who has written a memoir called "Vibrate Higher."

她寫了一本名為 "振動更高 "的回憶錄。

It's in stores February 16th.

2月16日上市。

Here he is, Talib Kweli.

他來了，塔利布-奎利

That's what I'm talking about. It's so good to see you.

這就是我說的。見到你真好

-What's up, Jimmy? How you feeling?

-怎麼了，吉米？你感覺怎麼樣？

-I'm feeling good, man, knock on wood.

-我感覺很好，夥計，敲木頭。

Congrats on this thing. I'm so excited about this,

恭喜這個東西。我很興奮。

'cause, look, you know I'm a fan of yours,

因為，你看，你知道我是你的粉絲。

but this, for anyone who's a fan of hip-hop in general,

但這，對於任何一個喜歡嘻哈的人來說。

you should read this. -Yes.

你應該讀這個。-是的

-You have stories in here that I was looking at earlier

-你的故事在這裡，我早些時候看了。

about Tupac and Biggie, and you would --

關於圖帕克和Biggie，你會 -

This is before your music career took off.

這是在你的音樂事業起飛之前。

You were just out, what, promoting events

你剛剛出去了，什麼，宣傳活動

around New York?

在紐約附近？

-Yeah, well, shout-out to Jessica Rosenblum,

-是的，嗯，向傑西卡-羅森布倫致敬。

one of the great New York party promoters.

一個偉大的紐約黨的發起人。

She worked with Diddy back in the day.

她曾經和Diddy一起工作過。

He was called Puffy back then.

他那時候叫Puffy。

And I used to work for her.

而我曾經為她工作。

Biggie would be at these parties she would throw.

Biggie會在她舉辦的這些派對上。

And Biggie and Tupac used to hang out together

還有Biggie和Tupac經常一起出去玩

back in the day.

當年。

-That's crazy. -Tupac was a big, huge rap star

-太瘋狂了-圖帕克是一個大的，巨大的說唱明星。

before Biggie was known as a rap star.

在Biggie被稱為說唱明星之前。

And Tupac would come and hang out in New York

和圖帕克會來 並掛出在紐約。

and get that authentic New York experience

並獲得真實的紐約體驗

for Biggie and Puff and all them.

為大佬和泡芙他們。

And every club they would go to, he would be at those clubs.

他們去的每一傢俱樂部，他都會在這些俱樂部。

So when I would do promoting parties for Jessica,

所以，當我為傑西卡做推廣的時候，。

just in the street handing out flyers --

就在街上發傳單 --

I used to hand out flyers.

我以前是發傳單的。

I've been in the clubs partying with Tupac and Biggie

我在俱樂部裡和圖帕克、大基一起開過派對。

and seen their real friendship.

並看到了他們真正的友誼。

-I also saw in the book that after you performed,

-我還在書中看到，在你表演之後。

you got offstage, and you saw Q-Tip,

你到了臺下，你看到了Q -Tip。

and he was smiling, and he was like --

他是微笑的，他是喜歡 -

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. That was Lyricist Lounge.

-是啊，是啊，是啊。是的，是的，是的，是的。 那是詞人休息室。

Shout-out to Danny and Anthony, Lyricist Lounge.

向Danny和Anthony致敬，Lyricist Lounge。

They had me perform at the Lyricist Lounge,

他們讓我在Lyricist Lounge表演。

at SOB's, legendary SOB's in New York.

在SOB's，傳說中的SOB's在紐約。

And one of my first performances, my hero,

也是我的第一次表演，我的英雄。

musical hero Q-Tip gave me props on one of my first performances.

音樂英雄Q-Tip在我的第一次演出中給了我道具。

-So many people hold you in high regard.

-很多人對你的評價都很高

You're on everyone's top five.

你是每個人的前五名。

I mean, but rappers, real rappers

我的意思是，但說唱歌手，真正的說唱歌手。

hold you in super high regard, including Jay-Z.

把你捧得超級高，包括Jay -Z。

There's a story about how you found out

有一個故事是關於你是如何發現的。

that you were in a Jay-Z song.

你在Jay -Z的歌曲。

Do you remember? Can you tell us what happened?

你還記得嗎？你能告訴我們發生了什麼嗎？

-Jay-Z has a song called "Moment of Clarity"

-Jay -Z有一首歌叫 "清澈的時刻"。

where he shouts out myself and my good brother Common,

在那裡，他喊出了本人和我的好兄弟共同。

who's also one of my favorite emcees and favorite people.

誰也是我最喜歡的司儀和最喜歡的人之一。

Jay-Z had rapped on the remix for my biggest song, "Get By."

Jay -Z曾在我最重要的歌曲 "Get By "的混音中說唱。

And we had a little burgeoning relationship.

而我們也有了一點萌芽的關係。

And it was Busta Rhymes

是布斯塔-萊姆斯

that called me and told me about this.

打電話給我，告訴我這件事。

I was in the studio 2004

2004年我在工作室

working on my album "Beautiful Struggle."

正在製作我的專輯 "美麗的奮鬥"。

And Busta called me and said,

布斯塔給我打電話說

"Have you heard the new Hove album?

"你聽過霍夫的新專輯嗎？

And he shouts you out."

他還把你喊出來。"

And he said on the song, "If skills sold, truth be told,

而他在歌中說："如果技能賣了，真相就會被告知。

I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli."

我可能會是抒情的Talib Kweli。"

And it just made me feel like I was in the right place

它只是讓我覺得我是在正確的地方。

that I needed to be in.

我需要在。

It made me feel like, you know, I spent all this time

這讓我覺得，你知道，我花了所有的時間。

trying to be the best rapper.

試圖成為最好的說唱歌手。

Jay-Z's considered the best rapper by so many people,

Jay -Z被很多人認為是最好的說唱歌手。

and he's mentioning my name.

而且他還提到了我的名字。

That means I did may job at being the best rapper.

這意味著我做了最好的說唱歌手的工作。

But then I thought, well, if I rap more about money,

但後來我想，如果我說唱的錢多一些。

maybe I'd have a lot more money.

也許我會有更多的錢。

You know what I'm sayin'? -[ Laughs ]

你知道我在說什麼嗎？-[笑]

-But then I realized if I rap more about money,

-但後來我意識到，如果我說唱更多的錢，

I'd just be a fake Jay-Z,

我只是一個假的Jay -Z。

and then Jay-Z would never say my name.

然後Jay -Z永遠不會說我的名字。

I just have to be authentic for what I do.

我只需要對我所做的事情做到真實。

-I think what people should take from this

-我認為人們應該從這個

is just there's so many parts of you that make you,

只是有這麼多的部分 你，使你。

and that's what I love.

這就是我喜歡的。

That's what I can't wait to dive in.

這就是我迫不及待想潛入的原因。

But what do you want people to take away?

但你想讓人們帶走什麼？

-I mean, Jimmy, we're all a collection of our memories,

-我是說，吉米，我們都是記憶的集合體

you know? This body we have is just a vessel.

你知道嗎？我們的這個身體只是一個容器。

We have to protect it, and we have to stand up for our bodies

我們要保護它，我們要為我們的身體站起來

while we're here on earth, but it's just a vessel.

當我們在地球上，但它只是一個容器。

We're just passing through here.

我們只是路過這裡。

And we're a collection of our memories, and it's who we are.

而我們是我們記憶的集合，這就是我們的身份。

And I've been blessed and highly favored and uniquely positioned

而我已經得到了祝福和高度的寵愛和獨特的定位。

to be in the back rooms of all different type of history.

要在各種不同類型的歷史的後室。

That's a quote I got from Harry Belafonte,

這是我從哈里-貝拉方特那裡得到的一句話。

who's a man I also was able to establish a friendship with.

誰是我也能建立友誼的人。

He said he was in the back rooms of history,

他說他在歷史的後室。

and that's where I want to be at.

這就是我想去的地方。

Those are the people I look at.

我看中的就是這些人。

I don't look at what's going on trend-wise.

我不看趨勢上的東西。

I'm not trying to compare myself to other rappers right now.

我現在不想和其他說唱歌手比較。

Like, as a writer, I'm looking at James Baldwin,

就像，作為一個作家，我在看詹姆斯-鮑德溫。

and I'm looking at Maya Angelou,

我在看瑪雅-安吉露。

and I'm looking at Richard Wright,

我在看理查德・賴特。

and I'm looking at people who told their story

我在看那些講述自己故事的人。

halfway through their lives.

半途而廢。

I'm in my 40s, you know?

我已經40多歲了，你知道嗎？

I have a lot more living to do.

我還有很多生活要做。

-You've always been an artist who did things your own way.

-你一直是個用自己的方式做事的藝術家。

And last year, you announced

而去年，你宣佈

that you'd be the first major artist

你會是第一個大藝術家

to release an album on Patreon.

要在Patreon上發行一張專輯。

Patreon is this -- Basically, you pay as you go,

Patreon是這樣的... 基本上，你可以隨用隨付。

you sign up, and it goes right to the artist.

你簽了名，它就會直接到藝術家那裡去。

Why did you decide to try that?

你為什麼決定嘗試一下？

-Well, Patreon is built by artists for artists.

-Patreon是藝術家為藝術家而建的。

It's like FUBU but for artists.

這就像FUBU，但對於藝術家來說。

-[ Chuckles ]

-[笑聲]

-And, you know, it allows me to connect with my fans directly,

-而且，你知道，它讓我可以直接與我的粉絲聯繫。

and it allows me to pinpoint

它使我能夠精確地確定

the people who want to spend money on art.

想花錢買藝術的人。

We have a generation of people, it's not even their fault,

我們這一代人，根本不是他們的錯。

because the free market has decided

因為自由市場已經決定

that art is just not something you spend money on.

藝術不是你花錢就能買到的。

You spend money on speakers. You spend money on pot.

你花錢買音箱。你花錢買鍋。

You spend money on cellphones,

你花錢買手機。

but you don't want to spend money on giving an artist money.

但你不想花錢給藝術家錢。

You'd rather give it to Spotify or whatever.

你寧願把它給Spotify或者其他什麼。

And that's fine, because the onus is on the artist

這很好，因為責任是在藝術家身上的

to bring the fan to them.

把扇子帶給他們。

But where are the fans that want to

但是，想要的粉絲在哪裡？

and have the privilege to spend the money, you know?

並擁有花錢的特權，你知道嗎？

And to be able to go and find them

而能夠去找他們

and tap in with them is great.

並和他們一起挖掘是偉大的。

And I want to say "privilege,"

我還想說 "特權"

because not every fan has the money.

因為不是每個粉絲都有錢。

Not every fan can go on a Patreon and spend it,

不是每個粉絲都能上Patreon消費的。

which is why you can still find --

這就是為什麼你仍然可以找到 -

kweliclub.com is my website.

kweliclub.com是我的網站。

I have music up there for free.

我有免費的音樂。

You can still talk to me for free on Facebook

你還可以在Facebook上和我免費交流。

and YouTube and Instagram,

和YouTube和Instagram。

but if you're somebody who wants to support the art,

但如果你是某人 誰願意支持藝術，

we have to provide a space for you to support it.

我們必須為你提供一個空間來支持它。

-Are you working on a new album, too, as well?

-你也在製作新專輯嗎？

-Yes, I am. I'm very excited about my next project.

-是的，我是。我對我的下一個項目非常興奮。

My next project is featuring one of the legendary

我的下一個項目是以傳奇人物之一的

hip-hop producers, one of the founders of this culture

嘻哈製作人，這種文化的創始人之一。

an icon. His name is Diamond D.

一個偶像。他叫Diamond D.

Diamond D is here with me.

鑽石D和我在一起

You know, we are staying safe.

你知道的，我們要保持安全。

And I form a bubble around myself, Jimmy,

而我在自己周圍形成了一個氣泡，吉米。

so me and my friends can hang out.

所以我和我的朋友可以掛出。

But I want to say Diamond D is in the house.

但我想說的是，鑽石D在屋裡。

-No way. -Say what's up.

-不可能-說吧，什麼事？

-Yo, yo! -Diamond D!

-喲，喲！-鑽石D！

I can't wait to hear this. I can't wait to hear some stuff.

我迫不及待地想聽到這個。我迫不及待地想聽到一些東西。

-Yeah, yeah, you know, the new album is crazy.

-是啊，是啊，你知道，新專輯很瘋狂。

And, you know, it's that feeling back.

而且，你知道的，就是那種感覺回來了。

And I'm just proud to be a part of it.

而我只是很自豪地成為其中的一部分。

-You got to sneak some stuff over to me, please.

-你得偷偷給我送點東西過來，拜託了。

I want to hear some stuff before anyone else gets it.

我想在別人得到它之前聽到一些東西。

-No doubt, Jimmy. A'ight, man.

-毫無疑問，吉米好的，夥計

-Congrats. -No doubt. I'm-a get you a copy.

-恭喜你-毫無疑問我會給你一份副本

The album is called "Gotham." It's a dedication to New York.

這張專輯叫 "Gotham"。這是對紐約的獻禮。

And, you know, that's where we from, Jimmy!

而且，你知道，那是我們的家鄉，吉米！

-I love it, bud. Congrats on this.

-我喜歡它，夥計。我喜歡，夥計 - 恭喜你

"Vibrate Higher" is available February 16th.

"Vibrate Higher "2月16日上市。

-Yes. -Talib Kweli.

-是的 塔里布-奎利

-Preorder it right now.

-現在就預購吧

-Come on, bud. It's so good to see you.

-來吧，夥計。很高興見到你

Thank you so much again.

再次感謝你。