Coast Contra on the Origins of Their Table Rap, How Their Backgrounds Shaped Their Sound, and Why They’re Getting So Many Co-signs from Legends

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with RioLoz, Eric Jamal, and Ras and Taj Austin of Coast Contra to talk about the origins of their iconic table rap videos and why those performances seem to connect with so many legendary MCs. The group also shares stories about their respective upbringings, their debut album “Apt 505,” the Black love featured in their lyrics, and where they plan to take their careers next. If you’re down for a new rap group filtered through an old-school, lyrics-driven lens, this is the episode for you.

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0:00.0	Peace and love party people. This is Talib Kuala Lee to BKMC, the MCEO.
0:03.8	You are about to hear an excerpt of People's Party hosted by me and my lovely and talented
0:08.0	co-host, Ms. Jasmine Lee. What up Jasmine? What up Peeps to hear our entire combo and all of our
0:12.8	episodes with stars from the game to Lil Kim, to Anthony Anderson, to my sister Tiffany Hattich,
0:18.4	subscribe to the Luminary channel on Apple Podcasts. This is my favorite thing about y'all,
0:23.6	and I think y'all exhibit it the best on Get the Warm, which is an incredible record. Y'all,
0:32.7	y'all, Pimping Benjamin is that shit too. But these are like, to me, these are like cousin records.
0:39.2	And what y'all exhibit on that record that I think is why people for my generation have tapped
0:46.4	in which I also much is that y'all are very unapologetic about telling your story and not
0:53.9	fronting. A lot of rappers say that they're not front, but that's just in front. It's so refreshing
1:01.9	that y'all are bragging about having a job. That y'all are bragging about, not bragging, that might
1:08.4	be the world world, but being unapologetic about like, look, like even Eric with your verse in
1:13.2	the Never Freestyle, you're like, yo, my man could pick me up. So I had to catch your Uber.
1:17.6	There's some regular shit niggas be going through. Like everybody don't got a rave.
1:22.4	Like most niggas don't got a rave. Most niggas, I'm a rapper. I'm a famous rapper for a long time.
1:28.4	I take Uber everywhere. Niggas, and it's like, so when I hear that, it's like, is disarming me,
1:34.9	is bringing me in and in like get the worm. Y'all not talking about jewelry or material items,
1:42.3	but y'all talking about financial literacy. And y'all talking about black economics. And you know,
1:48.4	that's why I asked you what you was reading. You know, greatest salesman. And y'all talk about
1:52.0	Rich Dad Poor Dad. And y'all talk, you've already mentioned self-help books. So what is behind your
1:56.6	focus on financial literacy and making it funky, making it and putting it into the bars?
2:06.2	It's just time to change. I feel like I feel like it's time to change. I feel like it's so much
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