Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: MALIK B

On this episode of TIP, we still down with Comedian, Actor and Social Media Content Creator, Malik B. We start our conversation with Malik first addressing the pronunciation of name, which is constantly mistaken for "Maleek". Malik goes on to example how his name is Arabic and it means "King", so he takes pride in letting people know the correct pronunciation of his name. We then start to discuss what it was like growing up for him in LA, and how having both of his parents in his life and a strong relationship with his father helped mold him into the man he is today. Malik later tells us that he was acting and doing commercials as a young kid due to his mothers encouragement, but it was his father putting him in boxing, were he feel in love with the sport of boxing. Malik let us know that he was actually a really good boxer, to the point he found himself in Vegas training at Floyd Mayweather gym and even eventually sparring with Mayweather. Little did Malik know that his love for boxing would end up having him meeting Micheal B. Jordan in the boxing gym one day, and eventually have him be the inspiration for his character in the hit movie "CREED". Malik talks about how his first time acting in a movie was a major motion picture with huge movie stars and it was an experience of a life time. Malik let us know that he wasn't even supposed to be in the movie, but after a bet with Micheal B. Jordan, stating that if he beat up the best boxer in the gym, they would write a part for him in the movie. And without any hesitation, Malik beat the hell out of the best boxer in the gym, and the rest was history. That opportunity lead to a domino effect of events that ended up landing him another major role in a Netflix original film called "Burning Sand". After that movie, Malik was forced to face the harsh reality of Hollywood, which is the fact that one minute you can be "booked and busy" and the next your career can be at a complete stand still. So unfortunately for Malik, the movie auditions stopped after awhile and he had to figure out what his next move was going to be. Malik said that is was really a blessing from God for him to transition to his new career of comedy because he was always the one on the movie set making everyone laugh. So one day he saw a Stand Up Comedian class by the late Comedian David Arnold that was being held in LA and decided to join. After a few weeks of the class and getting up and finally performing a stand upset, Malik fell in love with the craft and his comedy journey began. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat, and like alway this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune’d In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: M. Dot

On this episode of T.I.P, we sit down with a multi-talented California native who wears a multitude of creative hats, by the name of "M.Dot". M.Dot is a Los Angeles native byway of Pasadena, and he is a Magazine Owner, Creative Director, Fashion Designer as well as a plethora of other titles. We first start our conversation with M. Dot; whose real name is Marcus, telling us how things were for him growing up in Pasadena and how he found his creative spark early due to his family and hip hop culture which was a major influence in him knowing what he wanted to do with his life. We then go on to talk about how he started his creative journey as a rapper and producer, Which lead to creatively directing visuals for music videos later on in life. Dot explains that he played sports, basketball specifically, but he was never the typical high school student, because he didn't go to parties and hang out much with friends, because he was always either in the studio, his parents radio station or in his mother's garage doing creative things. He explains to us that how he got his name "M.Dot", was inspired by Jay-z's nickname "S.Dot Carter", but he put his own twist on the name "M. Dot" because the acronym stood for "Marcus Does Overtime'. Dot talks about how he was popular in school mainly because of being a creative and just a trendsetter, in the sense he would go to thrift stores and find pieces of clothing that he would cut up and/or sew onto peoples clothing or sneakers for extra money as a side hustle. We transition our conversation to how he later befriended 2 time NBA Champion and Los Angeles Laker, Jordan Farmar. Dot tells us how it was such a inspiration and wild experience being around Jordan and the Championship Lakers, as well as being apart of the Laker parade twice. Dot goes on to explain how that experience helped turn his hustle up and broaden his understanding of an extravagant lifestyle. A lifestyle in which he made his mind up that he wanted for himself, through his own talent, dedication, and hard work. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat, and like alway this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune’d In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: Jayson Cash

On this episode of T.I.P, we sit down with the extremely talented Rapper and song writer from Carson, California, Jayson Cash. In this episode, things tend to get a bit deep as Jayson details what his life was like, leading up to him being a songwriter and recording artist for Atlantic records. We first start our conversation talking about what it was like for him growing up in Carson, California. Jayson goes on to talk about how his upbringing in Carson really molded him into being the man he is today and doing what he’s doing in music today. Jayson is a preacher‘s grandchild, who grew up in the church and attended church services almost every day as a youth. We talk about how the church was a major influence in his upbringing and allowed him to walk a straight path that wasn’t necessarily influenced by the streets because he was constantly involved in the church. We later go on to have a conversation about a tragic moment in his life when Jayson was shot three times. That incident where he ended up being shot was a pivotal moment in his life, not only because he could’ve lost his life, but because it was the turning point for his career and his pursuit to be in the music business full-time. Jayson goes on to reveal to us that even though he reached a major goal that he already had, which was to be signed by a major record label. He goes into detail about how being signed to a record label and being an independent artist are two completely different Hustle and battles that he had to learn the difference between . Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat, like alway this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune’d In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: Micah Bijon

On this episode of T.I.P, we sit down with Actor, Musician and Los Angeles native Micah Bijon. We first start our conversation off with Micah informing us on the prestigious private school that he went to, called "Fred Price" that helped shape his character as a creative and a young adult overall. During the conversation Tun has a moment where he mistakes the legendary Musician "Thundercat" for the late great rapper "Nipsey Hussle", and it was a hilarious but embarrassing moment for him as Micah and T.Reg proceeds to clown him for that. As the conversation continues, Micah goes on to talk about his upbringing and how his father influenced him heavily and how music was and still is his first creative love. We later talk about after he finished high school he ended up going to Cal State Northridge, where him and T. Reg really established their friendship through their love of music. As the conversation progresses, we discuss how he found himself being intrigued about Acting and doing commercial Acting. He talks about how he was working at Trader Joes after college, just trying to figure out what he was about to do with his life. Micah tells us that he manifested himself being in the creative space as an commercial Actor by asking questions and applying himself based off the answers he got back from those questions. He utilized his job as a cashier at Trader Joes, talking to customers who came into his line that he knew were in the entertainment business. One Actor in particular give him a lot of good advice, but when he realized that Micah was serious, he ended up helping him get signed by one of the biggest commercial agencies in LA, Daniel Hoff Agency. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune'd In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: J SNOW

On this episode of T.I.P, we sit down with a Comedian, Writer, YouTuber, Film maker and Compton native; J Snow. We first start off our conversation talking about what it was like for J Snow growing up in Compton and how during his child hood he witnessed so many traumatic things that he became numb to the fact that a lot of those things he experienced weren't normal. He goes on to elaborate about the fact that he was very much so an "outside kid", who found himself getting into random things that were both fun and mischievous. J Snow explains how growing up in the hood for him gave him a different understanding of not only survival but self awareness at a young age, because not only did his father pass away when he was young but he also had to learn a lot on his own because he was the youngest of his siblings. We later transition the conversation to a more serious topic about J Snow's life when Tun brings up the fact that Snow has a rare health condition that he has been dealing with for the entirety of his life which is Sickle Cell Anemia. J Snow goes into detail about what exactly the unfortunate health condition is, how he's had to navigate through it as a child growing up in Compton and how it has effected his social and personal life as an adult. Our conversation progresses forward as we start to talk about how he got started doing Youtube sketches in his early 20's which he was just doing for fun, but later catch the attention of a very popular website called "WorldStar Hip Hop." After gaining notoriety from his sketches via WSHH he tells us how he kept working on sketches and dropping them on his YouTube channel which eventually landed him an opportunity to write for the BET Awards, The Hip Hop Awards and The Soul Train Awards. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat and like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune'd In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: HONEEY KAY

On this episode of TIP, we sit down with a California native who is a Youtuber, Entrepreneur, Exotic Dancers and overall hustler, Honeey Kay. We first start our conversation talking about how she grew up with both her parents in the outskirts of Los Angeles County, in a place called Arcadia, CA. Honeey tells us that in Arcadia there's not much that goes on there except the fact that people from LA tend to come out there to break into homes in the neighborhoods unfortunately. She then goes on to tell us how she was a great student growing up and her parents were very strict about her having good grades, so much so that even though she went to four different high schools she still ended up graduating with a 3.9 GPA. Honeey goes on to tell us about how she wanted to be a pharmacist when she got out of high school, and found herself having an array of different jobs. We later go on to discuss how her getting fired from one of her jobs as a pharmacist assistant randomly got her introduced to being a "bottle girl" for a private event. And at that private event, she said the guy who got her the gig informed her that they had enough bottle girls for the night but asked her if she wanted to dance as entertainment for the guest for some extra cash. She tells us that she was initially extremely nervous, but her hustler mindset along with her will to set boundaries for her allowed her to grasp an understanding of the business of exotic dancing. Not only did she catch on the way the industry was run but she also realized a way for her to make way more money faster than she ever expected. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune'd In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: COMEDIAN CP

On this episode we sit down with Detroit native, a HILARIOUS Comedian, Actor, Writer and Producer, Comedian CP. We start out conversation with CP, talking about how he got into the comedy game and where he started doing comedy. CP lets us know that he started in Detroit were he experienced a sort of "hazing" from other older comedians in Detroit, but was able to make a name for himself in the city due to his unique comedy style and his ability to think and construct jokes outside the norm of his peers around him. CP goes on to let us know that him being an only child really played a major impact on him honing his inner comedic voice, because he was always around older people at a young age and was always "in grown folks business". He then elaborates on the fact that because he was alone a lot it gave him the ability to think on a deeper level about the things he saw, and be able to embrace his creative side at a early age to the point he knew that he wanted to be in entertain at a young age. Our conversation gets interesting when our Co-host T-Reg asks Tun and CP who are their top five favorite and/or most influential comedians. We later discuss how certain comedians, like Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Tommy Davidson helped influenced his path in comedy. CP goes into detail about how the career path and the artistic body of work that Tommy Davidson had really gave him the idea for the different characters he would create in his own comedic artwork. We later talk about how he went viral in Detroit for his skits and funny characters and felt that he hit a ceiling, as far as he was concerned in the comedy game and was inclined to make his way out to Los Angeles. CP knew he was supposed to be in LA because due to him going viral in Detroit, he found himself as writer in writer rooms for Tv shows. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune'd In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: @CASEYVEGGIES

On this episode, we sit down with a true West-Coast Legend and native of Los Angeles, Rapper, Song-Writer and Artist Casey Veggies. Our conversation first starts off with us talking to Casey about how he came up in Los Angeles, being the youngest of his siblings and growing up predominantly in Inglewood. He goes on to share with us that when he was 7 years old he was outside and got hit by a car and had to leave school and be homeschooled. Casey also reveals a random fact that maybe some people knew but was new to Tunde, which was that his father used to be a body guard for Jay-Z when he was younger. We later go on to discuss how him and our Co-Host T.Reg became instant friends as kids through sports and lost touch for a little bit, but eventually linked back up in high school at the Legendary Crenshaw High School. Casey then goes into detail about how things were for him in high school, seeing that he was getting heavy buzz and notoriety for his music at a very young age. He talks about how he was influenced a lot by certain Midwest artists like Lupe Fiasco, and how the East Coast music vibes helped him cultivate his own sound that he develop on the West Coast. By 17 yrs old, because of his constant grind and being outside and on the Fairfax scene, he had develop a solid name in the city, which later had him being able to connect with the big homies from LA doing their own thing like Nipsey Hussle and Dom Kennedy early in their careers. Casey explains that he was really living a crazy life at such a young age because not only was he performing at major clubs in Los Angeles and had his music doing crazy numbers on the internet before streaming was a thing, but he eventually got the attention of Jay-Z and Roc Nation and was flown to New York to meet Jay-z in person. That meeting later turned into him getting signed to a management deal with Roc Nation. As the episode goes on, we continue to talk about his journey as an artist in the music industry and the ups and downs that come from being signed to a major label like Epic Records, which was the label he signed his first record deal with. Casey goes on to express that due to all the politics and lack of knowledge of the music business that at a point, certain things started to get a bit shakey which kind of lead to him going through a bit of depression. Casey keeps it real about how he was able to come back from being in a dark place personally and artistically. But with him continuing to stay creative and motivated by the art of making music got him back to the point where he's creating phenomenal music and now going back on tour with his long time friend and big homie Dom Kennedy. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune'd In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to The Tune'd In Podcast!!!!! (Formerly Known as Dussé & Backwoods)

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guest: @CHEFWILLJONES504

On this episode, we sit down and talk to with a native of New Orleans and Personal Chef for some of todays biggest sports athletes, Chef Will Jones. Our conversation first starts off talking about how Chef Jones grew up in New Orleans, and where his passion for cooking initial came from. Chef explains that outside of this natural interest in cooking because of being from the south, he went to college for business management. But it was one day that he saw a man walking around campus with the checker pants that culinary students and people who cook at restaurants wear and it really intrigued him. Chef Jones later goes on to reveal to us that he was not only inspired by the guy in the checker pants but he also had a older brother who cooked and another brother who was in the streets, who always looked out for him and push him to do positive things with his life. We then transition to a new topic, when our Co-Host T-Reg asks him about how he was effected by "Hurricane Katrina". Chef tells us that the hurricane was the best and worst thing that could've happened to him because he had to evacuate his home and leave everything behind, but also got a sign from God to move to Atlanta, and that's when his life changed drastically. And while being in Atlanta, he was working at a very popular restaurant where a lot of celebrities used to come to eat. After building connections and relationships in Atlanta, unfortunately his mother got sick and evidently passed away, but he then moved back to New Orleans and capitalize on his skills and connections which eventually got him cooking for the likes of star athletes like Reggie Bush, and now being Anthony Davis's personal chef. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of The Tune'd In Podcast. Yay! Yay!

Welcome to Dussé and Backwoods, The Real Negus Roundtable.

I'm your host TUNDEEEEEE!! Aka Chocolate Papí aka TunGotJokes

Twitter/IG/TikTok: @Tungotjokes

Special Guests: @TT_Got_it & @PrinceCharmingP

On this episode Tun sits down with the Emmy Award winning dynamic rap duo and legendary products of the west side of Chicago, The Freaky Boiz. We first start off our conversation talking about what it was like for these two growing up on the westside of Chicago. Even though they went to revel schools where violence and gang activity was constantly around them, they found a way to build a bond and become close friends at an early age in life. Due to their upbringing being so rough, they stuck together through their love for entertainment, as they both were apart of a local dance group in Chicago. Although faced with several trials and tribulations because of the harsh environment and extreme circumstances they had to over come, the both of them ended up going to college and attending Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. At SIUC, is where their lives changed forever because they were one of the first internet sensations to go viral due to their famous impromptu freestyle that they did in their dorms and uploaded to YouTube which made them overnight local and national celebrities. Not only did their freestyle catch a lot of notoriety, but they set the path and opened the door as the first male rap duo who were openly representing the LGBTQIA community. Because of their new and unique rapping styles and raunchy lyrics about their lives and experiences as openly gay black males, they developed a celebrity status which eventually got them to appear of the nationally syndicated radio show, "The Breakfast Club". We later go on to discuss on them catching fame early as young college students, that allowed them to gain a large following which later contributed to them moving out to Los Angeles to further advance themselves in their rap careers. We discuss how them coming out to Los Angeles, right after college allowed them to experience a multitude of adult life trials and tribulations which gave them the understanding of what their true calling and purpose was in life outside of just being entertainers. And that calling and purpose eventually leading one of them to become and Emmy Award Winner as well as a Guinness Book Record holder and the other to develop a love and passion of being a school teacher as well as an entrepreneur. Like usual, our listeners are definitely in for a treat like always, this is one you do not want to miss! So sit back and enjoy the crazy world of Dussé and Backwoods. Yay! Yay!