John Forte Talks Fugees, DMX Cypher, Liquid Cocaine Arrest & Jail Time

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and one of Talib's closest friends -- John Forte. John's life story is one of extreme highs, lows, and redemption. The show kicks off with talk of his early years growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn with an adventurous spirit, always being on the move. They explore his unique sense of style, things that drew him to the 5% Nation, and landing his first job in the industry, not as an emcee, but as head of A&R for Rawkus Records.

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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
0:12.2	Just make sure you subscribe and leave a review people's party. Tell it quality. Let's go
0:30.0	What's up everybody is to be came see the MCO Tyler quality this is the people's party
0:34.8	What's up party people I got Jasmine Lee in the house for me mix some noise with Jasmine Lee. Oh my god
0:39.9	It just raised the roof
0:41.4	Jasmine how you feeling I'm great. How are you good? We are going to New York City. Yes, good. This people's party now
0:48.2	This show has given me the opportunity to sit down with
0:53.8	People that I've never met before but that I admired from a distance
0:57.9	It's also given me the opportunity to sit down with friends and family and people I've grown up with and I've been very honored and privileged to live a life
1:07.2	Where many of my friends and family have gone on to do great things have great accomplishments
1:12.4	So that they've earned a seat at this table. So it's not like I'm doing them a favor
1:16.0	They do on me a favor. We're doing this for each other this guest because of our history
1:20.7	How our history is intertwined with the music business how our history is intertwined with my
1:26.0	Introduction to Roqueous Records
1:28.0	I feel like this show was created for me to have to sit down with this guest
1:33.1	So this episode is going to be very very very classic for me personally
1:37.7	And God willing it'll be classic for the fans as well
1:41.6	It's one of my best friends
1:43.6	This man is the first person to put me in a studio first person recorded demo tape
1:49.2	With me the first person who taught me that I can't just wrap it. He wrap it. He wrapped it
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