Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
According to Larry David, we're still in the window where we can say it.
What We’re Up To
Hey y’all.
Hopefully you all had a fun and fulfilling holiday season, and you’re ready to get after it in 2024. I know we are. It’s the time of year where we scale back our podcast production in the early part of the year to work on some other projects. But don’t fret, we will be back with new episodes at the end of February! In the meantime, Check out this episode from our homies over
, or catch up with some of our back catalog!We’re also working on a podcasting course to be launched on Skillshare in the next couple of weeks, so if you’ve ever wanted to start a podcast of your own or know someone who does, drop your email address in the comments below to be notified when it goes live!
What We’re Watching
Metro Boomin - Red Bull Symphonic on YouTube
Anytime hip hop can be found in places that it historically wouldn’t be, it will always get a look from me. I saw a clip of this on the bird X, and had to track down the rest of it.
For one night only, world famous producer Metro Boomin teamed up with Red Bull and Maestro Anthony Parnther to bring the West Coast premiere of Red Bull Symphonic to the iconic Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Fusing the worlds of hip-hop and classical music in unprecedented fashion, the sold-out musical event included special performances by John Legend, Swae Lee, NAV and Roisee.
There’s not too much to look at after the the first couple of minutes, because it’s an orchestra, how exciting could it get? But this is something that you could put on to play in the background while you’re working or doing something around the house.
Get into it.
What We’re Reading
Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander & Issa Rae discuss their recently released film American Fiction as well as their careers on television.
The D.O.C. discusses recording new music with his old voice with the help of AI.
This Rolling Stone article discusses hip hop artists like Cam’ron, Mase & N.O.R.E. making the transition into podcasting.
October London discusses being signed to Death Row Records and his Marvin Gaye-inspired “The Rebirth of Marvin” project.
What We’re Listening To
KAYTRAMINÉ by KAYTRAMINÉ ( Kaytranada & Aminé)
This album came out last spring, but just ended up on our radar last week. It’s a collaboration album by DJ/producer Kaytranada, rapper Aminé, and features Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, Amaarae, Big Sean & Pharrell Williams. I knew that Kaytranada’s production would be solid, but I was familiar with Aminé by name only until this. Not knowing his previous work actually worked out because I had no expectations, but was impressed with how he held his own around all of these big names. The songs are all 3 minutes or less, so it’s a quick listen, and if you’re in a city that actually cold in the winter, then this might help you feel like it’s June.
You Down Wit’ O.P.P.? (Other Peoples Podcasts)
What Had Happened Was by Open Mike Eagle & Questlove
Rapper Open Mike Eagle has been hosting What Had Happened Was for a couple of years now, and he’d done season-long interviews with Prince Paul, Dante Ross and El-P before this, but this season might be my favorite.
Season 4 of What Had Happened Was features host Open Mike Eagle in conversation with legendary drummer, band leader and Oscar winner Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson. Throughout the course of the season, Questlove shares the stories behind the first four albums of the Legendary Roots Crew. Along the way, we hear Questlove’s personal rise alongside legends like Black Thought, Dilla, D’angelo, Jill Scott and many more.
Questlove gets into a lot of never heard before stories like this one about the making of “In Your Dreams Kid,” or this one about his and Black Thought’s original stage names. If you’re a fan of The Roots, this is a great listen.
Listen to What Had Happened Was here.
Random Internet Shenanigans
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After you’re done, click here to watch the rest of the videos. It’s worth it!
Shameless Plugs
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Closing Time
That’s all for January, we’ll see y’all next month!
