5. Ellen Adair Discusses Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book

Send us Fan MailActor, author, baseball analyst and podcaster Ellen Adair (Billions, The Sinner, Homeland) is here to share her enthusiasm for Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book. She discusses why this mixtape is special for both the musical performances and lyrical themes.Ellen Adair on Twitter: @ellen_adairTake Me In To The Ballgame (Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde’s baseball movie podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-me-in-to-the-ballgame/id1523233237I made a reference to (and recommended) the YouTube music reaction series, Lost In Vegas. You can find the videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPOmOZzDxZZxPWFgeE50hQ1:10 Ellen joins the show2:29 What Ellen’s been up to during the pandemic5:50 Why Ellen chose Coloring Book for this episode10:20 What’s more important to Ellen: Coloring Book’s lyrical themes or the music?12:30 I ask Ellen about religion15:27 Is Coloring Book a mixtape or an album?17:55 Does Ellen have an album she loves in spite of a potentially disqualifying track?19:56 Ellen’s favorite tracks from Coloring Book24:44 Do we like certain albums because of their similarities to other music we like?28:44 Al’s first impressions of Coloring Book Track-by-track breakdown:35:00 All We Got37:26 No Problem39:16 Summer Friends40:55 DRAM Sings Special42:20 Blessings44:41 Same Drugs50:56 Mixtape51:17 Angels53:24 Juke Jam54:47 All Night56:24 How Great1:00:32 Smoke Break1:02:33 Finish Line/Drown1:05:07 Blessings (reprise) Support the show