Beto O’Rourke, U.S. Senate Candidate from El Paso, Texas, threw a voter registration rally in Houston with Bun B and told his constituents to “keep it trill” in an interview with Sama’an Ashrawi of SMNTCS. With the help of hosts Bun B and...
You let go of your dad’s hand, you think you know where he’ll be, in the men’s casual dress pants section, but he’s not there, and now you’re lost. Enjoy this soundtrack for that unforgettable moment on both Spotify and Apple Music! Lost...
How did Hannibal Buress and Bun B end up sharing a stage together? The story is pretty cool actually. Hannibal was opening for Dave Chappelle and Flight of the Conchords on the Oddball Comedy Festival tour in 2013, and he was looking for for a...
The good folks over at Elixr Global asked me to curate a poolside playlist and I was happy to oblige, it’s called Poolside Convo. Check out their blurb below and make sure to sign up for their newsletter. PS if you’re an Apple Music person...
The King of the Trill, Bun B, has released the tracklist for his upcoming album Return of the Trill, due out August 31st. This will be his fifth solo album; in 2010, his album Trill O.G., received the rare and coveted 5-mic rating from The Source magazine....
The perfect House Party Mix is one that blends feel-good nostalgia from different decades with anthems of the moment, let my ever-growing house party mix be your source. Not to be confused with Help I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Turn Up: A Playlist. Stream below...
Help I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Turn Up: The Playlist is your answer to a scenario where a party needs saving, or when you see it heading in a ratchet direction. Not to be confused with the feel-good House Party Mix. Stream it here on...
When I fly, I need music that serves several purposes, and my Plane Flights playlist is the perfect multi-purpose soundtrack. I need music that can quell my anxiety, serve as a sleep aid, and/or keep me focused if I’m working while in the air. As my readers...
Kamasi Washington sat down with SMNTCS to tape his episode of ‘When I Create’ which turned out to be an introspective and revelatory journey. Kamasi opened up about what he feels when he’s on stage, when he feels the most free, and what creation is...
When SMNTCS sat down with Kamasi Washington, we picked out two records we thought he might be into, and asked him to get existential in talking about them. For this installment, we picked Sun Ra’s Space Is The Place and Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz...
