This is the mix that accompanies Episode 7 of The Almanac of Rap on Sonos Radio. 

On the episode we take a look at politics and the rappers who have run for office. We also discuss conspiracy theories and try to decide what record label Eric Adams would sign too if he could. It’s a very mixxy episode with a very dope guest; Timmhotep.

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview head over to donwill.me

Tracklist:

Sense - Mavi 
Hip Hop - Dead Prez  
Obamacare - Quelle Chris
Politics As Usual - Jay Z 
Cell Therapy - Goodie Mob 
Don’t Smoke K2 - Denmark Vessey 
Magnificent - Black Thought 
Shut Em Down - Public Enemy 
Figg Get Da Money - Schoolboy Q 
A Bird In The Hand - Ice Cube 
Fruits Of The Spirit - Jay Electronica 
Self - Noname 
Incarcerated Scarfaces - Raekwon 
Dig It - The Coup 
The Hustle - Common 
FDT - YG 
The Racist - BDP 
The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The  Furious 5 
1TakeMookie - MoRuf 
Fuck A War - Geto Boys 
Alright - Kendrick Lamar

Politics As Usual Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 8 of The Almanac of Rap on Sonos Radio.

On the episode I talk to Kathy Iandoli about Love and Hip Hop (not the TV show) and why rappers don't date each other more.

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview head over to donwill.me

Tracklist:

Couples Therapy - Papoose
To All The Girls - Wyclef Jean
Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill
Fancy Clan - Madvillian
Always - Kev Brown
Tainted - Slum Village
Come Close Remix - Common
Love I Need - Moonchild
All I Need - Method Man
Black Love - NE$$, Baby J
Your Love - Mick Jenkins
We Fight/Love - Q Tip
The Light - Common
Love - Jay Dee
Happy Valentines Day - Andre 3000
I Want You - Marvin Gaye
Want U 2 Want Me - Tanya Morgan
Love Won’t Wait - Black Eyed Peas
Paper Thing - MC Lyte
2 Fourteen - Von Pea

Love & Hip Hop Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 1 of The Almanac of Rap.

On the episode I talk to Jean Grae about who is the most unhinged rapper of all time and why it is (or isn't) LL Cool J.

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview search for the Almanac of Rap on your podcast app or head over to donwill.me

TRACKLIST

Backseat Freestyle - Kendrick Lamar
Figure 4 - Sean P
My Name Is - Eminem
La-La Means I Love You - The Delphonics
Holla - Ghostface Killah
Woo Ha!! Got You All In Check Remix ft ODB - Busta Rhymes 
Brooklyn Zoo - Old Dirty Bastard
90059 - Jay Rock
Welfare feat Danny Brown - Bruiser Brigade
Keep It Thoro - Prodigy
The Presige feat Jean Grae - Quelle Chris
Ante Up - M.O.P.
Hardcore Gentlemen - Tanya Morgan
Ya Mama - The Pharcyde
Pickin Boogers - Biz Markie
Funky For You - Nice & Smooth
Beastin - Redman
How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill
React - Onyx
Milky Cereal - LL Cool J
You Mean I’m Not - Blacksheep

Unhinged Content Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 2 of The Almanac of Rap.

On the episode I talk to Wyatt Cenac about how rap has embedded itself in film and TV over the years, wether Tyler Perry or Spike Lee has had the best soundtracks over the years and who would Wyatt use to score his (pretend) Marvel Motion Picture directorial debut.

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview search for the Almanac of Rap on your podcast app or head over to donwill.me

Tracklist:

Fire In The Sky - Anderson Paak (Shang Chi)
Bring Back Ya Love -Christian (Streets Is Watching)
Me and My Bitch - Biggie (The Show)
Come Back In One Piece - Aaliyah (Romeo Must Die)
Name Calling - Queen Latifah (Set It Off)
Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot) - Gangstarr (Trespass) 
Streiht Up Menace - MC EIHT (Menace To Society)
Growing Up In The Hood - Compton’s Most Wanted (Boyz N The Hood)
Hollywood Divorce - Outkast (Idlewild)
What You Want - The Roots (The Best Man)
Best Friend - 50 Cent (Get Rich Or Die Trying)
Keep It Real - Jon B & Koko (Hav Plenty)
Who You Wit. - Jay Z (Sprung)
We Don’t Need It - Junior Mafia (Sunset Park)
One on One - Nas (Street Fighter)
Glamour & Glitz - A Tribe Called Quest (The Show)
Anything - SWV (Above The Rim)
Revolution -Arrested Development (Malcolm X)
In Due Time - Outkast - (Soul Food)
Brown Sugar (Fine) - Mom Def (Brown Sugar)
Boom - Royce Da 5’9” - (Carmen)
On The Blvd - Snoop & Dre - (The Wash)
Straight Outta Locash- CB4 (CB4)
Uptown Anthem - Naughty By Nature (Juice)
Kid Vs Play - Kid N Play (House Party)
New Jack Hustler - Ice T (New Jack City)
Party & Bullshit  - Biggie (Who’s The Man)

Rapsploitation Soundtracks Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 3 of The Almanac of Rap.

On the episode I talk to Phonte about why rapping and singing have always been intertwined. We also discuss his origins as a singer and find out who is the better rapper between Mary J Blige and Brandy.

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview search for the Almanac of Rap on your podcast app or head over to donwill.me

Tracklist:

Zealots - Fugees
Oldie - Odd Future
Chanel Pearls feat Jill Scott - Conway the Machine
My Kinda Lady - Eric Roberson & Phonte
I Wanna Be Down (BET Cypher Version) - Brandy
What’s the 411 feat Grand Puba - Mary J Blige
Lemon feat Rihanna - N.E.R.D.
J.I.D. feat Johnta Austin - Better Days
I Love Your Smile - Shanice
Lost Ones feat DJ Scratch - H.E.R
Sober - Childish Gambino
Black Tame - Topaz Jones
Conception feat Reek Ruffin - Black Thought
Q.U.E.E.N. feat Erykah Badu - Janelle Monae
Bring The Pain feat Method Man - Missy Elliott
It’s Alright - Queen Latifah
On Our Own - Bobby Brown
Word To The Mutha - BBD
Let Me Know Something - BBD
Which One Of You - Snoop Dogg
I Want You - Cee Lo Green
Boring - Big KRIT
Get It Shawty - Lloyd
Spread - Andre 3000

Rap Singers Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 4 of The Almanac of Rap.

On the episode I talk to Psalm One (rapper, author) about life as a working musician. We also get to the bottom of wether or not industry plants actually exist and talk about if the concept of selling out still exists.

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview search for the Almanac of Rap on your podcast app or head over to donwill.me

TRACKLIST:

Anxious, Nervous and Imperfect feat. Afrokeys - Psalm One  
Shark Fin Soup - Armand Hammer - RACE MUSIC
Force Majeure - Mach Hommy & DJ Muggs - Kill Em All
Tom Hanx - Von Pea & Aeon - Duly Noted 2
Iron Horse ft Dallas Penn - Rob Cave & Small Professor - Respect Wildlife
Goodbye - Dom Kennedy - The Original Dom Kennedy
Private Valet - Larry June - Spaceships on the Boulevard
Think of Things - Oddisee - People Hear What They See
Dirty Sheets - Vitamin D - FLIPS
Quantum Leap - Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man’s Bones
1 Day In NY Feat DJ Skills - Rapper Big Pooh - To Dream In Color
A Little Love  - Jermiside & The Expert - The Overview Effect
Good Enough (Dilla Tribute) - Swiff D - I Hear You
Good To U feat T3	 - Full Crate	- Good To U
Lazy Sunday - Kooley High - Lazy Sunday
Box of Wearies feat Denmark Vessey - Quelle Chris - Guns
Understanding - Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist
Name - Homeboy Sandman - Dusty
Rainforest - Noname 
Old Derty Hazard - Theory Hazit
10Racks - Brainorchestra - Big Brain
Grandiose Patois - Che Grand - Grandiose Patois EP
WESTSIDE - AIR CREDITS - BROADCASTED
Either You Hear Or With God - SHIRT - RAP
Har Hanx - Tall Black Guy & Ozay
I’l Fight You - Open Mike Eagle - Component Stereo System
Cincinnatian - Donwill - One Word No Space

Industry Plants Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 5 of The Almanac of Rap.

On the episode I talk to Tajai of Souls of Mischief and Von Pea of Tanya Morgan about the pros and cons of the group dynamic and shed some light on a few new rap groups. 

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview search for the Almanac of Rap on your podcast app or head over to donwill.me

TRACKLIST

Knuck If You Buck - Crime Mob
Tear Da Club Up 97 - Three 6 Mafia
Mighty “O” - Outkast
Comin Out Hard - 8Ball & MJG
Get Your Roll On (MF DOOM Special Blend) - Big Tymers
Pimp Clinic - Above The Law
Mayor - Pac Div
I Ain’t Playin - Tanya Morgan
Good Morning - De La Soul
My Mic Sounds Nice - Salt N Pepa
Shook Ones (DJ Parle Remix) - Mobb Deep
Young World - Czarface
Streets Won’t Let Me Chill	- Diamond District
Borough Check - Digable Planets
Black Spasmodic - A Tribe Called Quest
Shakiyla - Poor Righteous Teachers
Make Room - The Alkaholiks
Ladies & Gentlemen - 80 Blocks From Tiffanys
Freestyle  - The Girll Codee 
Take Yo Man - The City Girls
Run’s House - Run DMC
Straight Out The Jungle - The Jungle Brothers
PRTY & BLSHT - Tiron & Ayomari
93 Til Infinity - Souls of Mischief
Beats To The Rhyme (Live) - Black Star
I’m Housin - EPMD
Last Kiss - Overdoz
YRN - Migos

Rap Groups Mix

This is the mix that accompanies Episode 6 of The Almanac of Rap.

Rappers love spelling things and making acronyms. In this episode we discuss just exactly what that is about as well as uncovering a few lesser known rap acronyms We also quiz Petey DeAbreu on spellings and acronyms in the form of hip hop trivia!

This is just the mix that accompanies that episode. To hear the full interview search for the Almanac of Rap on your podcast app or head over to donwill.me

Tracklist

HYFR - Drake
KOD- J. Cole
LMF - Smino
It’s Supposed To Bubble - UGK
P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent
T.O.N.Y. ft Tragedy - CNN
All For The Love - The LOX
Independent - Webbie
FUTW - Jay Z
D.E.M.O.N.S. - Elzhi
For You - Guru
Keep It Moving - A Tribe Called Quest
G.O.D. Pt. 3 - Mobb Deep
My Philosophy - BDP
U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
Pause - Jay Dee
Hostyle - Screwball
M.E.T.H.O.D. Man - Wu Tang Clan
RIP - Young Jeezy
Goin Back To Cali (King Most Edit) - Notorious BIG
F.N.G.M. - Flo Milli
Mona Lisa - Slick Rick

The Spelling Bee Mix

Bad With Names is a weekly podcast hosted by Donwill.

Episode 000 - The Pilot w/ Donwill

On this episode we stop through the Cunninglynguists 'Strange Universe' tour to hang out with J-Live and end up talking to Mr Mecc and Tonedeff as well. The conversation goes from Wetlands to behind the scenes at the Source magazine and of course we discuss J-Live's tenure in the game. Pull up a chair and catch one of these gems that get dropped.

Be sure to check out J-Live's 'Around The Sun', Mr Mecc's 'I Can Explain' and hit up QN5.com for all things Tonedeff, Pack FM and CunninLynguists.

Episode 004 - The Green Room feat J - Live, Mr Mecc & Tonedeff

We trooped to Queens this week to kick it with Bay Area transplants Mike Baker The Bike Maker and Tap 10 aka The Honor Roll. If you don't know who they are prepare to get an education like no other as we discuss everything from the origins of their crew, the 'slim-case' era of music, the scene in the bay area and exactly what 'the antique roadshow' is. Check out honorrollcrew.com for updates and follow @mkbkrthebkmkr and @tap10 as well.

As always send anything you'd like advice on to BWNPodcast@gmail.com or @BWNPodcast on Twitter and we'll include it in the 'Horrible Advice' segment of the show in the near future.

Episode 006 - The Honor Roll feat Mike Baker & Tap 10

This week we dropped by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh's home studio to talk Art Basel, feminism and awful names. Her wildly successful wheat paste project, "Stop Telling Women To Smile" uses illustration as a tool for social change and has been a hot topic since she put up the first poster. We also discuss how horses are the same thing as motorcycles in Oklahoma.
 
Learn more about Tatyana's project at StopTellingWomentToSmile.com and don't forget to hit up WorkingCreative.BigCartel.com for some cool Tanya Morgan hats and t-shirts.


Episode 007 - The Fun Of Feminism feat Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Our guests on the show this week are stalwarts on NYC's indie music scene, Armand Hammer. We met up in Steel Tipped Dove's studio to talk about a wide range of topics including HBCU's, creative processes and Spike Lee's filmography. We also get some information on upcoming Backwoodz releases as well as the story of the group's origin.

For more information on Armand Hammer check out BackwoodzStudioz.com. Be sure to follow us on twitter at @BWNPodcast.

Epidsode 010 - The Furtive Movement feat Armand Hammer

Upcoming Tanya Morgan Tour Dates:

2/8 Philadelphia @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Green Street
2/11 Boston @ Middle East Upstairs w/ Green Street
2/14 Albany @ Ship's Pub

Episode 12 - The Check In feat Donwill

This week I'm holding it down all by my lonesome yet again but it's still an episode that you don't wanna miss. I get into a few listener letters and read some jokes I submitted to 'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'. I also talk about the upcoming Tanya Morgan album and tour then play some new unreleased music. Action packed!

Remember to shoot an email to BWNPodcast@gmail.com so that we can read it on the podcast.

This week's show featured songs by:
Ray Will: https://soundcloud.com/raywill225lvl
CRL CRRLL: https://crlcrrll.bandcamp.com/track/cheers


Episode 13 - No Guest? No Problem! feat Donwill

The conversation is always amazing when we chop it up with Twilite Tone the so having him as a guest on the show was an absolute no-brainer.  Never one to disappoint this Tone-talk was full of insight detailing where he's been and more importantly where he's headed. He also gave us a few beats to play during the commercial breaks to make it a complete YNOT takeover!

We don't get to listener letters this week but remember to shoot an email to BWNPodcast@gmail.com so that we can read it on air next time! Hit up WorkingCreative.BigCartel.com to grab some merch and check out Mixcloud.com/TheTwiliteTone to hear Tone's latest mix.

Episode 14 - The Big Homie feat The Twilite Tone

This week Josh Gondelman joins us for a conversation that hits all the marks and then some. We talk about the importance of writing, hiding your career from your day job and crying at televised events. We also talk a bit about TV; namely can Better Call Saul live up to its predecessor.

Follow @joshgondelman on twitter and be sure to check his website to see what he's up to. While you're at it follow @BWNPodcast as well.

Episode 16 - Gondelmania feat. Josh Gondelman

This week we are joined by Nore Davis for a hilarious discussion about where he's from and more importantly where he's headed. The New York based comedian gives a bit of insight on what the rush of a great set feels like and how he makes light work of winning people over every night. Don also gives a bit of insight on why the show's been on hiatus as well as what he's been doing in his time off.

To purchase his Nore's Home Game album visit www.NoreDavis.com and be sure to follow @NoreDavis on twitter while you're at it. Follow @BWNPodcast as well to be sure that you don't miss any episodes or updates.

Episode 20 - The Home Game feat. Nore Davis

This week we are joined by comedian and R&B lover Chris Lamberth and we start our conversation off with a bang. Not only do we talk about Tyrese, Ray J and Jason Weaver but we also sing a few songs as well. After that we get into his comedy career and how Chris Hardwick gave him a shot early on. For more information about Chris's comedy and his podcast The Mundane Festival (which I was a guest on) visit ChrisLamberth.com or follow him on twitter @ChrisLamberth.

Also head over to TanyaMorgan.bandcamp.com to cop this crazy $50 bundle that includes a slew of CD's and vinyls. Trust me, you don't want to miss out. The titles included are below:

Tanya Morgan Bundle includes: 
-Tanya Morgan  - Moonlighting (CD & Vinyl)
-Tanya Morgan - Take The L 12" (Vinyl)
-Tanya Morgan - You & What Army (CD) 
-Von Pea - Duly Noted (CD)
-Von Pea - To:You (CD)
-Donwill - Suburban Sprawl (CD)
-Donwill - Love Junkie 7" Vinyl 
-Tanya Morgan's 12 Minutes at Karriem's (Digital)

Episode 24 - Black Kevin Arnold ft Chris Lamberth

The year is creeping to a close and the long awaited Tanya Morgan album is still lingering in the lurch. Does that mean that the duo has been on hiatus? Not at all, it just means that you haven’t heard the songs that they’ve been featured on. Luckily Don has all of these songs and podcast that he can play them on! 

This episode features music by Jean Grae, Psalm One, The Hood Internet, P. So and many more. There is even an exclusive Denmark Vessey song from his upcoming EP ‘Martin Lucid Dream’. For more information about the artists and the projects that these songs appear on  check the links below.

Jean Grae - iSweatergawd
https://jeangrae.bandcamp.com/album/isweatergawd

P. So - Feast of Legend
https://hipnottrecords.bandcamp.com/album/feast-of-legend

Mike Baker the Bike Maker - Cool Ass Life
https://mikebakerthebikemaker.bandcamp.com/album/cool-ass-life

Psalm One - Free Hugs
http://regularblackgirl.com/album/free-hugs

Denmark Vessey 
http://denmarkvessey.com/

3&0 - Strange Wars EP
https://soundcloud.com/3ando/playback-2-ft-von-pea-billy-steeves

The Hood Internet - II
https://hoodinternet.bandcamp.com/

Von Pea Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/vonpea

J-Live Around The Sun
http://mortiermusic.com/album/around-the-sun

BWN 26 - The Fake TM EP feat Donwill

I released a new ep titled 'stop. waiting' and decided to use this episode to explain a few of the songs and give some back story. You can pick up the project at www.donwill.me and if you're listening to this on Soundcloud or iTunes just click my name or whatever. You're already online so I shouldn't have to explain the internet to you.

BWN 28 - stop. waiting. Liner Notes

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