Podcast Of The Week: Ice Cube On WTF

I’ve already pumped it quite a bit, but please, go check out Ice Cube on WTF with Marc Maron. This is one of my favorite podcasts in recent memory for the stories. Insane stories. Beautiful stories. It really was a good day after all stories. Like how he started rapping, how he got into movies, … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Ice Cube On WTF

Podcast Of The Week: Kweli And Murs On El-P (And A Personal Story)

Ok YouTube algorithm. I really - and I mean REALLY - didn’t want to watch a video with “white rappers in hip-hop” in the title.  But then I noticed it was Talib Kweli and Murs talking, and that said “white rapper” in question was El-P.  Murs calls El, “My Chuck D.” Kweli says El laid … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Kweli And Murs On El-P (And A Personal Story)

Tell Stories From Scars Not Wounds

I don’t know (and I refuse to Google) who said to tell stories from scars, not wounds. But, they’re smart.  Since I’m not going to google it, we’ll go with where my mental-google automatically jumps:  Scarface saying,  On my block, everybody business ain't ya businessWhat's going on in this house is staying here, comprende?On my … Continue reading Tell Stories From Scars Not Wounds

Sunday Music: Dissecting Nosetalgia (Pusha + Kendrick)

Dissect has been one of my favorite music/critical listening podcasts. In particular, I LOVE how Cole Cuchna spends as much time on literary analysis as he does on musical analysis. It reminds me of the types of conversations my friends and I had 20 years ago when we were in college, but better polished and … Continue reading Sunday Music: Dissecting Nosetalgia (Pusha + Kendrick)

Sunday Music: Now Why You Wanna Go And Do That Love, Huh?

You know those weird things you say to yourself all of the time? As in the things you say to your dog, or the dishes, or the anthropomorphized internet company in your mind?  “Now why you wanna go and do that love, huh?” I say that - all of the time.  Here’s where it’s from, … Continue reading Sunday Music: Now Why You Wanna Go And Do That Love, Huh?

Podcast Of The Week: The Inevitability Of Ice Spice

I’m always going to get caught up in “how did this happen” and “where did this even come from” cultural questions. I’m not on TikTok, I’m not deep into drill (although, I’ve dabbled [adjusts monocle]), and I didn’t really enjoy much of the SoundCloud rapper phase. But I have been surprised by how much I’ve … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: The Inevitability Of Ice Spice