We don’t have a jingle for the hotline yet but we do have a few messages and a new prompt!
This week’s prompt: Give me the name of a song or album that you feel is criminally underrated. There are no wrong answers! Well maybe a few…
Also just as a heads up leave your name if you leave a message! Don’t you just love a social experiment? I know I do!
SHOWS
Apr 16 - Minneapolis - Orpheum Theatre w/ Michelle Buteau
Apr 17 - Madison - The Orpheum Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
Apr 18 - Chicago - Chicago Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
April 20 - Brooklyn - Frankenstein’s Baby @ Union Hall
Apr 24 - Kansas City - Midland Theatre w/ Michelle Buteau
Apr 25 - St. Louis - The Pageant w/ Michelle Buteau
May 1 - Oakland - Fox Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
May 6 - Los Angeles - Dolby Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
May 8 - Las Vegas - The Palazzo Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
May 15 - Atlanta - Tabernacle w/ Michelle Buteau
May 16 - New York City - The Beacon Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
May 17 - New York City - The Beacon Theater w/ Michelle Buteau
ALMANAC OF RAP
This week’s episode of AOR features Havoc from Mobb Deep. We talked about the new album and the group’s legacy. I got to nerd out with him about all my random research and get him to tell me all kinda crazy stories about the group’s come up. We also talked a lot about Prodigy and what he was like back in the day.
You can listen to the episode here and call 1-877-DONWILL if you have any questions concerns or comments.
NEWS
GOOD - Couchella happened and I missed the first two nights because I was out on the road but I did catch the Clipse on Sunday. I haven’t had a chance to go back and see what I missed but based on the internet’s reaction Justin Bieber won the festival. People are still talking about his set!
BAD - Byron Allen is taking over CBS’s Late Show time slot. I threw this in the bad bucket because while yes black man getting on at that slot is nice black man paying for that slot kinda sucks. Good for CBS tho.
UGLY - Did I already talk about Kanye at SoFi? Yeah. People went for the nostalgia and honestly based on clips of the show I’ve seen they woulda been better of just playing the album at home. Beautiful gowns. Next tour you’ll get to groan about is Usher and Chris Brown.
VIDEOS
I can’t decide if i like this song or not and that has made me watch the video at least three times. That’s gotta count for something right? It’s interesting in the same way that The Streets were. Can one of you give me my opinion on this? I really don’t know what to think.
Jill Scott and Tyler The Creator had a one on one conversation and I was too busy trying to figure out how i felt about that Venbee song to watch it. I keep seeing clips of it online and it looks like a really dope conversation so I’m putting it here to remind myself to watch it.
RZA and Quentin Tarantino have teamed up for a film. I watched the trailer and still have no idea what it is about but I’m happy that Quentin has found a black person to funnel his usage of the N word through. All jokes aside it does look pretty interesting tho.
This guy Dabeull is dope. He did Coachella this year but this is not that performance. Instead this is another show from two years ago. Youtube has been trying to show me this for a few weeks now so I figure I should share it with you guys as well.
ALBUMS
A new Finale album!?!?! Man… this is what the fuck I’m talking about! I can’t wait to listen to this joint.
A new Buddy album? Features from Guapdad, Jay Rock and Kent Jamz? Hell yeah!
This is one of those old new albums that has been out for a while but just made it to streaming.
For all of the weird shit uncle snoop be on he really knows how to make an album. I mean REALLY knows how to make an album. I listened to a bit of this and it’s pretty damn good.
I haven’t listened to this album but I have heard the song Oops and it is a jam. I can’t vouch for nothing else that happens on here but I do like Momo.
SINGLES
Isaiah Rashad is back. This is the lead single to his album.
Awon and The Other Guys have teamed up and are dropping an album.
AZ got an album coming on Nas’ Mass Appeal label.
Doechii and Lady Gaga have a song on the Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack and guys this shit is a jam.
Mathien put me on to Naoma and she is pretty dope. Sharing her music with you guys as well.