I have to be truthful about something. I am selfish. When Mike and I decided we were going to be all-in on this project, I wanted to make sure that we had a few podcasts within the podcast project.
I liked the idea of having two shorter shows that supported the longer actual 50 For 50 episode. The Top 5 was an easy one because it was putting together a list, but in audio form. But I also wanted a show where we could review a current music documentary, book, show, or whatever else was related to music and the artists we were talking about. I’ve always loved Ad-Rock’s line from “The New Style” when he started that song by saying, “And on the cool check-in…”
What the hell is the cool check-in? I’m not sure. But it’s a dope line and I’ve always wanted to use it on a project. So I decided that we’d use that as the title of our third podcast within this project.
And then, I decided to start writing my own Substack. And I looked and looked for a title. And that title kept coming back to The Cool Check-In. But I couldn’t steal that. Not from 50 For 50. But I remembered that I had a second option to The Cool Check-In that I really liked. It was called The Dope Spot. And here we are. The Cool Check-In is now my personal Substack name and The Dope Spot is the new name of our podcast.
In this episode:
Mike and I talk about John Mayer’s new single, “Tom and Jerry,” announced on his 49th birthday. John should’ve been a part of this podcast. If only he were one year older.
We also talked about Jay-Z choosing himself to be the half-time act at the Super Bowl. That was always going to happen.
Lastly, we talked about John Legend’s new album, Muse, produced by Pharrell Williams.
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