Kemba Walker in New York, Nas' King's Disease II Review and Malcolm X Review
In this episode, Wellington is joined by another first-time special guest Jamil Davis, a Florida State Coordinator at Black Votes Matter and Former Field Organizer at NextGenAmerica. They discuss the various impactful free agency moves the Lakers recently made, how being an older team will affect them and also thoughts on Kyle Lowry teaming up with Miami plus how Zach Lavine can be positively impacted by the Bulls’ acquisitions of Lonzo Ball and Demar DeRozan. Then they recap the latest Verzuz with The Lox and Dipset and how this was such a memorable moment for hip-hop culture and being one of the best Verzuz ever. Finally, they review Isaiah Rashad’s latest album The House Is Burning and the patience he took with making it along with the writing leap plus the next TDE artist they expect to drop and a review of Nas’ latest album King’s Disease II and the phenomenal body of work this was with Hit-Boy’s production.
In the second half, they review Malcolm X, the 1992 epic biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Starring Denzel Washington, Angela Basset, Albert Hall and Al Freeman Jr. They dive into how this was one of the great screen biographies ever, Spike Lee’s brilliance in planning and bringing the finality of it together. They also discuss the exceptional performance from Angela Bassett, how this film was very bold and comprehensive and why it’s still being discussed and dissected many years later.
In this episode, Wellington is joined by another first-time special guest Jamil Davis, a Florida State Coordinator at Black Votes Matter and Former Field Organizer at NextGenAmerica. They discuss the various impactful free agency moves the Lakers recently made, how being an older team will affect them and also thoughts on Kyle Lowry teaming up with Miami plus how Zach Lavine can be positively impacted by the Bulls’ acquisitions of Lonzo Ball and Demar DeRozan. Then they recap the latest Verzuz with The Lox and Dipset and how this was such a memorable moment for hip-hop culture and being one of the best Verzuz ever. Finally, they review Isaiah Rashad’s latest album The House Is Burning and the patience he took with making it along with the writing leap plus the next TDE artist they expect to drop and a review of Nas’ latest album King’s Disease II and the phenomenal body of work this was with Hit-Boy’s production.
In the second half, they review Malcolm X, the 1992 epic biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Starring Denzel Washington, Angela Basset, Albert Hall and Al Freeman Jr. They dive into how this was one of the great screen biographies ever, Spike Lee’s brilliance in planning and bringing the finality of it together. They also discuss the exceptional performance from Angela Bassett, how this film was very bold and comprehensive and why it’s still being discussed and dissected many years later.