J. Period Explains His Approach To Mix Tapes, Shares Thoughts On Working With Black Thought, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lauryn Hill, And Dave Chappelle, And Breaks Down His New Project, Story To Tell

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

For decades, J. Period has been the guy that hip-hop legends know, though the mainstream might not. He’s done official mixtapes for Lauryn Hill and the Roots, toured with Black Thought, created The Hamilton Mixtape with Lin-Manuel Miranda, and DJed worldwide with the best of the best. Now, with the release of Story To Tell, J. Period has entered a new stratosphere. He’s stepping into the role of artist and making big moves, visiting the Tonight Show just last week. To celebrate the moment, he’s sitting down with longtime collaborator Talib Kweli and his People’s Party co-host Jasmin Leigh to talk through… all of it. A mixtape lesson from the absolute king of the genre.

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0:00.0	What's up party people it's Tyler quality to be came see the MCO
0:03.4	I love the fact that y'all checking out the people's party and showing us a lot of love
0:07.2	You know what we do we bringing you all the live guests we bringing you the best podcasts on the internet
0:12.1	just make sure you subscribe and leave a review people's party to live quality let's go
0:29.6	Peace and love party people in a place to be of course a system one and only
0:32.8	Tyler quality the host of the world's best podcast the people's party and I got the world's best co-hosts
0:39.2	representing lovely in the flesh well in the flesh where she's at but on zoom for the rest of us
0:45.1	is Jasmine Lee in a place to be what up Jasmine how you feeling what up what up I'm feeling great
0:50.6	just finished my coffee and I'm ready to I'm ready to roll are you fully caffeinated huh
0:56.7	I'm fully caffeinated with Jasmine today I have a story to tell yes and the story to tell is the
1:02.4	story about our guest today who is regarded as one of the best mixed date DJ's period one of the
1:09.3	best tour DJ's period he is responsible for more than 40 mix tapes including the historic
1:16.1	Lauren Hill mix tapes fire and water the abstract mcqtip bested knives to Hamilton mix tapes
1:22.8	rise up James Brown mix tapes he's been a tour DJ for Lauren Hill for the roots for Qtip for
1:29.3	black thought he is part of the Kennedy Center's hip hop cultural council he's performed at the
1:35.1	Smithsonian and a Ted welcome to my Ted talk roll a stone called this man a music guru quest love
1:42.8	said he's the most creative mixed tape producer of all time he's got an album out right now called
1:49.0	story to tell feature in Dave Chappelle black thought Lynn Manuel Miranda and more he's worked
1:56.1	with legends from common to Kanye to Mary J. Belage John legend he's worked with the NBA and created
2:02.8	a much prays outskate for our beloved Brooklyn nets he's been a key collaborator for me over the
2:10.4	years I am fortunate to call this man my friend ladies and gentlemen Jade period is in a place to be
2:18.9	on the people's part that's quite an introduction man I appreciate that no doubt no doubt well you
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