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Description: In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter: HIT-BOY Here's what we got into: • Growing up in Pasadena and his uncle being part of the R&B group Troop. • The hip hop collective Surf Club and how it came together via MySpace. • Being tired of questions about his production for 'Ni**as in Paris'. • His experience working with Nas on 'King's Disease' I and II. • People's claims of Nas being bad at beat selection. • Kendrick Lamar's 'Backseat Freestyle' beat originally intended as an R&B track. • Kendrick stealing the show during the Super Bowl Half-Time. • Ye's admission of being a Backpack Rap poser when he first came on the scene. • Hit-Boy's take on the importance beat tags. • The emotional studio sessions with Nipsey Hussle making 'Racks In The Middle'. • Working with Beyoncé on her songs 'Flawless' and 'Sorry'. • People not fully grasping the depth of Beyoncé's musical genius. • Sharing his record deal info online and the praise he received from artists. • How he and Benny The Butcher linked up to record the track 'Legend'. • The making of Nas' 'Moments' as well as 'Nobody' featuring Lauryn Hill. • Lauryn Hill being the Nina Simone of our generation. • Hit-Boy's musical connection with Big Sean and how easy it is to work together. • Being notorious for throwing some of the best parties in town at one time. • His work with A$AP Rocky and Ferg and the all-star collab '1 Train'. • A possible Hit-Boy compilation featuring multiple artists in the works. 🔔 Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: uproxx.it/5rzazsh 🎙️ New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: uproxx.it/avxtjgf 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: applepodcasts.com/peoplesparty Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZB... Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/peoplesparty The UPROXX Family 🎧 UPROXX Music youtube.com/uproxxmusic 🎥 UPROXX Studio youtube.com/uproxx FOLLOW Hit-Boy ➕Instagram: instagram.com/hitboy ➕Twitter: twitter.com/hit_boy FOLLOW UPROXX ➕UPROXX.com: uproxx.com ➕Instagram: instagram.com/uproxx ➕Twitter: twitter.com/uproxx ➕Facebook: facebook.com/uproxx More Jasmin Leigh: youtube.com/jasminleigh instagram.com/realjasminleigh Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90's Hip Hop ▶️ bit.ly/90sHipHopPlaylist 2000's Hip Hop ▶️ bit.ly/2000sHipHopPlaylist 90's R&B Hits ▶️ 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.