Episode 31 - The Hundred Year War in Palestine

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Episode 30 - Ab-Soul Ft Ab-Soul

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Episode 29 - KRS-One Ft. KRS-One

Episode 29 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features legendary, foundational MC KRS-One and begins with KRS, Tef and Talib having a conversation about the cruelty that  drives the MAGA movement. KRS talks about how white society does not control it's criminals and how white supremacist ideology ensures that the right people do not lead. KRS talks about how MLK speeches remain relevant and then he is introduced. KRS talks about seeing Talib's show at the Los Angeles Blue Note and praises Tef Poe's performance. KRS talks about how being homeless early in life led to him always wanting to give a great show. Talib talks about meeting Tef, and KRS praises the performances of Georgia Anne Muldrow, MED and Blu. KRS shows love to Talib's band and Camau Bernstine joins the conversation to talk about hiphop drumming. KRS talks about helping to create boom bap hiphop with his album, Criminal Minded, and then talks about his new documentary. KRS talks about hiphop's spirituality and philosophy, then breaks down the theory of the aquatic ape. Tef asks KRS about his philosophy and KRS breaks down the principles of hiphop. Talib thanks KRS for letting him perform at 1520 Sedgwick Ave for hiphop's 50th anniversary show and KRS talks about how he got that show done. Talib talks about how BDP influenced his song Definition and reminisces about calling up KRS on the radio. Talib asks KRS to break down his lyrics from HipHop Lives and KRS talks about how MC Shan and Marley Marl are a part of his legacy. KRS shows love to Queens MCs and tells a story about MC Serch at Latin Quarters. Tef compares KRS to Young Jeezy which turns into a conversation about staying grounded. Talib talks about how Self Destruction inspired HipHop For Respect and KRS talks about how some Black people were bred to be agents of white supremacy. Talib talks about using KRS lyrics in high school and KRS talks about building a hiphop city in Newark.

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Episode 28 - Ras Kass Featuring Ras Kass

Episode 28 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features legendary west coast MC Ras Kass. After Ras is introduced, Talib and Ras talk about how they first met and how they once went on a double date. Tef talks about how Ras has influenced him as an MC and Ras talks about creating his Five Mics Party. Talib and Ras talk about the legacy of Bigga B and the first time they got paid to rap. Tef asks Ras about the current state of west coast hiphop. Talib asks Ras about how Dave Chappelle ended up using a Ras Kass song for a special. Tef asks Ras about the inspiration behind his song An Interview With A Vampire. Ras talks about being candid in his rhymes and tells a story about almost drowning. Talib asks Ras about his relationship with Kanye West. Ras talks about self accountability and how his mother wanted him to be a a philosopher. Tef tells a story about being compared to Jay Z and Ras Kass and Ras talks about the creation of his song Nature Of A Threat. Ras talks about how his Leopard Eats Face album is a critique of capitalism. Talib talks about being the poster child for conscious rap. Ras shows love to Ab-Soul and Coast Contra. Tef asks Ras about the Four Horsemen. 

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Episode 27 - Christian Nationalist Hip Hop

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Episode 26 - Revolutionary Family Values

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On Episode 25 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, the guest is hiphop icon Diamond D. After Diamond is introduced, Talib Kweli and Diamond talk about the creation of their collaboration album, Gotham. Diamond shares stories about visiting Yellow Springs Ohio and Talib talks about how Diamond supported him before he had a career. Tef asks about the authentic NY sound and Diamond talks about how music has to evolve. Diamond talks about the legacy of Big L and the enduring nature of his Diggin' In The Crates crew. Talib asks Diamond about working with John Forte and Fat Joe. Diamond explains why he moved to Atlanta and tells the story of being in the car with Tupac during a shooting. Tef asks Diamond about his new music and Diamond talks about unexpected collaborations. Talib talks about making hiphop that resonates with women and his new song with Diamond, Black Queen. Tef asks Diamond about what he looks for in an MC and then asks Diamond about his fashion sense. Talib and Diamond talk about the elitism of NYC. Diamond asks Talib about his collaborative album with Large Professor and Talib talks about the importance of having one producer on an album. Tef asks Diamond about the evolution of hiphop and Talib compares hiphop to a collage. Diamond talks about the impact of his Stunts, Blunts and HipHop album. Talib talks about how working with Diamond on Pharoahe Monch's The Truth helped to cement his legacy.

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Episode 24 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features comedian Sam Jay and starts off with a conversation about justice vs revenge. Sam talks about how Talib's presence brings levity and Talib and Sam reminisce about Sam's appearance on People's Party. Sam Jay talks about not writing ideas down and how comedy should never feel like school. Talib asks about Black Jeopardy and Sam talks about the SNL machine. Tef asks Sam about Boston hiphop and Sam breaks down the Black Boston scene. Tef talks about how smart street folks in Boston are and Talib talks about not being able to wear a Yankee cap in Boston. Sam talks about Boston style racism. Talib praises Sam's show, Pause, and the conversation becomes about cancel culture. Sam talks about how people try to police language and jokes and how racism is usually not intentional. Tef talks about why people invest in MAGA and Sam talks about how republicans are better at marketing. Talib breaks down the impact of slavery and Sam talks about the need for a Black constituency. Sam suggests going to the UN and Tef tells his UN story.  Talib asks about how Tef and Sam spent their 4th of July and then talks about how homophobia helped drive some Black folks to Trump. Sam talks about how younger generations are returning to older values and how having empathy is important. Sam discusses how resistance to change is dangerous for humanity. Talib talks about how MAGA wants Trump to be king. Tef asks Sam about how she became a thought leader. Sam credits her mother as inspiration. Talib asks Sam's opinion on the roast of Kevin Hart. Talib asks Sam about why she shares so much of herself in her comedy.

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On Episode 23 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, we have MC/producer 38 Spesh as our guest. We start by talking about why we are filming at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and Talib gives a history of the theater. Spesh talks about the consistency of upstate MCs and how NYC acts as a gatekeeper. Tef asks Spesh to provide his version of upstate's Chitlin Circuit. Spesh talks about his Son of G Rap album. Talib asks about Trust Comes First and Spesh breaks down his relationship with Benny The Butcher. Talib and Spesh talk about not having a plan B. Spesh explains how crack sells itself. Talib asks Spesh about his mother and Spesh talks about the song Mother and Gun. Tef asks Spesh about his vision as an artist and Spesh talks about wanting to teach thru music. Talib talks about Spesh's album with Planet Asia. Spesh talks about being inspired by the Five Percent Nation and how hiphop changed while he was locked up. Spesh talks about the importance of staying true to your sound. Spesh talks about focusing on the fans and how people used to sleep on him as an artist. Talib asks Spesh about making beats and Spesh talks about how he learned to produce while on house arrest. Talib asks Spesh about linking with DJ Green Lantern and DJ Shay. Tef asks about the difference between a good lyricist and a great lyricist and Spesh talks about studying greatness. Talib talks about being a conscious consumer. Talib asks Spesh about working with Benny The Butcher and Ransom. Spesh talks about cooking gumbo in jail. Talib talks about how Method Man no longer curses and how the Make 'Em Pay beat got rappers in their feelings. Talib asks Spesh about how radio DJs are out of touch. Tef asks Spesh about niche marketing and Talib gets clarification on Spesh's comments about Jadakiss. Spesh shows love to Jadakiss and Talib tells a story about Grafh. Talib asks Spesh about Che Noir and their song about mental health. Tef brings up the importance of having messages in music, and Spesh talks about how his children have helped his career. 

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Episode 22 - Godfrey Featuring Godfrey

Episode 22 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features the comedian Godfrey. It starts with Godfrey sharing a story about seeing Talib performing at an Apple Store and goes into Talib talking about how Black men do not have the luxury to get mad in public. Godfrey does an Elon Musk impression and Talib talks about meeting Elon Musk. Godfrey makes fun of Iceberg clothes and then shares his experience at Blerdcon. Godfrey talks about how racist Hollywood can be and then talks about how much white people love the n word. Talib and Godfrey discuss weaponized freedom of speech and the importance of combating ignorance. Godfrey talks about cultural appropriation and the hypocrisy of anti Black Arabs. Talib talks about how racism is not logical and Godfrey quotes Toni Morrison. Godfrey talks about the lack of diversity in movies. Talib talks about the paradox of tolerance, which leads to a conversation about the book The Delectable Negro. Godfrey makes fun of Tef's turn up and Talib talks about accidentally blocking Godfrey. Godfrey talks about his online hustle and how he was inspired by Damon Dash. Godfrey talks about being inspired by younger comedians, which lead to his relationship with Shannon Sharpe. Talib asks Godfrey about his favorite sit coms. Godfrey talks about Three's Company and she's stories about working on Soul Plane. Godfrey talks about how smart old school rappers are and Talib asks Godfrey about how he was inspired by the Three Stooges.  Godfrey talks about how Jim Carrey inspired him. Talib asks Godfrey about his One54 podcast which leads into a discussion about talking white. Godfrey talks about how white people get real creative with racist slurs. Talib asks Godfrey if he knows about the monkey civil war. Talib brings up the Biafra War and Tef asks Godfrey about why he publicly combats colonialism. Godfrey shares his experience with starting a book club in college and talks about how he was inspired by Louis Farrakhan. Godfrey talks about becoming woke in college and the importance of being well read. Godfrey talks about starting comedy in Chicago and Talib asks Godfrey about his issues with Corey Holcomb. Godfrey shows love to Steve Harvey and Bernie Mac. Godfrey goes into his Donald Trump impression and this leads into a conversation about whether or not white comics should impersonate other races. Godfrey talks about how white people do not compete on a level playing field. Talib asks Godfrey about his early days of doing comedy for pimps. Godfrey talks about how hard it is to date nowadays and how people bring baggage into new relationships. 

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