A-F-R-O has been cosigned by artists such as: Questlove, Talib Kweli, Queen Latifah, DJ Premier, Murs, Jean Grae, and many more. If you ask him who are his influences, he will give you a list of Golden Era Mcs. The much anticipated 18 year old A-F-R-O joins Tim on The Library this week to talk about working with RA the Rugged Man, Premo, his soon to be released debut album, why he loves to rhyme and why he's joined to the Golden Era of Hip Hop.
This week on The Library, Tim talks to hip hop legend CL Smooth. He talks about the upcoming release of his second solo album. "the Emancipation of Corey Penn". CL also opens up on what it was like working with such icons as Big Daddy Kane, Heavy D and The Boyz, Kool G Rap, Run DMC, Grand Puba, Q-Tip, AZ and of course Pete Rock. Other topics he touches upon include the importance of the horn in his songs and and the role of the artist as an agent of positive change.