Virtuous Optimist Podcast

Season SIX opening interview with rapper and producer Ishmael Butler (@shabazzpalaces).

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Tune Samples:

Golden Days - MastermindMose

Joy & Pain- Frankie Beverly & Maze

Jettin' - Digable Planets

What Im Talking - Cherrywine

100 Sph – Shabazz Palaces

Can't Draw The Line - Knife Knights

Easin' In – Edwin Starr

Digable Planets - Cool like dat (instrumental) - Digable Planets

Time & Space (A New Refutation Of) - Digable Planets

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Something Came To Me

Ain't Nothin' Wrong – KC & The Sunshine Band

Where I'm From - Digable Planets

Incense – Erykah Badu

Stardust - Clark Terry 1967

I'll Get By Without You – Wah Wah Watson

Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Willing

Bridge Through Time – Lonnie Liston Smith

The Blackbyrds - Dreaming About You

High Energy (12 Version) - Donald Byrd

Hush - Donald Byrd Pepper Adams Quintet

Miles Davis - Walkin'

George Benson - Give Me The Night

Maxayn - Jam For Jack (1972)

Digable Planets - The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug

Keyon Harrold - Her Beauty Through My Eyes (feat. Pharoahe Monch)

For Corners - Digable Planets

Billie Holiday - Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (1949)

24 Carat Black ft. Vicki Gray - You're Slipping Away

Culture - Two Sevens Clash, 1977

Hvnli - KeiyaA

Effeminence (feat. Fly Guy Dai of Chimurenga Renaissance)

Jettin LIVE - Digable Planets

Cherrywine - What Im Talking

Shabazz Palaces - The Neurochem Mixalogue

Shabazz Palaces - Endeavors for Never (The last time we spoke you said you were not here.  I saw you though.)

Shabazz Palaces - Effeminence (feat. Fly Guy Dai of Chimurenga Renaissance)

Shabazz Palaces - Sparkles

Shabazz Palaces - Recollections of the Wraith

Shabazz Palaces - 30 Clip Extension

Shabazz Palaces - Self-Made Follownaire

Shabazz Palaces - 20 Gear Science

Shabazz Palaces - Money Yoga

Cant Draw the Line - Knife Knights

Give You Game – Knife Knights

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Just Wait

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”What His Hair Do?” Icebreaker segment, reflecting, giving thanks, laughing, crying, venting, “Show Yo Naked Skillz” Freestyle - Gib$on and everything MEN in Los Angeles, CA . Recorded at the Lighthouse Studio12/18/2020

Tune Samples:

Ohio Players – Ecstasy

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Really Love (Audio)

Erykah Badu – WOO

Groundation - Jah Jah Know

Masego - I Do Everything (More For Cruisin')

RAHEEM DEVAUGHN - BELIEVE (SLOWED)

Jaheim - Finding my way back [2010]

Nelly-Body on me Lyrics

It's Love – Jill Scott

Sweet Justice - Jill Scott

2 Smooth – Webbie

I Love You – Herman Jones

Made Nigga – Webbie

Masego - I Had A Vision (audio)

Love Be Like (Medasin Remix)

Ooh Nah Nah (feat. Masego)

Steve Lacy - N Side (Official Audio)

Hoochie Hotline (Interlude) , Pt.1

Niggas – Kamaiyah

Lil Wayne - Shoot Me Down

Sarah, the Illstrumentalist - Green Aventurine

Cortex - Huit octobre 1971

Head – prince

Moonbeam Levels – prince

Tyrone Davis - Ain't Nothing I Can Do

Breezin' – George Benson

Shingo Sekiguchi - North Wing

Nomatter – Moose Dawa

A child with the blues – Erykah Badu

XXYYXX - About You

OutKast - Stankonia (Stanklove) (Official Audio) ft. Big Rube, Sleepy Brown

Heart Ache - GurtyBeats

Mountain Sunlight (feat. Mos Def)

Project Pat - Life We Live

for you - jhfly

Mereba – Kinfolk (Audio)

Booted Up – DJ Rev & Playboyxo

Joe Moses & RJmrLA - Stop It [Official Audio]

Kamaiyah - Bape Hoodie (Audio)

Hoes Come Easy - RJ

Get It – Joey Gilmore

Joey Gilmore - Somebody Done Took My Baby And Gone

Beauty in the Dark (Groove with You) - Mos Def

“Show Yo Naked Skillz” Freestyle - Gib$on

"Show Yo Naked Skillz” Instrumentals:

Don't You Go Home - David Ruffin

Voyage To Atlantis - Isley Brothers

Neighbors - J Cole

Knee Deep (Not Just) - Funkadelic

June 27th Freestyle - DJ Screw

Cool Down - Jazz Liberatorz

Rock With You - Michael Jackson

MF DOOM – Cedar (RIP 10/31/20)

MF DOOM – Doomsday (RIP 10/31/20)

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The very first "What His Hair Do?" Icebreaker segment on Vo Podcast featuring Actress Maya Rai'Jean. We throw out men's hairstyles such as locs, afros, plaits, cornrows, fade, baldy, perms, etc. Press play to hear our thoughts/opinions of the brothas rockin em. So much fun!

Tune Samples:

Ohio Players – Ecstasy

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Really Love 

Erykah Badu – WOO

Groundation - Jah Jah Know

Masego - I Do Everything (More For Cruisin')

RAHEEM DEVAUGHN - BELIEVE (SLOWED)

Jaheim - Finding my way back [2010]

Nelly-Body on me Lyrics

It's Love – Jill Scott

Sweet Justice - Jill Scott

2 Smooth – Webbie

I Love You – Herman Jones

Made Nigga – Webbie

Masego - I Had A Vision (audio)

Love Be Like (Medasin Remix)

Ooh Nah Nah (feat. Masego)

Steve Lacy - N Side (Official Audio)

Hoochie Hotline (Interlude) , Pt.1

Niggas – Kamaiyah

Lil Wayne - Shoot Me Down

Sarah, the Illstrumentalist - Green Aventurine

Cortex - Huit octobre 1971

Head – prince

Moonbeam Levels – prince

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A bunch more road stories, groupies , vocal theory and analysis, coaching Britney Spears during performance, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, George Clinton & The Cinderella Theory AND my most fav, JAZZ TALK.  Press play for great stories and groovy soul music!

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Tune Sample Playlist:

Leon Bridges - Sweeter (Official Audio) ft. Terrace Martin

Magicsmooth

A.P.I.D.T.A - Jay Electronica instrumental

Get into the Party Life

LION BABE - Get Into The Party Life (Official Audio)

Darondo (feat. Dave Allison) Didn't I (Dave Allison Rework)

People Make The World Go Round · Bobby Hutcherson

Donald Byrd - Wind Parade

SirBlue!!! – 9th wonder

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer) : III. Presto

Shalamar - This is for the Lover in You

hard work children of zeus

Can't Stop The Love (Remastered)

Maze - I Wanna Thank You

Song For My Mother (Remastered)

Joy And Pain (Live Remastered)

Smoothies in 1991 – larry June

Airbound – george Clinton

There I Go Again - george Clinton

The Cinderella Theory - george Clinton

I'll Be with You Bernie Worrell

Bootsy's Rubber Band - Preview Side Too

Hush - Donald Byrd Pepper Adams Quintet

Edwin Starr - Easin' In (1973)

For My Ladies Yussef Dayes

Kari Faux - LEAVE ME ALONE (Official Audio)

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Mixed and mastered by Larry Fergusson

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Tales of the road with vocal coach Doc Holliday. Doc is most known for starting the singing careers of Tyrese Gibson & Backstreet Boys and on to coaching Britney Spears, TLC, En Vogue, Nsync, Eric Benet, Brandy, George Clinton, Mali Music and many many more. He's a music industry hidden gem.

Stay tuned for part two of the full audio interview with Doc Holliday on next Sunday October 4, 2020. 

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Go behind the music with soul musician Son Little aka Aaron Livingston. Son tells us every instrument he can play, about music education, Twitter rants, songs of protest, Curtis Mayfield, Pop Staples, singing with Mavis, new record Aloha and on and on..

Tune Samples in rare form:

Cross My Heart Live (Acoustic) on @sonlittlemusic IG 7/16/2020

Hot dreams – Timber Timbre

Loser Blues - Son Little

Toes – Son Little

Loser Blues - Son Little

Nights Over Egypt - Zo!

Fu-Gee-La - The Fugees

Swing My Way - K. P. & Envyi

Ensueno - Godtet

Hey rose – Son Little

Letter bound – son little

[Somebody] Ease My Troublin' Mind – Sam Cooke

People Get Ready The Impressions

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

all mine Kanye

Spaceship - kanye

Son Little - Your Love Will Blow Me Away When My Heart Aches

Space strut Mocky

Slide - slave

Son Little - belladonna (Full Album Stream)

Bbbaby - on little

Popstar - dababy

let it slide - sweeps

when im in your arms – cleo

lets do it again – the staples singers

big yello taxi – joni Mitchell

fight – Mavis Staples

Staple Singers - Why Am I Treated So Bad

Guns Are Drawn – the roots

Song For My Mother (Remastered)

Son Little - Mad About You (Full Album Stream)

Max Roach & Abbey Lincoln - Lonesome Lover

Let it slide - sweeps

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Another FIRE freestyle session of "Show Yo Naked Skillz" featuring J King on Season 5 Episode 1

Tune Samples (Instrumentals)

How Deep is your Love - Keith Sweat

Tops Drop - Fat Pat

Krazy but True - Future

What its Worth - Black Milk

Still Po Pimpin - Do or Die

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J King stops by the Lighthouse Studio in Los Angeles, CA to discuss his rap history, being the son of Motown Records soul singer Bobby King & Cadillac Classics Vol 1 & 2. This episode features two UNRELEASED tracks by J King & a fire "Show Yo Naked Skillz" freestyle over some of my favorite funky soul beats. Press Play

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Season 5, Episode 1

Tune Samples:

Midnight - Willie Lindo

Nawf - Justin Money

Soul Seek - Blue Iverson

Looks are Deceiving - Damian "Jr Gong" Marley

Dookiekillintheblunt (Interlude)

Shes Strange - Nate Dog

Girls - Kid Cudi featuring Too $hort

Shes Strange – Cameo

Baby Come to Me - Regina Belle

Swang on 4’s - Z Ro

Step Back - Washed Out

Ain't Never Met A Woman Like You - Bobby King

I Do Love You - GQ

STAB - J King

Intro [Prod By DJ Choke Deezy] - J King (SoundCloud)

Southside - J King (SoundCloud)

Points To Prove - J King (SoundCloud)

Top Drop - J King (SoundCloud)

3ME Cypher - @ThreeMEnt (Youtube) - J King & Buggs Marley

The Relevant - Kendrick Lamar

Jazz Liberatorz - I Am Hip Hop ft Asheru (Instrumental) Blankets - Swell

Countdown - J King (SoundCloud)

Road To Riches - J King (SoundCloud)

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"Show Yo Naked Skillz" Tune Samples (Instrumentals)

How Deep is your Love - Keith Sweat

Tops Drop - Fat Pat

Krazy but True - Future

What its Worth - Black Milk

Still Po Pimpin - Do or Die

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Go Wit the Move - J King *UNRELEASED TRACK*

Brazilica - Ramsey Lewis

Sunday Afternoon - Max Roach

Get MuNNY - Erykah Badu

Pick It Up (feat A$AP Rocky) [Prod By FKi1st and Sosa808]

Lac Lac - Big K.R.I.T. feat. A$AP Ferg (Prod. By Big K.R.I.T.)

Feds Did A Sweep Freestyle - J King (SoundCloud)

Real Nigga Prayer - J king (SoundCloud)

Live From The Gutta - J King (SoundCloud)

Dreamville - Still Dreamin ft. JID, Lute, and 6LACK (Official Audio)

Closing (0037) - Produced by Substantial

Finessin the plug – J King *UNRELEASED TRACK*

HEY IT'S LOVE - THE COMMANDS

What A Job - Devin The Dude ft. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000

In the Rain - Ernest Ranglin

Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night

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