For our season finale we talk to Lupe Fiasco about his concept albums, his work with MIT, Yale and Google... more

This week’s guest is Homeboy Sandman and we talk about him not being on social media, getting love from mainstream... more

This week’s guest is Cory Gunz and we talk about him being mentored by Nick Cannon, Godfathered by Shaq, working... more

This week we talk to MC Lyte about her career and the way that she’s pioneered in music, fashion and... more

This week we talk to Cavalier about releasing multiple albums, ‘legal weed’, moving to New Orleans and much, much more. Cavalier... more

This week we talked to Von Pea about Internet Rappers and the etiquette of being online. We also play a game... more

Summer 2024 is almost over so this week we went outside to find out what the streets were feeling. Top... more

This week we talk to Rodney Jerkins about his time spent working with Micheal Jackson, Brandy, Mary J Blige, Whitney... more

This week we talk to MAVI about his latest release, seeking the approval of your parents and the concept of a shadow... more

This week we talked to Lalah Hathaway about how she stays inspired to keep her music fresh. We also talk... more

This week we talk to JSWISS about his career and upcoming release. We also discussed a few recent events including... more

The Almanac of Rap is back and for our Okayplayer-produced season opener and our first guest is A-Trak. A-Trak is a... more

To read show notes for this episode go to donwill.substack.com

To read the show notes for this episode go to donwill.substack.com

Today's episode is a compilation of sorts. I asked Timmhotep and DJ R-Tistic (two past guests) two wild questions -... more

In this episode we discuss parody rap songs with none other than DIallo RIddle and Blake 'Luxxury' Robin. We also... more

Do you have a comfort album? If so leave your response in the comments section of this Instagram post and... more

In this episode we talkt to Will Miles about the distinct bond between rap and comedy. We look at a... more

On this episode we revisit an interview that I conducted in 2015 with Billy Woods and Elucid of the rap... more

On today's episode we talk to DJ R-Tistic about LA dance music, west coast rap and discuss a few fantasy... more

In this episode I try to wrap my head around the co-relation between Pussy Rap and the conversation about rap... more

In this episode Donwill talks to Moruf to figure out what exactly Jersey Club is. He also tries to figure... more

In this episode Donwill talks to Dave Giles II to figure out what happened to the danceable hip-house style of... more

We are coming back August 2023! To check out past episodes, join my newsletter or get more information in general visit... more

The mix for this episode is available on Soundcloud. Kathy is an author and professor at NYU who’s written books... more

The mix for this episode is available on Soundcloud. Timm is a writer and curator.who created Levels & The One’s... more

The mix for this episode is available on Soundcloud. Petey is NYC comic who reps the Bronx thoroughly. He has... more

The mix for this episode is available on Soundcloud. Tajai is a founding member of Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics. For more... more

The mix for this episode is available on Soundcloud. Psalm One is a chemist turned rapper turned author (Her Word... more

The mix for this episode is available on Soundcloud. Phonte is a rapper, singer and producer who is a member... more