(Photos) ‘Commissary Kitchen’ Cookbook Launch Party [New York, NY]

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A longtime friend and mentor, Kathy Iandoli, teamed up with Mobb Deep’s Prodigy to help him write a cookbook of creative recipes he learned while behind bars. I transcribed all of their sit-downs, (and even got a shout in the thank you’s of the book!) so of course I couldn’t miss the launch party! It was a pleasure to run into my former boss and forever fave, Angie Martinez, as well as the awesomely dope Jojo!

You can buy the book now wherever books are sold! Here’s a link to make it easy, though.
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(Photos) Chance The Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day 2016 [Chicago, IL]

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Thank you so much to Chance The Rapper’s team for bringing myself, Gia Peppers and Scottie Beam to Chicago for the first annual Magnificent Coloring Day!

We got to meet John Legend and Alicia Keys, and see performances from Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, Chance of course and more! I also got to meet tons of my radio fam from around the country. Good times!
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(Video) Joey Bada$$ Recites Kanye West’s McDonald’s Poem With Megan Ryte

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Kanye West wrote quite the riveting poem about McDonald’s for Frank Ocean‘s Boys Don’t Cry magazine. It was certainly one of the highlights of the publication, and has become one of the most talked about pieces on social media.

While visiting Megan Ryte yesterday, rapper Joey Bada$$ decided to throw some sauce on the poem, and read it aloud for the Hot 97 viewers. Watch out his hilarious performance below. Shakespearean.
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(Photos + Video) Me Doing Misc. Cool Shit – July 2016

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In random cool shit news, I met the legendary John Leguizamo at Hot 97, attended a screening for the new FX show Atlanta (so good!), partied at G-Eazy‘s show with Ty Dolla $ign, NEF The Pharaoh and Kehlani for my birthday and hit Wiz and Snoop‘s tour in Jersey, thanks to Chevy Woods!
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