Jessica Care Moore Talks Poetry, Detroit Hip-Hop, J-Dilla, Protests

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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In this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with internationally renowned poet, playwright, performance artist, producer and close friend of Talib -- Jessica Care Moore. This interview spans the course of her long and illustrious career as not just a performer, but as someone that also helped spark the success of so many others. The discussion starts with her hometown of Detroit and how growing up in the 313 has impacted her approach to the arts. They go on to talk about her famed poem 'Black Statue Of Liberty,' which got her a 5-time win at the Apollo Theater, her push for diversity in the school curriculum, realizing the power of back ownership and then turning down big-label company's offers to establish her own company in Moore Black Press. Jessica also touches on her strong connection to the hip-hop community. They discuss Detroit's 'Hip-Hop Shop' it's legacy of historic freestyle battles, DJing, dancing, and poetry, and they talk about her friendships with J-Dilla and Proof.

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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
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0:12.2	Just make sure you subscribe and leave a review people's party. Tell it quality. Let's go
0:30.0	One two three in the place to be is your boy Tyler quality. I'm the host of the people's party
0:34.6	Welcome to another edition as you see I switched up my location. We are still in lockdown
0:39.6	I'm still rocking with the wonderful the talented the lovely Jasmine Lee give it up for my co-host of people's party
0:45.8	Jasmine Lee what's up Jasmine how you doing?
0:48.4	What's up? Where in the world is Tyler quality?
0:51.4	I am at the person who we are about to interview as home and let me tell you about this home
0:57.8	Boy is it a spectacular home boy and my having a good time here boy is this person so comfortable and so suited to me
1:06.7	Because it's one of my best friends is one of the most powerful inspirational influential people in my life
1:13.9	She is a poet. She's a picture of power
1:17.3	Everything about her is powerful from Detroit where she grew up at to the words that she chooses
1:22.9	She is the author of many books the words don't fit in my mouth alpha-bett versus
1:27.7	The ghetto
1:28.9	God is not an American sunlight through bullet holes and right now. She has a new book out code. We want our bodies back
1:35.3	She's work with myself. She's working with Nas. She's working young GZ
1:40.0	She is an Apollo legend and when you say that you have to say it with the extra duh after the deep you have to say Apollo legend
1:50.8	She worked on on stages like Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center
1:54.0	She owns her own publisher company. She does early in the game more black press a visionary fiercely independent
2:01.2	Her album black t the legend of Jesse James to put out on my label. JV media
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