#QuarantineTalks

Hey whats up people! This very special episode #QuarantineTalksPodcast is featuring ANOTHER #international guest: @_iam_kenzo_ coming to you live and direct from the island of #Japan! Your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT and Kenzo discuss moving from #Baltimore to #Tokyo at 16 and deciding to stay, what its like being #BlackinJapan and what pre conceived notions the #Japanese may have and, adapting to the culture! Then we discuss Japan's extremely high rate of #suicide and #alcoholism and the nonexistent culture of #MentalHealth and walking #depression ! We also discuss #quarantine and #covid, #America and #Trump, and the love of his life and current fiance, @mm45 ! We round it off with tokyo vs #nyc trains, vending machines (they're are more of them than people) and the Japanese saying #Shouganai! #QuarantineReview #QuarantineTalksPodcast #ThOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Heads up: this episode closes out season 2 but, we do have more coming up for you very soon, so #staytuned ! Available on @Youtube and all #Podcast platforms, LINK IN BIO! Social Media:  https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/  https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/  https://www.instagram.com/_iam_kenzo_/  https://www.instagram.com/kenzo_by_kenzo/  Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a COMMENT below and RATE us below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! This episode of #QuarantineTalksPodcast has your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT talking with #powercouple @brandencrwfrd and @lenayascrawford ! #TheCrawfords, as I like to to call them, are a set of dope ass individuals from #atlanta who have the #blackowned #yoga studio @seviinyoga and a family therapy clinic @kaleidoscopeft ! ( Not to be confused with @kaleidoscopebeautyltd, another DOPE black owned business featured on this page! ) We dive into what prompted them to open Seviin studios and the #kemetic orgins of yoga—kemetic means #Africa btw--opening the #FamilyTherapy clinic and Branden's side hustle #vinatge boutique! We also talk about Collabing with other dope ass #ATL creatives like @thecamkirk and—as a majorkey—they give the dos and donts of being married, homie-lover, friends and business partners!!! Yall they both said the words ‘equally yoked’ at least twice so you know it real!! Givin @ciara and @dangerusswilson… Available on #Youtube and wherever #podcasts are casted!! #QuarantineReview #QuarantineTalksPodcast #ThOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿  Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/seviinyoga/  https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscopeft/  https://www.instagram.com/lenayascrawford/  https://www.instagram.com/brandencrwfrd/   Donations:  cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork  venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork    👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a COMMENT below and RATE us below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! Your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro, @JCFromTheOVT welcoming you back to another episode of #QuarantineTalksPodcast! Today on the show #NewYork raised and #Atlanta based #rapper @WhoIs5thLettah discusses his musical origin story, creating his first full length album in 2014 and, then re-relasing that #album 5 years later to a broader audience! We also talk about life as an #indieartist, methods for content #distribution and of course, all things #hiphop ! . Also You guys may have heard me and @IamBlve talk about #genres in rap but 5th was actually the first person to bring this to the forefront and talk to me about it in detail! So, shoutout to both these #artists : great minds really do think alike! . And, Last but not least, we talk about how and what #quarantine and the #coronavirus has fucked up for him in 2020 (#SXSW performances with #Gherbo and touring around #Europe ) and we flesh out the age old hiphop debate: #Biggie vs Tupac! Check out the FULL interview link on #Youtube and your favorite #podcast platform in our bio! #ThOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/whois5thlettah/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork

Hey whats up people! Today on #quarantinetalkspodcast your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT is speaking with the #grammynominated vocal arranger and producer @Jehreeus! Jehreeus has worked with such artists as @JanetJackson, @BjTheChicagoKid and @cordae just to name a few! He’s a musically inclined individual, gifted with #perfectpitch (look it up) he creates vocal arrangement sample packs with fellow arranger and perfect pitcher @GabeKunda and dope ass #tiktok and IG #mashups! . We also talk about #socialmedia , the negative affects its had on his psyche and how he Has managed to conquer his anxiety and depression when using these different platforms! And, then last but not least, we talk about how horribly racist #Texas is and how we can give it back to #Mexico ! Bwahahahaha (Our Bad Mexico) #QuarantineReview #QuarantineTalksPodcast #ThOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/jehreeus/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork #QuarantineReview #QuarantineTalksPodcast #ThOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Hey whats up poeple! #QuarantineTalks is back with a FRESH new episode! Your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT is sitting down with astrologist, a hood psychologist, #artist and #rapper :@iamblve ! We talk about his origin story: growing up in #BatonRouge, witnessing kidnappings (yea you read that right) being part of a legacy of #CivilRights activists in the area, His home life trails and tribulations, and his inspirations and introductions into #music, #poetry and #storytelling!  Then we talk about his three albums #Demigod #Inspired and Inspired 2, his month long #eurotrip to #Spain #Italy and the #UK expanded his worldview, and how #coronavirus has adapted his creative processes and understanding! Then, last but not least, we talk about how Louisiana is the smallest state in America (yes, you also read that right) #Sidenotes and points of correction: #RhodeIsland is the smallest state, #NewOrleans, founded in 1718 is actually older than the #UnitedStates (founded in 1776) but, is not older than #StAugustine in #Florida which is the oldest city established by europeans in 1565. #TheOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/iamblve/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork

Hey whats up people! Today your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT has a SUPER special edition of #QuarantineTalks! It all started about a month ago, we wanted to create dialogue between #BlackAmericans and #BlackBrits ! We have so much in common: from the language that we speak ( #English ), to being #Black in #colonizer countries, and our shared love of Black American #PopCulture! Today, we bring you the fruits of that labor (or labour depending on country code lol): The #London - #Atlanta podcast connect with @Vicsanusi and @Jas_bw from @BlackGalsLivin!! . In our very FIRST crossover #podcast (dubbed #BlackGalsQuarantining ) JC, Vic and Jas talk about everything from the differences in #racism in the US and UK, the shared experiences in #PoliceBrutality, @LoveCraftHBO mixed heritage dating, and of course, #MentalHealth ! Then, we compare and contrast our extremely fucked up leaders @Borisjohnsonuk and @Realdonaldtrump and, in a SHOCKING turn of events, we predict #Trump getting #covid 2 weeks BEFORE it happened! Ashe to the ancestors…LOL . We are all in agreement that there’ll be a part two in the near future! #StayTuned !! #TheOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/blackgalslivin/  Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork

Hey whats up people! This episode of #QuarantineTalks has #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT welcoming our homegirl KJ (@Youcancallme_KJ) ! She is a #digitalmarketing strategist based in #NYC who has worked with #socialmedia #influencers like @TheBudgetnista and, most recently one of our FAVORITE concert experiences: @Afropunk!! . We talk about working for the #Blackest concert in the world, her favorite performances and experiences, life as a #liveevents professional during #covid, living in NYC peak corona, and both of her parents contracting covid! . Then last but not least we discuss sharpening her #DIY skills and how giving toilet paper and other essential products is the #NewNormal way to say: I love you! 💕😘😅 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/youcancallme_kj/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below and rate us below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! On this episode of #QuaratineTalks @JCFromTheOVT is chatting with @TinaFears of #StageReady LLC! We discuss her entertainment origins; form working and recording with some of the producers of #MariahCarey and #MichaelJackson, to moving to #ATL from #LosAngeles at a young age and the #CultureShock that ensued. And then we talk about founding Stage Ready: her production and talent management agency, while still managing to be talent herself! . Then we get into stage plays and producing with folk like @Brittanyinge of #BoomerangOnBET and @Brianjordanjr of #SistasOnBET and, how the homegrown and produced #ArethaFranklin stage play turned into her landing a role in the new @Natgeogenius biopic for #GeniusAretha ! And, last but not least, we talk about how #quarantine has rekindled her passion for painting! #LinkInBio ! . #WeTellBlackStories #TheOVTNetwork Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/tinafears/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! This episode of #QuarantineTalks has @JCFromTheOVT chatting with a man that was nicknamed “Keeper of the Jewels” by the late #DickGregory himself: Eric Majette @themrmajestic! Eric got that name because he is the owner of a traveling museum of #BlackHistory with over 10,000 pieces! We discuss how his obsession with the record keeping of his family legacy, lead him to the eventual creation of this museum; Spending over a 100k thousand dollars to purchase artifacts from legends like #MalcolmX, #MarcusGarvey, and #MadamCJWalker…just to name a few! Speaking of Madam Walker: we talk about how historically inaccurate the #Netflix movie was, how the #AfricanAmericanHistoryMuseum in DC has tried to exploit Black History collectors, like himself, and the ways and means of how he acquires the pieces in his collection! We also talk about being pen pals with #LenaHorne, working with #RayJ in #China, our first ever trips to #Africa and last but not least, working on set with #TylerPerry! This is a Blickitty Black episode y'all so check it out!! #TheOVTNetwork #WeTellBlackStories Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/themrmajestic/   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork

Hey what up people! On this episode of #QuarantineTalks @JCFromTheOVT sat down with a lady responsible for bringing to life some of the shows we know and love:  Jen Farris (@dpartur)!  Jen is a location scout and manager here in #Atlanta ! She has worked on projects like the Immortal life of #HenriettaLacks, Atlanta on #FX with @ChildishGambino, #BeingMaryJane and my personal favorite shows right now #HBO #LovecraftCountry and @Starz #PValley!!! . We talk about being involved in the locations department of major film sets, the importance of networking and job placement, and, being the only #BlackWoman on a #Hollywood movie set! And as a major gem drop,  Jen also tells us what to do if/when you're approached about having your home or #business being used by a film crew! . Then we talk about rubbing elbows with @Oprah (literally), being involved on the upcoming #NationalGeographic #Genius biopic for ArethaFranklin, and, last but not least: #CiviRrights and the importance of your #Vote ! #LinkInBio . #WeTellBlackStories #TheOVTNetwork Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/dpartur/ https://www.jen-farris.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! This #QuarantineTalks has your #FriendlyNeighbohooodNegro , @JCFromTheOVT, welcoming a very energetic guest, all the way from the shores of #London / #Canada via the motherland of #Nigeria : @BamiKuteyi a.k.a. "Bam Bam" as she's known out here in these internet streets! A former online digital specialist at @Google, we talk about how the inclusion and diversity program she began, intended to be a healthy alternative to going for drinks at the pub, turned into @twerkafterwork! An international #fitness brand geared at empowering 1 million fearless females! . She also educates us on the history of #twerk : from #SouthAfrican origins all the way down to #NewOrleans ...I thought I knew but, she dropped a lil knowledge on me! And, she discusses how she manages to keeps her energy up for daily classes while spreading out the workload between herself and other instructors! . We also get into a sidebar about #diversity and how London is to the #UK, what #Atlanta is to #Georgia or #Miami is to #Florida , traveling internationally during the #pandemic , her weird, but helpful, obsession(s) and, last but not least: Bam Bam on reality TV??? Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/bamikuteyi/ https://www.instagram.com/twerkafterwork/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾

Hey Whats Up Poeple! On this episode of #Quarantinetalks Your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT chats with Mr I-Cant-Believ-Its-Not-Butter himself: @Mrsuperbran, Brandon Butler! We Talk The Ideation And Creation Of @Butter.atl, How He Started This Media Company With The Full Backing, Support And Resources Of The Company He Works For: @daggeragency, And The Steps And Processes He Takes To Make Sure The #ButterATL Team Is A Well-oiled Machine! We Also Talk Velocity To A Dollar (one of his business mantras), Candy , Vitamin , And Painkillers (Not What You Think lol), Productivity And Workflow Hacks, And, How The #Butter Team Made Sure They Did #404Day The RIGHT Way (#Shoutout To @Att, Yall tried but......nah. 😅)  We Also Talk The Future For #DarkZuckerberg , Butter Expansion To Other Cities And The Thing That Brandon Feels Makes Him Most #Atlanna ... Give You A Hint It Involves A Strip Club...On The West Side...When He Was 13...🙈😳🕺🏾 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! Today your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT chats it up with the bonafide, Icey Amputee Warrior @keithteboy_ ! JC and Keith talk his struggles growing up and how he's become so confident in himself! How #makeup gurus like @aaliyahjay, @jackieaina and @nikitadragun spurred his interest in the business of #beauty and, how the industry at large doesn’t give enough credit to the #BlackWomen and #BlackFemmes that helped create the movement! #Shoutout to @Ladieswhobrunchatl and @Rachiebabie! . We also discuss his feature with the #British #LGBTQ media outlet @Pink_News landed him the number 1 spot on #Snapchat and the difficulties of being #Gay in a #WestIndian family. Also, JC and Keith are both #Capricorns and they discuss the differences in #December and #January Capricorns! . Click the link in bio for the full episode! #WeTellBlackStories #TheOVTNetwork Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ https://www.instagram.com/keithteboy_/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! On today's episode of #QuarantineTalks , your friendly neighborhood negro @JCFromTheOVT sits down with #BeautyQueen and international business owner @BlessedUmu! Umutoni is the creator of @kaleidoscopebeautyltd a jewelry company with roots in #Africa and the #UK ! We talk her origin story and how she came to the world of #jewelry design and sale, her feature in @forbes, @bbcafrica, and @sheenmagazine magazines and the trails and tribulations of running  an #InternationalBusiness ! . We also discuss the unique position that African and #Caribbean #immigrants  face living in a quote-un-quote #FirstWorld country, being so closely tied to their countries of origin and the mental strain it causes. We also discuss the challenges facing the continent since #quarantine and #covid began. . And to finish off on a much lighter note; we talk about her being a pageant queen and swimming  with sharks……literally…. 😳🦈🏊🏾‍♀️😖 . #WeTellBlackStories #TheOVTNetwork . Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾

Hey whats up people! Today's episode of #QuarantineTalks has your #FriendlyNeighborhoodNegro @JCFromTheOVT chatting with an individual that is T.otally E.nthused A.bout M.aking A.rt R.eally R.eally R.aw: TEAMARRR! (@imaliltcup). She is the first #singer #songwriter that we have had on the #podcast AND she is the first artist signed to #IssaRae 's #Raedio record label! JC and Tea talk working with Issa, #Yugioh cards and #anime , her first album #ThanksForTheChapstick , and she gives us the #OVTExclusive on why she pushed back her album #TeaTurnsToWine and released Before I Spill Myself ( #BISM ) instead. She also explains the meaning behind term she coined called #ButterflyDick . Also, were we the only people alive that didn't know that @dsmoke7 and @inglewoodsir were BROTHERS ?? 🤯 #WeTellBlackStories ------------ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8K3JpxyJ6DlegEbDgdLWQ?view_as=subscriber Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jcarringtonovt/ https://www.instagram.com/theovtnetwork/ Donations: cash.app/$TheOVTNetwork venmo.com/TheOVTNetwork 👇🏾 Like the episode? Leave a comment below!! 👇🏾