Ace Hashimoto - O.M.W Uncut Raw - Throwback Shit 10.4 Roj - Plant Loops Joel aka MaG - hello, goodnight Bobby Earth - Jewel Curren$y & Statik Selektah - Theme Music Brandon Williams - You're Mine The Cool Kids feat. Hannibal Buress - The Moonlanding Dam-Funk - Ladera Heights DJ Fresh x XL Middleton - Zip Designer Apathy - Fly Joints Blood Orange feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Runnin Rejjie Snow - Obrigado IDK feat. Domo Genesis - Good News Domo Genesis - Online Black Spade - After quickly, quickly - Come Visit Me Alex Isley - We'll Always Have Paris

I chopped it up with Skyzoo about his great new album All The Brilliant Things, gentrification, cultural appropriation and a lot of Hip Hop shit. Enjoy   Cash App $fromoldharlem the support

    All The Brilliant Things is out next week, so here's a 2 hour crash course on one of the all time greats, featuring snippets from the whole interview we did dropping next week $fromoldharlem for the support   Love Is Love My Interpretation All Day, Always Everybody's Fine Could've Struck The Lotto Memory Serves Me Give And Take Honor Amongst Thieves The Audacity Of Dope On The Stretch & Bob Show The Opener The Definitive Prayer Click Get It Done Steel's Apartment Homegrown Money Makes Us Happy Kitchen Table How To Make It Through Hysteria Everything's For Sale Forever In A Day The Cost Of Sleep A Song For Fathers The Experience Sound Like... One Time Sing Comfortably

Sorry for the audio quality and other glitches. Rather than sitting on this, I just wanted to put this out so that I can keep focused on what else is to come. Celebrating my nearly two decade long appreciation for MF DOOM

My new venture for 2021 (and the immediate future) is a monthly show where I break down my five favorite albums from rap legends. Episode 1 celebrates De La Soul   Two ways to support: Cash App: $fromoldharlem or simply spread word.

Consider this a sequel to The Abstract 50 in celebration of Busta's career and his new album ELE 2 Bonus: I was on a comedic podcast discussing ELE 2 here

Back from a two year hiatus we discuss: - What we’ve been up to - Male friends with limited emotional range - My toxic near threesome from 2019 - The Plenty Of Fish app - Quitting a new job recently - Women not being on social media - Men suffering in silence and burying their pain - My divorce and a meltdown I had in the winter - The biggest writing gig of my career to date - People not understanding creative work vs. typical career paths - Lupe Fiasco vs. Kendrick Lamar - Me revealing my role in introducing Desus & Mero

Last year there was a brief moment where every tastemaker, pundit and rap fan listed their top 50. It seemed rushed and haphazard to me, so it took me a while to make sure this was not only fair but respectable. $fromoldharlem if you'd like to support   Jay Z Kendrick Lamar Nas Posdnuos Black Thought Andre 3000 Phonte Redman Lil Wayne Camron Royce Da 5’9 Q-Tip Ghostface Killah Busta Rhymes Prodigy Lauryn Hill Snoop Dogg Notorious B.I.G. Mos Def/2Pac Common Joe Budden Rakim T.I. DMX Pusha T Skyzoo Kanye West Scarface Malik B Big Pun Eminem Raekwon KRS-One Ice Cube Phife Dawg Lupe Fiasco Pharoahe Monch Slick Rick MF Doom Beanie Sigel Chuck D Wale Guru LL Cool J Big Daddy Kane Kool G Rap Tyler The Creator Canibus Rick Ross Max B

Jay Dee - Fuck The Police Freestyle Fellowship - Tolerate Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause The Last Poets - Black People What Is Y’all Gon Do Jay Electronica - Ghost Of Soulja Slim Prodigy - Still Slaves Hugh Masekela - Riot Oddisee & Phonte - Requiem Ill Camille feat. Preston Harris & Damani Nkosi - Fight On The Roots - Take It There Cavalier - Open Season Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid Dom Kennedy - A Intermission For Watts The Internet - Penthouse Cloud Sampa The Great - Freedom Open Mike Eagle - Happy Wasteland Day Hannah Got Raps - Black Reks feat. Big Shug - Black Cream (The Negro Epidemic) Sounds Of Blackness - Optimistic Black Star - Astronomy (8th Light) Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin J Dilla - People Harriett - Alive Digable Planets - Dial 7 (Axiom Of Creamy Spies) Herbie Hancock - Riot KRS-One - Black Cop De La Soul - Trying People Jazzy Jeff feat. Raheem Devaughn - My Peoples Pink Siifu & YungMorpheus - Bobby Seale Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist Outkast - Liberation Curtis Mayfield - I Plan To Stay A Believer

My greatness started May 7, 1980. I took a song from every year and condensed it into an hour. Cash App $fromoldharlem for the support 1980 - Tom Browne - Funkin For Jamaica 1981 - Chaka Khan - The Melody Lingers On 1982 - Joe Jackson - Steppin Out 1983 - Nobody Can Be You - Steve Arrington 1984 - UTFO Roxanne Roxanne 1985 - Bad Boys - Inspector Gadget 1986 - Whistle - Buggin 1987 - Keith Sweat - Make It Last Forever 1988 - Biz Markie - Vapors 1989 - Soho - Hot Music 1990 - Tony Toni Tone - It Feels Good 1991 - Nice & Smooth - Hip Hop Junkies 1992 - Eric B & Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique 1993 - Snoop Doggy Dogg - The Shiznit  1994 - Nas - NY State Of Mind 1995 - The Pharcyde - Labincalifornia 1996 - Redman - Pick It Up 1997 - Camp Lo - Swing 1998 - Juvenile - Gone Ride With Me 1999 - The Roots - Without A Doubt 2000 - Ghostface - Iron’s Theme 2001 - T.I. - Dope Boyz 2002 - Scarface - Some Day 2003 - Joe Budden - Calm Down 2004 - Mac Dre - Feelin Myself 2005 - Game/50 Cent - How We Do 2006 - Busta Rhymes - New York Shit 2007 - Blu & Exile - Simply Amazin 2008 - Lil Wayne - Let The Beat Build 2009 - Jay Z - Thank You 2010 - Drake - Show Me A Good Time 2011 - Overdoz - Counting My Money 2012 - Dom Kennedy - Been Thuggin 2013 - Wale - Black Heroes 2014 - Usher - Good Kisser 2015 - Kendrick Lamar - You Aint Gotta Lie 2016 - Solange - Weary 2017 - Ill Camille - Spider’s Jam 2018 - Jay Rock - Redemption 2019 - Devin Morrison - Birthday

A round by round rundown of the recent clash between these two production titans. I talked a little, played the songs that I feel won, made a few substitute choices and nerded out the way I usually do. Stay tuned for more content Hit me at $fromoldharlem on Cash App if you enjoy this    

By far the most important musician of my lifetime. Q-Tip taught me about sensitivity, intelligence, humility, love while maintaining an edge to his production. I’ve learned more from his visions than anyone I’ve never met, he's also number 12 on my 50 all time greatest emcees list (more about that later). So I put together 50 songs he's produced or appeared on over the course of two hours. Pardon any sudden/imperfect transitions or the low volume on any songs. Im not a DJ, this was a cut and paste labor of love that took many hours. I didn't go too underground but don't expect super popular songs like Award Tour, Electric Relaxation, Find A Way, Got Til It’s Gone, Breathe & Stop or Vivrant Thing. If you're so inclined to support, my Cash App is $fromoldharlem

Welcome back.  With this episode I close the chapter on Woman 5 who was discussed on Episode 2 Woman 6 (pictured in the artwork) - sweet, busy, someone's baby mama  Woman 7 - My one time Uber driver, turned into a total nightmare story Music: Max B "Paperwork" B-Rock And The Bizz "My Baby Daddy" Beenie Man & Lady Saw "Healing" Beanie Sigel feat Jay Z "Gutted"

It's been a summer for the books to say the least. This episode covers Woman 3 (she's moving too slow for me, her scribbled out face is the artwork for this show) Woman 4 (she almost roped me into a toxic threesome) Woman 5 (her emotional baggage was a lot) oh yeah, and I love someone Im not dating or spending time with Basically my life has been insane the past three months. Enjoy Music: Max B "Cops Come Runnin" Thundercat "Friend Zone" Rhymefest "Still Singin 2006" Gucci Mane, Young Thug, Peewee Longway "Off The Leash" Star & Buckwild "Bum Bitch" Barrington Levy, Bounty Killer "Living Dangerously" Wale, Jhene Aiko "Cool Off"

August 31st would have been my last relationship's five year anniversary before social media, I had a blog recapping all of my dating successes and nightmares, a friend said bring it back so I'll be attempting to do this on the 1st and 15th of each month Episode 1 explores: - why Im single now (recent developments have given me more to discuss next episode - Woman 0 (this stalled before it got off the ground) - Woman 1 (she moved too fast for me) - Woman 2 (this was a no go immediately) Music: Max B "When I Wake Up" Max B "Moving On Out The Door" Che Grand "Too Much Too Soon" Dana Dane "Nightmares"

Struggle, determination, betterment, growth, love for women, love for self, health, money, introspection, mental health, everything that goes into manhood. Im too lazy to type up the tracklist, maybe you'll listen and be surprised (My Cash App is $blackfantano if you appreciate what Im doing)

I turn 39 in five days, so I played 40 songs that shaped my life. My Cash App is blackfantano if you want to chip in for my birthday or you're a fan of my work.   Kid Capri - Stephanie Mills Something In The Way You Make Me Feel (Honey Drippers blend) Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick - The Show MF Doom - Rhymes Like Dimes Joe Budden - Calm Down The Pharcyde - Otha Fish Main Source - Looking At The Front Door Phonte - Sendin My Love PM Dawn - I’d Die Without You Q-Tip - Blue Girl Solange - Borderline (Ode To Self-Care) De La Soul - Buddy remix Slum Village - Fall In Love Kendrick Lamar - Real Pharrell - I Really Like You Girl Dom Kennedy - Been Thuggin Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over (Red Alert version) Stevie Wonder - Don’t You Worry About A Thing Tyler The Creator - Pothole Roy Ayers - The Third Eye Mary J Blige - My Life Kid Cudi - Please Don’t Play This Song Casey Veggies - Young Winners Mase - Feel So Good A Tribe Called Quest - God Lives Through Camp Lo - Coolie High Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean Blu & Exile - Soul Amazing Gang Starr - JFK 2 LAX NERD - Jump Wale - Cool Off Black Star - Thieves In The Night Juvenile - Gone Ride With Me Jay Z - This Cant Be Life Earth Wind & Fire - That’s The Way Of The World Maze - Happy Feelins Prodigy feat. Bars N Hooks - Diamond Steve Arrington - Nobody Can Be You But You Talib Kweli - Wont You Stay Keith Sweat Make It Last Forever Outkast - Liberation

Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood Ferguson - Fall In LoveJay Dee - Rico Suave Bossa NovaJaylib feat. Frank-n-Dank - McNasty FilthPlatinum Pied Pipers feat. Jay Dee - Shotgun IntroDe La Soul - Verbal ClapJ Dilla - The $Q-Tip - Things U DoBlack Star - Little BrotherBusta Rhymes - Turn Me Up SomeJ Dilla - Light My FireA Tribe Called Quest feat. Jay Dee - That ShitSlum Village - UntitledPharcyde - BullshitJay Dee - Fuck The PoliceDe La Soul - Stakes Is HighJ Dilla - CrushinA Tribe Called Quest - Word PlayPhat Kat - Dont Nobody Care About UsFour Tet feat. Guilty Simpson - As Serious As Your Life is (Jay Dee Remix)A Tribe Called Quest - Get A HoldBusta Rhymes - Show Me What You GotPharcyde - She Said (Jay Dee Remix)Lucy Pearl - Without You (Jay Dee Remix)Busta Rhymes feat. Q-Tip - Cant Hold The TorchJ Dilla - Time - The Donut Of The HeartErykah Badu - Telephone

Sade - Is It A Crime MF Doom - Kon Karne Nas - Echo (Bink Version) Like - Mushroom Clouds Moruf - Pops Bobbi Humphrey - Please Set Me At Ease Sir Michael Rocks - Thank God J Dilla - Featuring Phat Kat Brother Jack McDuff  Oblighetto (J Dilla remix) Doja Cat - Beautiful Iman Omari feat Ill Camille - Halisi Talib Kweli & Bahamdia - Chaos Bahamadia - UKNOWHOWWEDU Rah Digga - Straight Spittin II PaceWon - I Declare War Hip-Hop For Respect - A Tree Never Grown (Instrumental) Pink Siifu feat Pyramid Vritra - Melanin Donald Byrd Stepping Into Tomorrow (Madlib remix) Adriana Evans - Trippin