Talib Kweli And Too $hort Talk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2019
- On this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with Bay Area rap legend Too $hort. The trio touch on a range of topics, including the evolution of the Bay Area hip-hop sound, Short Dog's multiple retirements, the huge success he found working with artists outside his genre like Lil' Jon and Biggie, his trademark persona as a pimp rapper, and why that seems to translate to such a wide audience.
Later, $hort gives his feelings on the #MeToo movement. He also discusses his versatility as an artist in balancing subject matter. He gives insight into his close friendship with Pimp C and what it was like being in the studio with Biggie. He tells about the early days making customized raps for the kingpins in his neighborhood, how dope money funded the early days of west coast rap, and Oakland's identity of being the epicenter of the pimp game. Finally, Too $hort shares his experiences navigating 2Pac's multiple personas and speaks on the future of Oakland's state of gentrification.
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Interview Timings:
1:34 -- $hort speaks on hearing hip-hop for the first time in '79 through 'Rapper's Delight,'
and how he knew it was his destiny. He also touches on the foundation of bay area hip-hop finding their sound through sampling groups like Parliament/Funkadelic and how this later evolved into the Hyphy Movement.
8:20 -- $hort explains how his multiple retirements were really just the beginnings of new phases in his career and expanding his horizons toward working with acts like Biggie, Jay-Z, and Lil' Jon.
11:26 -- $hort reminisces on his early days -- parkin' lot pimpin' outside the clubs in Oakland.
13:23 -- Talib brings up $hort's hit song "Blow The Whistle" produced by Lil' Jon, and asks him if he knew it was going to be such a monumental classic before it was released.
17:13 -- Talib asks $hort what is so powerful about his trademark word "Bitch". $hort talks about his niche in the rap game as that alter-ego pimp with an approach that people recognize as entertainment, not taking too seriously, just having fun with it.
21:05 -- $hort speaks about hard lessons learned on how to navigate social media after a magazine article in XXL was completely misunderstood by the public.
24:27 -- $hort talks about the #MeToo movement and the satisfaction he feels in seeing the rise of female rappers who emphasize strong sexual empowerment.
26:46 -- Jasmin asks $hort if raising a daughter has changed his perspective and approach going forward in life.
28:02 -- Talib tells $hort he taught him a lot with his ability to balance subject matter. While mostly being known for songs like "Freaky Tales" but still being able to turn around and make a hit conscious record like, "The Ghetto".
30:19 -- $hort opens up about working with Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy. He details what led to his infamous, off the top of the head monologue at the end of the song "The World Is Filled..." from Biggie's album "Life After Death".
34:50 -- $hort talks about his two primary influences. Spoonie Gee being one side of that coin as the ladies man, and Melle Mel on the flip-side as the conscious street rapper.
37:28 -- $hort gives insight on his close friendship with rapper Pimp C, and tells us what it was like going on tour with UGK. They also talk Scarface and Willie D running for city council.
40:55 -- The trio discuss how Trump has changed the world of politics and $hort gives his take on one good thing that has come out of his presidency.
43:43 -- $hort explains how dope money financed the early days of west coast rap, detailing his own experiences getting his career going, and explains how other west coast hip-hop artists like Dr. Dre and E-40 did the same.
49:26 -- $hort talks about Oakland's close knit community, and the trio discuss things of common it has with other cities that are similar in size and demographics.
53:52 -- Jasmin asks $hort if he feels like hip-hop is the american dream personified.
57:31 -- $hort speaks on making customized raps and putting them on tape for the local kingpins.
1:01:19 -- $hort tells his story of how he and Tupac Shakur became friends, and speaks on his first-hand experiences of Pac's multiple personas.
1:06:59 -- Talib asks $hort to talk about Oakland being the epicenter of the pimp game, and asks what it is about the bay that attracted that element.
1:13:42 -- $hort talks about the future of Oakland with regards to gentrification.
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Can we please have Yasiin Bey on the People's Party, the man is a ghost on social media which is perfectly fine.
THAT Jazmine girl is hot.. I need her in my life.
Shout to Talib Kweli. You a real one and your music is dope homie
@@mariusetternavn6214 we're there! open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZBBZIwc7kdYUmRgFe
@@mustafa83fire Yes. It must happen.
I appreciate how Talib allows his guests to actually speak, without cutting them off. He adds value to the conversation, without feeling the need to overshadow the guest. Brilliance and great journalism.
Thankfully, he's aware of his ledgendary status as an artist
All those interviewers are non educated fools, Talib knows he’s interviewing an OG who paved the Way for cats like him. For example Breakfast Club or whatever they don’t look up to Short Dog they just interview him and actually don’t give a shit what he got to tell, they rather wanna talk about the 120th Plastic Surgery the Kardashians had
YES radio interviewers love to cut people off. Talib is great as a host.
I got chills knowing that this interview was ending. I wish this was another hour worth. I'm 49 yrs old and It's dope listening to this Oakland OG!!
Hats off to The People's Party!!
“Cuz game is the shit like what?!”....
I feel u
Facts.
People in their 50s lose they minds when Blow the Whistle comes on. My uncle will literally stop whatever he’s doing and start bustin moves 😂😂
🤣
People in their 50s ??? Man anybody gonna lose their minds when blow the whistle comes on
jeff gordon true
Marvin Bennett But you cant tell that Blow the Whistle 06 album didn’t slap harder then a disrespectful step daddy, Money Maker Underrated Hit from that album
@Marvin Bennett it's still a too short joint. you can't tell it's a lil John track.
Alameda, born and raised. Rooted there till this day. Too $hort influenced and raised a lot of people on his music! He has always been real, I'm a true fan! Thanks for the music $hort!!!!
Great Interview. What Short left out about Oakland was not only was it filled with drug kingpins before crack hit in 86', but you had a strong balance of black progressiveness/consciousness too.
It was Chocolate City West Coast. It had the largest concentration of Black professionals,Educators etc of any so called urban city outside of Atlanta and DC. #townbiz #townbiniz #oakland
*Short Dog, just like his brother from Vallejo E-40 is an amazing storyteller. He's adjusted to every era without abandoning what he's known for. Legend* 💯💯
🧨💯🧨💯💯💯
Short dawg in the house, I know you ain't trippin'
'Cause Life is Too $hort, you gotta Get In Where You Fit In!
Cuz "Shorty the pimp"wuz "Born to mack" while sipping on "Cocktails"✌
Stop lookin.. for What you never seen to find it ain't what you think you gotta read between the lines
Too short is certainly right us men have to let theses females chooses us men because now days you can't even say hi without being considered thirsty by women smh.
I been listening to Too Short since 1987. My white accountant Dad was a huge fan down the road in the South Bay from Oakland. He bumped it in the car, at home sometimes(my Mom wasn't a fan, too nasty haha). I remember as a 6-10 year old sneaking into my Dads tapes and putting on the headphones on the tape deck and listening man. Its a part of my life as much as anything. Huge Respect from my family.
Fun fact: Too $hort's parents were also accountants
My homie Matthew let me hear my first Too Short tape in 4th grade. I'm 43 now.
Just marinate on that a sec...
1986?
My older bro (whos in his 40s) used to bump Too $hort's "Gettin' It' religiously growing up. Thanks to him, it's one of my favorite songs of all time.
mane...™
#yezsuh'
I was 13 or 14. Now I'm 45 😁😁😁 it was bitches and freaky tells. And at the same time you had nwa. And can't forget about 6 in the morning police at my door.
I first heard Shortdog when I was like 6, “Don’t fight the feeling.” That was back in like the mid 80’s. He’s STILL RELEVANT!!!!
Too Short is a true legend for a reason. Another great interview.
This show has some really dope guests 💯
True legend too short
I’d love to see a shock G interview. That would be awesome.
Me to, dont think I've ever seen one , that would be epic if vlad could get him
Lee Feltham I agree
@Jimmy Kruse that was the same tour where big daddy kane said pac and money were having orgy's with many bitches, only tupac haters or narrow minded people would think they gay because there is a picture of them on tour
@Jimmy Kruse havnt got one, all I know is he fucked madonna, Mary j, whitney Houston, yoyo, and thousands of groupies, how do you explain that
Plus that picture doesn't look gay in all fairness, there on tour just having there picture taking, prob just smoking a blunt and getting ready to go out to the clubs
“I need a freak to hold me
Tight
I need a freak everyday and every-night”
O.G. Sexual Harassment
Excellent interview. Todd Shaw dropped some gems. Shout out to Too $hort
#townbizness
We used to bump Too Short heavy out in Texas coming up as a kid in the 80’s. My mom always played him when his songs came on the radio.
+Bobby mickey We used to Bump Short in Miami too, shit he sounded like he was from Miami when he rhymed plus the Parliament he played Too Short is a Legend!!!
I sell my CDs out the trunk too, Shorts a big inspiration to me. I'm actually paying my bills off it now and i know one day I'll make this a big business!
“Dont stop rappin”
The old way will become new again
Short Dawg! So wise and truly a good brother! Much love to Too Short!
Too Short provided the blueprint to being a player back in the day. His style, talk, the whole cool, slow motion, big body Cadillacs, just straight pimpin' music. Dude is a legend for real! Much love for Shorty the pimp!
Great episode. It would be dope to have E-40 on this to hear his stories. Word to Talib Kweli!
This is one of the best interviews I´ve heard in a long while with Too Short. Thank you for this.
Bring Lupe Fiasco, Talib
That would be a badass conversation - Talib and Lupe. That would be a fkn free college course.
Working on it!
@@uproxx 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Appreciate the upload.
Incredible episode!!! My favorite by far 🙌🏽
Short dawg had tht joint with Jay 'Just a week ago' was crazy. First time I heard him.
"Gimme 10 dollars, and you'll straight get blessed I'll rap all about you It's called a special request...."
Shorty da pimp
Oak-Land, you know I go way back.
To cougars, falcons stangs & cadillacs.
When homeboys put Vogues on any car
With 6 by 9's smoking burners
In The Trunk is by far my favorite track of his and it's so dope how he literally describes it in detail here without hardly mentioning the song at all.
The Best interviewer & The best Guest I've seen in a long time. Hard to find this "podcast" tough
Subscribe here or on iTunes
What a great interview!
Love this!💪🏽
One of the best podcast so far . Just go on like a week ago already hooked .
Much love for Too Short. Long life my brother. You brought much joy in my life!!!!! Serious.
Can listen to this all day. From that generation just can relate to all the people coming up around then
Amazing interview, lots of things to hear and learn. Shout out to Talib Kweli and Too $hort from Serbia.
This cold 🔥✅
Great Interview!
If you're from the Yay Area you know what's up! Yee!!
Western Goodz TV Richmond Oakland The Sco Pworld & the rest of the bay !!💯
🔥🔥🔥
The letout at The Moon. Girl you brought me back! Yasss!! Ok now I gotta finish listening to the interview...
Great interview. I'm really loving this podcast
Excellent broadcast!
Too $Hort belongs in Rock n Roll hall of Fame for all for done for music and rap
Paraphrasing: "I had all these positive messages, trying to put my city on and they only give me credit for saying 1 word" Too $hort
Imagine if a Talib brings DOOM and Madlib for 1 interview.
Doom isn't allowed back in the U.S. apparently.
Jerry Anthony Wow
“SAY HO!!.... YEAH YOUUUU
Can I Ask u a Question”
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Too short made me want to be from Oakland...he is a legend and underrated at the same time
+Keith Taylor Myself as well he is only underrated from those who don't know better Cube, Pac, Dre, Quick, Uncle Luke,Rakim, UGK, Face,Willie D, Jay,B.I.G.,Kast, Talib Kweli, 8Ball & MJG etc all acknowledged this Brother!
1:01:31 Too Short talk Tupac
Lightning up beatch 🌬🌬🌫🌬
Wish this was longer.
Best pod
Love this vid. Shit was DOPE. I’m just surprised TK mentioned my hometown of Fresno within the first 5min of the Vid. 👍🏾
YES!
Good energy flow
I'm lovin' the show fam!
Great interview Too $hort is the Man.
Really great interview. Talib Kweli is a great interviewer.
Heard my first Too $hort song in middle school...someone said that through a friend they got a tape on the streets of Oakland! One of the first that got me into rap.
When short dog got on them down south beat he became in my top 3 best west coast mcs
I love everything about The People's Party. So much culture and the LEGENDS telling stories. I enjoy hearing all the NOTORIOUS BIG stories. Giving all these LEGENDS their flowers now 💐💐💐💐💐. Tell Talib Kweli he has the flyest hat 🧢 collection I've seen.
very interesting conversation. I laughed at the bit when Short is talking about drug kingpins pulling up on him asking for them to make tapes for them
Loved the episode, respect from Ukraine. Big ups for subtitles - this way non-native speakers can catch everything.
P.S. At first I was sad to see VintageHipHopSeattle rebranded, but now I'm feeling good about the change thanks to this show being hosted here. However, is it possible to get a list of recently deleted songs from the channel, please? I am referring to joints like Brothers Uv Da Blakmarket - Livin' In Da Bottle and The Nonce - Mixtapes. I can't imagine my life without those two, and I'm afraid that me and other people might just miss out on something beautiful, which was silently removed.
Thank you very much for keeping hip-hop culture alive. Peace.
Love the inside information from Too Shorts come up perspective in the business🎶💯🎶
#MuchRespect Salute !!!
Great interview. Talib is a great interviewer. He is Bryan Gumbel of our time. He give classic interviews. Too Short is a rap icon. Another classic interview.
Thank you for your show. ...I could listen to Todd Shaw's voice all day. I love his music sound and his business sense.
Life is Too Short! Biaatch! West coast pioneer!
Love this interview to me too $hort is the greatest still the greatest been a fan since Soo long he is the best too $hort is the coldest
O' shit! It's the Legend
Too short is in podcast mode too, cutting Talib off 😂😂😂 the battle of the podcasters lmao
🤣🤣🤣 like a boss, Short Dog came with talking points!
UPROXX Video 😂😂😂it’s all love doe
Man Too Short OOOG of West Coast he and Ice T..you better listen
OGGOAT_ _ man we kno he’s a legend, obviously u didn’t catch the joke nigga
Talib kweli got the right person on this my favorite rapper sir too $hort. 🌞 tribe
I just picture Dave Chapelle doing a fireside chat with a cigarette
Next Erick Sermon? 🙏
Or Redman
Eric sermon R.I.P
@@stoplookinent4791 Eric Sermon's dead?
Grew up on Too Short since the 80's I remember his music videos coming on Soulbeat the Black owned Channel. Wanted to give a Little history he said the Hells Angels and Black Panthers were in Oakland at the same time this is true the Hells Angels Oakland chapter was started by Sonny Barger in the 1950's back then East Oakland was mostly a White area with pockets of Black folks Latinos and Asians most of the Black community was in West Oakland back then but in the 60's and 70's as Blacks and other POC started moving to East Oakland White flight happened many white people began moving to the suburbs like Concord San Leandro Hayward etc.
Short been having a good life. The nicca look the same mane!!! Haha
Short dawg is like impossible not to like. Dude just a good hang
I had every 75 girls tape classic!
Yaaaaaay Area!
This was A-1 from beginning to end.
Lots of History. Lots of Jewels. If you all watching The Godfather of Harlem about Bumpy Johnson. Then you know the role of the Kingpin in the hood.
Exactly!
I hit the like button after he revealed that Blow The Whistle was a numbers lyrical exercise 🤯
Too Short is always a good interview.
I know this is going to sound weird but these are my two favorite rappers of all time. lol. When I was a youngster it was too short all day. And as I got older I evolved into kweli type sound
He was on my favorite soundtrack. "Remember Juice? That was a good one!"
LA to The Bay shiiiiiit at least 6 hours
He’s my favorite to listen to on record and on interviews
EVERYTIME someone mentions a "let-out" in their story, I imagine that same parking lot across from The Moon too haha. shout out to Jasmin
one♡love
Short give some of the best interviews
I’ve had that Too Short verse embedded in my brain since 7th grade.
BJ Betty is engraved in mine
Too Short true legend been a fan since the beginning.
Hey Short we dance in jersey too haha. Love u G
From The Town. Thanks Talib for this interview I thought it was recent. Knowing it was 3yrs ago so much has happen. Short coming out with a movie. Shock G and DMX died. Black Panther 2 came out in 22. Hope there's a follow up. Black Power
Great guy
I dont know much about talib and i didnt know he has a podcast thing but i like it.
1, 2, 3.... everyone say it with me, "Beeeeyotch!"
I love too short
😮 51:38 Talking talks about Leopold's Records, Heiro, and Hobo.
Talib official ! 🔥
I love when East coast rapper shout out Mac Dre
Ima read those books