3.26.2026

Rap Legend Bun B Joins Donwill for a Legendary 5th Episode of The Almanac of Rap‘s Season 4

The New Episode of Okayplayer’s 2x Webby Award-Winning Podcast Brings an In-Depth Conversation With the UGK Veteran, Touching on Houston Rap History, Hip-Hop Entrepreneurship, the Late Pimp C, and Much More

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The Legendary Rapper and Founder of Trill Burgers Makes the Perfect Guest for AOR’s Probing, Yet Fun-Loving Conversation, Offering Fascinating Stories About Andre 3000, DJ Screw, KRS-One, Among Others

Critical Praise:

WEBBY AWARD WINNER 2025 – EXPERIMENTAL INNOVATION

WEBBY AWARD WINNER 2023 – BEST MUSIC PODCAST

The Announcement:

Exploring hip-hop’s history with a keen eye for detail and a sharp sense of humor, Donwill’s The Almanac of Rap is a must-listen for any fan of the genre. Today, the 2x Webby Award-winning, Okayplayer-presented podcast welcomes one of its most exciting guests to date, presenting a wide-ranging conversation with the legendary Bun B.

A standard-bearer for Texas hip-hop since the very beginning, the former UGK emcee has crossed paths with every legend you can imagine during his decorated career. A loquacious storyteller whose conversation matches his verbiose flows, Bun shares stories and lessons learned from three decades in the rap game, touching on the Houston scene with DJ Screw, early encounters with KRS-One at their record label, reminisces about his partner, the late Pimp C, and reveals the history behind the cameo-filled video for “International Players’ Anthem.” Beyond the myriad stories, Bun B and Donwill discuss Bun’s current life as a mentor and an entrepreneur, asking him about his success as the founder of Trill Burgers and asking him to rank his favorite types of buns from one to five (he is not a fan of pretzel buns). In “The Ballistics,” the pod’s opening segment, Donwill dives into the deep lore behind hip-hop food, running through the many rappers who have parlayed their music careers into the culinary space. Always generous, Bun B gives flowers to his favorite modern emcees, expressing admiration for Boldy James and rising Houston artist Le$, among others.

The fifth episode of Season 4 continues what Donwill calls “The Almanac of Rap’s most ambitious undertaking ever.” The podcast plans to drop a new episode every week for a whole year, alternating between audio/video and audio-only podcasts. A master of engaging conversation, Donwill uses his experience as a rapper (he is part of the group Tanya Morgan), and lifelong love of music to dig into under-explored nooks and crannies, revealing a different side of his illustrious guests. The veteran rapper keeps things fresh each week with recurring segments, including hot take-centric “The Ballistics” and “The Big Playback,” in which Donwill and his guest give flowers to an under-heralded or underrated gem.

The Season 4 Premiere, featuring an interview with Cupid, the Line Dance King, reached the Top 10 of Apple Music’s Top Shows (Music) chart. Recent guests include 9th Wonder & Reuben Vincent, and Seattle producer Jake One. As it continues, Season 4 promises an illustrious list of influential guests, including Raekwon, Havoc, Jharrel Jerome, LaRussell, Mr. DJ, and more.

The Almanac of Rap wouldn’t exist but for the passion and curiosity of host Donwill. Born in Cincinnati before re-locating to Brooklyn, Donwill entered the music industry as one-third of hip-hop group Tanya Morgan, with his creative partners Von Pea and Ilyas. The group is best known for the 2009 album Brooklynati, now hailed as an underground classic, but performing music is only part of Donwill’s story. He is a prolific DJ, holding court at many of Brooklyn’s hottest nightlife establishments and touring as the DJ for comedian Michelle Buteau. His music production work has earned him credits on Emmy-winning programs like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and produced theme music for award-winning podcasts like Slow Burn (Slate), Another Round (Buzzfeed), and #Adulting (WNYC).

Donwill brings that unique experience, curiosity, and dedication to his craft to each episode of The Almanac Of Rap. Don’t miss the rest of Season 4, which promises to be one of the most wide-ranging and entertaining seasons of the award-winning podcast to date.

Credit: Kaushik Kalidindi for Okayplayer

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The Background:

About the Almanac of Rap:

The Almanac of Rap is a weekly show hosted by Donwill that examines the origins of specific trends in hip hop and their impact over time and it’s way more fun than that description makes it sound. Each week, 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.

About Donwill:
Pulling from the crates of the blog era and the extremely online, Donwill is a certified rap encyclopedia — err, rather, a rap almanac. So then, it’s only right he’s the host of Almanac of Rap, a Webby Award-winning Okayplayer-produced series that combines the smartest, If You Know You Know™ rap conversations with deep-in-the-weeds fandom and sharp satirical humor. It’s all curated by Donwill, a former blogger who’s traded book recommendations with Lupe Fiasco and rapped with Drake as a member of the duo Tanya Morgan. If he’s not the most interesting rapper alive, he could do a hell of an interview with them. In an age of less-than-ethical streamers and scandal-chasing “interviewers,” Donwill employs a workmanlike approach to the art of journalism, taking at least a week to research each episode of his show. It’s appreciation as much as attention to craft. It’s also why his podcast stands as a show by and for the culture. And that’s probably because it is the culture. More specifically speaking, Donwill is the culture. Having written for The Village Voice as a reporter, traded bars with Drake, and interviewed rap titans like Lupe Fiasco, Donwill is the coach, the player, and the opponent — the journalist and the source. In other words, he’s the rapper-turned-podcaster we deserve.

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Connect with Donwill at Donwill.Me

Credit: Kaushik Kalidindi for Okayplayer