Reel Notes w/ CineMasai

For our third episode, Reel Notes welcomes rappers billy woods and Elucid, also known as the duo Armand Hammer. We talk about woods’s childhood memories of watching American cinema while living in Zimbabwe; Elucid’s affinity for short stories; some pretty damn hot takes on the work of the late John Singleton; the abstract magic of Ghostface Killah; and the creative process behind their latest album HARAM, produced entirely by The Alchemist. HARAM is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider purchasing directly from Backwoodz Studioz via Bandcamp. Follow Backwoodz Studioz on Twitter (@BackwoodzHipHop) & Instagram (@backwoodzstudioz). Follow Elucid on Twitter (@elucidwho) and Instagram (@cobratoof). Follow Alchemist on Twitter (@Alchemist) and Instagram (@alanthechemist) My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Join the Reel Notes Patreon today for as little as $5/month to get early access to episodes, our Discord server, exclusive bonus interviews and reviews, and more! Reel Notes stands in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, Medical Aid for Palestinians, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. For information about contacting your representatives to demand a ceasefire, finding protests, and other tools, check out CeasefireToday! Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show

For episode two of Reel Notes, I sat down with New York rapper Maassai and New Jersey producer JWords, who record solo and as the duo H31r. We spoke about ratchet movie theaters, growing up watching Spike Lee and Harry Potter movies, whether King Kong or Godzilla would win in a fight, the benefits of taking a year off from performing due to COVID, and how movies inspired the process behind Maassai’s recent solo project With The Shifts, JWords’ latest project Sonic Liberation, and their group debut project velocity. Consider purchasing ve.lo.ci.ty directly from JWords and maassai via Bandcamp Follow JWords on Instagram and Twitter: @_jwords Follow Maassai on Instagram and Twitter: @maassai_ Follow Dylan "CineMasai" Green on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show

For the inaugural episode of Reel Notes, I sat down with producer and multi-instrumentalist The Lasso. We spoke about being inspired by John Williams scores as a kid, how crafting an album is like building a spaceship, the creative process behind all of his collaborative albums, and the sci-fi inspirations of his latest project 2121, out now via Mello Music Group. We also spoke about the upcoming Justice League: Snyder Cut and ranked our favorite movie Batmen. 2121 is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider purchasing directly from Lasso and Mello Music Group via Bandcamp Follow The Lasso on Twitter and Instagram: @The_Lasso_ Follow Dylan "CineMasai" Green on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai) Support the show