IDK Talks Kanye, Denzel Curry And How Prison Influenced His Music

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2019

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jamsin Leigh sit down with rapper, singer, and producer IDK. They discuss how he found his voice as an artist while incarcerated at age 17, his first time meeting Kanye West, and Kanye's confounding relationship with Donald Trump. Later, the conversation expands to IDK's close friendship with Denzel Curry, his wide-ranging influences as an MC, and his personal take on religion. Kweli, Jasmin, and IDK also dig into the stories behind some of the most attention-grabbing and thoughtful tracks off of "Is He Real?" -- from "Porno" to "Julia...". This interview reveals a rapper on the rise and a man who isn't afraid to be open or honest with his fans -- both in the booth and on People's Party. The insight that comes with that fearlessness makes the episode essential viewing.

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0:00.0	What's up party people this time of quality to BKMC the MCEO. Thank you for supporting sharing and enjoying the people's party
0:07.2	We have a lot more great episodes coming your way every Monday. Make sure you subscribe. Give us a review and stay locked
0:13.7	There's so many people that influence what I do, you know
0:17.1	I was an into Jay-Z when I was a kid. I didn't understand it
0:21.5	I was like why everybody like Jay-Z so much and I didn't get it. I got older
0:27.1	So when I start peeping and like damn, okay, I see you
0:31.7	Okay, he's the guy. He's the guy
0:47.6	What's up party people once again this time of quality this is now another edition of the people's party
0:53.0	Feature myself Tyler quality and my homegirl Jasmine Lee giving up the Jasmine in place to be
0:59.4	Sub-Jaz. Oh, how are you doing good? How you doing? I'm feeling good pretty in pink
1:04.1	Yes, you look very good and very warm and cozy and that snuggie that you got on see how I got that compliment out of you
1:11.1	Today's people's party is very interesting to me is very exciting to me
1:15.4	We are gonna talk with an artist that I am very very very excited to talk about
1:21.2	These young man has just started his career. We've had a lot of old geez on the show
1:25.5	But we needed to have some fresh young blood on the show and he's been making his name in the mixtape
1:32.3	Scene online doing this thing working with a lot of artists going on tours and everything he has a lot of albums
1:39.3	Subtrap empty bank. I was very bad, but his new album this new album man is something special is he reals the name of new album
1:48.3	Ladies and gentlemen give it up to a seriously deep thinker a great lyricist a great artist IDK
2:07.1	I like that cap. Yeah, thank you. This is a lab. I'm done with our new there. Okay
2:13.1	Washington D.M. Fistile exactly. Okay
2:16.6	Learned it from Wale Wale came Wale was the first one to do this like as a rapper
2:21.9	Where the Washington Nationals had so okay, I got that from him shout to Wale. Yeah, I was on some some of them early Wale mixed tapes back
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