Don't overthink it podcast

First I want to thank everybody who has listened to my podcast whether it was a year ago four years ago or yesterday. I appreciate it and please “like and subscribe and comment“ I guess I have to say that for algorithm purposes. But in this episode it's Vinny and myself and we basically“talk shop“. We give our takes on Sinners, Andor & I find out that Vinny never saw Handmaid‘s tale. We then have a lengthy discussion about Batman and why or why not he only attacks street thugs and doesn't go after big corporate entities. We then get Vinny to talk about him finally watching Transformers for the first time. A lot of jokes flying and it's basically a Siskel & Ebert episode with us. Enjoy.

In this episode, I am joined by Cordell and Doula to discuss the Houston rap scene. Dula comes up with these random topics and we expand on them. We start off with giving flowers to all of the Houston MC‘s when they had their “run” . We then get into a talk about the South in general and why tensions kind of arise between the north and the south as far as hip-hop is concerned and then we get into a conversation about Southern hospitality in general and the attitudes and why they are so warm to people. Great cultural conversation. Enjoy.

In this episode I interview a good friend and rap partner of my mentor Scott Selvey. Jacob Williams was part of a rap crew called the Arc. We get into his origins from being a singer in Ace deuce to meeting up with Scott Selvey later on and becoming a producer as well as a rapper. A bunch of Harrisburg folklore stories on this episode. Enjoy

And this episode I am joined by Vinny and Cordell. We discuss the recent state property concert at XL live Harrisburg and Cordells performance. Then we get into the topic at hand which is rappers who are producers and who is more proficient at which one. We talk about MF Doom to dre etc. Great hip-hop conversations. Enjoy

This episode is dedicated to two creatives we lost in the city of Harrisburg over the past weeks. Scott Selvey who I have mentioned many times on this podcast as my mentor for teaching me how to make beats, passed away pretty much almost the same day that Vinny's friend Barry Byrd passed away. Been a tough week but Vinny Bruce and myself got through it. We also get into DareDevil as well as the “marvel chairs” sequence that happened. We start off with the dedication to those two gentlemen and we proceed to get lighter as the episode goes along. Of course jokes and everything start flying so enjoy.

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He got Dula finally back on the podcast. In this episode, we interview his mentor as far as record shopping goes. We take a nice trip down memory lane speaking with Phill a.k.a. @Phillmostchill. From record shows at the Roosevelt in New York in the early 90s to selling records to all of your favorite producers like Diamond D, Alchemist, Pete Rock, Q-tip, etc., to a discussion about a producer vs a beat maker. We covered everything. And of course, we talk about the legendary Roy Ayers. Rest in peace. We speak about all of the artist who have sampled them and we even play some amazing original records that were sampled by some of your favorites. Great conversation for those interested in vinyl, etc..ENJOY‼️

The title explains a lot. We start off by discussing our trip to radio city music Hall to see Lord of the rings return of the King. SPOILER ALERT: we review the season finale of paradise. We go over the details what could have been missed and cover pretty much every what if or prediction for season two. We then get into daredevil born again on Disney+. Of course I have Vinny on the episode to answer any deep comic book, questions and theories, etc.. ENJOY

Happy birthday to me. On my 47th birthday I decided to record an episode with the fellas. Vinny & I start off reviewing Captain America Brave New World before Bruce Arlo and Dula jump on. Arlo AKA Franklin swanson has his debut on the podcast. Actually was his first podcast ever. We then get into a nice long talk about Harrisburg history. From hell uptown South beefing to Harrisburg Mall history to just everything about the city. We then talked about Paradise so if you are not caught up on Paradise don't listen to the last 20 minutes.

Hope everybody is enjoying the episodes. Like and subscribe and all of that other stuff that streamers tell you. Lol. This episode I'm joined by Bp a.k.a. Brandyn. We discussed his return to putting out content as far as freestyles with his rapping partner Chris Stiles. We get into a conversation about the motivation behind wanting to be creative, etc. I later express my theory that Drake is Tyler Durden. If you've never seen fight club, you won't get the reference. Funny interesting conversation. Enjoy.

Happy New Year's everyone. We're a month late but back to work. In this episode, we discuss obviously the biggest entertainment event of the year so far. Didn't really speak about the Eagles, but we did speak about the Kendrick halftime show. Everybody gave their own critiques, pros cons, etc. We also delve into what other critics had to say about it and messaging within entertainment. We also delve into Kanye West recent Twitter rants, which led to an interesting debate about people falling for his antics. Jokes as usual. Consistency is key so I'm trying not to miss any more weeks. Enjoy this episode please. Don't forget to like and subscribe and all that other stuff that streamers tell you to do

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In this episode, I completed one of my bucket list. I interviewed a producer from a cult classic album. Ladies and gentlemen RoBlvd was the main producer for underground Cali classic rap groupU-N-I. Their debut album a A Love Supreme is considered a West Coast underground classic. We discussed how he met YO and Thurzday as well as production styles and contrast between East and West Coast. We also get into a conversation of production and where he's been since. Great producer talk and great motivational conversation. Enjoy.

In this episode, we finally get Abdullah back on the show. After a brief hiatus, Dula and myself get back to the basics starting off by discussing the SHEIN documentary. We then go onto an array of current topics and basically catch up on things as far as the podcast goals, etc. Enjoy.

The battle that just keeps on giving Content. In today's episode I'm joined by Bruce and Lael and Dula momentarily to talk about the Kendrick Lamar and Aubrey Drake Graham saga part infinity. We start off by reviewing Kendrick Lamar‘s latest album GNX and give our thoughts on the album and we get into the Lawsuit or should we say the petitions that have been started this week by Drake. Quick episode some good opinions and jokes of course. Enjoy.

In today's episode I am joined by Bruce and Lael discussing the Jake Paul Tyson fight for starters. We then delve into an impromptu battle on politics the presidency Leo trying to be into my bravely important of voting and huge back-and-forth about politics. Then finish off with an array of jokes, insults, etc. Great back-and-forth. Enjoy.

In today's episode we talk about the election results as well as what the possible outcome will be for this country. We then get into the season finale of penguin which was monumental. Hands-down one of the best shows out. We then touch on the Buckshot Shorty incident as well as how people antagonize with cell phones. We then have a quick discussion on Lil Wayne and the influence that Dipset had on him early in his career. Me and Vinny and a couple of funny jokes. Enjoy.

And I start all parenting advice well, can you friendly advice on your kids to sleep. We then talk about my health scare and how I landed in the hospital all day Friday. We also touch on the Durk situation and give our opinions on that. Somewhere in this episode we venture into why I think 8Mile is one of the most racist ever along with kill Bill. We also give our critiques on our favorite podcast as well as praise for some newer podcast. You will definitely get a good laugh of this explanation. ENJOY!!

In today's episode, I am joined by Vinny as we discuss a variety of topics. We start off by explaining what InkTober is. We did get into our review of the new Tyler, The Creator album which came out Monday morning. We also give a review of the penguin series and what's coming down the pipeline as far as Marvel movies, etc. We also discussed is it worth even going to the movies anymore for blockbuster films. Quick episode. Enjoy.

In this episode of the don't overthink it podcast I interview an all-around artist meaning actor, MC theater actor you name it. I talked to my good friend Kiev Jarmauld but I've always known him as Butch. From his hip-hop dancing beginnings in Harrisburg to a faithful favor he did for a voluptuous friend of his to step in and do a theater play lead him down the path of acting and starring many of your favorite series on Peacock, Netflix, Tubi, etc. Great stories. And a lot of reminiscing. Enjoy.

On this episode, Dula and myself had a great conversation on the hat game. Ladies and gentlemen.,@flavorseal.nyc joined us to discuss his custom hats. We get his origin story on his upbringing hip-hop influence, as well as him physically learning how to take apart hats and put them together and style them as he sees fit. Also, a few hip-hop stories sprinkled in all throughout. Great episode. Enjoy.

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In this episode, Dula and myself were in music man multimedia studios recording our first episode on video. YouTube page coming soon by the way. We discussed Kendrick Lamar‘s upcoming Super Bowl performance as well as the backlash Jay Z has received from it. We then get into a conversation and are joined via phone by Butch Riley, a.k.a. Lou Riley On the difference between freestyle and off the top of the dome. PAUSE!! We then have a discussion on hip-hop rules, as well as the situation down in Miami with the police and the dolphins football player. Chad and Conrad also join in on all of the conversations. It's hilarious and we wrapped it up in under an hour. ENJOY !

When this episode, I am interviewing the man known to many MC's around here as SWAMPRAT. And trust me, we do get into the definition of that name. But he is an up-and-coming hip-hop producer, and we get into his origins from growing up in Chambersburg to then getting a culture shock of going to school in the center of Philadelphia. We also talk about where he got his love for making Boom Bap HipHop. We also have a cultural conversation about how people who didn't grow up in Hip Hop find themselves gravitating to the mort, traditional sense of hip-hop when they discover it. Lots of great stories in between. Enjoy.

In this episode, Vinny, Cordell and myself discuss MC's and rappers who just spit bars about how good they can split bars. We have an extensive debate about substance and rhyming just to rhyme. Cordell being the MC of the group, believes rhyming about how good you rhyme makes no sense and is kind of corny. We have some references some back-and-forth but overall a great debate. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section. Enjoy‼️‼️

In this episode, we discuss the forever controversial 50 best rappers list. This one in particular was the one complex recently released on Atlanta Raptors. So you have a 32-year-old or 46-year-old and a 56-year-old from Harrisburg all discussing Atlanta's business. It's a hilarious episode recorded at Music Man Studios, so some guest voices are in the background and I'm pretty sure you can guess who they are. Very comical and a quickie. Enjoy.

Everything keeps moving. In this episode, I am joined by Bruce B. We start off talking about old Nintendo games that have been sampled in hip-hop. We then discuss a recent interview between Dr. Umar and mouse Jones discussing whether hip-hop in 50 years has benefited the black community. We go over both sides and have a friendly debate which leads to us discussing growing up and what influences were around our childhood in regards to hip-hop and streets, and whether it motivated you to do crime or not. Very interesting conversation. Enjoy.

Seven7teen: A Love Story On this episode, I had a conversation with Cordell and we did A track by track review/break down of Cordell's seminal classic debut. Hopefully the stories behind the songs inspire you to take a listen if you haven't already.It was recently the Albums nine year anniversary so I figured why not interview him on his debut album. Some great stories. Enjoy.

In this episode, we gave a rundown of our favorite HipHop albums each year from 1993 to 1996. Most of us were high school at that time so those albums shape and mold who you are. We all give three albums from each year in why we chose said albums. Jokes flying as usual and we touch on the release of the so-called script of what would have been Kang dynasty. Enjoy.

In today's episode I am joined by Bruce and VinRok to discuss our outing to go see Deadpool and wolverine with a full review and critique. We then have a lengthy discussion about Robert Downey Jr. coming back to the MCU and the ramifications pros and cons of that situation. Great informative episode if you don't know what secret wars is or what it entails. We then get into a discussion of the different generation of hip-hop and what older folks like as far as their type of hip-hop versus the younger generation. Jokes flying everywhere. Enjoy. 

Back after a two month hiatus. Sometimes you just have to let life happen. But we start off catching up on show reviews like house of dragons. The boys and upcoming shows. Then Vinny and I do a quick follow up on the Kendrick and Drake saga, followed by, a conversation about the upcoming Deadpool wolverine movie. Trying not to take recording ever again. Enjoy.

In this episode, we do a full review of the Kendrick versus Drake Battle. If you heard 35 million opinions well this is 35 million and one. Lol. We also get into different ways and give our opinion as to the missteps the morals and ethics of each rapper. And we also, discuss the difference between artistry and just being a rapper. Enjoy.

In this episode, we discuss the J. Cole speech at Dreamville. I am joined by Cordell and Lael to get an MC's perspective on this and we have an extensive debate with Bruce Vinny in regards to our thoughts on what he did. We also talk about the Jonathan major ruling as well as X-Men 97. Enjoy.

Take notes if you are interested in starting a clothing brand. In this episode, I speak to not one but two up-and-coming entrepreneurs who started their own clothing brands. Kamal from Brooklyn now living in Atlanta started his Kasoji line as well as my man. Anton started his wisdom of the streets, clothing line in Philly. We talk about their origins and how they got started. Very inspirational episode.

In this episode, Vinny and myself. Well basically Vinny goes over his amazing weekend at AwesomeCon. RIP to Bo$$ which we start out talking about and then we also venture off into the Oppenheimer film. Better late than never. Enjoy.

Happy birthday to me!! The show still must go on so on this episode, I am joined by Dula Leal, Bruce and Vinny to talk about the Vince Staples show. If you haven't seen it it's up on Netflix right now. We also go around the room and name off 2 MC's who have made us say “who the fuck is that” the first time you've ever heard them. We also revisit our New York trip and Dula has a great time dragging Lael and myself through the mud for being Spanish and not caring about baseball. Tons of humor and jokes. Enjoy.

This episode, we start off discussing the interview with Logic and his father, which then goes into a whole debate about whether he's allowed to say the N-word, or not being that his father is black, but yet he looks white. We later get into a debate about the shaggy interview, making fun of 90s rappers, and whether this generation even cares about what rappers actually say. Also later on Lael joins us and we discuss our trip to Radio city to see Lord of the rings two towers with a symphony orchestra. Tons of jokes. Lael just kept coming with them. Enjoy.

On today's episode, we give Killer Mike his flowers on sweeping the Grammys. Also Vinny and myself review the Griselda series on Netflix as well as an update on Jonathan Majors. Dula jumps on later in the episode where we address the Jay Z speech at the Grammys, as well as “the best producers by state“ that was introduced on million dollars worth of game. Great dialogue. Enjoy.

Hip hop is a beautiful thing. In this episode, Dula & myself interview hiphop producer @RobViktum. Interesting name and interesting story to go with it. We talk about him being born in Texas spending some high school years in New York where he developed his sound and then moving back to Texas with a boombap mentality and Being on the DJ in Texas. We also go all font tangents as usual & talk about musical inspirations as well as an interesting DJ Premier story. Great story and very informative for upcoming producers. Enjoy.

Great Harrisburg, history lesson this episode. Dula & myself interview photographer extraordinaire Leon Laing. From growing up in Harrisburg, and having a start in journalism, then pivoting to photography, Leon has seen it all. Jamaican roots that go up to Brooklyn and then some. Amazing story with a lot of hip-hop connections. You guys will definitely enjoy.

Great episode for you guys. If you are a Redman enthusiast, this is the episode for you. On this episode, I have the top three Redman stans that I know (Cordell, Bruce,& Vinny) to talk about Redman's Magnum Opus: Muddy Waters. We talk about everything about this album from the production to even what the album cover means, etc. Then of course we get into the Clickbait that is MosDefs opinion on Drake. Great episode. Enjoy.

Happy new year everyone. Thank you to everybody who listened to my podcast last year. I appreciate all the support. We start off this episode discussing Jonathan Majors good morning America interview and whether it was a pro or a con in his favor. We then go off on tangents as we normally do disgusting Katt Williams, culture vultures and certain culture vultures, who use their token Negro as a shield. Hence the title. We explain it better in the episode. Shout out to Bruce for joining me. Enjoy.

And today's episode, we discuss “leave the world behind“ on Netflix. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen to the first 40 minutes. Then Vinny, Lael, and his better half Toya, discuss the Jonathan Majors verdict, and what all that entails as far as his career society, etc. Hence the title. America will definitely show you who she really is. Couple of jokes fly, of course. Enjoy and have a nice holiday everybody.

Hope everybody's enjoying the episodes. Today I catch up with Vinny and Dre to discuss the Melissa Ford Cam situation. Also, I update Vinny on the Jonathan major trial, which is on day 10 at this point. And we also have to inform Dre who Jonathan Majors is. Apparently not everybody knows him. We also give a quick update on the next movie coming out in the MCU. Jokes flying as usual. Episode was a quickie. PAUSE! Enjoy.

Two episodes in one week this time. But for good reason. This week I was joined by my new hip-hop head friend. Cordell Harris, a.k.a. @_jusrcordell. In this episode, uncover his upbringing and his first hip-hop experiences as well as how he got started being an MC and pretty much a good old-fashioned hip-hop conversation about lyrics bars, voices flow, etc. Enjoy.

I'm an idiot. Last night started talking and didn't notice till I was about 25 minutes into the episode that I didn't hit the record button. So this episode starts off with me noticing that. But either way we did touch back on the topics at hand, which were the Jonathan Majors trial, which starts today, as well as the whole war over there on the other side of the pond. We also touch on the puffy situation as well as a weird conversation about the Truman show. Good catching up with Bruce since he hasn't been on the podcast in about 6 episodes. You guys will definitely enjoy this one.

Accountability is something that isn't talked about a lot in hip-hop. That is some of the conversation we have today with Dula and Vinny. We start off going over LOKI season 2 and the latest in the Jonathan Majors saga. We then delve into the entire Dee1, Jim Jones, Rick, Ross, etc. issue and have some back-and-forth about the accountability within hip-hop. We then finish off with a quick review of the marvels and Vinny's trip to Atlantic City to the “BLERD COMIC CON” I've never heard that term before tonight. Listen to Vinny go in detail about it. Hilarious. Enjoy.

A lot of knowledge from two people that I consider my OGs. I had a talk about the prison industrial complex as well as times of police when you were “riding dirty” and had to talk your way out of it etc. This episode was from November 2020 when Conrad, a.k.a., @Musicman717 first opened his podcast studio. I also had Chad AKA @_denm_ the owner of the hottest Nightclub in Harrisburg the District in there as well discussing prison stories, and possible ways to break the cycle. Very insightful episode for those who were not “in the streets”. Enjoy.

106 episodes in. Thank you to everybody who has listened to my episodes. Tonight we were joined by Brandon a.k.a. @Mobettabeez and Dula to discuss podcast hatred and not only Harrisburg area, but amongst minorities in general. We also get a tutorial on setting up a YouTube page and clipping up episodes for podcasts. As old-timers don't know how to do that yet. Lol we also get into talking about hip-hop, being all encompassing as far as religion and faith ups downs last rites, etc. Hip-hop indeed is a beautiful thing. Enjoy.

In this episode, we start off reminiscing about the 90s like most 40 year old men do. We then spend a good portion of this episode discussing Aubrey, a.k.a. Drake and album, critique, Joe Budden, etc. We also talk about our recent trip to Atlantic City to see the New York State of mind tour. And we talk about the Keefe D situation. Then Vinny and myself review Loki season two episode one. Of course jokes fly as always. Enjoy.