Claim OwnershipDon't overthink it podcast
Subscribed: 5Played: 41
Subscribe
© Dominican Johnny
Description
Thoughts of a Dominican Hip-Hop head born in Lynn, Mass raised in Harrisburg,Pa discussing a variety of topics with people from all different walks of life.
197 Episodes
Reverse
In this episode, Cordell, Vinny, and myself have a debate on which album was better. Life after death or ready to die. Both classics, but we give our opinions on why each one is our favorite. Cordell loves having these conversations, and I figured it was a good topic, so why not. We then discuss season Two of Paradise. So far. Hence spoiler alerts, so if you haven’t seen any episode yet. I don’t listen. We also discussed the quick series of Knight of the seven kingdoms on HBO Max. Enjoy
In this episode, I recap my birthday weekend. Another trip around the sun. Dula and Myself Start Off With our trip to Lancaster PA to see CL Smooth and everything that that entailed. I also got a surprise concert in Philly to see Miguel. Thanks to Wifey. We even discussed the now infamous Tourette’s gate. Quick episode for those who don’t like listening to Long. Drawnout podcast. Enjoy.
This episode was a long time coming. I met this gentleman a year ago at a comic book convention and his story is very interesting to say the least. From working at the Source to doing the interior for a private jet for Céline Dion, Chris AKA no_continues on Instagram Concepcion Has an amazing story. Dula and Myself get a lot of questions. From his early beginnings in the Bronx to moving to Florida, and then moving back up East, just turned out to be a very informative episode. Enjoy!
This was a good episode. I was joined by Cordell, Bruce, and Vinny, and we started off discussing Makaveli and Me against the world and comparing and contrasting those albums. After that, we then got into the topic at hand, which is what is the album that you heard that made you fully invested into this hip-hop culture. We go around the room and get our takes and opinions. After that Dula calls into curse us all out for not including him, and we then start talking about Wonder Man on Disney plus. After that, we finish off with a discussion on all of the ice. Raids and touch on. What’s going on in Minnesota for a little bit. Everybody. Stay safe out there and be careful. Enjoy this episode.
Very inspirational episode. Dula and myself had the pleasure of interviewing a creative and motivated retired street pharmacist turned movie, Director, actor, and author. Luc Stephen is a Haitian born Jamaica Queens (by way of Boston) entrepreneur creative who has an amazing story. We talk about his beginnings in Boston, Massachusetts. Then moving to Jamaica Queens in High School. We talk about the stigma of Haitians in the early 90s as well as his transition from wanting to be a basketball player to falling into the streets in the early 80s. We then go into his transition from jail to becoming a fitness Coach to then getting bit by the Director bug & wanting to direct movies. Definitely a Man of many hats. Great story. Enjoy.
In this episode, Dula and I made a new friend. Fellow podcast er, MC , creative Rich Notch is on the podcast. We have discussions about traditional hip-hop as well as his upbringing and motivation. We also have an interesting Marsha Ambrosia story. We also get into his transition into podcasting, as well as The good old hip-hop discussion. You can see his show on YouTube simply type in tall genius or the rich genius show. Enjoy.
If you know me, you know that I have never been a sports type of Dude. In this episode Dula & his cousin Anthony, and his friend Mane, all New Yorkers, and sports fanatics. Try to convince me, or get to the bottom of why I’m not invested in sports or really care about it at all. They tried to have an intervention, if you will. I even call my Brother to assist. Totally funny conversation. Lots of New York. Slang and jokes all around. One for the books. Enjoy.
In this episode, Dula and myself begin talking about our trip to the Bronx for George Bell AKA King George’s birthday party. 80s and 90s themed to the nines with classic 90s guests, etc. We then have a conversation about Will Smith and his legacy, as well as spiraling off into a bunch of different HipHop conversations regarding producers and production. Like we always do. Enjoy!!!
In this episode Dula and myself interview a creative who I have been watching for years. Carlos a.k.a. @CLASSICMATERIALNY on Instagram has been inspiring me with his East Coast hip-hop inspired clothing. From hats hoodies shirts inspired by retro hip-hop, Carlos has done it all. We get his origin stories and exchange how him and Dula are 6° of separation from a lot of people. We also get a great story on how he started video directing by happenstance. Great hip-hop conversation. Enjoy.
In this episode, I am joined by Lynn, Massachusetts very own Jeff Porter. Restart off with basically a hip-hop conversation, likes, dislikes, etc. We talk about the Boston hip-hop scene as well as trade a few stories. From Meeting, DJ Premier to live shows to his rap influences, we covered all. Great conversation with a good MC. And you get to hear some of his music on this episode. Enjoy.
In this episode, Dula and myself start off by giving CAM’RON flowers for his longevity and having a discussion about publishing and we use Sir-mix-a-lot as the perfect example of why you should own your record. We then get into the age Old(pun intended)age-ism conversation as far as slang & clothing etc.. We then take a turn and start talking about lineage and the slave trade and the drug trade in this country. Basically Dula describes his love hate relationship with America. We went end it off with a quick conversation about the comments Will Millz made towards DJ Akademiks. Great conversation quick episode. Enjoy.
In this episode, Dula and I run down a list of artist that we were just certain they were going to blow up on the rap scene, but never did. Whether it was because of intangibles or no label support, these artist just had extreme potential and never reached their zenith . We also go down the rabbit hole of rap crews that had the star rapper as the head of the label and how many artists have failed under them. Great hip-hop talk HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Don’t overthink it Podcast.
The album every BOOM BAP East-coaster has been salivating over for the past two decades finally came out. In this episode, Cordell, Vinny, Dula and myself give our thoughts on Light YEARS. We go around the room discussing pros cons, etc. and expectations. We’ve been get into a conversation about this imaginary hip-hop rule book that exists. We also didn’t get into a conversation about Jim Jones and sort of a fashion police discussion in hip-hop or when is it too old to dress a certain way. We finish it off with Finding out about the Netflix iHeart deal that was made early this afternoon. Enjoy.
SPOILER ALERT!!! I’m starting with that because if you have not seen the TV series. All her fault on Peacock, then you can skip this episode. I am joined by my good friend Lissette from the Get set with Lissette podcast to discuss the crime mystery series, All her fault. We give our thoughts on the characters, the plot, and the overall mini Series. It’s a quick eight episodes for your viewing pleasure. If you haven’t watched it. This is not an ad. But you will definitely enjoy our conversation in our conspiracy theories on the show. Enjoy
Another day at the office. On this episode, Dula and myself give other podcasts props. We shout out the podcast that we listen to the most pros and cons, etc. As well as life talk. Always good hearing do list point of view on current topics. Enjoy!
Sorry for missing a week. But we’re right back at it with a good hip-hop conversation. This week I’m joined by Cordell to discuss the best hip-hop sophomore album. We couldn’t narrow it down to just one so we each picked five. We gave our thoughts and opinions on them, and we also give Big his flowers for just being one of the best all-around artist ever. Great hip-hop conversation. Enjoy.
In this episode, I am joined by Bruce to discuss more HipHop topics. We start off discussing why songs change up from the way you originally heard them when it comes to streaming. We then ask why artist re- record their music and release it. We then get into a conversation about Outkast induction into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame, and why Andre 3K did not perform with Big Boi. We finish off with a debate: which era was more detrimental to overall society. Gangsta rap, or The Diddy shiny suit era? Beautiful instrumentals in the background. And we hope you enjoy this episode.
On this episode, I am joined by Cordell and we discuss whether mixtapes matter, and if they are even technically illegal in Today’s streaming Market. We also question whether it even matters now dropping a mixtape to build anticipation for an album or does it even matter anymore. We then get into a topic that I stole from Juan Ep, which was top DJ Premier Nas collaborations. Overall, good hip-hop Talk. Enjoy.
On this episode, I am joined by Edward Glover and comedian Kevy Kev from the Trippin’ without the luggage podcast. We start off with a boxing discussion in regard to Leila Ali and Clarissa Shields. We are joined by boxer Jamaal Davis (@datruth53) out of Philly on the call-in to give his thoughts on the situation. We then get into his boxing history as well. We then get into a conversation about ghost writing in hip-hop. Is it sacrilegious? Is it OK as long as you don’t claim, you’re the best? Dula and I along with Kevin get into a nice lengthy debate. I hope everybody enjoys it.
This episode was a long time coming. But ladies and gentlemen, we finally got Big Al on the podcast. For those of you who do not know who Big Al 360 is, this is the perfect episode for you. From his early days in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, being a rapper to later getting an intern in Philadelphia at RUFFHOUSE records to getting recognized by Greg Street for his work ethic and producing one of the biggest hits you hear on major commercials every day and don’t even notice, this guy has done it all. Great stories. IF you’ve ever heard Nappy Roots “Good Day” , then you’ve heard Big Al 360s production. ENJOY!!!
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States