Pink Siifu On “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”

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In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli sits down with rapper and singer:

PINK SIIFU

Here’s what they got into:

  • How Talib’s daughter Diani and son Amani got him to lend an ear to Siifu’s music
  • Some of the artists that impacted Siifu the most during his formative years
  • Timing album releases with the birth of family members as well as their passings
  • Growing up in the area of Birmingham, Alabama and how it impacted him
  • Adhering to his Muslim faith and how having twin girls has changed him
  • Siifu and Talib discuss what album they would bring to a deserted island
  • Reimagining Coltrane’s classic for “Neems (Naima)” on the ‘Leather Blvd.’ project
  • Black Thought writing a musical called “Black No More” and what it’s about
  • The viral moment that changed how Funkmaster Flex viewed the underground
  • Showing love for Ladybug Mecca from Digable Planets who he worked with
  • The R&B legend Eddie Kendricks who Siifu sampled for “Birmingham Skies”
  • The influence of the Dungeon Family on Siifu and collabing with Big Rube
  • Coming of age in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio and how the city shaped him
  • Why he feels compelled to uplift Black women through his music
  • What inspired bringing his Blackness the forefront on songs like “Melanin”
  • Sharing some amazing new music from poet, Jessica Care Moore
  • Influence from the Five Percenter philosophy and visiting the Allah School

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