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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: counseling hotline _22]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to a counseling hotline. The caller is starts by asking about advice regarding his wife's emotional and physical abuse of him. By the end of the phone call, the supposed wife is heard hitting the caller and breathing deeply.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 01 second
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: _23]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to an airline customer service number. The recipient shows genuine amusement when the caller suggests bringing some ox tails and pinto beans on the flight. the two have a spirited conversation about entertainment available on the flight and the owner of the airline. The audio ends when the caller prays for the customer service agent who disconnects the call.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: car repossessed _24]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from Rick Smiley to a woman named Nadine whose car is supposedly being repossessed. The call quickly develops into an argument between to two and ends when the recipient disconnects. The first time the caller calls back, he leaves a message in the recipient's voice mail. The second time the call calls back, he reveals his identity and laughs at the speaker's outburst.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank calls: mechanic _25]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to his stepdad, who is a mechanic. The caller asks if the mechanic can fix his car because it won't stop. Throughout the call he weaves in commentary about Six Flags. After an argument, the mechanic disconnects the call. The caller calls back and reveals his identity while still asking about going to Six Flags.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: mule _26]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to an animal clinic regarding his dead mule.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley radio show: exterminator _27]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to an exterminator concerning flying roaches. In the middle of the call, the caller can be heard screaming as the supposed roaches swarm him. At the end of the recording, the recipient disconnects the call.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley prank calls: apartment _28]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to a woman who is having plumbing problems with her dish washer, washing machine and toilet inside of her apartment. The caller pretends to be someone from the leasing office who is refusing her request. The woman is heard getting increasingly more upset about the situation and disconnects the call multiple times. On the last call back, the caller reveals his identity and asks if… more
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley prank call: sports store _29]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to a sports apparel store. The caller is asking about rare athletic outfits that he wants to order. Towards the end of the call, the two speakers talk about local churches while singing a gospel song. The manager on the call figures out that it is a prank call at the end and disconnects the call with a chuckle.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a variety of pop and Broadway songs including: "Billie Jean and "Bad" by Michael Jackson; "On Broadway" by The Drifters; "There's No Business Like Show Business" from There's No Business Like Show Business; "I Hope I Get It" and "One" from A Chorus Line; and "Walk Him Up The Stairs" from Purlie; among others.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 43 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track_01: Billie Jean]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the first track in the Hip Hop Broadway CD: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track_02: Bad]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the second track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Bad" by Michael Jackson.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track_03: On Broadway]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the third track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "On Broadway" by George Benson.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 16 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track_05: I Hope I Get It]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the fifth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "I Hope I Get It" from the Broadway musical "A Chorus Line."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 7 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _06: One]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the sixth track from the Hip Hop Broadway album: "One" from the Broadway musical "A Chorus Line."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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{{{TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _07: Walk Him Up The Stairs]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the seventh track from the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Walk Him Up The Stairs" from the Broadway musical "Purlie."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 04 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _08: Down Home]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the eighth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Down Home" from the Broadway musical "Purlie."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track_09: First Thing Monday Morning]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the ninth track in the Hip Hop Broadway album: "First Thing Monday Morning" from the Broadway musical "Purlie."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track_10: Sweet Georgia Brown]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the tenth track from the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Sweet Georgia Brown" from the Broadway musical "Bubbling Brown Sugar."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _11:

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the eleventh track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Hello, Dolly" sung by Ella Fitzgerald.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _13: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the thirteenth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" from the Broadway musical of the same name.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track _14: Fighting for Pharaoh]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the fourteenth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Fighting for Pharaoh" from the Broadway musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 04 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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