Happy New Year! This week, we dig into the archives and hear Tim's interviews with Common about his memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense. Common discusses why he almost gave up on rapping after his first album, Can I Borrow a Dollar? and tells us which of his 5 records would make up his autobiography.

Library Rap: In-depth Interview with Paris, The Black Panther of Hip Hop

"Library Rap: The Hip Hop Interviews with Tim Einenkel" is like "Inside the Actor's Studio" for hip hop. Every week, Tim gets inside the art of hip hop in interviews with the most influential emcees, artists, producers, DJs, and sound engineers. Notable guests have included, Ice T, Royce Da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, David Banner, Scarface, Rah Digga, Rapsody, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot, along with many more.