We all gotta start somewhere. It’s Fall of 2010, I’m 20 years old, and had just been handed the reigns to Texas Student TV’s hip-hop show, which I’d renamed Longhorn Hip Hop; N*E*R*D* was opening for […]
Category: Stories
SMNTCS Stories – The William Miller Chronicles
I get a good amount of William Miller comparisons, and I get it. I’ve got the shaggy hair, the pale skin, and my “office” is often a green room, a dressing room, you get the picture. I’m usually that eager-eyed kid looking up from behind my camera with a smile. Over the years, I’ve seen some things. I have some stories. While I want to save most of my stories for a book (one day). I wanted to share a few with you, a la Questlove. Here’s where they live.
DRANK: Thundercat Chopped And Screwed
UPDATE: Order Drank by Thundercat & The Chopstars (DJ Candlestick and OG Ron C) on vinyl here to experience Thundercat chopped and screwed. Chopped and screwed torchbearers, OG Ron C and DJ Candlestick (of the Chopstars), have finally […]
Parquet Courts and Bun B: A Likely Pairing
On July 14th, 2016, Bun B joined Parquet Courts on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to debut their remix of the Courts’ “Captive of the Sun.” Sifting through tweets on Twitter, folks just couldn’t believe these two […]
SMNTCS Stories: Introducing My Dad to Chuck D
By the time this picture was taken, Chuck D and I had met and interviewed several times, most recently for the UGK documentary. For some reason, he kept saying yes to my interview requests. I […]
Helping Drake Surprise Bun B
Drake and I have the same mentor: Bun B. I always wondered when we’d get to meet, and under what circumstances. Our first meeting ended up happening because of seeds I had planted several years prior, […]
A Summer Night In Paris With Chance the Rapper
Before Paris, Chance the Rapper and I met in Houston when he was opening up for Mac Miller. I had lined up an interview with Mac for my UGK documentary (shoutout to Quentin Cuff), so […]