A Reaction To The Posdnuos Episode Of The Questlove Show

About this episode

Open Mike Eagle and Cousin Jake react to the interview between Ahmir and Posdnuos, discussing themes from the Native Tongues movement.

On this mini episode of The Questlove Show , Open Mike Eagle and Cousin Jake react to the recent two-hour interview between Ahmir and Posdnuos. In a mutual celebration of the Native Tongues movement, they highlight moments from the conversation involving De La Soul’s Turtles lawsuit, newly revealed details about subliminal lyrics, and the emotional weight of songs like “I Am I Be” and “Trying People,” connecting them to themes of vulnerability and longevity in Hip-Hop. Make sure you've heard the original April episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guests: Open Mike Eagle, Cousin Jake

Topics covered

• Hip-Hop
• Native Tongues movement
• vulnerability in music
• longevity in Hip-Hop
• De La Soul
• subliminal lyrics
• emotional weight of songs

Keywords

• Posdnuos
• Open Mike Eagle
• Cousin Jake
• De La Soul
• Native Tongues
• Hip-Hop
• subliminal lyrics
• emotional songs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: De La Soul, Native Tongues

Books & works: I Am I Be, Trying People

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