Kemah Bob & Noname's Telefone

James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

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4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Kemah is a huge fan of this beautiful debut mixtape, written and recorded by rapper Noname and collaborators in LA and Chicago.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.7	If you like adult content and strong language, good news.
0:08.4	This podcast has plenty of it.
0:15.7	James Acaster here.
0:17.5	In 2017, I had a breakdown.
0:20.1	And I dealt with that breakdown by listening to as much
0:22.3	music from 2016 as I possibly could. As a result, I now own over 600 albums that came out
0:28.7	in 2016, and I'm convinced it's the greatest year for music of all time. But it's not enough
0:33.5	me being convinced. I also want to convince each and every single one of you. And this week we'll be talking about the classic no-name album Telephone.
0:42.3	And I know the money don't really make me whole. The magazine covers drenched and gold. The dreams
0:49.3	of Granny and Mansion and Happy. The little things I need to save my soul. No Name is a rapper from Chicago she started out as a poet and then evolved into being a rapper in the local Chicago rap scene
1:02.4	You about to get your ass beat for stealing at $20 like baby just asked me
1:08.2	Mama says she love love loved love When the life was off
1:11.7	We had to stay with cousins
1:13.3	This album is a very special
1:15.3	I keep saying an album
1:16.7	But actually it's technically regarded
1:18.7	As a mixtape
1:19.5	Hopefully we'll get into
1:20.5	The differences between mixtapes and albums later on
1:23.0	Because I still don't really know
1:24.7	No name off the drug
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