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  • Braille: Spitting Truth in Hip-Hop & Answering the Calling of a Pastor (Even When It Hurts)

    Braille: Spitting Truth in Hip-Hop & Answering the Calling of a Pastor (Even When It Hurts)
    Jun 4 2025
    Hey lil homies! This week on the BBS Podcast, we chop it up with the one and only Braille, a hip-hop heavyweight who’s been holdin it down in the game for years. From his early days crafting high-octane bars to his current role as a pastor, Braille’s journey is a testament to staying true to your roots while evolving with purpose. We explore into his creative process, unpacking how he weaves raw lyricism with spiritual fire. Braille shares stories from the studio, the stage, and the pulpit, droppin’ gems about balancing his love for hip-hop with his call to ministry. Expect real talk about the hustle, the faith, and the drive to keep pushingforward in a world that’s always spinning.... Tune in for a convo as Braille brings the heat with insights that hit like a perfectly timed 808. Whether you’re here for the bars or the bigger message, this episode’s got something for your mind and your playlist. Key Moments:
    • Braille breaks down his come-up in hip-hop and the moments that shaped his sound.
    • How faith flipped the script on his life and led him to the pulpit.
    • Balancin’ the mic with the mission: stories of juggling artistry and ministry, in the midst of life transitions!
    • What’s next for Braille—new music, new sermons, and keeping it 100, as the kids say..
    Listen Now: Grab your headphones and vibe with us on Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, and basically everywhere else.. Don’t sleep on this one—Braille’s bringing that raw energy, and we’re matching it bar for bar. Peace, Jamey aka Chunjay
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    1 h et 4 min
  • Cookbook & Surebert: Mapping the Underground Between Two Cities—Portlangeles To The World!

    Cookbook & Surebert: Mapping the Underground Between Two Cities—Portlangeles To The World!
    May 15 2025

    Whaddup party people!

    We have our first ever hybrid episode! We had the pleasure of chopping it up with Cookbook of the legendary L.A. Symphony and producer extraordinaire Surebert! Combined they make the team of Portlangeles. While Cook was in Texas and Jamey was in Florida, Nomadik And Surebert were huddled up in an undisclosed location in Portland, Oregon fighting wi-fi issues. The main thing discussed was the recording and performing of their latest effort "PortLangeles 2" We had a blast recording and talking with people who we consider homies. They took us in to the recording processes of both albums as well their history as a duo and how it felt performing live together for the first time.

    Connect with us:

    @brewsbeards

    @justjamey

    @nomadikvagabond

    and check Cookbook and Surebert on IG:

    @surebert

    @cookbookthepr

    We hope y'all enjoy!

    Nomadik
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Fred Lynch: Born with the Gift—to Rhyme to the Glory of God

    Fred Lynch: Born with the Gift—to Rhyme to the Glory of God
    Mar 25 2025

    Pioneer Christian hip-hop artist Fred Lynch (of Preachas, also known as Preachas in Disguise) joined Jamey for an illuminating conversation about the evolution of Christian rap and his groundbreaking work in the genre. Lynch reflected on his early days mixing hard-hitting beats with Christ-centered lyrics, while sharing insights about the importance of authenticity and theological understanding in Christian hip-hop. The discussion explored the delicate balance between engaging with culture and maintaining gospel integrity, as well as the challenges faced by artists navigating both secular and Christian music scenes.

    Lynch shared exciting details about his current projects, including a new album with his group PID, and his innovative "The Script" project, which translates Bible books into rap verse. He's also working on "All Skills No Frills Part 2" and continues to organize collaborations between Christian and secular MCs to create Scripture-based rap that elevates hip-hop's vocabulary through sacred texts.

    The conversation culminated with the announcement of Lynch's forthcoming "Proverbs Daily Blitz" app, scheduled for release in March 2025. This digital tool will help users engage with the book of Proverbs daily, building on Lynch's successful social media initiative of the same name. He also discussed his solo single "The Crucible," which explores the transformative nature of spiritual trials, and shared how his experiences as a minister, mentor, and artist continue to shape his approach to creating Christ-centered hip-hop.

    https://preachas.com/

    http://royalruckus.bandcamp.com

    http://brewsbeards.com
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    1 h et 14 min
  • J.Rawls & Cas Metah: Rocking Studios, Stages and Classrooms

    J.Rawls & Cas Metah: Rocking Studios, Stages and Classrooms
    Nov 18 2024

    Ah yeah!! Back like we never left! On this episode we have an in depth discussion with Ohio mainstays J. Rawls and Cas Metah. We'd be lyin' to say we weren't geeked to talk to these dudes. I believe they set the bar when it comes to hustle and work ethic. So when we found they did an EP together ("Criminal Blinded" out on Fat Beats) we had to get them on to talk about it. On the first half of the show we discuss the recording process and the inspiration behind the concept of the EP, as well as other projects from both J. and Cas. We all know J. Rawls as an producer and MC, but many don't know he is an educator as well and he shares with us how he uses music to relate to and teach his students. Edutainment at it's finest!

    The second half of the show Cas Metah talks about how he stays so productive as well as his thoughts on the different scenes within hip-hop. He shares his experience on trying to break free of being typecast as a certain type of emcee.

    We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it!!

    Cop "Criminal Blinded" by J.Rawls and Cas Metah:

    Digital https://polarentllc.bandcamp.com/album/criminal-blinded

    https://killacasmetah.bandcamp.com/album/criminal-blinded

    Vinyl https://www.fatbeats.com/products/j-rawls-cas-metah-criminally-blinded-ep

    Also be sure to sure to check out other music by Cas Metah at his bandcamp: https://killacasmetah.bandcamp.com

    And to get other projects by J. Rawls check his bandcamp: https://polarentllc.bandcamp.com

    We are truly appreciative of theses dudes for taking time to chop it up with us.

    And of course be sure to check us out on Instagram

    @brewsbeards

    @royalruckusofficial

    @nomadikvagabond

    and to keep up with Cas Metah and J. Rawls you can peep their IG's:

    @real_cas_metah

    @jrawls82

    Peace!!

    Nomadik
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    1 h et 46 min
  • Ohmega Watts: Beats, Rhymes, and (hope amidst the trials of) Life.

    Ohmega Watts: Beats, Rhymes, and (hope amidst the trials of) Life.
    Jul 4 2024

    Greetings beautiful people of planet earth! Ya boys are back at it with a heater of an episode! We were blessed to have the opportunity to chop it up with the multidisciplined homie Omega Watts. Many know of him as a producer, MC, and DJ. In addition to these talents he is also and independent art-director, graphic designer, photographer and of course avid record collector. Ohmega and Nomadik crossed paths in the early 2000's when they both lived in Portland, Oregon. Well as you'd suspect things have changed since then and we get to discuss what's going on with him and what he's up to these days. He takes us on his journey through music, graphic design,the loss of his father, marriage, fatherhood, friendship, and life! This dude is seriously oner of the most genuine human beings! We hope you are as blessed by the conversation as we were.

    IG:

    @brewsbeards

    @royalruckusofficial

    @justjamey

    @nomadikvagabond

    and

    you can find Ohmega on IG @brokinnglish(music) and @brokin_nglish (design)

    Also be sure to hit up ohmegawatts.bandcamp.com for music as well as mix cloud.com/ohmegawatts for music. Last but not least ohmegawatts.com for all things Ohmega Watts related.

    Remember to share and subscribe and hit up brews beards.com and royalruckus.com and royal ruckus.bandcamp.com for all the fresh tunes!

    Nomadik Vagabond
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    1 h et 21 min
  • Colleen O'Farrell Pitts: Choosing to Be Happy No Matter What

    Colleen O'Farrell Pitts: Choosing to Be Happy No Matter What
    Mar 17 2024

    This is an interview I did with my mother's mother, Grandma Colleen Pitts (O'Farrell) in 6 or 7 years ago. She died on February 14, 2024, and so now I'm releasing this episode in her honor.

    We discuss a variety of things—losing her husband to cancer, difficulties in families, depression, losing my dad in a car wreck, and even the blackouts of World War II.

    She was a gem of a woman, and I'm excited to share a little bit of her perspective with you.

    I love you, Grandma.

    Jamey Bennett

    BrewsBeards.com
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    50 min
  • Life In Full Color with Illustrate

    Life In Full Color with Illustrate
    Jan 9 2024

    Whassup good people Happy new Year!!

    We're back like we never left! Hopefully y'all remember a few episodes back the we had on Jeremiah Dirt and Illustrate, well you can consider this part 2 where we chop it up with Illustrate solo and get to hear more of his story and why he does what he does. We have the convo about being a rapper who's a christian vs. a Christian rapper and if there is a difference. he shares with us insights into the Colorado hip hop scene as well as what it was like linking up with Fros'T and Ahmad of 4th Ave Jones. As many of you may (or may not) know Illustrate is a member of the hip-hop collective Shadow Of The Locust (see September 2023 episode for that convo), he shares with us how he met Jeremiah Dirt and Calmplex of SOTL. This spurs Illustrate and Jamey to both share some Jeremiah Dirt stories which are worth the listen alone! Wrapping it up Illustrate lets us know what he's up to know as far as crew and solo projects.

    We hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!

    Wanna hit us up?

    Peep us on Instagram:

    @brewsbeards

    @royalruckusofficial

    @nomadikvagabond

    @justjamey

    and you can get at Illustrate on Instagram:

    @illustrate1

    and be sure to peep the @shadowofthelocust IG page as well

    Wanna hear or purchase Illustrates music? Hit up illustrate.bandcamp.com as well as locustfist.com

    Peace and a Blessed New Year to all!

    Nomadik Vagabond

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    1 h et 37 min
  • DJ Sean P & Royal Ruckus Mixtape: The Life Cycle of Man and Cicada

    DJ Sean P & Royal Ruckus Mixtape: The Life Cycle of Man and Cicada
    Dec 3 2023
    The Life Cycle of Man and Cicada By Joshua Gibbs and Jamey Bennett The average man knows little of cicadas, thinks rarely of cicadas. And yet on the rare occasion he hears the word “cicada,” his mind invariably drifts off into those few truths about the insects which he was taught in grade school: the cicada lives underground for seventeen years, emerges briefly, dies. A certain kind of man cannot recall such claims without immediately thinking of himself, staring into the distance, and wondering if he is truly a man, or if he is, in fact, a cicada. The life cycle of a cicada appeals to a man. When I was a child, I was taught that cicadas slept for all those seventeen years. Sadly, not every naturalist is still convinced of this, though poets yet carry a torch for the truth. To sleep for seventeen years, to wake briefly, soon to die…how sweet would life seem if it had been anticipated in dreams for so long? The poet is neither convinced that nature has commanded the cicada to spend so long underground. The poet knows the cicada has chosen to stay underground all these years, and that he might emerge from the earth when he pleases. The cicada has said, “It is better this way,” though his residency with the dead, in Hades, is not obligatory and not tenured. The cicada is free and stays underground by choice. It is purely coincidental that seventeen years is the given term of these cicadas. Someday, these cicadas will have their Che Guevara, their Óscar Romero, their Picasso…and he will sleep for thirty-six years, or fifty-nine, or ninety-one years. We suspect the creature who makes company with Hades himself for seventeen years might be capable of doing so interminably. Have we numbered every cicada emerging from the ground? Have we truly kept track of their departures, their arrivals? Have we only said they sleep “seventeen years” because we tired of putting hash marks on the cell walls? “No one will count longer than this.” Who can say? The death and lust rattle you hear this summer’s eve might be a millennium in the making. The life cycle of a cicada appeals to a man. The man wants to believe that he, too, might only have been sleeping up until now, and that the emergence from the death of sleep this very morning might be the inauguration of a brief, golden age. “Will I now truly live? Has it always been a slumber and am I only now waking?” The man wants to believe this is true. He has long been underground, and no matter his activity, he recasts all his labor as nothing more than a patient biding of time. A man interprets patience into the long haul of his already-lived life. “I was always waiting.” A man longs to see the light of day as though he were a cicada, fingers emerging from the dirt, and then hoisting himself out. A man longs to see the world as a kind of egg from which he hatches after a beginning-less gestation period. “It will all end soon,” says the cicada man, although the cicada man is forever caught between the contradiction of a thing beginning and a thing ending. Is this the seventeen year slumber or the two months of waking? The question cannot be answered, and every bottle of wine might be the last before death; and every bottle of wine might be opened, poured, and break on the tongue as a revelation— not the end, but the beginning of the end. After a thousand years of sleep, what kind of death is possible for the cicada? The cicada is the resurrection creature. The chasm between life and death narrows to crossing points suddenly, unpredictably. While science has said the cicada wakes only to procreate, the poet knows the cicada wakes simply to live. Is a life of sixty days less meaningful than a life of sixty years? Meaning is not discerned in quantity; a moment in the soul is without end. The man who imagines the cicada emerging only to procreate falsely intuits sudden verve, anxiety and desperation in the cicada. How could such be true of a creature with the patience to wait forever? The sixty days of a cicada’s life are the sixty years of a man’s life. The creature which spends so long in preparation for life accomplishes much living once he has begun. A man needs sixty years to accomplish so little because he prepares for nothing. He is thrown into life and he does not know what it is about. The man longs to live a year as thoroughly as the cicada lives a single day. The cicada reviews its life many times as it begins to die. Death comes as a surprise to the cicada, just as it comes as a surprise to a man. The cicada has not counted on going to sleep again, so soon, but his eyelids are heavy and the day is late. From the cool shade of the branches of a tree, Thanatos comes to the cicada in the same solemnity with which he approaches a man. The weightless, spiritual scythe of Thanatos passes through the cicada’s legs and then his arms and then his head, and then the cicada body enters his eternal stillness as the dry machine-like...
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    28 min