FULL: Ari Melber On Jay Z’s Genius, Quoting Rap, Facing Bigots & The Rise Of Antisemitism

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode of "People's Party with Talib Kweli" filmed live at the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley, Kweli sits down with attorney, journalist, and host of MSNBC's "The Beat" -- Ari Melber -- to dive deep on Jay-Z's genius, discuss quoting rap, and talk about the platforming bigots and the rise of antisemitism.

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0:00.0	One two three and a place to be is to BKMC, the MCO, Thailand, quality from Brooklyn, New York.
0:21.7	But right now we are at the Napa Blue Note Jazz Festival.
0:25.9	It's a beautiful, sun-shiny day.
0:28.7	This is literally in the air.
0:30.5	I couldn't ask for more perfect circumstances.
0:33.1	We've had a great time so far watching all the performances, hanging out with all the
0:36.7	people's like summer camp, it's like a family reunion.
0:39.9	And I got my guy that I want to interview.
0:41.4	I've been wanting to interview this guy for a long time.
0:43.9	He is a newsmaker, he is a newscaster.
0:47.0	You see him all over YouTube, all over cable.
0:49.3	He's on MSNBC.
0:50.3	He used to be all over CNN and ad week named his show The Beat, the most watch cable news
0:57.7	show right now.
0:59.4	He's been called the remarkably effective interviewer and outstanding interviewer amongst the
1:03.8	best hotel television.
1:04.8	This man is so good at his job.
1:07.4	He's the only person to make Lee Daniel's cry besides Damon Dash.
1:11.0	He's a true fan of hip hop.
1:13.8	Hip hop is a fan of him.
1:14.8	He's been name checked.
1:15.8	He does his own name checking.
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