Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek on Juan Epstein

Great interview dropped by Juan Epstein today with all of the regular highlights including yelling at Rico, Jen From Brooklyn, and Rosie hating on Ciph for getting name dropped by Kweli back in the day.

The video above shows one of the big surprises from the show as Kweli performs a few classic snippets. Nice to finally hear Rosenberg and Ciph doing a great show. I’ve been avoiding the morning show since its format change but this back to a the classic Juan Ep’s, all the way left.

A few points during the interview also reminded me of shows I had completely forgot I had been to. Kweli mentioned opening up for N.E.R.D. on the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour. I attended the show at the Tweeter center (how great is that name now?) in Massachusetts and remember walking by the second stage and seeing Kweli perform in front of about 12 people. N.E.R.D. only performed to maybe 300 on the main stage and were on in the middle of the day, but the closing sets by Jay-z/Rocafella and 311 were packed. 311, stole the show with Amber.

Another reminder was during the Matt Pinfield walkin and Talib talking about a Highline ballroom performance for myspace. That was one of the most awkward shows I have ever been to. I was one of the few people there old enough to drink and the thing was setup as a fake New Years event but tapped over a month before. At least it was free.

Enough of my rambling, download the podcast.

If you’ve never heard of the pod cast Juan Epstein…you’re missing out on some of the truest coverage of hip-hop today. What is usually a 1 hour free-for-all from Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds talking with the likes of Pete Rock, Q-tip, and just themselves, is now presenting for your downloading pleasure a classic Biggie Smalls celebration.

On the 10 year anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, DJ Mr Cee spun 4 hours worth of Biggie’s material oh Hot 97. One the last Juan Epstein podcast, Mr Cee sat down to talk about his first time meeting B.I.G. and about that 10 year celebration, promising to the Juan Epstein fans to have the 4 hours available for download within the week.

He did not disappoint.

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