The Almanac of Rap
Hosted by Donwill · Donwill/Okayplayer
4.8from 30 ratings
- 73
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Almanac of Rap
The Almanac of Rap is a two-time Webby Award-winning show that examines trends in hip hop and their impact over time...and it's way more fun than that description makes it sound. Each week, our host Donwill asks a question, presents a theory and finds a guest to come to some sort of consensus about it. Simply put, it’s a show about rap, by a rapper who loves rap music. If you're new to the Almanac, start here!
- Publisher
- Donwill/Okayplayer
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 21 Feb 2023
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 73 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Digable Planets feat Butterfly and Doodlebug
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blowout Comb feat Ladybug Mecca
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blow the Whistle feat. Too $hort
Inside a recent episode
Digable Planets feat Butterfly and Doodlebug
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So we did the cover like that. And then inside we sort of had like news articles and different things. So basically the whole album was styled after the Black Panther Party newspaper. Yeah, even like I would I would assume even like some of the the topics. And like the song titles themselves kind of came from that same. Well, yeah, me and C, you know, our parents was was was activists, revolutionaries, you know, so we grew up in the household understanding individuality, but also being a part of something. you know, a movement and striving for things, you know what I mean? So it was just very natural to throw all of those things into the creative expressions, for sure. […]
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- Ishmael Butler
- Craig Irving
- Ladybug Mecca
- Too $hort
- Ken Swift
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 30 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100
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- Quality
- 45
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Questions about The Almanac of Rap
Who hosts The Almanac of Rap?
Donwill host the show. Published by Donwill/Okayplayer.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Almanac of Rap take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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