Reel Notes w/ CineMasai

Reel Notes is a space for conversations about the relationship between rap and film with rappers, producers, journalists, directors, and more. Intro track via JWords (follow her @_jwords on Instagram & Twitter) Logo & art direction via Big Flowers (Instagram/Twitter: @bigflowersguy)

Reel Notes w/ CineMasai is a music podcast hosted by Dylan ”CineMasai” Green, with 252 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dylan ”CineMasai” Green hosts Reel Notes w/ CineMasai, a music show with 252 episodes published.

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  Episode #75

  six†een | S6 Episode 25

  Aug 12, 20261h 44m

  If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is New York producer, composer, and pianist six†een. We spoke about Independence Day, Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, the 2018 documentary Shakedown, The Handmaiden, developing her skills as a pianist and beatmaker, knowing when to keep her acoustic and digital musical practices separate and when to bring them together, and the creative process behind her 2025 album Cyber Insecurity and she and Teller Bank$’s collaborative album 3x6x =666, 3x1x=111 3x7x =777,3x5x=555 3x9x =999,3x3x=333 (Mathematics). Come fuck with us. 3x6x =666, 3x1x=111 3x7x =777,3x5x=555 3x9x =999,3x3x=333 (Mathematics) is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Teller's Bandcamp page . Consider copping Cyber Insecurity from six†een's Bandcamp page . Follow six†een on Instagram (@sseize_her) and check out her Linktree page to stay tapped in with all things six†een. Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights , the Palestine Children's Relief Fund , The Palestinian Youth Movement , The Zakat Foundation , HealAfrica , FreeTigray , and/or Hope For Haiti . Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon . Follow me on Instagram ( @cinemasai ), Twitter ( @CineMasai_ ), TikTok ( @cinemasai ), Letterboxd ( @CineMasai ), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

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  Episode #74

  Demahjiae | S6 Episode 24

  Aug 5, 20261h 48m

  If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Oakland rapper-producer Demahjiae. We spoke about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Kickin’ It Old School, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, growing up in church and gaining a love for music, his first studio sessions, trauma in music, his relationships with Ovrkast., ALLBLACK, and 1100 Himself, ghostwriting, the Bay Area rap community, and the creative process behind his upcoming album YAE. Come fuck with us. YAE will be out on Friday, August 27th wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Demahjiae on Instagram, Twitter , and TikTok : @demahjiae. Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights , the Palestine Children's Relief Fund , The Palestinian Youth Movement , The Zakat Foundation , HealAfrica , FreeTigray , and/or Hope For Haiti . Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon . Follow me on Instagram ( @cinemasai ), Twitter ( @CineMasai_ ), TikTok ( @cinemasai ), Letterboxd ( @CineMasai ), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

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  Episode #73

  Fatboi Sharif on Eraserhead and Crayola Circles | Reel Talk #12 (preview)

  Jul 29, 202624 min

  If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this time is New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif. We screened David Lynch’s 1977 directorial debut Eraserhead and spoke about it and Sharif and Connecticut producer Child Actor’s collaborative album Crayola Circles, out now on Backwoodz Studioz. Thanks so much for being here, now come fuck with us. Crayola Circles is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping via Fatboi Sharif's Bandcamp or from the Backwoodz Studioz website . Follow Fatboi Sharif on Instagram (@fatboi_sharif) and Twitter (@fatboyprospect). Follow Child Actor on Instagram and Twitter : @chldactr. Follow Backwoodz on Instagram (@backwoodzstudioz) and Twitter (@BackwoodzHipHop). Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights , the Palestine Children's Relief Fund , The Palestinian Youth Movement , The Zakat Foundation , HealAfrica , FreeTigray , and/or Hope For Haiti . Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon . Follow me on Instagram ( @cinemasai ), Twitter ( @CineMasai_ ), TikTok ( @cinemasai ), Letterboxd ( @CineMasai ), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

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  Episode #72

  Rav | S6 Episode 23

  Jul 22, 20261h 58m

  Reel Talk #12 w special guests Fatboi Sharif and Child Actor is going down on Saturday, July 25th at Loudmouth in Brooklyn. We’ll be screening David Lynch’s 1977 directorial debut Eraserhead, followed by an interview and audience Q&A revolving around it and the duo's great new album Crayola Circles, out now via Backwoodz Studioz. Doors open at 6PM, film starts at 7PM. Tickets are $15 online via Posh (or you can pay me directly via Cash App, Zelle, Venmo, or Apple Pay if you know me like that) and $20 the day of, at the door. Sharif and Child Actor will also have merch for sale, so come ready to support the artists. Reel Talk operates on sliding scale admission, which means this event is pay what you can. I want these movie nights to be accessible to everyone, but please pay what you’re able. If you're in the tri-state, hope to see y'all there! If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Soviet-born, Minnesota-based rapper-producer and founder of Exociety, Rav. We spoke about The Sopranos, the dangers of nostalgia, the pros and cons of being a leftist, Happiness and the films of Todd Solondz, being inspired by the Mortal Kombat movie, living in Russia, Pakistan, across Europe, and the United States, merging his YouTube and indie rap fanbases, preparing for his Exopocalypse tour with Cavalier, Fatboi Sharif, and Teller Bank$, and the creative process behind his latest album EMERGENCE DELIRIUM. Come fuck with us. EMERGENCE DELIRIUM is out now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from the Exociety Bandcamp page or grabbing physical copies and merch from Rav's online store . Grab tickets for the Exopocalypse tour, starting September 1 and featuring Cavalier on the west coast dates, Fatboi Sharif on the east coast dates, and Teller Bank$ and Q No Rap Name on all dates, also via Rav's online store . Follow Rav on Instagram (@exo_rav), Twitter (@iamRav), TikTok , Twitch , and YouTube (all @exo_rav). Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights , the Palestine Children's Relief Fund , The Palestinian Youth Movement , The Zakat Foundation , HealAfrica , FreeTigray , and/or Hope For Haiti . Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon . Follow me on Instagram ( @cinemasai ), Twitter ( @CineMasai_ ), TikTok ( @cinemasai ), Letterboxd ( @CineMasai ), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

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  Episode #71

  Nickelus F | S6 Episode 22

  Jul 15, 20261h 41m

  Reel Talk #12 w special guests Fatboi Sharif and Child Actor is going down on Saturday, July 25th at Loudmouth in Brooklyn. We’ll be screening David Lynch’s 1977 directorial debut Eraserhead, followed by an interview and audience Q&A revolving around it and the duo's great new album Crayola Circles, out now via Backwoodz Studioz. Doors open at 6PM, film starts at 7PM. Tickets are $15 online via Posh (or you can pay me directly via Cash App, Zelle, Venmo, or Apple Pay if you know me like that) and $20 the day of, at the door. Sharif and Child Actor will also have merch for sale, so come ready to support the artists. Reel Talk operates on sliding scale admission, which means this event is pay what you can. I want these movie nights to be accessible to everyone, but please pay what you’re able. If you're in the tri-state, hope to see y'all there! If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more! My guest this week is Richmond, VA rapper, producer, and founder of Trick Dice Records, Nickelus F. We spoke about House of The Dragon, Absolute Batman and our favorite comics of the moment, Boyz N The Hood, South Central, growing up in a military family, how Wu-Tang, Busta Rhymes, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony inspired him as a kid, his Unsigned Hype cosign and working with Nottz, why he feels his comic book concept album The Specimen is slept on, wanting his credit as a rapper-producer, and the creative process behind his latest album The Undisputed. Come fuck with us. The Undisputed is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from F's Bandcamp page. His next album, The Championship Rounds, is coming very soon. Follow F on Instagram and Twitter (@NickelusF) and TikTok (@nickelusf_). Follow Trick Dice Records on Instagram (@trickdicemusic) and check out the website to tap in with all things Nickelus F. Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights , the Palestine Children's Relief Fund , The Palestinian Youth Movement , The Zakat Foundation , HealAfrica , FreeTigray , and/or Hope For Haiti . Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon . Follow me on Instagram ( @cinemasai ), Twitter ( @CineMasai_ ), TikTok ( @cinemasai ), Letterboxd ( @CineMasai ), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green. Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

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