Macklemore On ‘People’s Party With Talib Kweli’

Macklemore On 'People's Party With Talib Kweli'

In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with multi-platinum, multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper-songwriter:

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Here are just a few of the compelling topics that they’ll be covering with this one:

  • Growing up in Seattle, getting into graffiti as a kid, and when he decided to pick up a mic.
  • Digging into his 2005 debut album ‘The Language Of My World‘.
  • Working with ‘Gateways for Incarcerated Youth’.
  • How Mack and Ryan Lewis met each other.
  • The journey to sobriety and others drawing strength from his lyrics.
  • What it takes for underground artists seeking to land deals with major labels.
  • Thrift Shop‘ and it’s calling out of materialism in consumer culture.
  • Same Love‘ and society’s evolution of thought on same-sex marriage since the song dropped.
  • Feeling conflicted with the immense success of ‘The Heist‘ album.
  • The most effective ways to combat systemic racism and white supremacy.
  • What the next few years look like for Macklemore in music as well as other endeavors.

“People’s Party With Talib Kweli” is also available to give a listen via Spotify | SoundCloud | Google Play | Apple