My brother Spree Wilson played me some fire the other night. Been awhile since I’ve been inspired with hiphop lately. Bout to get back in the booth.

I imagine Kendrick picked the Al Green sample due to Drake's Memphis connection, but anytime I hear Al Green associated with anyone from Cali, I always think of that scene in Menace II Society where O-Dog, Caine and Wax are looking for the dudes who killed Harold lol

The real winner of this K. Dot / Drake beef is fucking Lucali's Pizza! Glad Dot has good taste in NYC pies..i've found my tribe!

Belly (1998) dir. Hype Williams

Exploring the aesthetics and visual legacy of Hype Williams' 1998 debut. A thread. 🧵

The great Teenie Hodges on guitar! s/o to Boo Mitchell

Rico Wade was a portal
A builder of worlds
An investor in human spirits
The sub in yo chest
The snap-back in yo neck
An indelible, fast talking, fast moving, electric presence
Our irreplaceable brother..
May his spirit guide us and comfort us til we are done with this world
Asé

Al Bundy as Donald Sterling is wild

Tumblr is my TikTok

The birth of “must be 2 sides”

Paying exorbitant prices for music catalogs in this climate with no clear cut path to monetize was always gonna end badly

I LOVE Heat but this may be my favorite Michael Mann film

I wish I could hop in a time machine and go back to this era…this was the soundtrack to a magical time in my life