Talib Kweli & Producer Clinton Sparks On Mixtapes, His Hits, Haters, & Success | People'

In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with DJ, record producer, songwriter and singer :

CLINTON SPARKS

Here's what we got into:

• His hometown of Boston and the hip hop scene there when he was coming up.
• How he managed to eventually get 88.9 WERS radio to play his music.
• Challenges of dealing with hometown haters while achieving success.
• Being raised by a single mother and his father's struggles with alcoholism.
• Breaking into a dead man's house when he was 10 years old.
• Branding himself with his 'Get Familiar' mixtapes.
• The complicated relationship with his father over the years.
• Being open about the sexual abuse he experienced when he was young.
• Advocating for hip hop culture at Boston's Smashtime Radio.
• The differences of Roxbury, South Boston and Dorchester.
• His grandmother seeing the light after years of being racist.
• His part in the creation of MixUnit.com and WorldStarHipHop.
• Helping build the FaZe Clan brand and why he left the company.
• Finding your own audience and figuring out your superpower
• How he helped shift the music scene in Las Vegas with his DJ sets.
• Convincing the president of Comcast to put on the Rehab parties.
• "Famous doesn't make you great, but great can make you famous."
• Making his book, 'How to Win Big in the Music Business' free.
• Sharing the 10 traits that made him millions in the music industry.

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People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.