The Almanac of Rap is back and for our Okayplayer-produced season opener and our first guest is A-Trak.

A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and co-founder of Fool’s Gold Records. We discuss Canadian hip hop, the impact of Fool’s Gold and give him the chance to give the Grammy acceptance speech he never got to make.

The Almanac of Rap is Executive produced by Donwill & Isha Sesay for Okayplayer Media. This episode was written and hosted by Donwill. Produced & Directed by Travis Harris. Edited by Kobina Baffour & Tony Mui. Art Direction by Kaushik Kalidindi. Music Production by Von Pea.

For more information about A-Trak visit: www.atrak.com (http://www.atrak.com) 

For more information about Fool’s Gold Visit: www.foolsgoldrecs.com (http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com) 

For more information about Donwill visit: www.donwill.me (http://www.donwill.me) 

For more information about Okayplayer visit: www.okayplayer.com (http://www.okayplayer.com)