This episode is primarily a breakdown of a few strange things that I felt like sharing with others. In telling the story I asked Cloudy J to pick five tracks from my Stay Sucka Free w/ Dee Playlist and share them in between my conversation with myself and you the listener. If you're a long-time listener you already know the deal, when I don't have the energy to have conversations with people I love, I straight up just make a playlist to keep me company and in this case, I discuss not only the songs and memories attached to each shared audio/visual treat, I also inadvertently end up having a conversation with everyone! Kinda...

Next time I'll ask someone to join me....maybe

Thanks for listening. Send comments, suggestions and treats to us via our email account: [email protected] 

This week's edition of Got Five On it finds host, Devoya Mayo and Little Rock, Arkansas, musician, and resident Read Admire on a storytelling journey about forgiveness. You can also peep the playlist and video's included via our youtube page. Thanks as always to the production of Cloudy J (Jason Delgado) and his inclusion of all the special tidbits you'll hear as we dwell into "The Heart of the Matter". 

Guess what we got for ya'll? An hour and some change of a conversation with Osyrus Bolly of the podcast As A Matter of Black. We borrowed our flow from their topic-driven style and discuss the following:

I make a lot of wild accusations in this episode (because of course I do) and get really into the details with Bolly, in other words, we enjoyed ourselves and hope you do too. 

As always ( not really) we made a few SFS perks to go along with this episode. so if you've read this far and would like a Bobby Womack postcard mailed to you, send us your address ( you can send it to [email protected]) and it's yours ( while supplies last). 

Thanks for joining us! 

If you haven't already guessed we've been having "thee" most issues as of late. Technical issues, guest issues, personal issues, you name it. All that aside though, we still do try and make something available when we have the capacity to do so. 

This episode is primarily a breakdown of the Stay Sucka Free w/ Dee Playlist that I provide via my personal youtube page. When I don't have the energy to have conversations with people I love, I straight up just make a playlist to keep me company and in this case I discuss not only the songs and memories attached to each shared audio/visual treat, I also inadvertently end up having a conversation with everyone! Kinda...

In this session, I shout out folks like Dominque Jones, Cruz Serna, and Joshua but I also talk about Black Milk and how I've only ever seen him perform in Fresno and how that wouldn't of been possible if someone (Johnny Q) didn't love this artist and then want to share him with the place he calls home. There is something about people who provide options rather than simply complain about the lack of them that just makes me so happy. I can't take you seriously if all you do is point out things you don't enjoy but never offer something you consider valuable to the fold. Let me stop right there and end this with a hardy thank you to Cloudy J ( Jason Delgado) for his continued production and editing skills. Sending him my ramblings and ending up with a product you like is a gift and he continues to give them.

Happy Holidays Y'all... & Keep it Sucka Free! 

Good morning! Guess what y’all? We have a real-life guest in the lab today! On this lovely Sucka Free Sunday, we invite you to get to know Andrew Martinez, Friend, Father, Husband and connoisseur of Parliament/ Funkadelic and the blues. Not necessarily in that order.

In this episode, we discuss the influence of the blues on UK rock, both old and new, why Al Green is so amazing, learning to appreciate music outside of our own upbringing, and how others unknowingly inform our curiosity and lead to new musical adventures. Connecting the dots between vulnerability and the source material for the blues, why teddy Pendergrass was the man, song that reminds him of his first crush, why Dr. Dre should just do music and not act, and lots of other random tidbits.

Tune in and hang out with us for a bit. We promise there are a few signature surprises from Cloudy J on the production side too.

Five Song Playlist

1). Blue Bird- John Lee Hooker

2). Can’t get next to you- Al Green

3).  Glory Box- Portishead

4). Red House- Jimi Hendrix

5). Try a little tenderness- Otis Redding

A rather busy conversation with friends while we visit a nursery in downtown Visalia. 

Oh. My. God. I just listened to this podcast of myself that Cloudy J edited and let me just let ya'll....I mispronounce, murder and mangle all the words. Even easy words!!! You would think as the production team would have alerted me and said something, but guess what??? It's just me and Jason in two different cities, with two different views and apparently, he felt like this was okay enough to air. 

So yeah...I'm reluctantly adding this to the mix because time constraints don't allow for re-recording at this late stage. Boooo.... oh snap, it's Halloween! Maybe I should just think of this as a spooky situation and get over it! Hahahaha.

At any rate, I created a Five Song Playlist on Dope Things and in the process get nostalgic for many things. If you know me, like me or even love me please forgive me for all the oversights. It's hard doing this thing alone, but here we are. 

DOPE THINGS PLAYLIST

1. Take It- Amp Fiddler x Raphael Saadiq // Stephanie Pearl Art

2. Scottie Pippen x Serpent w/ Feet // Her Honor Book Release

3. Steam- Leon Bridges // Altar in a Box

4. Peach Fuzz- Van Hunt // Cumbia Stickers 

5. Godiva Girl- Todd Rundrgen x The Roots // Plant Night 

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2 of Sucka Free Sunday Got Five On It w/ Cloudy J & Devoya! Our guest this week is former radio host, DJ, Art Museum Director, and longtime friend, Frank Delgado (FrankD!). 

Frank's theme for today's playlist is Tessellations and his energy about it is somewhat infectious. We go down music rabbit holes, discuss what the word tessellations means and get a little nostalgic about growing up in homes with vinyl collections. We hope you enjoy our chat and that you peep the videos that go along with this whole situation as well. It's a vibe!

FrankD! Five Song Playlist

Welcome to Season 2 of Sucka Free Sunday Got Five On It! Our guest today comes to us from the streets of Love Rule A.K.A Little Rock with Artist, activist, and organizer, Osyrus Bolly. 

With a Five Song Playlist on Friendship goals, this was a relaxing, enjoyable conversation that weaved and bobbed between subjects such as people watching, studio life, being a student of hip-hop, the use of shazam, strip club music moments, his own podcast As A Matter of Black with the lovely Ms.Boowee ( peep her in season one) and being a social butterfly in the time of covid. Click that link and get into it, and thank you for rocking with us for an entire year! 

Five Song Playlist: Friendship Goals 

1. Just a Friend- Biz Markie ( Rest In Peace ) 

2. Best Friend- Brandy

3. You got a Friend- Donnie

4. Tell a Friend- Freddie Gibbs

5. Friends- Osyrus Bolly

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