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Newsletter · By Donwill · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    New Music Tuesday #143 (opens the original)

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    tl:dr: My new album is available for pre-order on Bandcamp. Stevie Wonder dropped a new EP full of old music. There is no Twitch stream today but I’ve got two shows this week where you can see me rap!SHOWSSept 29 - The Bell House w/ Michelle Buteau LINKOct 1 - Starbomb: Probably The Only Tour Ever w/ Special Guests DJ Commander Meouch, Scoochie Boochie, and MC Paul Barman LINKOct 5 - Hot Butter Train at The Bell House - Hosts K

  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Rock Steady feat Ken Swift (opens the original)

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    Before breaking became a global industry, and long before it became an Olympic event, Ken Swift was helping define what the dance could be. A longtime Rock Steady Crew member and one of the form’s most important second-generation B-boys, Swift joins Donwill on The Almanac of Rap to revisit the

  3. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    New Music Tuesday #142 (opens the original)

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    TL:DR - I won’t be on Twitch today. I’ve got a new song dropping on Friday and I’ve got a lot of shows coming up where I’m either DJ’ing, rapping or doing both! Come to the ones that you can make it to.SHOWSSept 22 - The Bell House w/ Michelle Buteau LINKSept 24 - Revel w/ DJ Pillo (Cincinnati) LINKSept 26 - The Chatroom at Elsewhere w/ DJ Soko LINKSept 27 - The Musicians of Comedy <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-music

  4. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Precious Cargo feat Maiya the Don (opens the original)

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    Maiya the Don spent three years figuring out what she actually wanted to say. After Hot Commodity introduced a Brooklyn rapper capable of moving between drill, pop and straight-up bars, touring with Flo Milli and building an audience that first knew her as a beauty creator, Maiya found herself confronting a harder question: what does her music sound like when she's no longer trying to prove she can do everything? On this episode of The Almanac of Rap,

  5. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    New Music Tuesday #141 (opens the original)

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    TL:DR: The Almanac of Rap is now available on Substack which means absolutely nothing if you aren’t already using Substack. However if you are on Substack this is a very exciting time to be alive! I’m still figuring out exactly how I want to use it but I will say that if you haven’t yet you should consider upgrading your subscription to paid! Oh yeah I’ve also got merch now! I’ll be live on on Twitch.tv/Donwill today from 4p - 6p EST playing a bunch of the music in this email. Tune in if you you

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