Talib Kweli and Diamond D Talk Kanye’s Early Approach To Samples, The Genius Of Fat Joe, And The Cultural Impact Of Big L

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode of People’s Party with Talib Kweli, Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh sit down with a truly prolific producer, rapper, and DJ. A man whose name has been known to true MCs for generations. We’re talking about the one, the only -- Diamond D. The trio’s conversation spans Diamond’s storied career, including his close working relationships with everyone from Fat Joe to Lord Finesse to Kweli himself. Along the way, there’s serious knowledge dropped on the art and craft of DJing and producing. The insight into hip-hop culture is enormous and the details about a full-length collaboration between host and guest offers a sneak peek at the soon-to-be-released project. Diamond D is a production legend and a truly skilled MC on top of that. If you don’t know his impact on hip-hop culture, listening to him chop it up with Kweli and Jasmin is a good place to start.

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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. Tell it quality. Let's go
0:30.0	What's up party people ladies and gentlemen boys and girls my name is Tyler quality the BKMC the MCO
0:36.0	This is the people's party give it up for Jasmine Lee in the place to be
0:42.2	You was cut in the scratch
0:43.0	I was just doing a little bit of DJ and you know, I'm glad you said that because
0:47.6	today's guest
0:49.8	Is one of the architects of hip hop and hip hop starts with the DJ and this man started as a DJ
0:57.2	um
0:58.7	There's a phrase in hip hop
1:01.2	Called down by law. You know what that means? No. All right down by law means that regardless of what happens in this world
1:08.6	Your contribution to the culture your contribution to the jam is so inspirational so influential that
1:16.5	You down by law it don't matter what you say like somebody who's in hip hop from back in the day
1:21.8	Someone who put out a classic albums up. They just they down by law if you put in your work for the culture
1:27.3	You down by law and that's an old school yeah paid dues. That's an old school Bronx
1:31.8	term this man that we have on the show is the definition
1:36.6	Of down by law now um, we've had a lot of guests from a lot of different backgrounds
1:42.0	But at the heart of people's party. It's a hip hop show
1:46.0	Hip hop is the fuel that likes to fire that is this show
1:49.8	You know, Stan so this guest right here is a legend in the game
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