Reel Notes w/ CineMasai
Reel Notes is a space for conversations about the relationship between rap and film with rappers, producers, journalists, directors, and more. Intro track via JWords (follow her @_jwords on Instagram & Twitter) Art direction via Big Flowers (Instagram: @watermichaelguy, Twitter: @michaelfornow_)
Episodes
165 episodes
Yolanda Watson | S4 Episode 32
My guest this week is New York singer-songwriter Yolanda Watson. We spoke about Good Times, the Friday series, the work of Denzel Washington, Yolanda’s current favorite books, leaving the world o...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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1:32:03
John Wells | S4 Episode 31
My guest this week is Baltimore rapper John Wells. We spoke about The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the Bel-Air spinoff, The Lion King, the pros and cons of drive-in movie th...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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1:45:28
'89 The Brainchild | S4 Episode 30
My guest this week is New Jersey rapper and co-host of Strangers Live, ‘89 The Brainchild. We spoke about Deadpool & Wolverine, Elektra, 2000s-era Marvel movies, Purple Rain, why people don’t...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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1:43:49
ewonee | S4 Episode 29
My guest this week is New York producer, engineer, and one-ninth of Mutant Academy, ewonee. We spoke about The Wayans Bros, King of The Hill, Ray, The Pianist, our respective G-Unit and Dipset ph...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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1:46:24
Alaska x steel tipped dove | S4 Episode 28
My guests this week are rapper Alaska and producer-engineer steel tipped dove. We spoke about Longlegs, Kinds of Kindness, Halloween, several of our favorite horror movies, growing up as music encyclopedias, how he and...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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1:39:09
Phoelix | S4 Episode 27
My guest this week is Illinois-born singer, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Phoelix. We spoke about Supacell, Deadpool & Wolverine, the pros and cons of 4DX, Blazing Saddles, sing...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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1:40:15
MAVI on ‘Candyman’ and ‘shadowbox’ | Reel Talk #4 preview
My guest this time is North Carolina MAVI. We spoke about the themes, pros, and cons of the 1992 horror classic Candyman, the importance of love, the creative process behind his great new album shadowbox, and a few tou...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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35:13
araabMUZIK | S4 Episode 26
My guest this week is Rhode Island producer, composer, and MPC expert, araabMUZIK. We spoke about the scores for Jaws, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and Scarface, pioneering finger-drumming on the...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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1:10:20
Cise Greeny | S4 Episode 25
If you're in the Brooklyn area, I'll be hosting the fourth Reel Talk movie night at LoudmouthBK tomorrow, Thursday, August 8 (sorry for the short notice). Our guest this time is North Carolina rapper MAVI, and we'll be watching the 1992 horr...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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1:31:44
Countess | S4 Episode 24
My guest this week is New Orleans rapper Countess. We spoke about House of The Dragon, Downton Abbey, the Lupin The 3rd series, Beasts of The Southern Wild, combining her l...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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1:30:01
Aishamanne of Hoodwear Diaries | S4 Episode 23
My guest this week is New York journalist, filmmaker, and creator of Hoodwear Diaries, Aishamanne. We spoke about season 3 of FX’s The Bear, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness, the allure of ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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1:30:13
Lupe Fiasco | S4 Episode 22
My guest this week is Chicago rapper, producer, label head, and MIT professor, Lupe Fiasco. We spoke about True Detective, being inspired by his father’s record and film collections, practicing martial arts and African...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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1:28:07
Noveliss | S4 Episode 21
My guest this week is Michigan rapper and co-host of The SwordCast, Noveliss. We spoke about Aliens, The Power Rangers Movie, Zatoichi and his other favorite samurai films, X-Men 97, the future o...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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1:26:38
AyooLii x FearDorian x Polo Perks (Live from Pirate Studios) | S4 Episode 20
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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2:06:27
S!lence | S4 Episode 19
My guest this week is New York rapper-producer S!lence. We spoke about Scavengers Reign, Wild Wild West, Silence of The Lambs, the filmography of Kevin Smith, the musicality of Biggie’s Ready II Die,
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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1:38:24
Nia Coats of Lucky Seven Magazine | S4 Episode 18
My guest this week is California journalist and founder of Lucky Seven Magazine, Nia Coats. We spoke about The Iron Claw, I Saw The TV Glow, the Friday series, The Princess Diaries,
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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1:51:58
Yo OG | S4 Episode 17
My guest this week is rapper and one-fifth of the collective No Label, Yo OG. We spoke about Buddhism and spirituality, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Belly, Dope, the ritual of going to the movies, juggling different projec...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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1:41:35
Foggieraw | S4 Episode 16
My guest this week is Maryland-based rapper Foggieraw. We spoke about the Planet of the Apes movies, Michael Jackson music videos, Kill Bill and the films of Quentin Tarantino, the music of DMX, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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1:28:19
Wavy Bagels | S4 Episode 15
My guest this week is Queens rapper-producer-engineer Wavy Bagels. We spoke about Monkey Man, The Creator, Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit, Snow Day, Power Rangers, how his work as a behind-the-s...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:45:08
Jadasea | S4 Episode 14
My guest this week is Peckham, London-based rapper-producer Jadasea. We spoke about the importance of categorizing projects, his love for sci-fi and anime, hooligan films, American Gangster, Interstellar, The Matrix ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:53:41
klwn cat x Sunmundi | S4 Episode 13
My guests this week are California producer klwn cat and New York rapper Sunmundi. We spoke about Poor Things, Oppenheimer, Ponyo and the greater Studio Ghibli filmography, Max Keeble’s Big Move,
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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1:55:35
Anysia Kym | S4 Episode 12
My guest this week is New York producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Anysia Kym. We spoke about Poor Things, bonding with her brother over the Barbie ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:49:52
Cavalier | S4 Episode 11
My guest this week is New Orleans-via-Brooklyn rapper Cavalier. We spoke about the French film Baise-moi, Monkey Man, The Last Dragon, DVD collections, the filmography of S...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:56:45
MoRuf | S4 Episode 10
My guest this week is New Jersey rapper, poet, producer, and singer MoRuf. We spoke about Top Boy, I May Destroy You, Higher Learning, the filmography of Spike Lee, going from battle rapping and poetry to pursuing musi...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:32:17
NAHreally x The Expert | S4 Episode 9
My guests this week are New Jersey-via-Massachusetts rapper-producer NAHreally and Dublin producer-engineer The Expert. We spoke about Netflix reality shows, Severance, Tropic Thunder, Silo, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:59:23