mattswriting.com » podcast http://mattswriting.com DJ Matt Werner Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The DJ Matt Werner Show on Fresh Air: The Alternative features interviews with some of the most provocative musicians and writers today who challenge the status quo of the music and literary scenes. Featured guests include hip hop artist Talib Kweli, spoken word artist and musician Saul Williams, rock composer Dave Smallen, modern classical composer Fr. Bruno Clifton, beatboxer and voice artist Kid Beyond, and poets from the Def Poetry Jam including Ise Lyfe, Dahlak Brathwaite, and George Watksy. DJ Matt Werner no DJ Matt Werner mattswriting@gmail.com mattswriting@gmail.com (DJ Matt Werner) DJ Matt Werner and the respective copyright holders, 2009 A weekly musician interview program with Scotland's premier literary DJ Fresh Air, DJ Matt Werner, Fresh Air: The Alternative, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams, Hyphy, Dahlak Brathwaite, Watsky, Kid Beyond, Literary DJ, Conscious, Hip Hop, Michael Krasny mattswriting.com » podcast http://mattswriting.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MLK_and_Eminem_for_iTunes_thumbnail.jpg http://mattswriting.com Interview with Talib Kweli http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/17/interview-with-talib-kweli/ http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/17/interview-with-talib-kweli/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:27:40 +0000 Matt http://mattswriting.com/?p=109 talib-kweli-ear-drum

DJ Matt Werner’s interview with the hip hop artist and CEO of the Blacksmith Label Talib Kweli was recorded on March 3, 2009, and originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on March 10, 2009.

In the interview, Talib Kweli answers rumors about a future Black Star reunion with Mos Def, and he talks about balancing his role as both an MC and the CEO of the Blacksmith Label, his upcoming second Reflection Eternal album with DJ Hi-Tek, Jean Grae, Strong Arm Steady, his Party Robot album, how he defines himself as an artist, Nina Simone’s Four Women, President Barack Obama, the evolution of hip hop, Auto-Tune, and many other exciting topics. The show also features an introduction by Joe Sciarrillo.

A PDF of the transcript of this interview can be downloaded here.

For more on Talib Kweli, please visit http://www.talibkweli.com/and http://www.yearoftheblacksmith.com/

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To listen to the interview only, you can download the smaller mp3s in 2 parts: Part 1 (24 MB)  and Part 2 (29 MB).

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