Chris Crack on Toy Story, Friday, Jodeci, working with Fools Gold, & more | Reel Notes S6 Ep. 2

Reel Talk #10 is happening on Saturday, February 21. If you're in the New York area, join me and North Carolina rapper Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon for a screening of the T.I.-starring classic ATL, followed by an interview and audience Q&A. Doors at 6, film starts at 7. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here (https://posh.vip/e/reel-talk-10-w-lor...) or at the door the day-of. This iteration of Reel Talk operates on sliding scale admission, so if price is an issue, please message me directly and we can figure it out. 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 Chicago rapper-producer Chris Crack. We spoke about the 1993 survival movie Alive, Toy Story, Friday, Collateral, falling in love with R&B, growing up between Chicago and Mississippi, being inspired by standup comedy, getting more serious about producing, his outrageous song titles, and the creative process behind several of his albums, particularly Too Late To Start Following The Rules Now, out now via Fools Gold. Come fuck with us. Too Late To Start Following The Rules Now is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Chris's Bandcamp: https://chriscrack.bandcamp.com/album.... Follow Chris Crack on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok (@ChrisCrackNDC).  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