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Reel Notes w/ CineMasai
Hosted by Dylan ”CineMasai” Green · EN
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) Logo & art direction via Big Flowers (Instagram/Twitter: @bigflowersguy)
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Na-Kel Smith | S6 Episode 15
2w ago02:08:55Tap to summarizeReel Talk #11 is happening at Loudmouth in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 30 w very special guest, Des Moines rapper Teller Bank$. We'll be watching the 2011 neo-noir thriller Drive and talking about his latest album, Hate Island. Doors at 6, film starts at 7. Tickets are $15 and are available digitally via Posh.VIP or at the door the day-of while supplies last. hope to see y'all there! If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is California skateboarder, rapper, producer, and actor Na-Kel Smith. We spoke about the pros and cons of skate trips, the Star Wars series Maul — Shadow Lord, Sinners, Ne Zha, connections between Boyz N The Hood and Menace II Society, his relationship with his father, Odd Future’s start and influence, his role in Mid 90s, treating music as a hobby, and the creative process behind his latest album Nak and his upcoming album Free Pops Still. Come fuck with us. NAK is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Keep an eye out for Free Pops Still, coming later this year. Follow Na-Kel on Instagram (@thatsonme) and Twitter (@RevolutionNak). Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Nappy Nina & Swarvy | S6 Episode 14
3w ago01:29:09Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guests this week are Brooklyn-via-Oakland rapper Nappy Nina and Philly-based producer, multi instrumentalist, and engineer, Swarvy. We spoke about The Drama, undertone, the Twilight movies, Nina's filmmaking aspirations, the works of Boots Riley, The Fugitive, Brown Sugar, Swarvy’s musical background, the crazy story behind how he and Nina first connected, international touring, government subsidies for artists, and the creative process behind their two albums—Nothing Is My Favorite Thing and their latest, Sow & So, out on Tuesday, May 12 via Nina’s label LucidHaus. Come fuck with us. Sow & So is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen (except for Spotify). Consider copping the album directly via Nina and Swarvy's Bandcamp. Follow Nappy Nina on Instagram and Twitter: @Nappy_Nina. Follow Swarvy on Instagram (@swarvy) and Twitter (@swrvy). Follow LucidHaus on Instagram and Twitter: @lucidhaus Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Tony Bontana | S6 Episode 13
4w ago01:52:13Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Birmingham rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Tony Bontana. We spoke about Alejandro Jodorofsky’s Santo Sangre, Over Your Dead Body, the SNL documentary Lorne, Chicken Run and various other movies from our childhoods, movie theater etiquette, US and UK cultural exchange, recognizing rap as art, forming Everything Is Perfect Records, and the creative process behind his latest projects: My Name and Tumpit 2. Come fuck with us. My Name and Tumpit 2 are both available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping both off Bontana's Bandcamp page. Follow Tony Bontana on Instagram (@tonybontana) and Twitter (@tonybontana0121). Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Suchi | S6 Episode 12
Apr 2902:14:26Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Brookyn-via-North Carolina photographer, collagist, and organizer, Suchi. We spoke about Fright Night, All About Lily Chou Chou, Speed Racer, the 1960s rom-com The Apartment, coming into her own creatively in North Carolina and coming to New York, how her photography practice is inspired by film, the art of zine-making and event booking, dispelling misogyny in the underground music scene, and stories behind a handful of photos involving underground icons from billy woods and Elucid to DJ Haram and Shemar. Come fuck with us. Follow Suchi on Instagram and Twitter: @suchi__mane. Hit suchimane.com for all things Suchi. Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Chris Patrick | S6 Episode 11
Apr 2201:33:34Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is New Jersey-born rapper Chris Patrick. We spoke about The Boys, Marty Supreme, Sinners, Castaway, Ip Man, consistency in music, breaking down the barriers between persona and person, how his appearance on Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon and creating the song “Alley Oop” for the movie GOAT inspired him to keep rapping, touring with Marco Plus, and the creative process behind his Def Jam debut Pray 4 Me. Come fuck with us. Pray 4 Me is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Chris on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok: @Xchrispatrick Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →DeevoDaGenius | S6 Episode 10
Apr 1502:13:56Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Lowell, MA producer, engineer, and DJ DeevoDaGenius. We spoke about Avatar: Fire & Ash, the X-Men, video game movies, the Scary Movie franchise, icons of Black cinema, being inspired to DJ by Juice, building his own studio from scratch, his production workflow, finding his sound, his chemistry with BlueHillBill and Kil The Artist, and the creative process behind their last two albums Bleu Magic and Angels With Filthy Souls, and his latest solo release, Deevo Type III. Come fuck with us. Bleu Magic, Angels With Filthy Souls, and Deevo Type III are all available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping the digital deluxe and physical editions of all three albums via E11evation Records. Follow Deevo on Instagram and Twitter: @deevodagenius Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Sebb Bash | S6 Episode 9
Apr 801:36:49Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Swedish producer and DJ Sebb Bash. We spoke about The Thing, Undertone, the Evil Dead movies, Brazil, Beat Street, his early fascination with music, moving from DJing to producing, his early years producing for Big Noyd and Alchemist, stories for a handful of his songs, his general creative process, and the process behind the creation of he and E L U C I D’s album I Guess U Had To Be There. Come fuck with us. I Guess U Had To Be There is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly off E L U C I D's Bandcamp. Follow Sebb Bash on Instagram (@sebb_bash) and Twitter (@sebbmode). Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Heavensouls x Stickerbush (Sidepeices) | S6 Episode 8
Apr 102:16:22Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guests this week are Houston-based and Nigerian-born rapper-producer Heavensouls and Atlanta-based rapper-producer Stickerbush, also known as The Sidepeices. We spoke about the bad politics of Tyler Perry movies, Coonskin, the filmography of David Lynch, their respective nomadic lifestyles, being Black in the alternative rap and IDM scenes, and the creative process behind their three recent group efforts—Darkskin Niggas With Lightskin Problems, Lightskin Niggas With Darkskin Problems, and Darklight—and the Nigerian history and pride behind Heavensoul’s most recent solo project westside trapped. Come fuck with us. Darkskin Niggas With Lightskin Problems, Lightskin Niggas With Darkskin Problems, and Darklight are all available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider buying the trio on CD via Caperflower's Bandcamp. westside trapped is also available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen, especially via Bandcamp. Follow Heavensouls on Twitter (@Trinidad6000) and Instagram (@whitegirldragggggggggd). Follow Stickerbush on Twitter (@sentientlever) and Instagram (@stickerbushh). Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →JAIYN | S6 Episode 7
Mar 2501:28:22Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is South Carolina-born singer, instrumentalist, producer, and creative technologist, JAIYN. We spoke about Reasonable Doubt, Irma Vep, being raised in South Carolina and coming to New York, picking up guitar and singing, the intersection of music and tech, working with zayALLCAPS and his Autotune Karaoke label, and the creative process behind 2023’s Kissing the Machine and her self-titled EP from the top of this year. Come fuck with us. !JAIYN is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from her Bandcamp page. Follow JAIYN on Instagram: @imjaiyn Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
Transcribe →Laila Fakhoury | S6 Episode 6
Mar 1801:42:13Tap to summarizeIf you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Florida-based activist, talent booker, and co-founder of How Bazar, Dion Dia Records, and Big Culture and Arts Festival, Laila Fakoury. We spoke about the soundtracks of insecure and Atlanta, Scream, the documentary 5 Broken Cameras, the uptick in awareness for the fight for Palestine, nurturing the artistic community in Florida, and the process behind bringing Big Culture and Arts Festival to life for what’s shaping up to be its biggest year yet. Come fuck with us. Big Culture and Arts Festival is happening in Gainesville, FL from April 10-12, 2026. If you're hankering for a festival lineup featuring the finest in indie rap and music from around the world, buy your tickets here. Follow Laila on Instagram (@lailoosha) and follow BigCAF, Dion Dia Records (@diondiarecs), and How Bazar (@the.how.bazar) on Instagram to stay tapped in with the latest. Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.
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