Na-Kel Smith on Sinners, skating, Ne Zha, Boyz N The Hood, making NAK, & More | Reel Notes S6 Ep. 15

Reel Talk #11 is happening at Loudmouth in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 30 w very special guest, Des Moines rapper Teller Bank$. We'll be watching the 2011 neo-noir thriller Drive and talking about his latest album, Hate Island. Doors at 6, film starts at 7. Tickets are $15 and are available digitally via Posh.VIP (https://posh.vip/e/reel-talk-11-w-spe...) or at the door the day-of while supplies last. hope to see y'all there!   PATREON:   / reelnotes   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. You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk movie night archives, and more. My guest this week is California skateboarder, rapper, producer, and actor Na-Kel Smith. We spoke about the pros and cons of skate trips, the Star Wars series Maul — Shadow Lord, Sinners, Ne Zha, connections between Boyz N The Hood and Menace II Society, his relationship with his father, Odd Future’s start and influence, his role in Mid 90s, treating music as a hobby, and the creative process behind his latest album Nak and his upcoming album Free Pops Still. Come fuck with us. NAK is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Keep an eye out for Free Pops Still, coming later this year. Follow Na-Kel on Instagram (@thatsonme) and Twitter (@RevolutionNak).  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 (https://www.chirla.org/), the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (https://www.pcrf.net/), The Palestinian Youth Movement (https://goodbricks.org/campaign/pales..., The Zakat Foundation (https://www.zakat.org/), HealAfrica (https://healafrica.org/), FreeTigray (https://www.freetigray.com/donate), and/or Hope For Haiti (https://hopeforhaiti.com/). 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: https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Notes-Cul... Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), Bluesky (@cinemasai.bsky.social), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter (https://www.numusiquefriday.com/) to stay tapped into all things Dylan Green. Follow my writing at Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms