Organized Grind: The Podcast

Episode 18 is live and in full effect with a very special guest by the name of Dennis Coronel. He is Director / Creative / Client Services at Iconic Music Agency in Los Angeles, CA. We jump right into who Dennis is and his journey from being born in Hawaii to moving to Los Angeles (0:00) - His first experience with hip-hop music and culture (3:35) - What school was like growing up in the suburbs of LA (5:37) - Finding local hip-hop shows to go in Los Angeles (6:43) - How he got into producing hip-hop and his first MPC 2000 (10:00) - How he started producing and selling his beats (12:08) - How he started getting beat placements with artists and TV shows (14:56) -  Meeting Tim Bjorkman of Iconic Music Agency for the first time (20:40) - The beginning of Iconic Music Agency (22:34) - Current plans and future moves of Iconic Music Agency (24:08) - How to submit your production to Iconic Music Agency for TV and Film placement consideration (25:35) - General tips and secrets to help you land a beat on TV or Film (27:18) - Dennis takes on the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET! (32:20) - Destiny Spike - "Sicko" (40:08)

Episode 17 of Organized Grind: The Podcast is live and in full effect with special guest Skydro of B&E Music - we kick the podcast off talking about the West Side of St. Paul (0:00) - Skydro's first experiences with hip-hop via family parties (2:45) - The first hip-hop record he owned (4:57) - His introduction to Twin Cities hip-hop (6:10) - How and when he got serious about being an emcee (8:55) - How he met emcee NL Emnt at Humboldt High School in St. Paul(10:23) - How he first started recording songs (13:03) - Favorite memories of the Blue Nile, Red Sea and Dinkytowner venues in Minneapolis(17:26) - How he met Illaborate (20:58) - Influences that helped shape Skydro's rap style (21:30) - Skydro's Texas roots (23:15) - How he got involved with Dumpstarrs (25:10) - Favorite moments from Station 4 (26:45) - How the B&E crew formed to take over the world (32:22) - Skydro takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (43:52) - Sun&La - "Props (Ode)" (49:36)

Episode 16 has us remembering the life and legacy of Twin Cities poet, artist, and producer Sun Chi Som - the episode kicks off with Sun Chi Som performing "Rock Me Into Dreamland" (0:00) - Orikal Uno introduces the episode and describes the setting of Sun Chi Som's memorial celebration in Lowertown, St. Paul Minnesota (2:50) - T-La Shawn remembers Sun Chi Som (7:13) - Sun&La - "The Night Speaks" f/ I Self Devine and Manny Phesto (15:20) - DisputeOne remembers Sun Chi Som (20:41) - Sun&La - "Shades On (Remix)" f/ Mike the Martyr (22:54) - Neil Taylor of True Headz Clothing remembers Sun Chi Som (25:06) - Sun&La - "42nd" f/ Big Wiz and Tony Bones (28:54) - Big Wiz remembers Sun Chi Som (33:20) - Sun&La - "Smoothies" f/ Nathan Ejuwa and Big Zach (36:30) - Teddy Grimes remembers Sun Chi Som (39:52) - Sun&La - "Sun Goddess" f/ Nathan Ejuwa & Niles (43:19) - Niles remembers Sun Chi Som (46:27) - Sun&La - "Chemical" f/ Prince Po and Distrakt (54:47) - Ken-C remembers Sun Chi Som (57:44) - Sun&La - "Louudpack" f/ Will Robinson and The Emotional Pimp (1:03:05) - Aaron Tafoya remembers Sun Chi Som (1:07:13) - Sun&La - "Paradise" (1:13:45) - Jessica Marie remembers Sun Chi Som (1:17:23) - Sun&La - "War Dawgz" f/ Morocco (1:27:33) - Orikal Uno says farewell and gives his thanks to Sun Chi Som... until we meet again. (1:30:20)

EPISODE 15 of Organized Grind: The Podcast is in full effect, and sadly Orikal Uno starts the podcast off by remembering Sun Chi Som (0:00) - Orikal shares his experiences with Astral Travelling earlier this week (10:19) - Astral travelling and the perspectives of different cultures on the subject (24:48) -  Sun & La - "Shades On" (32:48)

Half Pint Kyle of SotaSound Radio / Unpopular Media stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast to talk about the recent Game of Thrones season and why you should give the show a chance (0:00) - How he got into hip-hop music and the first record he purchased on his own (4:30) - Growing up in North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center (5:57) - Aspiring to be a writer as a kid (8:28) - Getting through High School (9:25) - Going to college for Computer Networking and Graphic Design and breaking down Boolean Algebra / Circuitry (11:02) - First experiences with Computer Science(12:48) - First getting exposed to Twin Cities Hip-Hop (14:40) - Social Media trends (20:43) - Words of encouragement for those struggling with High School (22:32) - Building Unpopular Media / SotaSound Radio podcast and video game streaming (24:36) - Getting into podcasting (25:48) - How he met the TripSet and how the Unpopular Media team assembled (28:38) - How he got into gaming and what he's currently playing (33:04) - Is Mat Hoffman alive?? (Spoiler Alert: he is) (36:06) - How is Bam Margera doing?? (42:02) - Half Pint Kyle takes on the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET (43:19) - Captive Agents - "Hard Hitter" (51:40)

Episode 13 is LIVE once again, and Orikal Uno updates us on day number 13 of sobriety for his April cleanse (0:00) - Shout out to Can Can Wonderland / Deejay St. Joel / Jay Escobar / Freshwater DJs - mad props to DJ BigDaddy FlapJaks for holding down the first set with Orikal (2:03) - Shout out to Casey Golden of Goodlook Studios (6:45) - Lessons of life via Scrabble (13:08) - Word Wars Scrabble Documentary / Netflix (14:18) - The news has been messed up lately / kid thrown from 3rd floor of Mall of America / Man sets self on fire in front of White House (17:06) - Catch Truth Maze, DisputeOne and Orikal Uno at Lee's Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis May 2nd (22:00) - ORIKAL UNO IS DOING FREE FEATURES FOR YOUR SONGS (22:48) - Rants & Ratings - Scarface // Mice // Sonora Grill (E. Lake St in Minneapolis) (23:48) - Send your music to be featured on the podcast to [email protected] (32:51) - O-Mega - "Verse In A Hearse" (34:16)

Super-Producer and Audio Engineer Andre Mariette stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast! We kick the show off by congratulating MUJA MESSIAH and MARIA ISA on their baby on the way! We also chat about the first-ever photographed Black Hole (0:00) - Andre shares his experiences with building his new studio from the ground up (1:31) - Andre's first experience with hip-hop (7:25) - Moving from England to the United States (7:50) - Being exposed to hip-hop group ATMOSPHERE for the first time (10:41) - The beginning of his musical endeavors via producing beats and writing raps (13:30) - The first production program he started off making beats on / torrenting software (14:55) - The first beat he ever made (17:43) - The first hip-hop record he ever purchased on his own (19:42) - His production influences: past and present (20:43) - Getting into audio engineering and recording artists (24:18) - How he met the homie ACKRONEM (28:30) - Getting his production featured on projects (30:30) - 2019 music plans (35:20) - Andre Mariette tackles the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET (38:16) - Andre Mariette - "Ice Cream" (42:23)

Aaron Price stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast to discuss how he got into Hip-Hop (0:00) - Kicking off his creative endeavors through writing (3:27) - How he got into rhyming (4:30) - How he got into making beats (5:22) - How he got into film-making and being behind the camera (7:09) - Developing the TV Show "Candy Fresh" (9:50) - Advice to aspiring film-makers and directors (20:41) - What he's been up to musically over the past year (22:57) - Favorite collaborations (25:50) - What's he's been up to recently behind the camera / Radio show "The Elephant In The Room" (28:12) - Aaron takes on the lightning gauntlet (32:30) - Aaron Price - "System Failure" (38:26)

Orikal Uno is back on his own for Episode 10 of Organized Grind: The Podcast - he kicks it off by wishing his Mom a Happy Birthday! (0:00) - Pre-order the first Organized Grind: The Podcast T-shirt for $20 at paypal.me/orikaluno (2:00) - We're coming to iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher!! (2:57) - Rogue Citizen's Skateboard Art Exhibition at Modist Brewery (3:22) - Poacher gets killed by an elephant and eaten by lions in South Africa (4:22) - We're rocking CanCan Wonderland Friday April 12th! (5:30) - Sobriety Update: Insomnia Edition (6:53) - London shows love to Orikal Uno (9:05) - Mortal Kombat 11 release excitement (9:35) - Diet Soda Pop (13:06) - Finally saw Infinity War (14:16) - Saturday Night Live (15:30) - Bat Facts (16:36) - Rants and Ratings: Video Game Microtransactions | Grocery Shopping | Insomnia | Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits (23:38) - Shout out Mike and Cashinova at Stophouse Music Group (32:20) - Cashinova - "Where's The Fun" (Big Dragon out now! streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and everywhere else) (34:20)----PRE-ORDER THE T-SHIRT / DONATE TO THE CAUSE: http://www.paypal.me/orikaluno (if pre-ordering the T-shirt, send $20 and include your size and shipping address in the notes. If donating, please let us know in the notes that it is a donation)ORGANIZED GRIND LOVES YOU. <3 :-*

DJ BigDaddy FlapJaks is in the house (well, the apartment) to talk about how he got into hip-hop via Bone Thugs N Harmony (0:00) - The first hip-hop record he ever purchased (3:40) - Where he got the name "BigDaddy FlapJaks" (4:55) - How he got into DJing (7:02) - The first party he ever rocked as a DJ (9:08) - Playing The Nomad World Pub and the Red Sea in Minneapolis (11:42) - Favorite DJs and finding influence from the forefathers of the craft (13:31) - meeting his cousin Just Wulf for the first time at the Nomad (16:47) - The first hip-hop shows he experienced (19:03) - Kicking alcohol to the curb (20:58) - Becoming a father at a younger age (22:43) - Aspirations of being a DJ (25:00) - Advice for younger fathers of the world (27:10) - What people may not know about him (29:47) - Gran Turismo / PlayStation (30:53) - An uplifting story about suicide (32:00) - Shout outs (37:58) - Orikal Uno - "The Bends" (38:48)