Narcy Talks Islam In Hip Hop, 'Hamdulillah', Malcolm X, Wu-Tang

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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In this episode of 'People's Party,' Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, author, actor, activist, filmmaker and college professor -- NARCY The topics covered in this deeply profound and insightful discussion include the culture shock that Narcy experienced with his move from Dubai to Montreal, Canada at age 5. They also go on to talk about Narcy directing some of Talib's music videos, the racism that Narcy had to endure during the first Iraq war as well as following the 911 attacks. They touch on the influence of Malcolm X, dangers of the 'deep fake' era, the famous 13th century Muslim poet Rumi, internet becoming a basic human need, Narcy's album 'SpaceTime', the effectiveness of comedy in hip hop, Narcy's song 'Hamdulillah', Narcy's book 'Text Messages: or How I Found Myself Time Traveling', Narcy teaching as a hip hop professor at Concordia, how deeply he has been influenced by the Wu-Tang Clan, and much more.

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0:00.0	What's up party people it's Tyler quality to be came see the MCO
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0:30.3	What's up party people in the place to be as your boy Tyler quality once again you were tuned into another wonderful
0:35.5	Fantastic tremendous to pendus episode of the world's best podcast the people's party. Yes indeed
0:42.2	We got my lovely and talented and
0:45.3	Recently new mother in the house Jasmine Lee in the house give it up for Jasmine Lee in the house
0:50.1	I'm gonna clap for you Jasmine because I think you're holding a baby in your lap
0:55.0	I am holding the baby
0:57.1	Yes, and that's how we get it done and the people's part of the family show
1:00.7	It's a family affair is for the children congratulations to Jasmine on her beautiful new baby girl
1:06.8	Yes indeed, how you feeling as a new mother Jeff? I'm feeling
1:10.4	You know what I don't know I haven't slept so I don't know how my mind is feeling
1:16.1	But I think that all of my late night
1:18.4	Partying's with you and Jeff and Dave that prepared me for lack of sleep
1:23.9	So I'm here and it looks like I had eight hours
1:27.2	That's right. You look wonderful. You look fantastic. I also have a newborn baby boy
1:32.7	So we have newborns in the house and are one of our producers and friends and people who work with us on people's party
1:40.5	Steve Brahmucci he has a newborn in his life. So so it's a lot of new
1:45.5	Energy new children new lives people's party is for the children for the babies
1:50.8	And yeah, and I want to definitely shout out the Morgan's Morgan House in yellow Springs, Ohio for always letting me recently
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