Organized Grind: The Podcast

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is BACK in FULL EFFECT with Episode 48! This time we have super-producer and emcee Big Jess of the legendary Unknown Prophets here to chop it up while the United States is battling the coronavirus pandemic. We jump right into that (0:00) - Growing up in Northeast Minneapolis and how Big Jess discovered Hip-Hop (4:46) - How Hip-Hop fills the void for a young man growing up without a strong male influence (8:34) - Getting into creating music and beginning to collaborate with Mad Son in high school (11:56) - Discovering the Minneapolis Hip-Hop scene for the first time and meeting the early Rhymesayers crew in the mid-late 1990s (17:20) - Big Jess (f/ Brent Snyder) - "Still Feeling Good" (prod. by Big Jess) (24:26) - Big Jess goes in discussing the classic Unknown Prophets album "World Premier" and getting his first MPC (28:20) - Collaborating with Slug on the Unknown Prophets song "Never" (38:46) - Getting into solo Big Jess material and working with Promoe of LoopTroop (47:45) - Creating "Glass Half Full" with Big Wiz and working with Wanz (the chorus vocalist on Macklemore's "Thrift Shop") (58:50) - Producing "The Revival" project for Musab (1:07:07) - Holding it down for his family and what he's up to in 2020 (1:13:00) - Unknown Prophets - "Fly Again" (1:31:21)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is BACK with another episode. This time we have 2x Loring Pasta Bar rap battle champion Try-D joining us to talk Hip-Hop history and getting into the culture by attempting to breakdance (0:00) - Going to South High with Unicus and Big Zach / New MC (of Kanser)and recording at Ant's (Atmosphere's beatsmith) for the first time (10:30) - Hip-Hop in Minneapolis from 1990-1993 watching shows around town (19:00) - Working with Oddjobs / CMI and getting put down with the legendary Interlock Crew (24:35) - Lakai Junqtion (Try-D, Unicus and MeshOne) - "Go To There" (prod by Strays) (30:10) - The days of the Loring Pasta Bar battles and winning his first championship night (34:20) - ICE ROD! (40:30) - Getting to know Eyedea and the memories and lessons left by his presence (47:47) - The transition from Interlock to Broken Home Entertainment (54:22) - Try-D and the Midwest All-Stars and his favorite collaborations(59:31)- forming Lakai Junqtion with Unicus and MeshOne (1:04:04)- The good ol' days of DU Nation and favorite memories (1:09:07) - Lakai Junqiton - Another Day Remix (prod. by MeshOne) (1:22:00)

Organized Grind: The Podcast is BACK with yet another episode. This time we have Episode 46 featuring Twin Cities-based author, venue security aficionado and Stophouse Music Group street team veteran Samantha Koshiol! (You probably know her as Sam Kosho) - Sam recently released a new book called "Long Legs in the Twin Cities" and kicks off the episode talking early experiences with Twin Cities Hip-Hop (0:00) - Discovering "Recession Music" by Prof and St. Paul Slim and getting involved with Stophouse (6:45) - The first story Sam ever wrote (16:13) - Sam breaks down her background: Growing up in St. Paul, facing felonies at a young age, battling depression, and exploring various methods of escape (20:00) - Moving to Key West, FL to manage a bar and building a relationship with her dad (23:25) - Orikal Uno - "One Day At A Time" (Produced by Flynch) (36:28) - Sam dives into the process of creating and releasing her new book "Long Legs in the Twin Cities" (39:26) - A break down of the chapters and the women they are based on (49:00) - Sam talks about what's up next and future projects (1:03:00) Orikal Uno - "Move" (produced by Orikal Uno) (1:07:14) --- Find "Long Legs in the Twin Cities" written by Samantha Koshiol on Amazon.com! Digital and physical copies available.

Organized Grind: The Podcast is BACK with Episode 45! This time we have Twin Cities producer, emcee and audio engineer Bona Phide joining us! We kick the episode out talking about his first experiences with Hip-Hop and growing up in Ham Lake, Minnesota (0:00) - Starting to rap and participating in freestyle cyphers around St. Paul in the Late 1990s (7:55) - Working with an early network of Twin Cities artists (including a young Lazerbeak, Flynch, Muja Messiah, Moochy C, Lil Buddy and more) (15:00) - Getting close to legendary Twin Cities producer Flynch and the lessons he learned from him (20:45) - Bona Phide - "Honesty" (produced by Flynch and Bona Phide) (26:34) - Transitioning into working with his band Blackbelt Jonzin' and learning how to book their shows (39:55) - That time when Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters wound up at a show he was performing at (50:55) - Forming Slow Spokes and getting involved with the BMX scene (55:20) - Forming the band Food For Thought via working at Guitar Center (1:05:00) - What's up next for Bona Phide (1:20:20) - Bona Phide - "Peacekeeper" (1:23:30)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is BACK after a nearly 5 MONTH HIATUS! This episode we have New York-born, Minneapolis-raised, GO 95.3 FM Shut Up and Rap! Champion artist Mic Dos joining us!We discuss Mic Dos' first memories with Hip-Hop, growing up in Queens and the Bronx, New York and how he made his way to Minneapolis, Minnesota (0:00) - The differences between New York and Minnesota and adjusting to the changes (13:23) - Beginning to rap (18:45) - Mic Dos - "Brujo" (prod. by Julian Fairbanks) (25:38) - Mic Dos' new project "Concrete Trees" and how it came about (27:23) - Performing live and favorite experiences and venues (36:00) - Becoming the GO 95.3 Shut Up and Rap! Champion (including winning a performing slot at the now cancelled 2020 Soundset Music Festival) (39:55) - What's up next for Mic Dos (55:05) - Mic Dos - "Por Favor" (58:57)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is BACK with Episode 43. Rest in Peace Blessed The MC. Fall is in full effect.

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is BACK with Episode 42 in full effect. Orikal Uno kicks the episode off talking about the cool Minnesota weather, B&E Hip-Hop Hoedown at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul 8/30/19 (TONIGHT!), carving out time for music, dealing with anger and depression, new music and more. T-La Shawn's "Weekly Rap-Up" (18:36) Rants and Ratings: Hurricanes / Car Crashes / Hoodies (21:04) The Lost Soul - "From The Heart" (f/ Jahred of Hed P.E., Johnny Richter, John E. Necro, and DJ Immortal) (24:28)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST with Orikal Uno is back in full effect with EPISODE 41! SpyMC joins us en route back to Texas after participating in a rap battle at Focus Fest in La Crosse, WI. Spy talks about growing up in San Antonio, Texas and getting into freestyling - How he decided to make the move to Minneapolis, Minnesota - Building a team of like-minded emcees and musicians in the form of DRS and starting a recurring event called "Switch" in Minneapolis - Going to Scribble Jam and getting involved with Grind Time Battle League - Developing Loud Mouth League and transitioning with modern changes in rap battle culture - SpyMC takes on the OG:TP Lightning Gauntlet and lets us know what he's currently up to - SpyMC (f/ LoveWreck) - Torn (prod. by Nick Shan) (Listen at the 59:45 mark)(59:45)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST with Orikal Uno is back in full effect with Episode 40! Orikal talks about his week, working with Vinny Crooks for the first time, Jay-Z / NFL news, stock market crashing, Joe Budden vs. Nicki Minaj and more (0:00) - T-La Shawn's "Weekly Rap-Up" (21:21) - Rants & Ratings: Donuts // "Up Yours" // Pimento Jamaican Kitchen (24:14) - Vinny Crook$ - "The Remedy" (prod. by Orikal Uno) (30:34)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back and in full effect with episode 39! Orikal Uno kicks off the episode with updates on art, music and life (0:00) - DJ Stage One's new book "The Bridge is Over: Coming of Age in Hip-Hop" about his life and times in graffiti and Hip-Hop in Minneapolis (9:28) - Hip-Hop Lists: Hit or Miss? (12:01) - Nardwuar and his interviews from 1985 (18:18) - T-LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP UP (week of 8/5/2019) (21:10) - Rants and Ratings: Los Ocampo // Performance Reviews // Mystic Lake Casino (23:40) - MiiLKBRe@d - "Fly" (33:40) -

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back in full effect with EPISODE 38! Orikal Uno checks in fresh off of turning 30 years old in Las Vegas (0:00) - Opening for Devin the Dude at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul (9:17) - T-La Shawn's Weekly Rap-Up (T-LA SHAWN has a MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY for THE BOOK OF T-LA happening at PIMENTO JAMAICAN KITCHEN on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th hosted by BIG WIZ featuring music from SOUL REFLECT - MIC DOS - XILAM BILAM - TEK - BABY SHEL - T-LA SHAWN - DJs SCIPREME and DAN SPEAK) (18:55) - Rants and Ratings: Flights // Weddings // Birthdays (22:05) - OSP f/ Spawn - "JustUs" (35:28)

Vibes UP! Organized Grind: The Podcast w/ Orikal Uno is back in full effect! Just Wulf stops by for Episode 37. We kick the episode off talking about Just Wulf learning from the legendary St. Paul Central audio production teacher Red, as well as growing up in the Rondo community of St. Paul (0:00) - Just Wulf's first Hip-Hop memories (4:55) - Getting into making music and producing beats in junior high, and discovering Twin Cities Hip-Hop (7:52) - Playing the legendary Black Box in St. Paul (17:28) - Learning production techniques and overall mathematics from Big Quarters at their HOPE Community summer program (20:28) - Performing for the first time in a talent show with bars about Shakespeare at Capitol Hill Magnet in St. Paul (26:12) - Releasing his first album and throwing his first album release party at Station 4 (32:30) - Partnering up with Carnage the Executioner and getting down with HECATOMB (37:12) - Going on his first tour with Carnage the Executioner and watching how it's done (44:44) - Going on his SECOND tour with Carnage the Executioner and mastering his approach (55:20) - Just Wulf takes on the OG:TP Lightning Gauntlet (1:04:23) - Just Wulf reveals a HUGE COLLABORATION he has in store with his upcoming project produced by Big Jess of the Unknown Prophets (1:15:50) - Just Wulf - "Gettin By" (prod. by Big Jess) (1:18:42)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ ORIKAL UNO is back in full effect with EPISODE 36! Orikal kicks off the episode checking in on the Minnesota summer heat-wave (0:00) - Storming Area 51 (3:12) - Truth Maze's "Hardcore Graffiti" music video shoot report (5:06) - Muja Messiah's "Lucky Bastard" is on the way! (7:19) - Upcoming podcast guests (14:23) - Netflix vs. Disney Streaming Apps (16:10) - Russian FaceApp and being careful of what you sign up for (20:17) - T LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP UP (Week of July 14th, 2019) (24:31) - RANTS AND RATINGS: Windows Updates | Fresh Hair Cuts | Taco Taxi on Lake Street (27:00) - SpyMC - "Future Past" (31:57)

Vibes UP! ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno is back in full effect with Episode 35, kicking the show off with the Anxiety Report! (0:00) - Firework photography and diving into long exposure night time photography (3:35) - Get your $10 Devin the Dude tickets for July 21st in Downtown St. Paul from ME! organizedgrindpodcast@gmail.com (7:08) - Shooting the new Truth Maze music video for "Hardcore Graffiti" 7/7 in N. Mpls (8:14) - New Rick Ross is dope (13:35) - The Roots performing at Mystic Lake Casino in Minnesota and how DOPE that was! (13:56) - Black Thought G.O.A.T.? (14:44) - T LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP-UP! (17:37) - Rants and Ratings: Fireworks | Expectations with a high volume of people | Nintendo Switch (19:59) - Orikal Uno f/ DisputeOne - "A Lil Somethin" (produced by FLYNCH) (28:16) -

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back in full effect with Episode 34 - this time, producer/nice guy B Mc-C of Nice Guy Entertainment stops by and talks teaching podcast production courses to the youth (0:00) - First experience with Hip-Hop in '88 (6:08) - Growing up in Santa Barbara, California and moving to the suburbs of Minneapolis at a young age (8:54) - First experience with the Twin Cities Hip-Hop scene (15:05) - Reminiscing about the Dinkytowner and Blue Nile (20:32) - Making the decision to go to IPR (Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis, MN) (25:45) - B Mc-C takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (43:08) - Final shout outs / find B Mc-C at @niceguyent (46:18) - Nice Guy Entertainment - "Be Free" (f/ Nur-D, Evan Slack & PRSTN) (50:17)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno is back in full effect with Episode 33 - Orikal kicks the episode off talking taking a break from Facebook (0:00) - Toy Story 4 and growing up with the franchise (7:38) - The game of "attention" and how we all fall victim to it (15:36) - Shout out to film-maker Will Harris and his appearance on Joe Rogan Experience (17:20) - New calligraphy pens (20:42) - Marianne Williamson's come-up at the democratic debates (24:42) - ---$$: T-LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP-UP :$$ (week of June 24th, 2019) --- (27:58) - Rants and Ratings: Dealing with health insurance | Animation Throwdown: Quest for Cards | Pilot Parallel pens (30:44) - PT - "Speak Up" (ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST EXCLUSIVE DEBUT) - (35:00)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST with Orikal Uno is back in full effect! Episode 32 starts with Orikal going into depression, anxiety and cortisol (0:00) - Thunderstorms and why they're dope (7:17) - OnePlusOne is opening for Devin the Dude in St. Paul on July 21st! Along with MC Rentz, T-La Shawn and Capaciti at Amsterdam Bar and Hall - ticket information (11:14) - 9-5 struggles and disappointments / toxic environments (12:34) - Jim Jones El Capo is DOPE!! check it out (17:30) - UFOS, intelligence beyond Earth, and the overwhelming social media response from the Twin Cities Hip-Hop community on the topic (20:00) - Shout out to PT (28:38) - Re-purchasing Zelda: Breath of the Wild (definitely worth it) and other Zelda talk (30:05) - Send your music to the podcast for me to showcase! Deejayss, Emcees, Producers, send stuff to organizedgrindpodcast@gmail.com (32:43) - T-LA SHAWN'S WEEKLY RAP-UP (week of June 17th, 2019) (34:17) - Rants and Ratings: Saturdays / Diabetes / Naps (37:05) - Vinny Crooks f/ Rich Garvey - "El Yucateco" (47:14)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno comes to you live from the sunny vibes of South Minneapolis with Episode 31 - It's been a while, but it's back to the craft! Orikal Uno is solo on this one, kicking off the episode with FREE SOTA SMOOV (http://www.GoFundMe.com/freesota) a beloved member of the Twin Cities creative community. He has been detained by ICE, leaving his children and wife in a tough situation. #FREESOTA - Vinny Crook$ also has a GoFundMe active for a horrible accident he was involved with that left him injured and in need of help.(https://www.gofundme.com/injury-accident) (0:00) - Talking directing and shooting music videos, the most recent being Truth Maze - God's Hands (search YouTube) (7:53) - OnePlusOne (DisputeOne and Orikal Uno) opening for Devin the Dude at The Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Downtown St. Paul July 21st (11:57) - The Black Godfather and She's Gotta Have It on Netflix (highly recommended) (15:41) - T-LA SHAWN - WEEKLY RAP-UP (week of June 9th-14th 2019) (18:54) - Rants and Ratings! f/ Incense, Potholes, Black Godfather on Netflix (beats by Orikal Uno) (21:36) Orikal Uno - "Knowhow" (prod. by Orikal Uno) (27:57) -

EPISODE 30 is in full effect as professional part-time poker player (and full time dealer) Brady Roth joins the podcast to talk about how he got into player poker (0:00) - Scoring his first major tournament win on Full Tilt Poker(3:51) - Hendon Mob poker stats for Brady Roth (100k+ in tournament winnings)(11:58) - Playing in the upcoming 2019 WSOP $10K Main Event in Las Vegas(15:13)- Becoming a consistent tournament poker player and how he stepped his game up(19:24)- Working at Patrick McGovern's in Downtown St. Paul and getting his hand sliced open to the tendon(23:15)- Selling vacuum cleaners door to door in the struggle days(29:05) - Brady Roth vs. The Lightning Gauntlet (38:35)- Orikal Uno f/ Tully Stockton - "Excuse Me" (prod. by Orikal Uno)(41:52)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST w/ Orikal Uno is back with EPISODE 29. This time we have Neil Taylor of True Headz Clothing stopping by to discuss growing up in England (0:00) - Buying Hip-Hop music via imports in London (3:51) - Local Hip-Hop in Exeter (8:53) - Moving from Exeter to Oxford (17:27) - Moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota from England in 2006 (21:00) - Starting True Headz Clothing and designing the trademark hats with the fat laces (22:44) - Booking Grandmaster Caz and bringing him to the Twin Cities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of DJ Kool Herc's historic party (28:25) - Neil's experience with the Hip-Hop Museum in Washington DC featuring Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz and The Sugarhill Gang (36:08) - Neil Taylor vs. The Lightning Gauntlet (42:18) - Where to find Neil if you're interested in a fat-lace hat. Also, check out Twin Cities Dilla Days f/ Rah Digga at UPTOWN VFW June 14th 2019, Dilla Days Lupus Walk/Run at Minnehaha Regional Park, Summer Cypher f/ Truth Maze and OnePlusOne, and more on June 15th in Minneapolis (46:00) - Truth Maze - "Hardcore Graffiti" (50:17)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back once again. Vinny Crook$ stops by EPISODE 28 to discuss performing live on Sway in the Morning (0:00) - Growing up in Minneapolis (6:58) - Experiencing Hip-Hop for the first time via watching the movie "Juice" (8:29) - Being exposed to golden era Hip-Hop at a young age and getting through high school (13:50) - Writing rhymes for the first time and learning the process (19:42) - Being exposed to Twin Cities Hip-Hop and getting into the local scene (29:28) - What he's learned so far in his career and what he'd like to improve (46:50) - Vinny Crook$ vs. Lightning Gauntlet (50:05) - Upcoming shows THIS WEEK ( 6/4 at HONEY in MPLS / 6/5 at ICEHOUSE in MPLS) (55:04) - Vinny Crook$ - "Who Want Smoke" (58:21) - M-XL T-shirts available. email organizedgrindpodcast at gmail dot com -

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is back in full effect with EPISODE 27 - This time we have Justin Trejo joining us, discussing moving from Detroit to the West Side of St. Paul, Minnesota and getting into the West Side Booster program (0:00) - Transitioning to Cretin for High School (11:05) - The path to college and getting drafted into college football (19:35) - Deciding on going to TCU (Texas Christian University) and playing football for a Division I team (31:20) - The experience of being featured in an EA Sports NCAA video game and getting a check in the long-run for his likeness in the game (47:12) - Advice for anybody pursuing the college / NFL football path in life from somebody that experienced it (1:07:43) - Justin Trejo takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (1:12:52) - OnePlusOne (DisputeOne&OrikalUno) - "TurnItUp / TurnItDown" (prod. by BennyBen) (1:19:28) -- ONEPLUSONE (backed by DJ BIGDADDY FLAPJAKS) are opening for KOOL KEITH at the FINELINE MUSIC CAFE on JUNE 6TH - Google for tickets - Peace and Love -

EPISODE 26 of ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is in full effect with special guest Ackronem stopping by to discuss how he got into Hip-Hop (0:00) - Recording music for the first time and playing the drums and bass for different bands (6:00) - Discovering Twin Cities Hip-Hop and getting into the music coming out of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (9:20) - Performing for the first time at The Depot at an event thrown by Guante and getting into setting up shows (11:18) - Transitioning from playing instruments and the process of writing and performing vocally (15:30) - Linking up with RapFam and rocking parties (18:15) - Focusing on solo material and releasing an EP and a project (24:15) - Production influences and talking Reason production suite (29:50) - Ackronem tackles the Lightning Gauntlet (35:53) - Ackronem's "Summer School" event is happening weekly in June at Honey in Minneapolis f/ Vinny Crooks, Mixie, Andre Mariette, CMJ, Lifted Minds, Juice Lord, Mickey Breeze, Rey Gordo, Rich Garvey, Longevity, Intelligent Design, LVANSCVPES, Knucky, Asia Divine, WIll Robinson, MC Longshot, No Good Neighbor and Aquafresh (38:50) - Ackronem f/ Blueprint - "Greed" (42:05)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST IS BACK! After a two-week hiatus, Episode 25 has Twin Cities emcee, promoter and host Christopher Michael Jensen (also known as CMJ) stops by the podcast to discuss Soundset 2019 (0:00) - Getting into music via his older brother (6:00) - Discovering Hip-Hop and navigating the Napster era (9:50) - The dynamics of listening to Eminem and going to a conservative school during the attitude era (15:40) - Favorite music videos during the high-budget video era (23:11) - Being exposed to Twin Cities Hip-Hop and getting serious about a music career (28:22) - First local show, seeing Immortal Technique and Brother Ali live for the first time (32:00) - College days and feeling like the music being created was quality (38:15) - Playing Honey and learning how to organize live shows (48:05) - Learning about the Fifth Element open mic and uniting with Rap Fam (50:30) - Dem Atlas signing to Rhymesayers and the effect it had on their collective inner circle (1:00:50) - Highlights (so far) of CMJ's Hip-Hop career (1:13:28) - Hosting the Fifth Element Open Mic (1:19:06) - Advice for new artists in the independent circuit (1:24:20) - CMJ takes on the Lightning Gauntlet! (1:27:34) - Christopher Michael Jensen - "Microphone Check" - Joy Void Destroy EP out soon! June 28th release party at Dayblock Brewing in Minneapolis (1:32:43)

ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST is in full effect once again. This time, Big Zach (New MC) stops by to share his stories and experiences. He has a book out entitled "Headspin, Headshots and History: Moving through Minnesota Hip-Hop" (link: zachcombs.net) that is filled with photos and moments in history reflecting the Minneapolis graffiti and hip-hop scene from the late 80s and beyond. The episode kicks off with New MC vs. Iron Solomon (Scribble Jam Victory) (0:00) - First Hip-Hop experiences (4:18) - Moving from Bemidji to South Minneapolis at a young age (10:38) - Getting into graffiti (14:04) - First attempting to write rhymes (22:53) - The genesis of Kanser (26:10) - The formation of Interlock and connecting the dots (35:18) - The splintering of Twin Cities hip-hop and becoming competition amongst peers (38:35) - Battling his way to Scribble Jam in Cincinnati, OH and breaking down his rounds and opponents (46:43) - Loring Pasta Bar memories and highlights (1:08:08) - Getting into writing books and talking "Headspin, Headshots and History: Moving through Minnesota Hip-Hop" (1:14:15) - Big Zach takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (submit your own questions to organizedgrindpodcast@gmail.com) (1:42:35) Final shout-outs and words - (1:52:10) - Kanser - "Cyber Aquarium" (Prod. by Mike The Martyr) (1:52:30)

Organized Grind: The Podcast is back with Episode 23 featuring artist and producer Ken-C! He talks growing up in Chicago and Milwaukee (0:00) - First Hip-Hop experiences (3:34) - The first album Ken-C purchased (9:59) - First creating original music and learning how to make it all work (12:05) - First time experience getting into a professional studio at a young age (15:20) - Developing a Hip-Hop scene in Brainerd MN (21:10) - Influences within Hip-Hop (36:22) - How a series of misleading events broke Ken-C out of his creative funk (50:10) - Ken-C and SkoolBoy Ent (58:15) - Check out The Wisemen Show episode of Ken-C with Stress TMH for further context of the fall of Skoolboy Ent (1:16:27) - Producers Ken-C wants to work with (1:21:18) -LIGHTNING GAUNTLET W/ KEN-C (1:26:10) - Ken-C - "Y'all Don't Know" (OG:TP EXCLUSIVE) (1:35:30) -

EPISODE 22 sees UnicusHarry of Kanser / More Than Lights / Throw The House stop by Organized Grind: The Podcast to discuss the Minneapolis Massive documentary (0:00) - Travelling from Haiti, to Brooklyn, NY, to Connecticut and getting into Hip-Hop in the mid-eighties (5:45) Moving to Minneapolis in the Summer of '92 (15:15) - Connecting to the Hip-Hop scene in South High School as the new kid (17:30) - Finding a poster on a bulletin board at a record store and meeting producer Ant for the first time (23:48) - Forming Labyrinth with Musab and Ishmael (33:30) - Joining up with Kanser on an official level (49:19) - Highlights of the Interlock days (1:04:03) - Memories of Bon Appetit, The Red Sea and Loring Pasta Bar (1:09:30) - How Kanser and More Than Lights started working together (1:17:03) - Bringing Hip-Hop to the Festival crowds (1:22:08) - New project Throw The House, new music video for "Trip The Light" single, and his May schedule appearing live in Minneapolis (1:27:47) - UnicusHarry takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (1:33:37) - Throw The House - "Trip The Light" (1:37:45)

Optimystic stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast with Orikal Uno for Episode 21! We kick the episode off by catching up with what Optimystic is up to (0:00) - The journey from Russia to Minnesota (2:00) - First experience with Hip-Hop (5:00) - High School experience and meeting Wolphe of Lifted Mindz (6:24) - Getting introduced to Twin Cities Hip-Hop (12:18) - First live performance in front of a crowd (15:57) - McNally Smith alumni connect (20:25) - The first Lifted Mindz house in Midway, Open Mics at Fifth Element and other moments in Twin Cities hip-hop (28:04) - Learning how to throw events and be professional as you go (35:43) - LIFTED MINDZ AND GOOP CITY MUSIC ON TOUR NOW! (listen here for tour dates and locations) (42:08) - Optimystic takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (51:36) - Lifted Mindz - "HolyWater" (f/ ACK) (54:52)

Episode 20 is LIVE and in FULL EFFECT! This time, we have Jay Escobar stop by the Graff Roots Studios to talk Freshwater Deejays (0:00) - First hip-hop life experience (2:17) - Growing up in Lancaster, PA (5:21) - Getting into creating music (8:30) - Meeting Casey Golden and moving to Minnesota (11:45) - S.U.S.P.E.C.T.S. and Sols of Life crew (14:20) - The influence he got from Salsa that his father would play (18:43) - How to pronounce "Lancaster" and making the move from PA to MN (21:20) - How he started getting into the Twin Cities hip-hop scene and who was making noise back then (23:19) -The creation of Jayechs (37:40) - The creation of Broken Home Studios, forming a bond with Sinycal over Gwen Stefani, and getting to work (38:18) - The dangers of a damaged reputation and growing out of youthful toxic masculinity (41:30) - The end of Broken Home Studios (47:22) - The "death" of Jayechs and manifesting a new musical direction (50:12) - Discovering his faith via a new kind of church (50:50) - Making Christian music as Anonimust with Hour 2 Hope and getting comfortable with working with other artists again (56:00) - Developing FAME (Foreign Affairs Media Enterprises) as an artist management and development company (58:28) - Freshwater Deejays and his current gigs as a DJ (1:06:25) - Jay takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (1:09:58) - Jay Escobar - "Trust the Process" (1:13:13)

EPISODE 19 is LIVE is in FULL EFFECT! Organized Grind: The Podcast is honored to have TLA SHAWN stop by the Graff Roots studio and share his history and contributions to Twin Cities Hip-Hop. Tla kicks it off by talking about growing up over Southside Minneapolis (0:00) - Tla talks about first getting into hip-hop via older cousins, breakdancing, and fashion (5:35) - His first album he ever purchased on his own (9:25) - Getting into skateboarding and some history of skateboarding in the Twin Cities (13:48) - Tla Shawn - "Black Sk8r" (21:07) - More sk8 talk (27:27) - How he started rapping and getting nice on the microphone (28:16) - The influence of Wu-Tang in hip-hop (35:13) - The hip-hop group that influenced his style and getting into writing raps (36:16) - The experience of performing in front of a crowd for the first time (38:16) - The beginning of Cherry Sky (46:10) - Meeting Big Wiz and Tony Bones for the first time (49:09) - Surviving open heart surgery and the re-emergence of Tla Shawn - (50:30) - Meeting Sun Chi Som for the first time and the creation of Sun&La (57:50) - Tla Shawn - "Here I Go Again" (1:00:24) - SUN CHI SOM TRIBUTE SHOW APRIL 30th at NOMAD WORLD PUB in MINNEAPOLIS - (1:12:43) - Tla Shawn takes on the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET! (1:23:08) - Tla Shawn - "Where I'm From (Murdapolis)" off of upcoming project BOOK OF TLA - (1:29:53)

Episode 18 is live and in full effect with a very special guest by the name of Dennis Coronel. He is Director / Creative / Client Services at Iconic Music Agency in Los Angeles, CA. We jump right into who Dennis is and his journey from being born in Hawaii to moving to Los Angeles (0:00) - His first experience with hip-hop music and culture (3:35) - What school was like growing up in the suburbs of LA (5:37) - Finding local hip-hop shows to go in Los Angeles (6:43) - How he got into producing hip-hop and his first MPC 2000 (10:00) - How he started producing and selling his beats (12:08) - How he started getting beat placements with artists and TV shows (14:56) - Meeting Tim Bjorkman of Iconic Music Agency for the first time (20:40) - The beginning of Iconic Music Agency (22:34) - Current plans and future moves of Iconic Music Agency (24:08) - How to submit your production to Iconic Music Agency for TV and Film placement consideration (25:35) - General tips and secrets to help you land a beat on TV or Film (27:18) - Dennis takes on the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET! (32:20) - Destiny Spike - "Sicko" (40:08)

Episode 17 of Organized Grind: The Podcast is live and in full effect with special guest Skydro of B&E Music - we kick the podcast off talking about the West Side of St. Paul (0:00) - Skydro's first experiences with hip-hop via family parties (2:45) - The first hip-hop record he owned (4:57) - His introduction to Twin Cities hip-hop (6:10) - How and when he got serious about being an emcee (8:55) - How he met emcee NL Emnt at Humboldt High School in St. Paul(10:23) - How he first started recording songs (13:03) - Favorite memories of the Blue Nile, Red Sea and Dinkytowner venues in Minneapolis(17:26) - How he met Illaborate (20:58) - Influences that helped shape Skydro's rap style (21:30) - Skydro's Texas roots (23:15) - How he got involved with Dumpstarrs (25:10) - Favorite moments from Station 4 (26:45) - How the B&E crew formed to take over the world (32:22) - Skydro takes on the Lightning Gauntlet (43:52) - Sun&La - "Props (Ode)" (49:36)

Episode 16 has us remembering the life and legacy of Twin Cities poet, artist, and producer Sun Chi Som - the episode kicks off with Sun Chi Som performing "Rock Me Into Dreamland" (0:00) - Orikal Uno introduces the episode and describes the setting of Sun Chi Som's memorial celebration in Lowertown, St. Paul Minnesota (2:50) - T-La Shawn remembers Sun Chi Som (7:13) - Sun&La - "The Night Speaks" f/ I Self Devine and Manny Phesto (15:20) - DisputeOne remembers Sun Chi Som (20:41) - Sun&La - "Shades On (Remix)" f/ Mike the Martyr (22:54) - Neil Taylor of True Headz Clothing remembers Sun Chi Som (25:06) - Sun&La - "42nd" f/ Big Wiz and Tony Bones (28:54) - Big Wiz remembers Sun Chi Som (33:20) - Sun&La - "Smoothies" f/ Nathan Ejuwa and Big Zach (36:30) - Teddy Grimes remembers Sun Chi Som (39:52) - Sun&La - "Sun Goddess" f/ Nathan Ejuwa & Niles (43:19) - Niles remembers Sun Chi Som (46:27) - Sun&La - "Chemical" f/ Prince Po and Distrakt (54:47) - Ken-C remembers Sun Chi Som (57:44) - Sun&La - "Louudpack" f/ Will Robinson and The Emotional Pimp (1:03:05) - Aaron Tafoya remembers Sun Chi Som (1:07:13) - Sun&La - "Paradise" (1:13:45) - Jessica Marie remembers Sun Chi Som (1:17:23) - Sun&La - "War Dawgz" f/ Morocco (1:27:33) - Orikal Uno says farewell and gives his thanks to Sun Chi Som... until we meet again. (1:30:20)

EPISODE 15 of Organized Grind: The Podcast is in full effect, and sadly Orikal Uno starts the podcast off by remembering Sun Chi Som (0:00) - Orikal shares his experiences with Astral Travelling earlier this week (10:19) - Astral travelling and the perspectives of different cultures on the subject (24:48) - Sun & La - "Shades On" (32:48)

Half Pint Kyle of SotaSound Radio / Unpopular Media stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast to talk about the recent Game of Thrones season and why you should give the show a chance (0:00) - How he got into hip-hop music and the first record he purchased on his own (4:30) - Growing up in North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center (5:57) - Aspiring to be a writer as a kid (8:28) - Getting through High School (9:25) - Going to college for Computer Networking and Graphic Design and breaking down Boolean Algebra / Circuitry (11:02) - First experiences with Computer Science(12:48) - First getting exposed to Twin Cities Hip-Hop (14:40) - Social Media trends (20:43) - Words of encouragement for those struggling with High School (22:32) - Building Unpopular Media / SotaSound Radio podcast and video game streaming (24:36) - Getting into podcasting (25:48) - How he met the TripSet and how the Unpopular Media team assembled (28:38) - How he got into gaming and what he's currently playing (33:04) - Is Mat Hoffman alive?? (Spoiler Alert: he is) (36:06) - How is Bam Margera doing?? (42:02) - Half Pint Kyle takes on the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET (43:19) - Captive Agents - "Hard Hitter" (51:40)

Episode 13 is LIVE once again, and Orikal Uno updates us on day number 13 of sobriety for his April cleanse (0:00) - Shout out to Can Can Wonderland / Deejay St. Joel / Jay Escobar / Freshwater DJs - mad props to DJ BigDaddy FlapJaks for holding down the first set with Orikal (2:03) - Shout out to Casey Golden of Goodlook Studios (6:45) - Lessons of life via Scrabble (13:08) - Word Wars Scrabble Documentary / Netflix (14:18) - The news has been messed up lately / kid thrown from 3rd floor of Mall of America / Man sets self on fire in front of White House (17:06) - Catch Truth Maze, DisputeOne and Orikal Uno at Lee's Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis May 2nd (22:00) - ORIKAL UNO IS DOING FREE FEATURES FOR YOUR SONGS (22:48) - Rants & Ratings - Scarface // Mice // Sonora Grill (E. Lake St in Minneapolis) (23:48) - Send your music to be featured on the podcast to ORGANIZEDGRINDPODCAST@GMAIL.COM (32:51) - O-Mega - "Verse In A Hearse" (34:16)

Super-Producer and Audio Engineer Andre Mariette stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast! We kick the show off by congratulating MUJA MESSIAH and MARIA ISA on their baby on the way! We also chat about the first-ever photographed Black Hole (0:00) - Andre shares his experiences with building his new studio from the ground up (1:31) - Andre's first experience with hip-hop (7:25) - Moving from England to the United States (7:50) - Being exposed to hip-hop group ATMOSPHERE for the first time (10:41) - The beginning of his musical endeavors via producing beats and writing raps (13:30) - The first production program he started off making beats on / torrenting software (14:55) - The first beat he ever made (17:43) - The first hip-hop record he ever purchased on his own (19:42) - His production influences: past and present (20:43) - Getting into audio engineering and recording artists (24:18) - How he met the homie ACKRONEM (28:30) - Getting his production featured on projects (30:30) - 2019 music plans (35:20) - Andre Mariette tackles the LIGHTNING GAUNTLET (38:16) - Andre Mariette - "Ice Cream" (42:23)

Aaron Price stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast to discuss how he got into Hip-Hop (0:00) - Kicking off his creative endeavors through writing (3:27) - How he got into rhyming (4:30) - How he got into making beats (5:22) - How he got into film-making and being behind the camera (7:09) - Developing the TV Show "Candy Fresh" (9:50) - Advice to aspiring film-makers and directors (20:41) - What he's been up to musically over the past year (22:57) - Favorite collaborations (25:50) - What's he's been up to recently behind the camera / Radio show "The Elephant In The Room" (28:12) - Aaron takes on the lightning gauntlet (32:30) - Aaron Price - "System Failure" (38:26)

Orikal Uno is back on his own for Episode 10 of Organized Grind: The Podcast - he kicks it off by wishing his Mom a Happy Birthday! (0:00) - Pre-order the first Organized Grind: The Podcast T-shirt for $20 at paypal.me/orikaluno (2:00) - We're coming to iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher!! (2:57) - Rogue Citizen's Skateboard Art Exhibition at Modist Brewery (3:22) - Poacher gets killed by an elephant and eaten by lions in South Africa (4:22) - We're rocking CanCan Wonderland Friday April 12th! (5:30) - Sobriety Update: Insomnia Edition (6:53) - London shows love to Orikal Uno (9:05) - Mortal Kombat 11 release excitement (9:35) - Diet Soda Pop (13:06) - Finally saw Infinity War (14:16) - Saturday Night Live (15:30) - Bat Facts (16:36) - Rants and Ratings: Video Game Microtransactions | Grocery Shopping | Insomnia | Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits (23:38) - Shout out Mike and Cashinova at Stophouse Music Group (32:20) - Cashinova - "Where's The Fun" (Big Dragon out now! streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and everywhere else) (34:20)----PRE-ORDER THE T-SHIRT / DONATE TO THE CAUSE: http://www.paypal.me/orikaluno (if pre-ordering the T-shirt, send $20 and include your size and shipping address in the notes. If donating, please let us know in the notes that it is a donation)ORGANIZED GRIND LOVES YOU.

DJ BigDaddy FlapJaks is in the house (well, the apartment) to talk about how he got into hip-hop via Bone Thugs N Harmony (0:00) - The first hip-hop record he ever purchased (3:40) - Where he got the name "BigDaddy FlapJaks" (4:55) - How he got into DJing (7:02) - The first party he ever rocked as a DJ (9:08) - Playing The Nomad World Pub and the Red Sea in Minneapolis (11:42) - Favorite DJs and finding influence from the forefathers of the craft (13:31) - meeting his cousin Just Wulf for the first time at the Nomad (16:47) - The first hip-hop shows he experienced (19:03) - Kicking alcohol to the curb (20:58) - Becoming a father at a younger age (22:43) - Aspirations of being a DJ (25:00) - Advice for younger fathers of the world (27:10) - What people may not know about him (29:47) - Gran Turismo / PlayStation (30:53) - An uplifting story about suicide (32:00) - Shout outs (37:58) - Orikal Uno - "The Bends" (38:48)

O-Mega stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast to discuss how he was introduced to hip-hop (0:00) - hometown hero T.Remmedy (4:00) - Influence of DMX (6:20) - Growing up in Holyoke MA (7:28) - A message to kids in the struggle (10:22) - The journey from MA to MN / Job Corp. (11:09) - How he got into rhyming / winning his first freestyle battle (13:24) - Minnesota culture shock (17:08) - Meeting his wife-to-be in MN (20:30) - The come-up from Jimmy Johns (24:18) - Meeting Last Call / getting back to work in the studio (25:45) - A message from O-Mega to those currently facing hard times (31:16) - New music / "Finding Balance" project dropping soon (35:18) - O-Mega "Cowabunga" (40:26)

Truth Maze joins Organized Grind: The Podcast to discuss how he first got into music via record collections and 8-track tapes in the mid-to-late 70s (0:00) - North and South Minneapolis in the 70s (2:15) - getting into hip-hop via Dancing / Locking (9:45) - The first hip-hop record he purchased (10:50) - Transitioning from dancing to beatboxing (15:54) - The first foray into rapping / IRM crew / 1987 (23:13) - Recording the first released hip-hop 12" with the IRM crew (29:10) - The genesis of Truth Maze (38:28) - The beginning of the Micranots (42:44) - The end of the Micranots era (49:00) - What Truth Maze is up to in 2019 (51:50) - Truth Maze - "Hardcore Graffiti" (55:04)

DisputeOne (1/2 of OnePlusOne, formerly known as Extreme) stops by Organized Grind: The Podcast for a discussion about how he got into hip-hop and starting rapping (0:00) - Working with Rhymesayers Entertainment / Headshots / Working with legendary producer Roger Lear and first getting into recording music (11:00) - Rocking hip-hop shows in the 90's (19:32) - Transition to Interlock crew (21:04) - Performing at the very first Soundset at 3:40am (24:09) - More Interlock talk (27:00) -- Bon Appetit / Headspin / Brother Ali vs. Carnage The Executioner battle (29:47) - ILLusion (32:20) - The perception of being a part of different crews (33:55) - What EXTREME stands for / starting to work with Dialogue Elevaters Crew (35:45) - Memorable Wisconsin DEC show with "The Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown) (41:55) - The genesis of DisputeOne (43:25) - The end of Dialogue Elevaters Crew (48:35) - Venturing out on his own (51:58) - Co-Hosting iNoslen Radio / future radio plans (56:00) - DRS Crew / Loud Mouth League (1:01:04) - SpyMC - "Hercules" (1:06:40)

REST IN POWER NIPSEY HUSSLE. In this episode, Orikal remembers Nipsey Hussle (0:00) - There is no right or wrong way to grieve (15:20) - Rants and Ratings: Clout Chasing | Los Angeles | Funerals (22:46) - A beat I made for Nipsey (32:15)

OO-OOO!!! Late night edition of Organized Grind brings us to Episode 04 - Orikal dives into being a night owl (0:00) - Tony C (2:30) - First Show - The Micranots (shout out to Brett!) (4:27) - Guitar Center Commentary (8:08) - OrganizedGrindPodcast.com (12:57) - Dustin / The Marquee Moon (14:39) - First album release party f/ Ecid and Sector 7G (16:34) - DU Nation Snippet (18:03) - I meant "Game Night" (19:00) - RANTS AND RATINGS - Heiruspecs Stickers / Logo -- Buying A New Cell Phone -- St. Paul Central High School (22:46) -- ORGANIZED GRIND EXCLUSIVE LEAK: Muja Messiah - "The Secret" - (28:08)

It's the freakin' weekend. TGIF. (0:00) Feeling Good - (2:31) Depression Sessions - (7:13) Paying more than minimum wage for a service - (17:36) Did YOU hear the chainsaws? - (18:08) Easter Eggs - (18:40) Tips and Tricks Magazine - (22:32) How I met DisputeOne - (30:06) RANTS & RATINGS: Getting Paid Early // Lake Street // Office Whispers - (36:48) Truth Maze - "God's Hands" (The Holy Vible) (truthmaze.bandcamp.com)

Episode Two is already here, and Orikal kicks it off by thanking everybody that has shown love to the first episode (00:00 - 2:00) - how road rage is dangerous but enjoyable but still dangerous af (2:01 - 3:19) - pros and cons of the day-job grind and stories of past jobs (3:20 - 12:12) - taking a stab at being a full time artist (12:13 - 14:35) - the recent "give-an-entrepreneur a dollar" social media wave (15:45 - 19:15) - shout out to the true supporters of artists (19:16 - 22:27) - podcasting is fun "if the chainsaws are out there, the chainsaws are out there" (22:28 - 23:56) - Tetris (Past and Present) (23:57 - 26:18) - Rants and Ratings: Tree Trimmers While Podcasting / Leaving Work Early / Frogtown St. Paul (26:19 - 29:06) - talking to silence vs rapping (29:18 - 31:05) - DisputeOne - "The Prophecy" (31:06 - )

In the debut episode of "ORGANIZED GRIND: THE PODCAST" Orikal Uno kicks off the show with an introduction into who he is (0:00) - How he met fellow artist and collaborator Truth Maze (6:20) - His current struggle with Type-1 Diabetes and lowering his A1C (8:57) - Current projects that he is working on (15:10) - How he met his current performing DJ BigDaddy Flapjaks (17:16) - His history with graffiti (20:16) - Life lessons and growth (23:10) - Where the "Organized Grind" name comes from (26:16) - And a segment he likes to call "Rants and Ratings", talking St. Paul Potholes and Spring Weather (30:33) ---- Song at the end of the episode is Skydro - "Hands Down" (available on YouTube) --- all instrumentals produced by Orikal Uno