Reel Notes w/ CineMasai

My guest this week is Baltimore rapper Brian Ennals. We spoke about the MCU, Doctor Strange, why Robocop is a perfect movie, House Party, being influenced by Stevie Wonder and Pusha-T, his early rap career, valuing the art of writing over the art of technical rapping, connecting with producer and multiinstrumentalist Infinity Knives, and the creative process behind their latest album King Cobra.King Cobra is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Brian Ennals on Instagram and Twitter: @brianennalsFollow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show

My guest this week is New Jersey rapper Papo2oo4. We spoke about Titanic, Good Will Hunting, white classics, hood classics, Get Rich Or Die Trying, the lack of imagination in Hollywood, why he prefers realism over fantasy, listening to the youth, inspiration vs. biting, rap regionalism, hot takes about the 90s, and his creative process. Follow Papo2oo4 on Twitter (@paposwish) and Instagram (@papo2oo4) Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show

My guest this week is Baltimore-via-Tanzania producer and musician Infinity Knives. We spoke about Ancestry.com, whether hip-hop is political, Severance, Pan’s Labyrinth, our favorite anime, fantasy novels, video games, and comic books, growing up between Tanzania and Madagascar, merging classical music with hip-hop, trusting the process, and the creative process behind he and Brian Ennals’s latest album King Cobra.King Cobra is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from their Bandcamp page here. Follow Infinity Knives on Twitter (@infinitykniives) and Instagram (@InfinityKnives) Follow Brian Ennals on Twitter and Instagram: @BrianEnnalsFollow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show

My guest this week is Brooklyn-born rapper and one-third of the Flatbush Zombies Meechy Darko. We spoke about Idiocracy, Asian horror films, our favorite bad movies, District 9 and the movies of Neil Blomkamp, how Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) changed his perspective on film and music, the origins and legacy of the Flatbush Zombies, finding new ways to show off his trademark raspy voice, and the creative process behind his solo debut Gothic Luxury.Gothic Luxury is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Read my 2018 interview with the Flatbush Zombies for DJBooth here. Follow Meech on Instagram and Twitter: @MeechIsDead Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show

My guest this week is New York rapper, producer, streamer, and video editor and director Duncecap. We spoke about Bodies Bodies Bodies, his changing relationship with horror movies, The Cabin In The Woods, opinions on a few retroactively problematic movies, the history of defunct New York rap collective the Karma Kids, the importance of humor in his music, finding his voice as a rapper, producer, director, and editor, and the creative process behind his latest album Go Climb A Tree, produced entirely by Hajino.Go Climb A Tree is available wherever music is sold, steamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Bandcamp here.  Follow Duncecap on Instagram and Twitter: @duncecap_Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)Support the show

My guest this week is North Carolina rapper Messiah!. We spoke about Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, Catfish, reality TV, King Richard, The Rugrats Movie, The Truman Show, the influence of Chief Keef, how ScHoolboy Q’s Oxymoron changed his perspective on music, forming Killswitch with Mavi, ScoSzn, and Ahmir, crafting his style, a melancholic look back on his older music, and the creative process behind his latest project Perfect 7 Perfect 7 is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Messiah! on Instagram and Twitter (@1of1messiah) Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai) , and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)   Support the show

My guest this week is Detroit producer Apollo Brown. We spoke about Euphoria, Atlanta, Mr. In-Between, Flatliners, The Land Before Time, Steven Spielberg’s debut movie Duel, his personal top 5 movies, discovering hip-hop through DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Main Source, and The D.O.C., his production aesthetic, the importance of consistency in hip-hop, a handful of his projects, and the creative process behind his latest album This Must Be The Place. This Must Be The Place is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Apollo's Bandcamp page here.Read my review of Apollo and Stalley's collab album Blacklight at Pitchfork here. Follow Apollo on Instagram  and Twitter: @ApolloBrown Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai) , and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)   Support the show

My guest this week is Florida-bred rapper, producer, and label head Anonymuz. We spoke about the magic of A24 movies, Spider-Man, superhero fatigue, Willem Dafoe, Silence, the work of Martin Scorsese, One Piece, Hunter x Hunter, the value of art, putting himself in his music, his path to becoming a rapper-producer, the significance of the Radicxl movement, striving to be regular, and the creative process behind his latest project ANAGO.ANAGO is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Check out my review of its lead single "MORPHEUS" for Pitchfork here. Follow Anonymuz on Instagram and Twitter: @Anonymuzkilla Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai) , and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)   Support the show

My guest this week is rapper, producer, Pro Era member, and label head Chuck Strangers. We spoke about Harold’s fried chicken, The Wire, Breaking Bad, White People Can’t Jump, Toy Story, the Friday series, the art of bootleg CDs, how JAY-Z’s “Hard Knock Life” changed his perspective on music, his work with Pro Era, the 10th anniversary of Joey Bada$$’ 1999, and his current position within the rap underground. Chuck's latest solo project Too Afraid To Dance is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Chuck's production can also be heard on "Brand New 911" and "Wanna Be Loved" from Joey Bada$$' comeback record 2000, which is also available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Check out my review on Pitchfork here. Follow Chuck Strangers on Instagram (@chuckstrangers) and Twitter (@Chuck_Strangers). Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai) , and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)   Support the show

My guest for the mid-season finale is Atlanta rapper Tony Shhnow. We spoke about The Boys, superhero sex, Barry, Soul Plane, Donald Glover’s Atlanta, Futurama, how Wiz Khalifa’s Burn After Rolling changed his life, his prolific release schedule, proving himself as a lyricist, his relationship with his plug, and the creative process behind his latest project Reflexions.Reflexions is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Tony Shhnow on Instagram and Twitter: @tonyshhnowFollow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai) , and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show