Organized Grind: The Podcast

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back in full effect with EPISODE 38! Orikal Uno checks in fresh off of turning 30 years old in Las Vegas (0:00) - Opening for Devin the Dude at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul (9:17) - T-La Shawn's Weekly Rap-Up (T-LA SHAWN has a MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY for THE BOOK OF T-LA happening at PIMENTO JAMAICAN KITCHEN on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th hosted by BIG WIZ featuring music from SOUL REFLECT - MIC DOS - XILAM BILAM - TEK - BABY SHEL - T-LA SHAWN - DJs SCIPREME and DAN SPEAK) (18:55) - Rants and Ratings: Flights // Weddings // Birthdays (22:05) - OSP f/ Spawn - "JustUs" (35:28)

Vibes UP! Organized Grind: The Podcast w/ Orikal Uno is back in full effect! Just Wulf stops by for Episode 37. We kick the episode off talking about Just Wulf learning from the legendary St. Paul Central audio production teacher Red, as well as growing up in the Rondo community of St. Paul (0:00) - Just Wulf's first Hip-Hop memories (4:55) - Getting into making music and producing beats in junior high, and discovering Twin Cities Hip-Hop (7:52) - Playing the legendary Black Box in St. Paul (17:28) - Learning production techniques and overall mathematics from Big Quarters at their HOPE Community summer program (20:28) - Performing for the first time in a talent show with bars about Shakespeare at Capitol Hill Magnet in St. Paul (26:12) - Releasing his first album and throwing his first album release party at Station 4 (32:30) - Partnering up with Carnage the Executioner and getting down with HECATOMB (37:12) - Going on his first tour with Carnage the Executioner and watching how it's done (44:44) - Going on his SECOND tour with Carnage the Executioner and mastering his approach (55:20) - Just Wulf takes on the OG:TP Lightning Gauntlet (1:04:23) - Just Wulf reveals a HUGE COLLABORATION he has in store with his upcoming project produced by Big Jess of the Unknown Prophets (1:15:50) - Just Wulf - "Gettin By" (prod. by Big Jess) (1:18:42)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ ORIKAL UNO is back in full effect with EPISODE 36! Orikal kicks off the episode checking in on the Minnesota summer heat-wave (0:00) - Storming Area 51 (3:12) - Truth Maze's "Hardcore Graffiti" music video shoot report (5:06) - Muja Messiah's "Lucky Bastard" is on the way! (7:19) - Upcoming podcast guests (14:23) - Netflix vs. Disney Streaming Apps (16:10) - Russian FaceApp and being careful of what you sign up for (20:17) - T LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP UP (Week of July 14th, 2019) (24:31) - RANTS AND RATINGS: Windows Updates | Fresh Hair Cuts | Taco Taxi on Lake Street (27:00) - SpyMC - "Future Past" (31:57)

Vibes UP! ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno is back in full effect with Episode 35, kicking the show off with the Anxiety Report! (0:00) - Firework photography and diving into long exposure night time photography (3:35) - Get your $10 Devin the Dude tickets for July 21st in Downtown St. Paul from ME! [email protected] (7:08) - Shooting the new Truth Maze music video for "Hardcore Graffiti" 7/7 in N. Mpls (8:14) - New Rick Ross is dope (13:35) - The Roots performing at Mystic Lake Casino in Minnesota and how DOPE that was! (13:56) - Black Thought G.O.A.T.? (14:44) - T LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP-UP! (17:37) - Rants and Ratings: Fireworks | Expectations with a high volume of people | Nintendo Switch (19:59) - Orikal Uno f/ DisputeOne - "A Lil Somethin" (produced by FLYNCH) (28:16) -

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back in full effect with Episode 34 - this time, producer/nice guy B Mc-C of Nice Guy Entertainment stops by and talks teaching podcast production courses to the youth (0:00) - First experience with Hip-Hop in '88 (6:08) - Growing up in Santa Barbara, California and moving to the suburbs of Minneapolis at a young age (8:54) - First experience with the Twin Cities Hip-Hop scene (15:05) - Reminiscing about the Dinkytowner and Blue Nile (20:32) - Making the decision to go to IPR (Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis, MN) (25:45) - B Mc-C takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (43:08) - Final shout outs / find B Mc-C at @niceguyent (46:18) - Nice Guy Entertainment - "Be Free" (f/ Nur-D, Evan Slack & PRSTN) (50:17)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno is back in full effect with Episode 33 - Orikal kicks the episode off talking taking a break from Facebook (0:00) - Toy Story 4 and growing up with the franchise (7:38) - The game of "attention" and how we all fall victim to it (15:36) - Shout out to film-maker  Will Harris and his appearance on Joe Rogan Experience (17:20) - New calligraphy pens (20:42) - Marianne Williamson's come-up at the democratic debates (24:42) - ---$$: T-LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP-UP :$$ (week of June 24th, 2019) --- (27:58) - Rants and Ratings: Dealing with health insurance | Animation Throwdown: Quest for Cards | Pilot Parallel pens (30:44)  - PT - "Speak Up" (ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST EXCLUSIVE DEBUT) - (35:00)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST with Orikal Uno is back in full effect! Episode 32 starts with Orikal going into depression, anxiety and cortisol (0:00) - Thunderstorms and why they're dope (7:17) - OnePlusOne is opening for Devin the Dude in St. Paul on July 21st! Along with MC Rentz, T-La Shawn and Capaciti at Amsterdam Bar and Hall - ticket information (11:14) - 9-5 struggles and disappointments /  toxic environments (12:34) - Jim Jones El Capo is DOPE!! check it out (17:30) - UFOS, intelligence beyond Earth, and the overwhelming social media response from the Twin Cities Hip-Hop community on the topic (20:00) - Shout out to PT (28:38) - Re-purchasing Zelda: Breath of the Wild (definitely worth it) and other Zelda talk (30:05) - Send your music to the podcast for me to showcase! Deejayss, Emcees, Producers, send stuff to [email protected] (32:43) - T-LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP-UP (week of June 17th, 2019) (34:17) - Rants and Ratings: Saturdays / Diabetes / Naps (37:05) - Vinny Crooks f/ Rich Garvey - "El Yucateco" (47:14)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno comes to you live from the sunny vibes of South Minneapolis with Episode 31 - It's been a while, but it's back to the craft! Orikal Uno is solo on this one, kicking off the episode with FREE SOTA SMOOV (http://www.GoFundMe.com/freesota) a beloved member of the Twin Cities creative community. He has been detained by ICE, leaving his children and wife in a tough situation. #FREESOTA - Vinny Crook$ also has a GoFundMe active for a horrible accident he was involved with that left him injured and in need of help.(https://www.gofundme.com/injury-accident) (0:00) - Talking directing and shooting music videos, the most recent being Truth Maze - God's Hands (search YouTube) (7:53) - OnePlusOne (DisputeOne and Orikal Uno) opening for Devin the Dude at The Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Downtown St. Paul July 21st (11:57) - The Black Godfather and She's Gotta Have It on Netflix (highly recommended) (15:41) - T-LA SHAWN - WEEKLY RAP-UP (week of June 9th-14th 2019) (18:54) - Rants and Ratings! f/ Incense, Potholes, Black Godfather on Netflix (beats by Orikal Uno) (21:36) Orikal Uno - "Knowhow" (prod. by Orikal Uno) (27:57) - 

EPISODE 30 is in full effect as professional part-time poker player (and full time dealer) Brady Roth joins the podcast to talk about how he got into player poker (0:00) - Scoring his first major tournament win on Full Tilt Poker(3:51) - Hendon Mob poker stats for Brady Roth (100k+ in tournament winnings)(11:58) - Playing in the upcoming 2019 WSOP $10K Main Event in Las Vegas(15:13)- Becoming a consistent tournament poker player and how he stepped his game up(19:24)- Working at Patrick McGovern's in Downtown St. Paul and getting his hand sliced open to the tendon(23:15)- Selling vacuum cleaners door to door in the struggle days(29:05) - Brady Roth vs. The Lightning Gauntlet (38:35)- Orikal Uno f/ Tully Stockton - "Excuse Me" (prod. by Orikal Uno)(41:52)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno  is back with EPISODE 29. This time we have Neil Taylor of True Headz Clothing stopping by to discuss growing up in England (0:00) - Buying Hip-Hop music via imports in London (3:51) - Local Hip-Hop in Exeter (8:53) - Moving from Exeter to Oxford (17:27) - Moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota from England in 2006 (21:00) - Starting True Headz Clothing and designing the trademark hats with the fat laces (22:44) - Booking Grandmaster Caz and bringing him to the Twin Cities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of DJ Kool Herc's historic party (28:25) - Neil's experience with the Hip-Hop Museum in Washington DC featuring Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz and The Sugarhill Gang (36:08) - Neil Taylor vs. The Lightning Gauntlet (42:18) - Where to find Neil if you're interested in a fat-lace hat. Also, check out Twin Cities Dilla Days f/ Rah Digga at UPTOWN VFW June 14th 2019, Dilla Days Lupus Walk/Run at Minnehaha Regional Park, Summer Cypher f/ Truth Maze and OnePlusOne, and more on June 15th in Minneapolis (46:00) - Truth Maze - "Hardcore Graffiti" (50:17)