impression of Tech N9ne after meeting him for the first time
  • How making XXL’s Freshman 2012 cover impacted his career
  • His song, “I Need Help”, being a literal clear cry for help at the time
  • Walking out on a show in Fort Collins after reaching his boiling point
  • Dating and avoiding societal norms of pushes to settle down
  • Getting baptized into Christianity and moving away from the faith
  • Royce Da 5’9″ being a GOAT human being as well as an emcee
  • The feud with co-founder of Funk Volume Records, Damien “Dame” Ritter
  • “Marcus’ Gospel” stripping away the Hopsin persona revealing his true-self
  • “You Should’ve Known” featuring DAX being one of his favorite collabs
  • Why he’s been steering clear of releasing full albums and sticking to singles
  • The backstory to why he sports those signature white contacts

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