BBS is a podcast hosted by Jamey Bennett, also known as Chunjay of positive hip-hop crew, Royal Ruckus, about music and culture, faith and doubt, beers and beards, and the shipwrecks in life.
Greetings beautiful people of planet earth! Ya boys are back at it with a heater of an episode! We were blessed to have the opportunity to chop it up with the multidisciplined homie Omega Watts. Many know of him as a producer, MC, and DJ. In addition to these talents he is also and independent art-director, graphic designer, photographer and of course avid record collector. Ohmega and Nomadik crossed paths in the early 2000's when they both lived in Portland, Oregon. Well as you'd suspect things have changed since then and we get to discuss what's going on with him and what he's up to these days. He takes us on his journey through music, graphic design,the loss of his father, marriage, fatherhood, friendship, and life! This dude is seriously oner of the most genuine human beings! We hope you are as blessed by the conversation as we were. IG: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @justjamey @nomadikvagabond and you can find Ohmega on IG @brokinnglish(music) and @brokin_nglish (design) Also be sure to hit up ohmegawatts.bandcamp.com for music as well as mix cloud.com/ohmegawatts for music. Last but not least ohmegawatts.com for all things Ohmega Watts related. Remember to share and subscribe and hit up brews beards.com and royalruckus.com and royal ruckus.bandcamp.com for all the fresh tunes! Nomadik Vagabond
This is an interview I did with my mother's mother, Grandma Colleen Pitts (O'Farrell) in 6 or 7 years ago. She died on February 14, 2024, and so now I'm releasing this episode in her honor. We discuss a variety of things—losing her husband to cancer, difficulties in families, depression, losing my dad in a car wreck, and even the blackouts of World War II. She was a gem of a woman, and I'm excited to share a little bit of her perspective with you. I love you, Grandma. Jamey Bennett BrewsBeards.com
Whassup good people Happy new Year!! We're back like we never left! Hopefully y'all remember a few episodes back the we had on Jeremiah Dirt and Illustrate, well you can consider this part 2 where we chop it up with Illustrate solo and get to hear more of his story and why he does what he does. We have the convo about being a rapper who's a christian vs. a Christian rapper and if there is a difference. he shares with us insights into the Colorado hip hop scene as well as what it was like linking up with Fros'T and Ahmad of 4th Ave Jones. As many of you may (or may not) know Illustrate is a member of the hip-hop collective Shadow Of The Locust (see September 2023 episode for that convo), he shares with us how he met Jeremiah Dirt and Calmplex of SOTL. This spurs Illustrate and Jamey to both share some Jeremiah Dirt stories which are worth the listen alone! Wrapping it up Illustrate lets us know what he's up to know as far as crew and solo projects. We hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Wanna hit us up? Peep us on Instagram: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond @justjamey and you can get at Illustrate on Instagram: @illustrate1 and be sure to peep the @shadowofthelocust IG page as well Wanna hear or purchase Illustrates music? Hit up illustrate.bandcamp.com as well as locustfist.com Peace and a Blessed New Year to all! Nomadik Vagabond
The Life Cycle of Man and Cicada By Joshua Gibbs and Jamey Bennett The average man knows little of cicadas, thinks rarely of cicadas. And yet on the rare occasion he hears the word “cicada,” his mind invariably drifts off into those few truths about the insects which he was taught in grade school: the cicada lives underground for seventeen years, emerges briefly, dies. A certain kind of man cannot recall such claims without immediately thinking of himself, staring into the distance, and wondering if he is truly a man, or if he is, in fact, a cicada. The life cycle of a cicada appeals to a man. When I was a child, I was taught that cicadas slept for all those seventeen years. Sadly, not every naturalist is still convinced of this, though poets yet carry a torch for the truth. To sleep for seventeen years, to wake briefly, soon to die…how sweet would life seem if it had been anticipated in dreams for so long? The poet is neither convinced that nature has commanded the cicada to spend so long underground. The poet knows the cicada has chosen to stay underground all these years, and that he might emerge from the earth when he pleases. The cicada has said, “It is better this way,” though his residency with the dead, in Hades, is not obligatory and not tenured. The cicada is free and stays underground by choice. It is purely coincidental that seventeen years is the given term of these cicadas. Someday, these cicadas will have their Che Guevara, their Óscar Romero, their Picasso…and he will sleep for thirty-six years, or fifty-nine, or ninety-one years. We suspect the creature who makes company with Hades himself for seventeen years might be capable of doing so interminably. Have we numbered every cicada emerging from the ground? Have we truly kept track of their departures, their arrivals? Have we only said they sleep “seventeen years” because we tired of putting hash marks on the cell walls? “No one will count longer than this.” Who can say? The death and lust rattle you hear this summer's eve might be a millennium in the making. The life cycle of a cicada appeals to a man. The man wants to believe that he, too, might only have been sleeping up until now, and that the emergence from the death of sleep this very morning might be the inauguration of a brief, golden age. “Will I now truly live? Has it always been a slumber and am I only now waking?” The man wants to believe this is true. He has long been underground, and no matter his activity, he recasts all his labor as nothing more than a patient biding of time. A man interprets patience into the long haul of his already-lived life. “I was always waiting.” A man longs to see the light of day as though he were a cicada, fingers emerging from the dirt, and then hoisting himself out. A man longs to see the world as a kind of egg from which he hatches after a beginning-less gestation period. “It will all end soon,” says the cicada man, although the cicada man is forever caught between the contradiction of a thing beginning and a thing ending. Is this the seventeen year slumber or the two months of waking? The question cannot be answered, and every bottle of wine might be the last before death; and every bottle of wine might be opened, poured, and break on the tongue as a revelation— not the end, but the beginning of the end. After a thousand years of sleep, what kind of death is possible for the cicada? The cicada is the resurrection creature. The chasm between life and death narrows to crossing points suddenly, unpredictably. While science has said the cicada wakes only to procreate, the poet knows the cicada wakes simply to live. Is a life of sixty days less meaningful than a life of sixty years? Meaning is not discerned in quantity; a moment in the soul is without end. The man who imagines the cicada emerging only to procreate falsely intuits sudden verve, anxiety and desperation in the cicada. How could such be true of a creature with the patience to wait forever? The sixty days of a cicada's life are the sixty years of a man's life. The creature which spends so long in preparation for life accomplishes much living once he has begun. A man needs sixty years to accomplish so little because he prepares for nothing. He is thrown into life and he does not know what it is about. The man longs to live a year as thoroughly as the cicada lives a single day. The cicada reviews its life many times as it begins to die. Death comes as a surprise to the cicada, just as it comes as a surprise to a man. The cicada has not counted on going to sleep again, so soon, but his eyelids are heavy and the day is late. From the cool shade of the branches of a tree, Thanatos comes to the cicada in the same solemnity with which he approaches a man. The weightless, spiritual scythe of Thanatos passes through the cicada's legs and then his arms and then his head, and then the cicada body enters his eternal stillness as the dry machine-like fruit which clusters about the limbs of a summer tree. His soul returns to the earth, and he knows sleep again. He will emerge again when it suits the Spirit. Like the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, like the Shulamite, the cicada will rise and go about the city and present himself to the King. And the King will be overwhelmed.
Whaddup y'all? We hope everybody is doing just great! On this episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Major Chisholm of Creative Liberty podcast. Major came on Jamey's radar through Whiskerino (which was a beard growing group, look it up if you don't know), and they formed a relationship through taking time together to explore life without alcohol. To kick the episode off we get into the beard talk, which was a rather robust conversation on facial hair. Next we move into the beverage portion of the episode-shoutout to Rambler and Spindrift sparkling waters, as well as Athletic Brewing and Sober Carpenter brewing to help us get some flavor without the alcohol. Lastly we get into chopping it up about Jamey and Major's journey into living alcohol free. They share how they encouraged each other and what it took to maintain sticking to their commitment. We hope you dig it! Socials: @creativeliberty (Majors IG) @royalruckusofficial @justjamey @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond Check out Major on YouTube Check out our "Unvarnished" episodes on YouTube where you get to see our beautiful faces and get to hear all the stuff that gets edited out. Outro song: Royal Ruckus- "The Great Beard Rebellion" Peace y'all! Nomadik Vagabond
What's up good people! We got a treat for y'all on this episode. This one's been a long time comin', but without further delay we present the multitalented Sivion of the legendary Deepspace 5 crew! As you'll be able to hear, we really enjoyed this conversation! "We kicked this one off with what we were drinking, and then move into the beard care section of the episode. After we dissect the finer things of creams and combs we chop it up about parenting and career paths before discussing Siv's history in music and how dual love for the sax and the mic. He's got a few projects in the works that we're excited about, which leads us to discuss the labels he's been on how those connections were made. After the music talk we get into the deep waters (see what I did there?) of the music industry and it's effect on the youth and society, as well as the evolution of the "Christian" hip-hop scene. Lastly we get into the shipwreck of the show where Sivion shares with us some health issues he's been dealing with for the past few years, how it's been affecting his life, how he's coping with it, and how he was able to take something negative and turning it into something beautiful. This truly was a blessing to have this conversation. We hope you're as encouraged listening to this episode as we were having it. Check us out on Instagram: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @justjamey @nomadikvagabond @sivionds5 Be sure to hit up illect.com or illect.bandcamp.com to pick up music by Sivion (including his latest album Str8 Shot) as well as plenty other quality releases. Song at the end was "What It Is" by Sivion produced by Malex off the latest LP "Str8 Shot" on Illect Recordings Apologies for the technical difficulties! Be sure to like, share and subscribe!!! Peace! Nomadik Vagabond
What up family?! We hope y'all have been enjoying your summer! Over here we've been soaking it up! On this episode we have a dope conversation with Illustrate and Jeremiah Dirt of Shadow Of The Locust. We get to talk about Illustrate coming into SOTL and his history in hip-hop. Jeremiah drops some jewels for the up and coming artists as well as the "old heads". Shadow Of The Locust dropped a new album on July 4th, so we talk about that and some of the behind the scenes recording processes for that and how some of the songs came about. This was really a family reunion minus the barbecue!! Hit up Royal Ruckus Bandcamp and Shadow Of The Locust Bandcamp to support the artists!! Y'all will love this one! Please support the music! royalruckus.bandcamp.com (Come On And Wakeup LP with bonus bandcamp only joints!) shadowofthelocust.bandcamp.com(where you can cop the A Mighty Army Cometh 2 album( jeremiahdirt.bandcamp.com illustrate.bandcamp.com and of course brewsbeards.com Y'all can hit us up on IG: @brewsbeards @justjamey @royalruckus @nomadikvagabond @shadowofthelocust @illustrate1 @jeremiahdirt Peace ya'll Nomadik Vagabond
Welcome back people! Forgive the hiatus! We know it's been a hot minute since you've heard from us, but the wait is worth it! We got some heat to make the summer just a little bit hotter! We're kicking off this episode with the longest intro we've ever had wit Jamey and Nomadik chopping it up about parenthood and hip-hop. We're then joined by our guest spoken word artist Johnny Anomaly host of the podcasts Creative Coping and the Johnny Anomaly show. Before we get into the meat and potatoes of the show we discuss what we're drinking (shout out to Athletic Brewing, Pono Brewing, and Jack Daniels) and probably have the longest discussion we've had on non-alcoholic beers. We gotta cover beard care! So the three of us chop it up about what we're doing for the health and beauty of our facial hair. Finally Johnny shares with us how the loss of his son inspired him to start the Creative Coping podcast and writing and performing spoken word pieces. He shares how being creative helped him process the stages of grief and how he was able to translate that into teaching school kids about spoken word and poetry. helping them unlock the creativity within them. Thank you all for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the episode! peace, Nomadik You can find Johnny Anomaly on Instagram; @johhny_anomaly @creativecopingpod and you can check his spoken word pieces at johnnyanomaly.bandcamp.com. Also be sure to check out his podcasts wherever you get your podcasts at. As always you can find us on instagram at: @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial @justjamey also be sure to hit up www.mrrogersoftherapgame.com to peep the new Royal Ruckus EP as well as royal ruckus.bandcamp.com to download music and cop merchandise. Lastly hit up locustfist.com to peep the new Shadow Of The Locust album "a Mighty Army Cometh" (also streaming on all major DSP's) as well as custom ink.com/fundraising/amac2 to cop a shirt to help support the new album as well.
Greetings beautiful people! On this episode we're playing an interview Jamey did on the Creative Coping podcast with Johnny Anomaly in September 2019. Jamey shares how he got into hip-hop, the current state of the genre and his thoughts on it, as well as the art of storytelling in hip-hop and the importance of saying something. He shares some of the creative processes behind creating music, specifically the Royalty Check & Unexpected Joy EP's. Johnny and Jamey then talk about Jamey's involvement in the Samson Society, which is a community of men who are serious about authenticity, humility, and recovery. Lastly he talks about his experience with grief and depression, and how the songwriting process on Unexpected Joy became like survival for him. Tune in and be sure to share this episode with anybody who you think could benefit from it. Peace and infinite blessings! Nomadik Vagabond Be sure to check out the Creative Coping podcast and follow @johnny_anomaly on IG @creativecopingpod also on instagram as always be sure to check us out at brewsbeards.com and of course give us a follow on the socials: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond @justjamey The original episode can be found here: https://creativecopingpod.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/faithfulness-in-the-struggle/ The show has since been renamed The Johnny Anomaly Show, and can be heard here: https://open.spotify.com/show/47jMDe46LCREmcGs9cvyzY?si=45a76c4838c243e6
We should call this episode 4th Time's A Charm as this is the fourth time we have had the pleasure of talking with Elissa Bjeletich Davis, an author and fellow podcaster. She updates us on what's been happening with her since the last time she was on the show. We set it off getting right into deep stuff. She share with us what it's like living with loss and how grief is something that is connected to love. We talk about family life and how that affects how we measure time. Elissa then lets us in on what a post divorce life is like, how it disrupts routines, and how to rebuild after. We wrap things up with her giving us the story of her remarriage and what life is like trying to create new rhythm. Be sure to check her out on Facebook and Instagram @elissbjeletichdavis and her website www.elissabjeletichdavis.com as well as her podcast Everyday Orthodox on Ancient Faith Radio. Be sure to follow us on IG: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond @justjamey Of course http://brewsbeards.com And lastly hit up buymeacoffe.com/royalruckus to support the new EP and of course www.mrrogersoftherapgame.com to stream the new album with links to purchase! Peace! Nomadik Vagabond
Whaddup good people?! Hope the new year has been good for you so far. After a little time away to recharge and refresh, we're back with the first episode of 2023! On this episode we bring you and interview Chunjay did on a radio show called "The Jiggy Jaguar Show" on iHeart Radio. He discusses with them the meaning on some songs from "World's Okayest Rapper" EP (produced by CookBook), and shares some stories about the recording process and lyrical content. It's pretty much like audio liner notes, so you'll get some idea of how Jamey gets creative, and learn some more details on the recording of the EP. There are shipwrecks behind the lyrics, and he gets to discuss it on radio. Tune in and turn it up! The new Royal Ruckus record Come On and Wake Up! comes out January 21, 2023! Nomadik Vagabond
Just like that we're back with a super fresh baked episode hot from the oven! On this episode we get to sit down with author, trauma-informed coach, and fellow podcaster Nicole Roccas. She takes the time to share with us how she got interested in the theme of time, how vast a subject it is, and how it affects our lives. We deep dive with the concept of time and how the idea of what time is has changed through the years. This leads us into her experience with trauma and how she started her journey as a trauma-informed coach helping other people through some of the difficult things in life. She shares how trauma has effected creatives and artists and what she does to speak into their lives with "trauma-informed creative coaching." This truly was a special conversation and we hope it helps you. To learn more about what Nicole does and her works visit her website : http://nicoleroccas.com and her IG @nicoleroccas and of course hit us up on IG: @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial @brewsbeards Share http://brewsbeards.com with a friend! Peace!!!! Nomadik Vagabond
Once again, Nomadik Vagabond here!!! What up beautiful people of the global sphere!!! We hope y'all had a great time giving thanks!! We got the pleasure of chopping it up with Mike Landsman, a pastor, hospital chaplain, and husband & father. He gives a glimpse into his daily routine as a hospital chaplain and shares with us the joys and challenges he faces dealing with people who are often terminally ill. After jumping right into the heavy stuff we discuss his upbringing as a pastor's kid, his time in the Word Faith Movement (https://www.equip.org/perspectives/word-faith-whats-wrong-with-the-word-faith-movement/)and how he was introduced to the early church fathers and the impact their teaching has had on his life. He is also co-host of The Areopagus podcast on Ancient Faith Radio with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick. He shares his experience being a non-Orthodox Christian on an Orthodox Christian platform. This leads us into how Orthodox Christianity and the early Church Fathers have impacted him, how he has implemented some practices from early Christianity to enrich the worship life of his own church, and what it's been like to touch "multiple Christianities." Lastly Pastor Mike shares what his pastoral role is like being "the new guy" at an established church with over 200 years of history—and the challenges and joys that come with it. Thank you all for tuning in! Remember to share and subscribe we want as many people to hear these shows! And of course you can follow us on IG @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial and if your nice you might be able to follow Pastor Mike on IG @landspersona and if you wasn't to hear any of his sermons or contact him go to zionstoneucc.com And as a treat we play the new Royal Ruckus song "Recording In Progress" produced by DJ Sean P!! Check out the new music video here: https://youtu.be/2dwsH2_nloo Also hit up http://buymeacoffe.com/royalruckus to support the album!! Peace and all the Love! - Nomadik Vagabond
What's up wonderful people, we hope y'all are well, happy and healthy! Did you dig the last episode? We hope so, because this episode is almost like part 2 of the last one. You know how sometimes you hear an episode of something and it leaves you wanting more? Well we got you covered. Back in December of 2021 Jamey sat down (again) with Elissa Bjeletich Davis on her podcast Everyday Orthodox (see last episodes show notes to see what the show is about) and catch up and discuss recent developments in his life. They kick it off by talking about the backstory of how Jamey met his wife. He shares the incredible story of his wife's journey into her faith and how they met and how they are bringing two cultures together to make something beautiful. One of those beautiful things is their son. Jamey gives a glimpse into how he transitioned from a single man to a husband and father. Next they discuss his other podcast "Bad Books Of The Bible" where Elissa and Jamey have wonderful dialogue about the origins of the show, the content, co-host (shouts to Joel Miller!) and the purpose of the show. Everyday Orthodox is a live call in show so you get to hear Jamey getting put on the spot by a few callers. Definitely worth there listen. Be sure to look out for the new Royal Ruckus single "Recording In Progress". Video dropping November 19th! And as always be sure to share, subscribe, and tell a friend!!! Follow us on Instagram: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond Be sure to check out the "Everyday Orthodox" podcast on Ancient Faith Radio-https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/everydayorthodox or the Ancient Faith radio app. Give Elissa a follow in Instagram : @elissabjelitichdavis And last but not least, don't forget to hit up buymeacoffee.com/royalruckus to support the new Royal Ruckus EPs!! Peace, Love, and Blessings!
Greetings family! We hope y'all are living good!! On this episode we run an interview Jamey did on Everyday Orthodox, hosted by Elissa Bjeletich Davis, a show about regular people and their journey into the Orthodox Christian faith. Some are creatives, some are clergy, and many are regular people sharing their story. Jamey was in Austin at this time for the release party of Unexpected Joy and was able to swing by her studio and discuss Jamey's journey to Orthodox Christianity from evangelical Christianity, as well as his family's background in Mormonism—and how church history played a part in his journey. They also get into Jamey's experience in the recording industry, specifically the "Christian" music scene. They delve into the identity crisis of Christian musicians and getting pigeonholed. The last part of the show is the two of them discussing the Unexpected Joy EP, what the creative process was like and the inspiration for the songs. As is typical on the show this episode is deep, yet fun at the same time. Hope y'all dig it!! Peace!! Be sure to check out the "EveryDay Orthodox" podcast on Ancient Faith Radio - https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/everydayorthodox - or the Ancient Faith radio app. Give her a follow on Instagram @elissabjelitichdavis and of course hit us up on IG: @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial Don't forget to hit up buymeacoffee.com/royalruckus to support the new Royal Ruckus album!!!! The songs in this episode are from "Unexpected Joy" and"Royal Check" by Royal Ruckus 1. There Is No God 2. Christos Anesti 3. He Spread His Arms 4. You Know Who I Am
Yo, yo! What's up good people of planet earth!? We got another RARE conversation episode, and this one is super fresh. Before Cookbook started Felipes Garage with Murs and the newest iteration with King, E. Green, Adonis, and Nesto, and the short lived reintroduction of the reformed Really Tho!?! podcast, he had a show called Stereo-Types—named after the first Cook & Uno album. Well this was an episode where Cook invited Jamey (aka Chunjay, aka Mr. Royal Ruckus) to talk about cussing in hip-hop songs. They discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the "clean version" of a song. Cook and Jamey share stories about growing up and navigating being young Hip-Hop heads, trying to listen to their music in Christian households, and how they maintained their love for the art and did what they had to do to listen to those raps! Tune in and turn it up! Peep the IG accounts: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond And hit up www.royalruckus.com www.buymeacoffee.com/royalruckus and www.royalruckus.bandcamp.com brewsbeards.com Peace!
What's up good people! On this episode we are just going to play some music. Hopefully y'all are acquainted with Illect recordings, if not you're going to be after this episode! This was my first endeavor into digital DJing. There are a few mistakes here and there, but overall I'm pretty proud of it. If y'all dig this one, let us know and maybe we'll some more all music episodes. You'll notice at the beginning of the mix, I say DJ Rootsounds, that's just my DJ alias I came up with but it is me Nomadik. Anyway the track list is below and hope y'all dig it! 1.Rootsounds Intro 2.Sivion - Here We Go (Trucker Hats & PBR remix) 3.Sintax The Terrific & DJ Kurfu - The Shining Wire (ft. Manchild) 4JustMe - Holster 5.Sivion, Sintax,MuzOne, & JustMe - Raw 6.MuzeOne - Father Time 7.Sareem Poems - Bless The Child 8.Sivion - Older Now (I Made It mashup) 9.JustMe - Tell Your Crew 10.Page One & DJ Because - Crazy Leg Sweep 11.Sintax The Terrific & DJ Kurfu - Of Venison Meat 12.Scribbling Idiots - Told You So (ft. Masta Ace) 13.Sev Statik - Illectricity 14.Caramel Skillington - Legends Of The Fall 15.The Battery - Break 16.Sivion - For President (Of The Year mashup) 17 Imperial & Kinetik - Zone Out Hope y'all dig it and if you like what you hear hit up illiect.com or illect.bandcamp.com to cop some CD's, Vinyl, Tapes, and downloads. You can follow them on IG @illect and of course be sure to give us a follow on IG: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond And last but not least! be sure to hit up buymeacoffee.com/royalruckus and support the new Royal Ruckus works inspired by the life of Fred Rogers. You can donate anything from $5 to $250 and there are a variety of perks. All this money goes to help pay for studio time, hotel rentals, car rentals, etc. Thank You all for tuning in, sharing, subscribing! Nomadik Vagabond
Welcome good people we hope you're doing well! We're back atcha with a beautiful conversation with Rick Lee James. He's a worship music leader, singer, and songwriter, with his first album coming out in 1997. He's also a speaker, author, and host of the podcasts "Voices in My Head" and "Welcome to the Neighborhood: A Mr. Rogers Tribute Podcast," and most recently—a hospital chaplain. "It's how I make sense of the world." Rick discusses with us the impact of music on his life and shares with us the beginnings of him playing music, the plethora of instruments he plays, and how his faith impacts his songwriting process. "We should have music about divorce and drug abuse. Sometimes Christian Music feels so inauthentic." We discuss the crossroads of faith and music, and the tension of being real and sharing your faith in the world and not sounding cliché. Lastly we move into some of his newer projects, including recording an unreleased Rich Mullins song, how he started the Mr. Rogers Say twitter account, as well as his latest song "As I Walk These Halls." "You're here to witness to these people." We discuss the lyrical inspiration of his latest single and how being a hospital chaplain has effected him. And of course we finish up the convo with a discussion about Mister Rogers, his impact on our lives, and the world. Rick shares with us how Mr. Rogers helped him in a dark time in his life as well as his chaplaincy and life. Thank you all for tuning in!! Remember to share this podcast or any episodes that might be your favorites with someone who you think will enjoy it. Or just grab a friends phone and subscribe for them. they'll thank you for it later. Closing song: Rick Lee James " As I Walk These Halls" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEVtjB2KVrU Check out Rick at: http://rickleejames.com http://rickleejames.bandcamp.com (He's got vinyl!!) and @rickleejames on IG and other socials. And be sure to check out his podcasts as mentioned above. Be sure to check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/royalruckus to help support the new Royal Ruckus music campaign. Also: http://royalruckus.com http://mrrogersoftherapgame.com And of course you can us on IG: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond Peace, Love, & Infinite Blessings!! Nomadik Vagabond
Hello good people!! We've got a hot one for you !! On this episode we've got the multitalented MC, drummer, and producer….Sojourn! For those who know and don't know he came up in the mid 90's with The Tunnel Rats and of course his group Future Shock. We discuss what it was like being in a massive crew and also the moves Future Shock made. We also discuss his journey as a solo artist and his beginnings and career as a drummer. We get to discuss drumming and how it fostered his love of many genres of music. He talks about what it's like playing in different bands with different vibes and how it stretches him. He shares about how the creative process of working with the Tunnel Rats and linking up with Braille on His label HipHopIsMusic to eventually release his Sojournslism record. We talk about his collab with Ras Kass and how that came about, and then move into how faith plays a role in his music and what the holistic route is. Be sure to check out www.sojournalistmedia.con to get the all the latest releases from him and also illect.bandcamp.com and illect.com to get his latest ep “The Dark Room.” Also to hear his drum works, stream and download or buy PHYSICAL copies of works by the bands he's in: Hazmat The Sully Band Burt Brianne Band Tunnel Rats Future Shock Footsoldiers Be sure to like share and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen and hit us up on IG @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond and Sojourn @sojournalist And be on the lookout for the new Royal Ruckus album "Mr. Rogers Of The Rap Game" featuring Sojourn and other surprise guests!
Nomadik and Chunjay get together to chat about Ukraine, life, baptisms, cussing, and a whole lot more. On this episode we have a “just the two of us” episode. Jamey and Nomadik take some time to catch up, check in and talk about some things that have been in our minds and hearts. We each brought a few things to the table to discuss and took some time to go deeper into those subjects with each other. As always, we discuss what we're sipping and Nomadik kicks it off talking about the recent collaboration he was blessed to do with Mestizo Coffee and Dudley Perkins. Jamey discusses the Ukraine crisis and the direct effect it's having on his life personally. Bouncing off that Nomadik shared the importance of gratitude and how it can shape your thoughts and actions. Jamey brings us into the recent baptism of his son and the beauty of it. To riff off that Nomadik brings up Mister Rogers and the importance of joy and how it can spread and even in the tough times we can share kindness. Lastly we move into beard care and some of the different techniques we've been implementing in our daily routines. We finish it up with a little discussion about integrating different aspects of life. And to bring it all home we play an EXCLUSIVE world premier of a song Jamey wrote for an insurance conference called “Expert Opinions”....it's a lot of fun, and you don't want to miss it. Nomadik https://mestizo.coffee/product/the-tonic/ coupon code: shipwrecked
Hello Beautiful People! We got an UNRELEASED pre-pandemic episode! This one comes from back in 2017. Jamey sits down with Matt Wells at Monday Night Brewing in Atlanta, GA. Matt is a friend of Greg "Manchild" Owens of the legendary crews, Mars Ill and Deepspace5. After the three of them were hanging out, a podcast spontaneously broke out between Jamey and Matt. They chop it up about music, faith, and, (surprise) beer! Who knew how similar craft beer and music world are, but as the conversation goes on you hear the similarity of songwriting and brewing beer. You'll get insights into the beer industry and brewing, as well as some beer education as well. And naturally, this was recorded inside a brewery! After the beer talk, Matt talks about growing up in a Southern baptist household, playing music in the church and how it was actually a positive environment for his growth, and how that led to him being in a band, moving to L.A., forming a new band, rejecting a record deal and sticking to his guns. We close the show with the shipwreck of what led to his divorce, how he's dealt with that, and we finish with his beard care regime and of course one last tasty brew! Matt isn't really on social media so if you find him cool! If you live in Atlanta go check out Monday Night Brewing and grab a brew! You can of course find Chunjay and myself at in Instagram: @justjamey @nomadikvagabond @brewsbeards Peep out Monday Night brewing on IG @mondaynight Outro song is Run The Jewels "Blockbuster Night 2" As always, like share and subscribe!! Peace and all the love!! Nomadik Vagabond
What up good people!!! It's 2022 and we are alive and well!* We hope you are living blessed! On this episode we our joined by Paul Robertson of the Drums & Rums podcast. As many know Chunjay and Nomadik Vagabond are both drummers, so it only seemed natural to have a fellow drummer, imbiber (is that even a word?), and podcaster on the show. We discuss everything from distilling and brewing methods to drummers and multi-genres of music. We just let the rum take us where we needed to go. It was refreshing, fun, and freeing. What a great way to kick off the year with something light, but still able to get deep on some things. (And yes this was recorded in the late fall, we just thought this would be a great episode to jump off with for the new year.) Also stay to the end to get a special surprise just for our listeners. Peace, love, and positivity!! Nomadik Vagabond Be sure to check us out at: royalruckus.com brewsbeards.com You can check us out on Instagram at: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @justjamey @nomadikvagabond Be sure too see what Paul's up to on drumsandrums.com and give him a follow on instagram at: @drumsandrums make to like, share, and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and outro song was "Bust a Move" by Young MC from the album "Stone Cold Rhyming" 1989 The Bicycle Music Company * Both Nomadik and Chunjay have covid.
Today we bring you an episode with my Great Grandmother's sister, Mary Daniels. Born in 1907, she faced many difficulties in her life, all of which she tackled with joyful determination. A self-less woman, she exemplifies kindness and contentment in ways that are rarely seen. We have a special announcement around the 37:37 mark. You'll want to hear that. Share http://brewsbeards.com with your friends. - Jamey
What is up beautiful people!!! We got a treat for you!! We had the pleasure of chopping it up with Carlos of Mestizo coffee. This episode was a combination of fun and depth. We went deep but still had plenty of laughs. He shared with us his journey into faith by way of evangelical Christianity in his teen years and how he came into adulthood with a different perspective, especially after a backpacking trip across Mexico with a friend. He talks about the beginnings of his journey into his new faith, while simultaneously discovering "church rap" and "rap rap." When he discovered apologetics he tells us how hip-hop it was, and how it was son some "Malcolm X, NOI, 5% vibes" and how he had to G up for his. As his outlook and perspective started transitioning, he went from apologetics to philosophy and started selling theology and philosophy books after shows. "The more philosophy you do, there are more appeals to intuition." Next we move into how he went from seminary and trying to battle on MTV, not being able to do it, but getting other blessings from it....like writing and working in television! But what about the coffee? "I had a coffee conversion experience." When he has his first cup of black coffee, he realized he hasn't been drinking coffee. he also realized that there was a deficit in the latino community with quality coffee. Enter Mestizo Coffee. "The reason why I'm doing this at all is to connect with people." Of course we talk about his super dope coffee and artist collaborations with L.A. MC LMNO of the Visionaries crew, producer/MC Peace 586, and the upcoming collaboration with Dudley Perkins. Listen in and turn it up!! Music in this episode: Souls of Mischief -"93 'til Infinity (instrumental) from 1993 album of same name. Bookworm Brown -"Heaven and Earth" from the 2005 album of the same name. Be sure to hit up http://Mestizo.coffee, cop some coffee and merchandise! (Also stay tuned fro a discount coupon for listeners.) Follow Mestizo on Instagram @mestizocoffee and peep Carlos' music as Bookworm Brown. Of course you can peep us at BrewsBeards.com. RoyalRuckus.com for all your ruckus needs. and of course you can find us on IG: @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial Peace, Nomadik Vagabond
Yo yo! What's up good people of planet Earth!?! We hope y'all livin' good and healthy. In this episode we get to sit down with our good friend Raphael Fiedler of Orthodox Review. He discusses with us how he got started with his Youtube channel and how it has grown to what it is today. He shares with us his experience in the Orthodox Church and what it means to him. "Now that I'm trying to live as an Orthodox Christian, I don't think the old me is representative of that at all." Raphael shares with us his thoughts on his given name vs. baptismal name (we talk about the definition and what that is, don't worry!) and the meaning of a name. "When you think of Punk Rock you think of rebelling and bucking the system..and what has the orthodox Church done for 2000 years?" We discuss faith and music and how they intersect and diverge, as well as what certain music, genres, and songs mean to us. "You got a song that really touches you, how should that be any different than these liturgical songs?" We move into Raphael's shipwreck and how that has affected him and shaped his attitude on the importance of forgiveness. "I'm a huge fan of praying for my enemies... we have to forgive everyone... you have to practice forgiveness." We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed doing it! It was truly a pleasure to sit down with this brother and share our hearts. Hopefully it will encourage you like it did us. Be sure to like share and subscribe! Songs played: Raphael Fiedler - "Prison" Cypress Hill - "Hits From The Bong" (instrumental) Follow Raphael on Instagram and check his Youtube channel to see reviews on some of the latest and greatest Orthodox Christian books. IG @orthodox_review_ https://www.youtube.com/c/OrthodoxReview And of course y'all can follow us: @royalruckusofficial @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond Also don't forget to hit up the Royal Ruckus bandcamp and cop some merch, our boy Jamey just had a baby and needs to buy diapers! Peace and Love! Nomadik Vagabond
What's up party people!! Hope y'all staying up!! This week we get to sit down with a living legend!! Listen Up! as we talk to the Saved Man in The Jungle as he talks about what feels like Phase III of his life and how he has been bringing Illumination on and off the stage with DJ'ing and his trade as an electrician. He had to Dust off his mic to share with us about the Eargasmic Arrangements he has created. Tune in and turn it up!! "I'll be real with you, I can't stand that trap stuff." Soup shares his thoughts and feelings on music today vs. the artform when he was in the industry. "It's a different hustle now." We discuss what it's like to create and distribute music vs. how it was when he was hustling in the music biz in the 80's/90'/and early 00's. "The industry just started changing." Soup shares his thoughts on the shift in the music industry and how he has had to adapt to those changes. "There were times when we were 75 deep." Soup talking on the unity in the early years of his career and working together within the small community fo holy hip hop, and how they would work together and promote each other. "After the gig to me that's the real ministry" He talks about how when he would tour and have people tour with him he expected them to be available after the show to talk and interact with people instead of just performing and calling it a night. You'll hear him talk about tour stories with Peace 586, Dynamic Twins , Gospel Gangstas, and P.I.D. and maybe hear some antics and tour pranks (like one involving a doorway, bucket and unexacting member of a certain duo). We also go into DJ'ing, producing, and how he was preparing to be performing again for a gospel hip-hop documentary called "Mic Drop" You get to hear him talk about what he had to do to get his instrumentals from his albums so he's not rapping over his vocals! We also discuss the book he has written called "Through My Windows" which is his story/biography and also a little history of the "gospel" hip hop scene. "With all this social media it should be easier for cats to be loving on each other." You can hear us speaking on the state of hip-hop today and the unity and lack thereof. "If it wasn't for Cookbook that record would've never came out" We get into the recording process of his 'Eargasmic Arrangements" album, the collaborations he had on there and how they came about, and how this was his most highly bootlegged album! We then go into him speaking of late friend and producer Gene Eugene, how they recorded together and built a friendship and how they were on jam master jay's guest list at the House of Blues! Lastly we discuss his latest venture of starting "Limelight Bar & Grill" in Jamaica. How he saw the opportunity and wanted to build a place to hang out and it's proximity to some historical Jamiacan sites, and how he's using it to take care of the locals. And you will definitely hear the reverence and plain joy we had speaking with this man. Thanks for listening in! Be sure to like, share, subscribe, and let us now what you think! Hit our DM on instagram and we will get back to you!! You can follow us on instagram at: @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial and peep Soup the Chemist on IG at: @soupthechemist Also be sure to pick up his book "Through My Windows" and peep his bar and grill in Jamaica @limelightjamaica. Also make sure to peep his back catalog on all the streaming services and if you feel hit up iTunes to download or Amazon to maybe purchase a hard copy. Of course make sure to check out RoyalRuckus.Bandcamp.com to cop some merch or downloads. Also be sure to check out Soups discography with SFC and solo albums. You can find them on Amazon. maybe your local record store, wherever you stream and download music. Make sure to cop some of his music, support a legend! S.F.C./Soup discography: S.F.C. "Listen UP!" 1989 Broken Records S.F.C. "A Saved Man In The Jungle" 1990 Broken Records S.F.C. "Phase III" 1992 Word/Epic Records S.F.C. "Illumination" 1994 Brainstorm Artists Sūp The Chemist "Dust" 2000 Uprok Records Soup The Chemist "Eargasmic Arrangements 2003 Beesyde Records Songs you hear are: Myka Nyne "7th Seal" Soup The Chemist "Starving Artist" Volume 10 "Pistil Grip Pump" Outro track- Sūp The Chemist "Language of Imagination" Peace!! Nomadik Vagabond —- Mentions Peace 586 Victory Outreach Dynamic Twins Gospel Gangstas JC & the Boyz Brainwash Projects Fred Lynch and PID Gospel hip-hop documentary Sharlock Poems KRS-One Gene Eugene Run DMC Aerosmith Jon Gibson Adam Again Cookbook Limelight bar and grill
Vocab Malone used to rap with a lot of the same cats that Royal Ruckus ran with. He now talks to people about his Christian faith via livestream, and recently ruffled some feathers online with some Orthodox Christians. Jamey and Clayton have him on to get to know him and open a friendly conversation. He also shares some super interesting stuff about a group known as the "Black Hebrew Israelites." He brought his friend Alberto along, who was a lot of fun too. We talk about eating crickets, rapping and preaching on the street, a bit about theology, and quite a bit about hip-hop. We also have the usual chat about beard care and brews. Featured song: "Christos Anesti" by Royal Ruckus, Unexpected Joy EP https://song.link/unexpectedjoy Featured song: "Happy Hardcore" by Vocab Malone Alberto Nungaray Meraz @urban_apologetics on Instagram Vocab Malone @vocabmalone twitter fb insta @streetapologist twitter fb insta http://youtube.com/vocabmalone Jamey Bennett aka Chunjay of Royal Ruckus www.jameyb.com New podcast www.badbooksofthebible.com @NomadikVagabond instagram @brewsbeards instagram Mid-show plug for The Areopagus Podcast with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Pastor Michael Landsman, which features Chunjay on the most recent episode. https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/areopagus/the_areopagus_goes_to_mars_hill
The average man knows little of cicadas, thinks rarely of cicadas. And yet on the rare occasion he hears the word “cicada,” his mind invariably drifts off into those few truths about the insects which he was taught in grade school: the cicada lives underground for seventeen years, emerges briefly, dies. A certain kind of man cannot recall such claims without immediately thinking of himself, staring into the distance, and wondering if he is truly a man, or if he is, in fact, a cicada. The life cycle of a cicada appeals to a man. Royal Ruckus has created a two part album called The Summer of the Cicadas (streaming everywhere), which was released in 2017. In honor of 2021's cicada summer in much of America, we are releasing this episode containing four distinct interviews about the album and about the symbolism of cicadas. Jamey sits down with various interviewees and covers a ton of topics...fasting, faith, hip-hop, creating music, and a bit about bugs. The life cycle of a cicada appeals to a man. We read the infamous cicada essay. https://summerofthecicadas.com/cicadas/ Ancient Faith Presents... Featured song: Time for Us (featuring Bonafied of Grits) https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/royal_ruckus The Outlet - Da Gr8 FM https://www.instagram.com/dagr8fm/ Featured song: "Lost Boys" (featuring CookBook & Eligh) Featured song: "Departures" (featuring Jeremiah Bonds & KC Jones) Featured song: "The Waitress Song" Food, Faith, and Fasting https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/foodfaithfasting/interview_with_jamey_bennett Indie Music Live! https://indiemusicplus.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajNWaizHp9g Featured song: "Summer's Last Call" Follow us on @brewsbeards on instagram and share http://brewsbeards.com with others. Thanks for listening, drop that 5 star rating, and send questions or other feedback to jamey@jameyb.com. Episode produced and mixed by Chunjay. Also check out: http://badbooksofthebible.com
Greetings!! Welcome to another D.I.T.A (Diggin' In The Archives) episode. We take a step back in time to 2017 on Ancient Faith Radio's the Areopagus podcast, with Father Andrew Stephen Damick and Pastor Mike Landsman, where they interview Chunjay about his his family's history with the Mormon faith, growing up evangelical and exploring Protestantism, and what eventually led him to the Orthodox Christian Faith. Plenty of fun banter to make you smile!!! Follow us on instagram at: @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial and you can find the Areopagus podcast on Ancient faith radio https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/areopagus or wherever you listen to podcast. You can find them on facebook and you can find father Andrew on instagram at @asdamick. Closing song- Royal Ruckus "Still" from the album "Summer of the Cicadas". Peace, Nomadik Vagabond The Areopagus podcast appears courtesy of Ancient Faith Radio.
What's up good people!! Glad to be back after some time away. A lot going on in both of our lives right now but, we're here and do we have a treat for you!! In the episode we sit down with the one and only Sev Statik of the legendary Tunnel Rats and Deepspace5 super-crews. "Mine was growing nice and girthy." Sev let's us in on what his beard-care regime is and how he treats his beard for the east cost weather. He shares how he sees the brotherhood being formed through beard culture, and how it can reenforce positive make relationships. "I had one kid in the stroller, then I had one kid walking next to the stroller, while I'm holding my son on the way to the park" Sev shares with us his journey of fatherhood and what it means to be a father, and juggling family life while holding down a job and his music career. "They both hit at the same time" We get into the early years of his music career, how he got into two crews simultaneously, and the recording process of those projects. he also shares about the Albany hip-hop scene and how he came up and still represents for the 518! " You have to represent where your from so people know." "The churches were always segregated, but the community's always integrated, because we were poor." Next we move into Sev's spiritual journey growing up in the Catholic church, the influence of the 5% Nation, and what eventually led him into Freemasonry. We wrap it up with what he has taken away from his spiritual journey and how he applies it to his life now Peace, Nomadik Vagabond Follow us in instagram @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckus and you find Sev on instagram @sevstatik also peep what he's been doing with the Albany youth. On youtube look up Fly Write "Fly Write" and also his latest project on bandcamp at: und3rstanding.bandcamp.com
Hello world! We got a fun filled episode that will have you laughing! This is an episode from the archives where Chunjay and Joey the Jerk (of L.A. Symphony) basically reverse interview each other and see how much they know about one another. We kick it off with Joey talking about how he doesn't really feel inclined to rap anymore: “I’d rather just dis through conversation and actually say what I want to say as opposed to make it try to rhyme.” “It’s a lot of work when you try to say something.” “I’m not even trying to invite you to think differently. I think conversations should work this way: I should hear what you say, and say, ‘You know what, I understand, what you’re saying and I understand how you came to that point. I might totally disagree with you, but I get how you got there and I understand what you’re trying to say. I think that is not heard here, you cannot even get there here with a lot of people.” - On California “I think they just gave up hope.” “Were they in Los Angeles? Maybe that’s where I need to move!” - Joey on Bakersfield “Pee underwear on my head! -Joey discussing some interesting parenting techniques. “My mom sowed the seed of Jesus and I think that’s kinda what’s bearing fruit. And my dad sowed the seed of education, he was from Africa…” -Joey on what his parents instilled in him even through tough times. Peace y'all and hope you enjoy the episode! Nomadik Vagabond As always be sure to follow us on Instagram @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond @iamjoeythejerk Closing song "Burn It To The Ground" by Royal Ruckus featuring Krum and Joey The Jerk off of the album Summer of the Cicadas. (Go cop it at royalruckus.bandcamp.com) As always be sure to subscribe, rate (5 Stars!), review, and share with your friends, family and random people on the bus!
“Welcome back!! Sorry it’s been a while but trust us, it’s worth the wait!!!” This episode we have Father Deacon Michael Wilson who is a retired deacon in the Orthodox Christian Church. Listen in as he shares his journey to love. “The simple answer is Bob Marley” FD Michael shares his journey from reggae music into the Rasta faith, and eventually what and who led him to Orthodox Christianity.“I feel like I’m blessed ya know?”FD Michael talks about how he is able to show and spread love.“When I first found out I had cancer I felt blessed.” On this segment we talk about his life with cancer and how that has influenced his outlook on life. “Me, I’m a brandy guy." Of course we discuss drinks and we learn about Serbian brandy traditions of burying brandy when a son is born and having that same brandy when he is married. We hope you were encouraged and blessed by this episode as much as we were.Be sure to follow us on Instagram at @brewsbeards @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial FD Michael’s IG - @fdmichaelwilson And of course be sure to hit up the Royal Ruckus Bandcamp as well. Closing song "Jah Heavy Load" by Ijahman off of the "Haile Hymn" album As always like, share and subscribe and don’t be afraid to give us that 5 star rating either. Peace and Blessings. Nomadik Vagabond Today
Greetings wonderful people!! We hope you all have been well. We are extremely excited to bring you this episode with the one and only Jeremiah Dirt, the founding father of the Shadow of the Locust rap collective. "Definitely never got into beer, I always thought it tasted like pee pee." We start off discussing beverages as usual and then get into music and his early days experiencing homelessness as a kid and teenager, how the Rasta community in San Diego cared for him during these times, and how he found a love for the Scriptures and reggae music. This also leads us to discussing dreadlocks and the meaning behind them. "You have an enemy and it's not God." We also get into how his faith in God sustained him through difficult life experiences: homelessness, abuse, divorce. "God fixes things." We move into music discussing his 20 plus year catalog and you get to hear an impromptu debate on who the best/favorite member of the Wu-Tang Clan is! Thanks for listening and as always be sure to share with your family, friends, and even enemies! And as always like and subscribe and follow on Instagram: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond and you can find Jeremiah Dirt on instagram: @jeremiahdirt @shadowofthelocust And be sure to hit up http://jeremiahdirt.com http://shadowofthelocust.com http://jeremiahdirt.bandcamp.com and http://shadowofthelocust.bandcamp.com to get some good music in your life! Lastly hit up http://royalruckus.bandcamp.com to get more music and fresh gear as well! The songs you heard were: Dirt "A Chapter A Day" from the album "Plague" Rescue Records 1999 Dirt "Blunted Edge" from the album "A War to Restore" Syntax Records 2000 Eric B and Rakim "Microphone Fiend" UNI Records 1988 Jeremiah Dirt ft. J. Givens and Illustrate "Feel the Break" from the album Rebel Lion 2018 Peace and Blessings! - Nomadik Vagabond
Greetings world!!! Happy New Year and we pray you're all in good health and bright spirits. On this episode we got the chance to sit down with Quiet Entertainer, a DJ, producer, musician and all around great guy. "I realized the lockdown took away my only social outlet, which was shows." We discuss how the pandemic/quarantine/lockdown has changed the way we socialize. Quiet Entertainer takes us on his journey of 100 cups of coffee with 100 people, how the idea came about, and how he changed his original purpose of the plan after one cup of coffee with a friend. "They were all drinking beer and I just wanted to fit in." Quiet Entertainer talks about how he hasn't found a beer yet he has liked and also how he got into hard cider and what brands and flavors he prefers, and how he's trying to track down a watermelon flavored cider. (If y'all know of any or got the connections let him know!) "I'm a pretty good listener, so I default to being quiet." Lastly we discuss what he has gotten out of the 100 cups conversations and how he has noticed how much people are needing somebody to talk to and what it can mean to just listen. That's it for this episode... until next time. Peace and Blessings As always, like share, and subscribe. - Nomadik Vagabond You can find us on instagram @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond and Quiet Entertainer can be found at @quietentertainer on Instagram and his music can be found at: quietentertainer.com quietentertainer.bandcamp.com and streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and everywhere else. Closing song: Artist: Quiet Entertainer Album: Dream Sequencer (2012) Song: Insomniac (remix)
On this episode we bring out a favorite interview Chunjay did on a segment of the Pirate Monk podcast a few years back. Chunjay discusses the challenges of tour life, and goes behind the music a bit. They also discuss the Samson Society and the importance of men supporting each other and speaking into one another’s lives, especially during rough periods in life. They also share some Christmas tunes... Thanks for listening and as always like, share and subscribe! - Nomadik Vagabond You can find us on instagram at: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond And you can find the Pirate Monk podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. And to find out more about the Samson Society visit samsonsociety.com
On this episode we bring out a favorite interview Chunjay did on a segment of the Pirate Monk podcast a few years back. Chunjay discusses the challenges of tour life, and goes behind the music a bit. They also discuss the Samson Society and the importance of men supporting each other and speaking into one another’s lives, especially during rough periods in life. They also share some Christmas tunes... Thanks for listening and as always like, share and subscribe! - Nomadik Vagabond You can find us on instagram at: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond And you can find the Pirate Monk podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. And to find out more about the Samson Society visit samsonsociety.com
Welcome to another episode!! This week we talk with newly dubbed crew member Alexandra Craig, about dealing with the loss of her husband John “J-Qwess” Craig to cancer. He was also a friend of Chunjay’s, which makes this episode extra special. Listen as you get the deeper meaning of the dandelion, how to cope with loss during the holidays, and especially how to hold on when it gets tough. Forgive the recording glitches, we zoomin in 3 times zones and trying our best!! Hope it blesses y’all!! ✌
Greetings people!!! Last week you got to get to know Nomadik Vagabond more. This week we turn the tables and Nomadik take the helm and interviews Chunjay. You might learn some things about him you didn’t know and maybe some things you already knew. As always thanks for listening, subscribe, rate, review. Peace and Blessings, Chunjay and Nomadik Vagabond Find us on instagram: @brewsbeards @royalruckusofficial @nomadikvagabond Ending song from the Royal Ruckus “Summer of the Cicadas” album. Song title, “Lost Boys” featuring Cookbook and Eligh.
Greetings! This week in the first ever zoom-cast. Chunjay interviews new co-host Nomadik Vagabond. Listen in as you hear how he got on Chunjay's radar and what led him to being on the podcast. You'll also hear Nomadik's journey through life and spiritual seeking, as well as how he came to love hip-hop, and how reggae led him to the Orthodox church. Along the way you'll hear some fun banter and maybe some things you didn't know. Shouts out to Soup the Chemist, Fortside brewing, Jamey's homemade kombucha, and all the people tuning in! You can follow us on Instagram at: @justjamey @nomadikvagabond @royalruckusofficial @brewsbeards Peace, Chunjay and Nomadik Vagabond
Hey folks, It's been more than a minute since I've checked in and said hello. I'm sorry for my absence, but I've got to be honest, the things I've been doing have been quite excellent. For example, I got married, and that is incredible and required my full attention for quite some time! And sure, there have been difficulties—my, oh my, haven't we all? This was a chance I had to feature some of my music, explain a few things, and hit some highlights from our history. This is the first episode with my boy Nomadik Vagabond, and I think that's quite remarkable. Enjoy. Shout outs to CookBook, Soup the Chemist, Nomadik Vagabond, Johnny Bishop, OffRoadHipHop, DJ Sean P, Joey the Jerk, Pigeon John, and plenty of others! Stay healthy! Chunjay aka Jamey Bennett
Elissa Bjeletich on having kids, writing books, and losing an infant On being a podcaster On treatment for daughter’s cleft palate On being an author and speaker On converting to Orthodox Christianity “There is a lot to be said by just showing up.” - Jamey On infant death “Why would this happen? Why would God give you a gift like that and take it away?” - Elissa “That was the worst period of my life, obviously. It was so dark and so hard.” - Elissa Life as a frame tale “These things can destroy us or they can make us stronger. And that’s not always entirely up to us, but for whatever part of it that is up to us, we have to choose that and actively take that path of growing stronger.” - Jamey “Why not me?” - Elissa Find her on: elissabjeletich.com Royal Ruckus: @royalruckus @royalruckusofficial royalruckus.com On the Unexpected Joy EP: http://song.link/unexpectedjoy Adam Buxton Skit "Gangsta Gangsta" (Clean) by NWA
Basil and Nicole Roccas join Jamey Bennett (Chunjay of Royal Ruckus) to discuss podcasting, what it means for a Christian to doubt God... Basil raps for us. On Podcasting. Finding and creating content for podcasts. Deciding to start a new podcast. Basil and Nicole explain what their podcast, Help My Unbelief, is all about. On anxiety attacks. “Things like doubt and struggle are not something we have to move beyond or conquer in order to have an authentic Christian life. It’s really about learning to live with hope and creativity and meaning sort of in the paradox between faith and doubt.” - Nicole “Help me live for you with my unbelief, and surrender myself to you in my doubt.” - Nicole Different types of belief and unbelief: PRIDE or HUMILITY. “Your pictures of God are always too small, because God is infinity.” - Nicole On Jamey’s personal wrestling with doubt. Song: “I Sent You (These)” by Royal Ruckus from Unexpected Joy EP “We’re all kind of in the same boat here, whether Christian or non-Christian, religious or non-religious, we’re all facing some of the same struggles and difficulties in life, and just trying to make sense of things. And here, in this Christian world, we are saying we see something very special in this historical figure—but something that is greater than a historical figure, something that breaks through and transcends that. The story we tell is almost too absurd to be made up.” - Jamey “I don’t always have the faith. I don’t always feel like I could be ‘that guy’ to stand strong to the end. But I know people who have, and I know people who grasp that. And I find strength in that.” - Jamey “How can you see Christ until you see Christ in others around you?” - Basil On graduate school and insecurities around expertise. Melinda Johnson interrupts us about a coffee cup. “Faith is sort of the same way. I don’t think we ever arrive. If anything, the further in we get, the bigger God seems—the bigger the chasm seems between us and God on the one hand, and yet, the closer he seems.” - Nicole Basil discusses the Eastern Orthodox idea of a “fool for Christ.” Basil and Nicole encourage Christian listeners to not be embarrassed of their faith in Christ, nor of their doubt. “The sort of natural counterpoint of being a human is struggle and doubt, and that’s a part of faith, it’s not separate from faith.” - Nicole Help My Unbelief Podcast https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/helpmyunbelief https://www.facebook.com/helpmyunbeliefpodcast/ Time Eternal Podcast https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/timeeternal https://www.facebook.com/time.eternal.afr/ Time and Despondency Book https://store.ancientfaith.com/time-and-despondency/ Closing “I think he’s known for edgy stuff.” - Basil on Snoop Dogg ROYAL RUCKUS STUFF This Podcast: http://brewsbeards.com Website: http://royalruckus.com Listen to the new RR record: http://song.link/unexpectedjoy Dig deeper: http://summerofthecicadas.com Shout Outs: Ancient Faith Ministries, Podcast: Time Eternal, Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life (book, audio book), Help My Unbelief Podcast, Fr. Stephen Freeman, Essential Writings by Metropolitan Anthony Sorouzh, Xavier Naidoo, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Snoop Dogg, AncientFaith.com. Fr. Stephen Freeman’s podcast episode: https://www.ancientfaith.com/specials/ancient_faith_writers_and_podcasters_conference_2019/orthodoxy_and_shame
Tim Trudeau talks about the music business, anticipating growth and change in business, and the importance of great Mexican food, with Chunjay Tim is a GRAMMY-nominated producer and CEO of @SyntaxCreative. [UPDATE: What’s up with Royal Ruckus?] Catching up Featuring songs from Tim’s long history of music production. “Is that guy even real? I was wondering if it was your alter-ego, and you were both people.” - Tim Trudeau on Flatline/Mike and Chunjay/Jamey of Royal Ruckus ;) Talk about cold brew coffee and on dark roasts On how we met. And Chunjay dressing like an eighties b-boy. A fun petty argument about what constitutes southern California On the music business. On making deals and looking for what’s coming next. On creating music in today’s landscape. Chunjay uses an analogy about tacos and Taco Bell to explain why today’s rap is not good. Because of course he does. Book recommendation: Al Mohler The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution by Asmus and Grudem When Helping Hurts Poverty Cure https://www.povertycure.org/ Poverty, Inc. https://www.povertyinc.org/ On eating Mexican food. What good Mexican food is. Social media: Rocdomz Final song by Royal Ruckus and DJ Sean P, "Back N Effect" from the Royalty Check EP, streaming everywhere. http://song.link/RoyaltyCheck ---- Check out what's up at http://royalruckus.com Royalty Check EP out now! Videos available at http://bit.ly/RuckusVideo
Brews, Beards, and Shipwrecks Episode 28! Explore Weezer's career and their 2019 self-titled record, otherwise known as The Teal Album, with Chunjay (Jamey) and Flatline (Mike) of positive rap duo, Royal Ruckus. Jamey is the usual host of Brews, Beards, and Shipwrecks. Check out the new Royal Ruckus record, Royalty Check, available everywhere and at http://song.link/RoyaltyCheck Catching up! Exploration of Weezer's career and impact Review of Teal Check out Mike's Weezer tribute song recording: https://soundcloud.com/mpwalker/turn-me-around-a-weezer-tribute Socials: instagram @mpwalker @royalruckusofficial @justjamey twitter @royalruckus @jameybennett facebook @royalruckusofficial More goodies Podcast site: http://brewsbeards.com Our group: http://royalruckus.com Our album from 2019: http://song.link/RoyaltyCheck Our album from 2018: http://worldsokayestrapper.com Our album from 2017: http://summerofthecicadas.com Our merch page: http://royalruckus.bandcamp.com/merch http://instagram.com/mpwalker http://facebook.com/royalruckusofficial http://instagram.com/royalruckusofficial #coversongs #weezer #rockmusic #musicreview
Gospel Music, Touring with Pigeon John, being a missionary kid, losing your father, recovering from an accident, depression... Who is Peter? And how do we know each other? Gospel Music. On being sheltered and Christian. On Bible bookstores. Brian Earhart, the blind pianist who taught playing piano by ear. On touring. France. “There’s just something cool about smoking a cigarette, drinking some coffee, and listening to some rock n roll in France.” - Peter Daily “When I’m on tour, I’m dying to get home. When I’m at home, I’m dying to get on the road.” - Peter Daily “I love and hate L.A. equally.” - Peter Daily On Chunjay’s recent tour to Montana. Peter explains his music. “Dead Man” by Peter Daily On being heartbroken and connecting with songs. Peter tells a story about his father on his deathbed. “Without You” by Peter Daily On being a minister’s kid. On being bitter at God and church. “How long is this podcast? And can we call a minister, and the Pope?” - Peter Daily on being raised in a ministry family “My family business was church. My grandfather was a minister; my father was a minister. So there was an automatic, you’re gonna be a minister kind of thing. But I didn’t want to be.” - Peter Daily “It was easier to say ‘it is wrong to drink and smoke’ than to say ‘have some discipline.’” - Peter Daily On bitterness toward church. On his father’s death. “When you’ve been burned by the people that also profess that same belief, it’s very difficult to separate those two.” - Chunjay On the Catholic Church sex scandal. “Don’t get in the way.” - Peter Daily’s Dad’s message On his accident and rehab. On the heaviness of life. On the collaboration between Chunjay and Peter Daily. Fun stuff! Tacos, beer, Pina Colada... “I think there’s a place for all tacos, honestly.” - Chunjay Chunjay’s dad rides Harleys, and drinks out of red Solo cups. Peter Daily: Instagram @peterdaily, peter-daily.com, on Spotify and Apple Royal Ruckus: @royalruckus @royalruckusofficial Olivia the Chug: Instagram @olivia.chug A Tribe Called Quest - "Award Tour" Shoutouts: Dallas, Los Angeles, Bozeman, Missoula, Pigeon John, Ill Harmonics, Kill Bill, Nas, Sanctifunkdafied, Rootbeer, Flynn Adam, Orlando, Tom Hanks, The Burbs, DC Talk, Kevin Max, Starbucks, Tait, Rick’s Tacos and Tito’s Tacos in Los Angeles, Oliva Chug, CookBook the Puerto Rican rapper, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, and more.
Chunjay sits down with his cousin Doug, and Doug's wife, Angie, to talk about the holidays, the immigration situation on the southern US border, and offer some tips on dealing with depression, especially around the holidays. OpeningCatching up with Doug"Back N Effect" (song from Royalty Check EP, produced by DJ Sean P)The 10 Tips Drink (or don’t drink) Meditate or pray Go for a walk Pet your cat, walk your dog, walk the old lady's dog down the street Check in with a friend who truly knows you Spend your time with people who build you up, and be the kind of person who builds people up Get off Facebook, or at least hide negative posts Go to a concert, a play, or church service Read a book, watch a comedy on Netflix, go to the movies (even alone) Give back (serve food, go to shut-ins, etc.) Still need help? National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 800-273-8255Mental Health Crisis Intervention: 800-991-5272Doug Bennett's personal line: 661-202-HOPEChunjay's personal line: 615-336-1807 Closing thoughtsClosing song by Poor Righteous Teachers
In this special episode, Chunjay streams live on 12/27/2018 with special guests DJ Sean P, Flatline, and Keelia Paulsen of Khenri Designs to talk about the new #RoyaltyCheckEP. The album drops 1/21/2019, when Royal Ruckus turns 21. This is the audio from the recording, with the music portions of the episode cleaned up a bit. Pre-order the album here: https://royalruckus.bandcamp.com/album/royalty-check-ep-produced-by-dj-sean-p PODCAST NOTES EXCLUSIVE: Stream the whole album right now at RoyalRuckus.com!
DJ Sean P with Chunjay and Flatline of Royal Ruckus Sean gives us the rundown on his background Turntables from the thrift shop, figuring out how to make money deejaying, “How do you be a dad? How do you have a house? And how do you be a creative, and in everything be honest and true?” - DJ Sean P “Balance is in the back and forth, but it’s never center.” - Flatline “Priorities are never balanced either. Right? So… You have a few, very important priorities, and everything else is not a priority.” - DJ Sean P “It was never really an option for me to not have a creative space.” - DJ Sean P “I feel like I never work, but I always work.” - Chunjay Flatline on the Songs in an Hour project he did under the name MPWalker Flatline: On taking time off work, doing small jobs, and working on music creatively Snippet from “Flowers on Good Friday” by Royal Ruckus, Rumors of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated “Summer’s Last Call” by Royal Ruckus, The Summer of the Cicadas “Kinda like too much freedom, gives you too much choice, therefore you can never make a choice.” “I have a priority of life. For me it’s God, my wife, my family, my church….everything else is not on that priority.” - DJ Sean P Sean keeps a journal and a weekly appointment with a friend for mental health “Either I’m full of life or full of death. It’s like I need to guide this, I need to focus this thing.” - DJ Sean P On goal setting The Goal100 call (23 minutes) Sean hustling those beats for cash, beat battles, and so on BIG HIGHS, BIG LOWS “I ended up just being in and out of these huge states of depression, and immobility. There’s a point where I didn’t leave my bed. I was frozen with fear…. I didn’t know what was going. I knew I needed help.” - DJ Sean P Sean opens up about his suicidal thoughts. On romanticizing dying Flatline shares his own thoughts on the subject, along with raising kids “It was more like stop chasing money, and start chasing mental health necessities. There’s always times you can slip in dark places. And I feel like acknowledging that is great. Also, like, talking about, so other people know that it’s okay they feel the same way.” - Flatline “You shouldn’t keep it to yourself, you should get help.” - DJ Sean P “I think sometimes the greatest gift you can give somebody is just listening. Or saying, ‘I get it, me too.’” - Chunjay “This has not been a short road. I started having these ideations at 13,” said DJ Sean P. “I know what you mean, absolutely,” replied Flatline. DJ Sean P on God’s work in your life in the midst of brokenness “People are always going to disappoint you, and you are always going to disappoint people. It’s inevitable. We try not to, but it’s going to happen from time to time.” - Chunjay “Weight in Gold” by Playdough (Krum) and Sean Patrick, We Buy Gold On coffee, on technology On types of tacos, extended discussion of tacos. “U Know Who I Am” by Royal Ruckus with DJ Sean P from Royalty Check On Podcasts, on mixing, and so on “We all have insecurities. But we have to know what’s insecurity and what is poor planning.” - DJ Sean P On his current endeavors with video and audio “They Reminisce Over You” by Pete Rock and CL Smooth "Phony Rappers" by A Tribe Called Quest Shoutouts: CookBook, ManChild of Mars ILL, Playdough/KRUM, Theory Hazit, Oakcliff Coffee Roasters, The Bible Project, Stretch & Bobbito’s What’s Good, The Liturgist Podcast, The 9 Club, Just Thinking,
Renata Zarro and Chunjay discuss teaching writing, spoken word poetry, and “home” as a dirty word Intro—Who is Renata? On teaching in general, Language Arts in particular. How did she decide to become a teacher? “As stressful as it may be at times, I love it.” - Renata George Grant: “Love what you love in front of your students.” Echinachea tea. Coffee. On beards. Sponsor spot: DrSquatch.com soaps and natural cologne Two guys quit their jobs and started a soap company Marvel and DC Movies. Batman. DC Comics. Marvel. The Chrises and the Toms. Chris Pratt. Chris Evans. Chris Hemsworth. Tom Holland. Tom Hiddleston. Spoken word poetry. Jeanette Hickman. “I perform better when the audience is bought in.” “Shipwreck Me” “The Waitress Song” On family difficulties and on real life situations put into poetry or song. “I think as artists, even things are now scars, and are no longer open wounds, we can still feel those scars. We can still remember that pain, remember those emotions. And we can use those scars, those ghosts of our pasts, to help others in their present.” “That’s the healing process of art. It’s healing for me to write it, and it’s healing for me to perform it. And when I do perform it, it’s healing to others.” On surrounding yourself with others who can critique what you do. Shout out to kidDEAD. She likes a grammarian edit, and a stylistic edit. “I joke that I’m like a closet romantic. I never share it.” “Home is a Dirty Word” “We share our scars so others can heal.” On dealing with chronic illness. “Dragon Slayer” On being single and navigating the casual meetings. Renata shares a story about telling a guy when she was uncomfortable. Practical tips for women to assert no and deter harassment. Shoutout to Subculture Coffee. “Hey, it makes me uncomfortable. I need my space. Give me a little space.” Acknowledge what he said, but restate. Use body language. Don’t be flirty with your friend. “If we all just started respecting each other, none of those issues would happen.” - Chunjay Renata loves tacos! Mixed chicken and beef. “At-home Chipotle.” On Puerto Rican and Italian food at home. On Renata’s mother. On Puerto Rico. On coqui frogs. Snippet from “Closer Than You Think” from the Rumors of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated. Reading young adult stories. “Locomotion” poetry book. Shout out to Lecrae. Song: “Gotta Know” #renataspeaks @renataspeaks @RoyalRuckus @RoyalRuckusOfficial
Doug Bennett and Chunjay discuss human trafficking, getting clean and sober, and the many uses of avocado (with Chunjay's mom, Kathy) The many uses of avocado. 17 year meth addiction. On how adultery led Doug to Jesus. On drunkenness. “Wine is from God, but the drunkard is from the devil.” - Increase Mather On heroin. “Using with a prostitute in a hotel in the red light district That’s something I don’t want to ever forget. (14:30) On Mormonism. On being molested. "I Love You (and You and You and You and You)" "Ghosts of Women Past" is somewhere in here, too. “I carried that shame and that guilt and that condemnation for 25 years or so.” - Doug “Unforgiveness is like you drinking poison and expecting the other person to get sick. So when I was able to forgive that person...I got free, myself, which was wonderful.” - Doug Call or text Doug at 661-808-HOPE (4673) if you need to talk. Episode 20 with David Bunker. Chunjay on virtue. “I think the best investment we can make on this earth is in other people. I don’t think it’s in stocks and bonds or property.” - Doug The lava flows in Hawaii. Bennett family history. Magdalene Hope. Rescue mission. Oildale (a section of Bakersfield) is the meth capitol of the world. A story about rescuing a woman and her kid. How does a person become a trafficker? How does a person become trafficked? Guerrilla trafficking, Romeo pimps/lover boy trafficking "Multi-Purpose Room 2" Rescue Grounds Coffee Restoration Ranch Women’s Shelter "Postcards from the Road" Coffee talk. Fasting talk. MagdaleneHope.org, RescueGrounds.com Tacos! On Beers. Royal Ruckus Presents... series of EPs. “I paid for that album with my inheritance from Grandpa.” “I spent mine on methamphetamine!” Chunjay’s mom joins the podcast. She used to live in Compton. “World’s Okayest Rapper” Magdalene Hope on Facebook @MHDoug on insta and Twitter Chunjay’s recommendation on making amends for sexual brokenness. Snippet from: “Samson (You Are Not)” Rumors of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated album Editing goof-up! Back on how to make amends. Closing thoughts, Ruckus socials. jamey@jameyb.com @royalruckus @royalruckusofficial “Take the Leap” Anyone want to buy EnjoyingBeer.com? On beards! Santa Claus with neck tattoos! Pomade to hair, shampoo, no conditioner, have the barber trim the facial hair. “This White Life” Chunjay continues hair car tips. The #nopoo method. On Beastie Boys. Closing song: “Rhymin’ and Stealin’” Shouts: Cleansing Streams ministry, St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church (Boca Raton, FL) Sunday School, Bethel & The River Network, Breaking Bad, Beastie Boys, The Daniel Fast, Taco Nazo in Tijuana, Wolf Among Weeds IPA from Golden Road Brewery, Tosh.0, Samson Society, Treasures with Harmony, Pigeon John, NWA, House of Pain, Everlast, Lengthwise, Jesus Shack, Ben Folds. All music from World's Okayest Rapper EP. http://worldsokayestrapper.com
Pennsylvania. Colorado. Teaching preschool. On being 4’ 8”. Food. Health. GAPS Diet. Healing from arthritis. Journey through veganism. Sauerkraut. Probiotics. “A good sauerkraut should take three months.” Mara’s music. Her siblings. Singing in church. Orthodox Christian Chants (facebook page). “Take the Leap” by Royal Ruckus from World’s Okayest Rapper EP. Nerddom. On drifting away from her dad. On reconnecting with her parents. Hagia Sophia Coffee. “Lost Boys” by Royal Ruckus from The Summer of the Cicadas double LP. Chunjay on his step-father. On conversion to Orthodoxy. “Bizarre, exotic, ancient faith.” - Chunjay On unschooling. On anabaptism. On being an awkward teenager. On Messianic Judaism. Fr. James Bernstein and Jews for Jesus. Ancient Faith Radio. On experiencing God vs. listing beliefs about God. Jerusalem. How we got the Bible. On being a musician and searching for a church. On leaving evangelicalism. On Anglicanism. On hiking and bonfires. Becoming Orthodox by Fr. Peter Gillquist The Orthodox Church and The Orthodox Way by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware On beards and manly men. On mani-pedis. On reading and listening. The Pearl that Broke Its Shell novel. @theveggal @royalruckus @royalruckusofficial Shout out to NoiseTrade and Bandcamp. GAPS, Arthritis, Theology, Dads, Healthy Food, Orthodoxy and Cults, Performing for God, #gaps #gapsdiet #arthritis #paleo #health #ancestralhealth #theology #dads #daddyissues #healthyfood #orthodoxy #cults #performingforgod #evangelicalism #kallistosware #orthodoxchurch #worldsokayestrapper #sauerkraut #probiotics #coffee
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