Mount Westmore On “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”

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In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with members of hip hop supergroup Mount Westmore, rappers E-40, Too Short, and Ice Cube:

Here’s what they got into:

  • How all four members of the group elevate one another
  • Breaking down Mount Westmore’s track, “Free Game
  • Too $hort’s pioneering of the independent hustle
  • $hort and Cube going back to the days of opening for Run DMC
  • E-40 and $hort referring to each other by their government names
  • The amazing legacy of Suave House Records founder Tony Draper
  • Fun facts and “did you knows” of hip hop history and shared B-days
  • Snoop Dogg doing it all and his secret to productivity
  • Breaking down the 40 Water lingo and how it changed the game
  • 40’s lack of props from the East Coast while he topped the charts
  • The dynamic of the Bay’s “emcees” and “game spitters”
  • Talib’s trip cross-country to check out Cali’s hip hop culture
  • Who might be worthy of a Mount Eastmore and Mount Southmore
  • How the West Coast’s underdog attitude bleeds into Mount Westmore
  • What went into Cube’s impactful and influential album, ‘Death Certificate’
  • Rap’s bad rap and the never-ending controversy over its lyrics
  • The importance of understanding the origins of hip hop culture
  • $hort’s earlier positive songs getting the biggest push from the labels
  • The groups evolution in writing and themes as they have matured
  • Recognizing fact from fiction and how that line has been blurred today
  • Youngsters not living long enough to gain the wisdom needed to survive
  • Discussing the production side of Mount Westmore and Rick Rock
  • 40 sitting on the beat for “Blow The Whistle” before $hort made it his own
  • 40 sharing all his terms for money and defining “Callipygian”
  • How touring has changed at their age and groupies getting turned down
  • Snoop embracing the sci-fi themed music video for “Big Subwoofer
  • The group making millions from their first hit single and what it proved
  • 40 witnessing 2Pac’s impeccable work ethic while recording ‘All Eyez On Me’
  • $hort being by Cube’s side when he broke away from N.W.A.
  • Cube getting to know Pac while he was still rolling with Digital Underground
  • Pac’s eagerness to touch people with his words and having wisdom beyond his years
  • Showing love for Boots Riley, Lil Jon, Hi-Tek, Dilla, MC Breed, and others
  • Advice on how to grow old gracefully and mottos to live by

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