In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli,” Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, writer, DJ, and producer: LORD FINESSE Here’s what we got into with one of D.I.T.C.’s finest: • Large Professor being one of Finesse’s biggest mentors coming up. • How his Bronx neighborhood of Forest Hills was similar to a village. • Entering himself in the New Music Seminar to battle the best. • ‘Funky Technician’ being the spark that formed the D.I.T.C. crew. • His longtime friendship with fellow D.I.T.C. member Diamond D. • DJ Mike Smooth who he looked up to like a big brother. • Talib relating to Finesse’s history of freestyling at school lunch tables. • Finesse’s signature compound rhyme scheme of using three syllables. • What rappers inspired Finesse the most while growing up. • Where Finesse’s knack for clever and comedic punch-lines stems from. • ‘Funky Technician’ being Finesse finding his way and paying tribute to his heroes. • Guru picking his demo tape while acting as A&R for Wild Pitch Records. • Finesse’s first encounter with Big L during an autograph signing. • Being blown away by how polished Big L was at such a young age. • Becoming a fully fledged producer, giving 5 tracks to Big L for his debut. • The lead up to Finesse’s producing for Biggie on ‘Suicidal Thoughts.’ • Why Finesse’s third effort ‘The Awakening’ was his most personal album. • Getting the opportunity to work with jazz great Roy Ayers on ‘Soul Plan.’ • Record companies pushing artists to portray false images. • Working with a young Capone-N-Noreaga and producing ‘Channel 10.’ • Fat Boy Slim’s sampling of Finesse for the smash hit ‘The Rockafeller Skank.’ • Fellow D.I.T.C. member Fat Joe and his doing what it took to become a star. • Finesse producing one of Dr. Dre’s most introspective songs, ‘The Message.’ • Finesse’s philosophical side is explored about passion and purpose. • What made the 90’s so special and wanting to see hop hop evolve. Listen to “No Fear of Time” Black Star’s first album in 24 years. Only on Luminary. https://luminary.link/nofearoftime 🔔 Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: https://uproxx.it/5rzazsh 🎙️ New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://uproxx.it/avxtjgf 🎧 Audio Podcast — Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://applepodcasts.com/peoplesparty Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZB... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/peoplesparty The UPROXX Family 🎧 UPROXX Music youtube.com/uproxxmusic 🎥 UPROXX Studio youtube.com/uproxx FOLLOW Lord Finesse ➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordfinesse… ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordfinesseditc FOLLOW UPROXX ➕UPROXX.com: https://uproxx.com ➕Instagram: https://instagram.com/uproxx ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/uproxx ➕Facebook: https://facebook.com/uproxx More Jasmin Leigh: https://www.youtube.com/jasminleighhttps://www.instagram.com/realjasminl… Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90’s Hip Hop ▶️ http://bit.ly/90sHipHopPlaylist 2000’s Hip Hop ▶️ http://bit.ly/2000sHipHopPlaylist 90’s R&B Hits ▶️ http://bit.ly/90sRBPlaylist ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. PEOPLE’S PARTY WITH TALIB KWELI People’s Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.
