Things Fall Apart

What Had Happened Was

Talkhouse

Music Interviews, Music

5.0 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In this episode we arrive at The Roots' breakthrough album 1999's Things Fall Apart. With the success of the single and video for What They Do positioning them for stardom they begin to put together the Philadelphia open mic scene that would attract talents like Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild and more for legendary jam sessions. Plus a superproducer from Detroit emerges as the guiding light for a new sound as Questlove is introduced to Dilla by way of a very expensive phone call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of what it happened was is brought to you by McDonald's.
0:04.0	Y'all remember them little plastic McNugget Buddy's toys that used to be in happy meals.
0:08.0	McDonald's has done the unthinkable and brought them back in a collaboration with the young hood legend artist
0:15.0	Kerwin Frost. Each Kerwin Frost comes with a new McNugget buddy
0:20.1	collectible designed by Kerwin Frost himself.
0:24.3	And the best part is each McNugget Buddy has a unique interchangeable little outfit so you can
0:30.0	collect them all.
0:31.7	I legit used to collect these new little
0:33.5	little mignuggett
0:35.0	and these new little McNuggets buddies designed by
0:38.1	curwin frost have a brand new cast
0:40.4	to look cute neighborhood characters with personalities of their own.
0:44.9	The one I vibe with most is named after Kerwin himself.
0:48.9	He's creative, he got a little dreadlots and tattoos, and he's known for spreading positivity and encouragement
0:54.8	all throughout the neighborhood.
0:57.8	The Kerwin-Frost box is available December 11th through December 31st and participate
1:02.4	in McDonald's for a limited time while supplies last. Welcome to Season 4, episode 10 of what it was that new.
1:14.0	90
1:15.0	This is Stoney Island.
1:17.0	I'm an audio.
1:18.0	Welcome to season 4, episode 10 of what had happened was, I'm your host Open Mike Eagle.
1:27.0	We are in the home stretch on this episode. We begin the final anime arc of this season
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