Virtuous Optimist Podcast

Lex Culture goes off the top over some of the grooviest classic Soul & Hip Hop instrumentals including Bahamadia's "Uknowhowwedu". Lex is the FIRST sista to do a "Show Yo Naked Skillz" Freestyle on Vo. Music & Photo Copyright to Respective artists.

Season 4 Finale: An episode featuring a loud yet funny unreleased family card game that turns emotional with my aunts, uncles & cousins in Lake Charles, thoughts on the Disneyland fight w/ special guest and LA native Tamia, taking down "Just Jake & Chuck", K.R.I.T IZ HERE Mix, whats next for Vo ANDDDDDD Virtuous Optimist's FIRST "Show Yo Naked Skillz" freestyle featuring a sista, Lex Culture!!!!!!!!! Press Play Tune Samples: Travelin' Man (Remastered) – Maze feat. Frankie Beverly Big K.R.I.T. - M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I. Big K.R.I.T. - Make It Easy Big K.R.I.T. - Prove It (feat. J. Cole) Big K.R.I.T. - Blue Flame Ballet BIG K.R.I.T. - “Learned From Texas” (Audio) Billy Paul – Me & Mrs. Jones Nas – If I Ruled the World Feat. Lauryn Hill Soul II Soul - Back to Life (Acapella) Johnnie Taylor – Sending You a Kiss Tyrone Davis – There It Is Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper to Keep Her Love TKO – Teddy Pendergrass Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly – Reason Brett Eclectic – Vast JMSN - Drinkin' [Audio] Lex Culture “Show Yo Naked Skillz” freestyle MF DOOM – Cedar (Instrumental) Bob Marley - So much trouble in the world Kanye West – Spaceship The Pharcyde - Pack the Pipe Maze - I Need You Music Copyright to the Respective Artists.

Jaylon Musa eat up three classic tunes, freestyle featured on Ep. 21 Just Jaylon Musa (Part two) Instrumental Samples: Blu & Exile - O Heaven Digable Planets – Jettin Guru – Down the Backstreets Music Copyright to Respective Artists.

Press Play to hear part two with Chazz & Rapper Jaylon Musa. Its gets deep. We talking a lot about the Almighty album, Black Kingdom, Black Power, Voodoo, the Bible, Ancestors, Influences, a whole buncha soul tunes & a "Show Yo Naked Skillz" freestyle from Jaylon Musaaaaaaaa!!! Tune Samples: Bobbi Humphrey - Mestizo Eyes Alison Wonderland - Ignore (Official Audio) Jaylon Musa – Almighty Fire Is Coming (feat. David Lynch) Jaylon Musa - Black Power Tyler the Creator - EXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING UGK - Hi Life Erykah Badu – Incense Erykah Badu - Bump It Erykah Badu – Twinkle Jaylon Musa – Scholarship RC & The Gritz - I'll Be Waiting For You People Under the Strairs - The Sound of a Memory The Last Poets - This Is Madness Chant Joi - He's Still A Nigga Digable Planets - Borough Check Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man Kendrick Lamar - The Relevant Ravyn Lenae - Computer Luv feat. Steve Lacy [Official Audio] Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes Mel Waiters - Hole In The Wall Jaylon Musa - Run It Ft Kidd Saturday J. Cole - Relaxation Ft. Omen & Fashawn Guru - Intro (Light It Up) Music Copyright to the Respective Artists.

Press play to hear part one of Just Jaylon Musa on Season 4, Ep. 21 of Virtuous Optimist Podcast. We broke the ice with a "get comfortable with being uncomfortable" icebreaker on dominion, talked black gods, B.E.T.'s Freestyle Friday Champion of L.A., The Birth Ep and more. AND PLENTY of soulful tunes to share. Tune Samples: Blooming In The Streets ft Seven Davis Jr – Sampology Jaylon Musa – Jaylon Musa New Apartment – Ari lennox Win – Jay Rock Takashi - Flying Lotus Land Of Honey (feat. Solange) – Flying Lotus Look At California - Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly Pakaso - Jaylon Musa Forget about You - Jaylon Musa For The Love - Jaylon Musa Burning Down the House (feat. George Clinton) Knife Knights - Light Up Ahead (Time Mirage) Biggie Smalls - Notorious Thugs Mix Tune Samples: You and Me - The Stylistics On Code – DaM - FunK I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair - Ella Fitzgerald Momma I Hit A Lick – 2 Chains feat. Kendrick Lamar 9 Carrots (feat. Toro y Moi) - Flying Lotus Goddamn - Tyga GIOVANNI – Jamila Woods Static - Ari Lennox Give You Game - Knife Knights While I’m Alone – Maze feat. Frankie Beverly Music Copyright to Respective Artists.

Ep. 20 “Just Talkin’ Women with Danté Harris”. He believes that women will do what they want so no need for brothas to be extra cuffy (jealous, overprotective, etc.) behind their women. Press play for clarity! Tune Samples: Nipsey Hussle - Mercy feat. Stacy Barthe Intellexual - Money Guru – Plenty feat. Erykah Badu Douboyrari ft. OG- “Freak” (prod by. DjFlipp) Bonobo – Sapphire Submotion Orchestra - All Yours Dante Harris - Love Me or Love Me Not ft. Adrien Broner Music Copyright to the Respective Artists.

Breakin' the ice with Reggae Veteran, Tippa Lee was super fun. We kicked it outside the DubClub (Echo Park in Los Angeles), where Tippa broke down what Dub is to Reggae, King Tubby, smoking from a chalice & the founder of ganja. We left off on the Rastafari culture & Marcus Garvey. You can hear/watch the full ice breaker with Tippa Lee on Vo Youtube channel titled "Just Breakin' the Ice with Tippa Lee" This audio version is jam packed with Reggae, Dub, Rock Steady, & Ska tunes featuring Tippa Lee, Bob Marley, Sister Nancy, Skatalites & more. Stay tuned for the official Tippa Lee Docucast (documentary/podcast) presented by Virtuous Optimist Podcast. Tune Samples: Tippa Lee - Sound Killer Naram - Dub Wise Footage from Return of the Rub-a-Dub Style Documentary Feat. Tippa Lee The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone Alton Ellis – Rocksteady King Tubby - Dub is my woman Bob Marley - Roots, Rock, Reggae Tippa Lee & Rappa Roberts - No Trouble We + Version - JA Redman 7 1988 Tippa Lee & Rappa Roberts - Dance Hall Business Tippa Lee Feat Sister Nancy - Smoke the Weed Landfill Crew (Tippa Lee as Hux) - Poets In The Night Tippa Lee - Cultural Ambassador Rappa Robert & Tippa Lee -Dibi Dibi Sound Tippa Lee – Bubbler Bob Marley - Easy Skanking Music Copyright to the Respective Artists.

SEASON FOUR PREMIER Marcus Tyrone & Patrick Hammond of Primerica (Carson, CA) help me (Chazz) kick off the season and Black History Month 2019. Hear these brothas share wisdom & knowledge through teaching us how to build our financial house as it relates to the Black community. Phat Pat lays the foundation of the house, with life insurance. Marcus says "There's levels!" We discuss different types of life insurance, then emergency funds, debt avoidance/elimination, wealth building, college funds AND finally your dreams & goals. Welcome to the place where wisdom & knowledge meets yo soul & yo soul meets MUSIC. Give Thanks Tune Samples: Bird's Word-THE LAST POETS I – Kendrick Lamar (NEGUS) Black Is - THE LAST POETS Chocolate City – Parliament Children Play With Earth – Arrested Development White Man - Masego Mister Spain – Aretha Franklin Walk Tall - Cannonball Adderley (Live From The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA 1972) Concerto in X Minor - Brand Nubian Speechless - Buddy Smooth – Nick Ingman 9th Wonder - Digable Planets Sleep On It - Chaka Khan Boogie 2nite - Tweet Dreamcatcher - Metro Boomin (feat. Swae Lee & Travis Scott) Better Git It In Your Soul - Charles Mingus Erykah Badu ft Dead Prez - Steady on the Grind Verses from the Abstract - A Tribe Called Quest The Noise Came From Here - Saul (Masego Remix) Rebirth of Cool - DJ Cam Quartet Tune Down - Chris Joss Who Can Get Busy Like This Man - Brand Nubian Inner city blues - Gil Scott Heron Music Copyright to the Respective Artists.

We are celebrating 1 year of Virtuous Optimist Podcast with a bunch of great soul tunes, moments (with artists like MidCityAb & Kristien Owens), bloopers, & flashbacks including unreleased audio, all recorded within our first year after birth. Thank You to all of our Loved Ones for sharing your time with Vo. Peace Give Thanks Tune Samples: Happy Anniversary - Ray, Goodman & Brown Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers Masego & FJK – Tadow Anniversary Mix Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - You Can't Blame Me Big K.R.I.T. - Booth N Da Sky Frank Ocean - Biking (feat. Jay Z & Tyler, The Creator) Janis Joplin – Summertime Gucci Mane - Curve feat The Weeknd Instrumental (Reprod. By Osva J) Gucci Mane - Curve (feat. The Weeknd) Anquette – I Will Always Be There For You ODESZA - It's Only (feat. Zyra) Noah Slee – Told Cormega – XI (Instrumental) Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady Nicholas Richard – Life of Emotions Erykah Badu - Tyrone (Bass) Digable Planets – Swoon Units Dante Harris – Fwm Gib$on "Show Yo Naked Skillz” Instrumentals: Don't You Go Home - David Ruffin Voyage To Atlantis - Isley Brothers Neighbors - J Cole Knee Deep (Not Just) - Funkadelic June 27th Freestyle - DJ Screw Cool Down - Jazz Liberatorz Rock With You - Michael Jackson Four Mints - Row My Boat Weldon Irvine - Morning Sunrise Chrystal Doomes - Bad 4 Me Chrystal Doomes – Ol Skool Bone Thugs n Harmony - Smoking Lovely Tippa Lee - Sound Killer Tony! Toni! Tone! - Anniversary (Full Extended Version) Music Copyright to the Respective Artists.

Go behind the music of Veli's new EP Kickin' Vibes (California Love). We got Veli on the line to talk inspiration, California, features, track list, interludes & all of those who had parts in making the project come together in an album like manner. Peace to Mose on production Tune Samples: A.B.N. - Picture Me Guru & Erykah Badu - Plenty Montel Jordan – This Is How We Do It Veli - Runnin’ Laps Wale – Losing Eric B and Rakim - Don't Sweat the Technique (Instrumental) Wale - Bitches Like You ft. Camron Colonel Loud - California (ft. T.I., Young Dolph, Ricco Barrino) Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly - Look At California Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) Bone Thugs N Harmony- Crossroads (Instrumental) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Stretching Music Copyright to Respective Artists.

Press play to hear me (Chazz) vent about September, “figuring myself out”, standards, relationship status/goals, my fav line from E. Badu's 2018 BET HipHop Awards cypher, Maxine Waters "I aint scared!", LA lifestyle, & much more. Since I’m solo on this one, I wanted to reflect & play some groovy tunes with the theme being Blues; including the bass heavy "what i been on" mix by Tune. Adjust the bass & let the Alphine blast...... Tune Samples: Jazz Liberatorz – That’s Reality Jazz Liberatorz – Blue Avenue Nina Simone – Baltimore Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer Erykah Badu BET Cypher 2018 Shabazz Palaces – 100 SPH Bobby Blue Bland - Lovin' on Borrowed Time Boosty Collins - You Got Me Wide Open (feat. Bernie Worrell) Roy Hargrove Quintet - Strasbourg St. Denise Raury - Revolution Shabazz Palaces - Self-Made Follownaire Big K.R.I.T. - Praying Man feat. B.B. King Horace Silver - Calcutta Cutie Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Just Wait Tank & The Bangas – Themeparks Ari Lennox - Cold Outside Johnnie Taylor - Last Two Dollars The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Walk Tall (Live From The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA/1972) Shirley Brown - Sprung On His Love ZZ Hill - Cheatin' In The Next Rom Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Pass The Vibes Wah Wah Watson - I'll Get By Without You. Music Copyright to Respective Artists.

The Virtuous Optimist FINALLY got a chance to sit down with Bass King Brian Worwick aka CloudsofProgression while in Lafayette, LA. We were able to get a bass "Show Yo Naked Skillz" freestyle out of Brian and a mini sess on keys. We talked Bassist Thundercat, Jaco P, & Robert Bubby Lewis. We ran Brian's tune "KOI", talked Sugar gliders aka bats (according to Chazz), playing as a union in Dphrntstrks (Different Strokes) band, Facebook being the police, Dick Gregory, and a buncha bass stuff. Musically, this one is for the real bass junkies. Tune Samples: Quincy Jones -Secret Garden (Instumental) Xscape – Tonight CloudsOfProgression – KOI Jaco Pastorius - A Portrait Of Tracy Robert Bubby Lewis (YouTube) - Get Your Head In The Groove A Tribe Called Quest - Verses From The Abstract MC Solaar & Ron Carter - Un Ange En Danger Live Digable Planets Live at The Novo - Los Angeles 2018 Kindred The Family Soul - Contentment Jill Scott - Le Boom Vent Suite Dick Gregory Interview – Youtube Raphael Saadiq - Skyy Can You Feel Me Erykah Badu - Danger Music Copyright to Respective Artists.

The Virtuous Optimist aka Chazz is on the move, flippin’ up & down i-10 in Louisiana. When a high school classmate (Kcal) hits you talking about “How Can We Win?” a touch and agree is necessary right? In Lake Charles, Chazz links with 3 soul brothas, one of which is a surprise guest, Marlon, writer and classmate she doesn’t recall since elementary school...along with Rapper, Veli aka Mac & Trainer, KCal who made it all happen. Hit play to hear us catch up, talk #WINNING, food deserts in Lake Charles (I never heard of that either), young black men setting boundaries for themselves, Is Tupac in Cuba with Assata?, Spirit or South West, and much more. Oh and Veli let us run one of his latest tunes “Learning Myself”, super groovy! Tune Samples Guru – Night Vision HitmanMusiq (Youtube) - Big Rich Town - Power Theme 50 Cent Piano Cover The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On When Somebody Loves You Back - Teddy Pendergrass Fugees - Nappy Heads (Remix) Gramatik - Late night jazz Young Jizzle - Cold World Shabazz Palaces – The Neurochem Mixologue The Last Poets – Bird’s Word WAR - The World Is A Ghetto Mac Miller - What’s the use? (NPR Tiny Desk Concert) Peace to Mac Rhymefest (ft. Kanye) - Brand New The Last Poets - Black Is Veli - Learning Myself Z-ro - Eyez On The Prize Jazz Liberatorz - Easy My Mind (Instrumental) Travis Scott - Stop Trying To Be God Music Copyright To Respective Artists.

Ray Leezy, the OG, bodied every last one of the funky smooth breaks. H-Town wazzam!!!!!!! This freestyle is featured on Ep. 13 "Just Ray-Lov" Music Copyright To The Respective Artists.

Underground Rap Vet and Musical Activist, Ray-Lov aka Ray Leezy from H Town joins us on this beautiful soul Sunday evening. Ray takes us down music memory lane, reminiscing on being in a Soul/Gospel singing group, singing in Southwestern Christian College Choir, being a Black man, the Black Lives Matter movement, and much more. He has been making music since the 1990’s and is still at with much knowledge. Ray’s latest album is also titled Black Lives Matter. If you were missing that classic boom bap style of Rap, get your fix here. And the "Show Yo Naked Skillz" freestyle that Ray dropped on Vo is CRAZY!!! Tune threw in a mix inspired by some of Ray’s favorites from the 80’s-early 90’s Tune Samples Concerto in X Minor – Brand Nubian Where Are You Leezy – Ray-Lov Sound On Sound – Depression Southwestern Christian College - Jesus Is Coming Soon I Say A Prayer For You – Dionne Worwrick Lets Get Down - Tony Toni Tone Ft Dj Quik Secret Garden – Quincy Jones Naturally Mine – Al B Sure Angel - Dmx Ft Regina Belle Jack The Ripper (Kool Moe Dee Diss)- LL Cool J Death Blow - Kool Moe Dee Dope Fiends 1.0 – Ray-Lov The Statement – Ray-Lov RWB Lights – Ray-Lov Mood Music – Evil Needle Acid Raindrops - People Under The Stairs Cloud 99 - Ray-Lov Niggers Are Scared Of Revolution - The Last Poets Traveler – Ray-Lov Wake up (Stimulated Dummies Mix) – Brand Nubian Music Copyright To The Respective Artists.