This week on The Library with Tim Einenkel, hip hop artist, Lyric Jones joins Tim. Lyric  talks about the impact of Church, Gospel Music , Jazz, Jay Z, Angela Bassett and Queen Latifah have had on her as an artist and what made her want to be an MC. The Boston artist talks about her NPR Tiny Desk (Home) performance, her vision board, new album, Closer Than They Appear, Phonte (From Little Brother) as an Executive Producer and an artist, track placement, female MCs, contradictions in hip hop and how creating timeless tracks can be depressing.