Lemme Ask You This
From the minds of Talib Kweli and Tef Poe comes Lemme Ask You This, a podcast that lives at the intersection of art and activism.
Episodes
30 episodes
Episode 29 - KRS-One Ft. KRS-One
Episode 29 - KRS-One Ft. KRS-OneEpisode 29 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features legendary, foundational MC KRS-One and begins with KRS, Tef and Talib having a conversation about the cruelty that dr...
Episode 28 - Ras Kass Featuring Ras Kass
Episode 28 - Ras Kass Featuring Ras KassEpisode 28 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features legendary west coast MC Ras Kass. After Ras is introduced, Talib and Ras talk about how they first met and how they...
Episode 27 - Christian Nationalist Hip Hop
Episode 27 - Christian Nationalist Hip Hop
Episode 25 - Diamonds Are Forever Featuring Diamond D
On Episode 25 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, the guest is hiphop icon Diamond D. After Diamond is introduced, Talib Kweli and Diamond talk about the creation of their collaboration album, Gotham. Diamond shares stories abou...
Episode 24 - Sam Jay
Episode 24 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features comedian Sam Jay and starts off with a conversation about justice vs revenge. Sam talks about how Talib's presence brings levity and Talib and Sam reminisce about Sam's appe...
Episode 23 - 38 Spesh
On Episode 23 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, we have MC/producer 38 Spesh as our guest. We start by talking about why we are filming at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and Talib gives a history of the theater. Spesh talks abou...
Episode 22 - Godfrey Featuring Godfrey
Episode 22 - Godfrey Featuring GodfreyEpisode 22 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features the comedian Godfrey. It starts with Godfrey sharing a story about seeing Talib performing at an Apple Store and goes...
Episode 21 - Cipha Sounds Featuring Cipha Sounds
Episode 21 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features New York City DJ and comedian Cipha Sounds. It starts with Talib asking Cipha about his children, which leads to a conversation about how video games impact the world. Talib...
Episode 20 - Aja Monet Featuring Aja Monet
Episode 20 - Aja Monet - Lemme Ask You This Podcast with Talib Kweli & Tef Poe
Episode 19 - Slink Johnson Featuring Slink Johnson
On episode 19 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe the guest is Slink Johnson from Black Jesus fame. The episode starts with a discussion about Frederick Douglass' romantic relationships. Talib asks Slink about his rap career and ...
Episode 18 - Revolutionary Love
Episode 18 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe starts in Yellow Springs Ohio, with Talib asking Tef about the Ozarks, which leads into a conversation about the white characters in RZA's movie, One Spoon Of Chocolate. Talib compar...
Episode 17 - Industry Standard
Episode 17 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe starts with Tef Poe breaking down his Sunday Dinner event concept. Talib and Tef then talk about how the concert business is booming and thank people for subscribing to the show. Tal...
Episode 16 - Dave East Featuring Dave East
Episode 16 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features Harlem MC/actor Dave East. After Dave is introduced, Talib talks about what he has in common with Dave. Tef shows love to Dave and Dave talks about his work with Scram Jones...
Episode 15 - Mickey Factz Featuring Mickey Factz, Musalini & Seth Byrd
Episode 15 of Lemme Ask You This featuring Talib Kweli and Tef Poe welcomes Bronx born MC Mickey Factz and guest co-hosts Seth Byrd and The Musalini. Talib explains how he met Seth and thanks Mickey for what he brings to the culture. Talib asks...
Episode 14 - Poetry Is Everywhere Featuring jessica Care moore
Episode 14 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe begins with an introduction to Detroit's poet laureate, Jessica Care Moore. Jessica talks about writing children's books and praises her son's music. Talib and Jessica talk about the...
Episode 13 - Aspirational Marketing Featuring Coltrane Curtis
On episode 13 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, the guest is Coltrane Curtis from Team Epiphany. The conversation starts with Talib asking Coltrane about his recent international trip and how America is viewed overseas in the ...
Episode 12 - Blu And Exile
Episode 12 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features Blu and Exile. We start by introducing Blu and Exile and getting into a conversation about their new album, Time Heals Everything. Talib asks about Blu and Exile's relations...
Episode 11 - One Rap Battle After Another Featuring Nicole Duncan-Smith
Episode 11 - One Rap Battle After Another ft Nicole Duncan-SmithFor episode 11 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, friend of the show Nicole Duncan-Smith returns. The show starts with Nicole talking about the need ...
Episode 10 - Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge Featuring IDK
Episode 10 - Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge featuring IDKEpisode 10 of Lemme Ask You This with Tef Poe and Talib Kweli begins with IDK talking about being born in London and how Talib and IDK met. Talib asks IDK about how he ...
Episode 9 - Chace Infinite Featuring Chace Infinite
On Episode 9 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, we welcome Los Angeles raised artist and executive Chace Infinite. Talib asks Chace about being a conscious record executive. Chace breaks down how the music industry is not desig...
Episode 8 - The Corner of Shoot & Run
Talib and Tef introduce themselves and talk about the intention behind the podcast. Talib talks about how people perceive him on social media and how there is a white supremacist problem in America. Tef asks Talib about how he navigated the tra...
Episode 7 - The Ballad Of Tef Poe
For the last show from this Minneapolis run, Talib decides to interview Tef Poe. Talib and Tef start out by showing love to Minneapolis and then they discuss Dave Chappelle's Minneapolis show. Tef tells a story about a conservative Chappelle fa...
Episode 6 - Minnieactivists Featuring Toussaint Morrison
It's Episode 6 and the LAYT Gang is still in Minneapolis. On this episode we meet Minneapolis artist and activist Toussaint Morrison from On Site Public Media. Toussaint talks about originally being from New Orleans and then him and Tef have a ...