Secret Recipe

EP 25 “Hip Hop Mixtape” Secret Recipe

Secret Recipe Podcast episode 25 presented by Sol Life. 12:25am is a Hip Hop mixtape inspired by the holiday spirit. Produced entirely by Dj Vangloryus with Mahtie Bush and Bru Lei who capture the classic themes that go along with the Holiday Season. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and Share. Stay Inspired to Inspire Others.

EP 24 “THE PHILHARMONIK” SECRET RECIPE PRT 1

Secret Recipe Podcast Episode 24 presented by Sol Life. “THEPHILHARMONIK” is one of California’s most talented artist. He dropped by to recap his nationwide tour experience. Hear about what he learned, the highlights, and what cities turned up the most. Host Bru Lei & Mic Jordan discuss the past, present, and future with the shows first returning guest. Please Subscribe & Share. Stay Inspired to Inspire Others. Enjoy~

EP 24 “THE PHILHARMONIK” SECRET RECIPE PRT 2

Secret Recipe Podcast Episode 24 presented by Sol Life. “THEPHILHARMONIK” is one of California’s most talented artist. He dropped by to recap his nationwide tour experience. Hear about what he learned, the highlights, and what cities turned up the most. Host Bru Lei & Mic Jordan discuss the past, present, and future with the shows first returning guest. Please Subscribe & Share. Stay Inspired to Inspire Others. Enjoy~

EP 23 “DUG INFINITE” SECRET RECIPE PRT 1

I  Chicago!!! It’s is one of my favorite cities in the United States. Recently the wind picked up in Sacramento and the orangish red dead leaves were whirling around and tree branches were all over the ground. My biggest connection with the spirits seems to be the winds that guide. I ran into “DUG INFINITE” ( a legendary pioneer of Chicago’s Hip Hop sound) at Sol Collective which is a couple blocks from my house. We talked briefly and moments later around midnight he was following me in a nice clean white Mercedes Benz. We arrived to my house and he was amazed I had a basement because it’s a very uncommon thing to see or have in California. I was hoping we would get at-least an hour of conversation recorded and I’m fortunate my expectations were exceeded for Episode 23 of the Secret Recipe Podcast presented by Sol Life. I don’t know how many people can hear or see the number 23 and not think of Michael Jordan who gave so many kids hope , even if it was to be like him ,he turned kids into dreamers especially ballers shooting hoops on the playgrounds in the Windy City during the Bulls heyday. Around this same time I first heard hip hop in a way I hadn’t before. It was an off color sepia filtered (brownish tint) video by CommonSense titled Soul by the Pound. What intrigued me most was every line seemed to have metaphors, similes , and punchlines. Current events and pop culture all rolled up in every verse and there was so many it seemed like he was spitting rapid fire. At the end of the song the biggest thing that stood out was that he said coming from Chi-Ca but now I have to Go. That was the first time I recall hearing anyone mention they were from the Midwest and that was huge. I thought all rappers were from the east coast, west or dirty south. I got that tape can I borrow a dollar and the next time I remember seeing a video from him was “I used to love h.e.r” and this really changed the dynamics in which I seen the possibilities of hip hop. The twist at the end of the song blew me away. I already liked the aesthetic’s of the video because it was just Common in his room with posters on the wall and records and graffiti and breakdancers. One of the B-Boys dancing in the video was “DUG INFINITE” who was first a breakdancer , then a skateboarder who owned a skate shop on the Southside of Chicago all before becoming a producer who would work with Common, No I.D, Masta Ace and too many more to mention. “I used to love h.e.r” historically is very very important to conscious hip hop. A beef between Ice Cube spawned and Commons diss was killa. There was a B Side on that record called the Real Wieght by No I.D and Dug Infinite. Secret Recipe Podcast episode 23 presented by Sol Life captures all of this as well as the Mother of Kanye West (Donda) being Dug Infinite’s professor in college which led to 13 year old Kanye surrounding himself with people older than him who were establishing themselves into the music industry. Dj RockBottom was in attendance during the recording of the podcast and chimed in about how Chicago impacted him Growing up in Gary,Indiana which is a neighboring city about 30 mins away. Dug’s story is serendipitous to say the least and linking up with him was as well. Cabrini Green was the largest project building in the United States in the 90’s and when it it get brought up Dug mentioned how Candyman was filmed there and then he said CandyMan 3 times in my basement followed by “There’s no mirrors” and laughed. I pointed to the. Wall and 4 by 7 foot mirror watched us laugh some more~ Subscribe and Share. Stay inspired to inspire others. @duginf www.duginfinite.com

EP 23 “DUG INFINITE” SECRET RECIPE PRT 2

I  Chicago!!! It’s is one of my favorite cities in the United States. Recently the wind picked up in Sacramento and the orangish red dead leaves were whirling around and tree branches were all over the ground. My biggest connection with the spirits seems to be the winds that guide. I ran into “DUG INFINITE” ( a legendary pioneer of Chicago’s Hip Hop sound) at Sol Collective which is a couple blocks from my house. We talked briefly and moments later around midnight he was following me in a nice clean white Mercedes Benz. We arrived to my house and he was amazed I had a basement because it’s a very uncommon thing to see or have in California. I was hoping we would get at-least an hour of conversation recorded and I’m fortunate my expectations were exceeded for Episode 23 of the Secret Recipe Podcast presented by Sol Life. I don’t know how many people can hear or see the number 23 and not think of Michael Jordan who gave so many kids hope , even if it was to be like him ,he turned kids into dreamers especially ballers shooting hoops on the playgrounds in the Windy City during the Bulls heyday. Around this same time I first heard hip hop in a way I hadn’t before. It was an off color sepia filtered (brownish tint) video by CommonSense titled Soul by the Pound. What intrigued me most was every line seemed to have metaphors, similes , and punchlines. Current events and pop culture all rolled up in every verse and there was so many it seemed like he was spitting rapid fire. At the end of the song the biggest thing that stood out was that he said coming from Chi-Ca but now I have to Go. That was the first time I recall hearing anyone mention they were from the Midwest and that was huge. I thought all rappers were from the east coast, west or dirty south. I got that tape can I borrow a dollar and the next time I remember seeing a video from him was “I used to love h.e.r” and this really changed the dynamics in which I seen the possibilities of hip hop. The twist at the end of the song blew me away. I already liked the aesthetic’s of the video because it was just Common in his room with posters on the wall and records and graffiti and breakdancers. One of the B-Boys dancing in the video was “DUG INFINITE” who was first a breakdancer , then a skateboarder who owned a skate shop on the Southside of Chicago all before becoming a producer who would work with Common, No I.D, Masta Ace and too many more to mention. “I used to love h.e.r” historically is very very important to conscious hip hop. A beef between Ice Cube spawned and Commons diss was killa. There was a B Side on that record called the Real Wieght by No I.D and Dug Infinite. Secret Recipe Podcast episode 23 presented by Sol Life captures all of this as well as the Mother of Kanye West (Donda) being Dug Infinite’s professor in college which led to 13 year old Kanye surrounding himself with people older than him who were establishing themselves into the music industry. Dj RockBottom was in attendance during the recording of the podcast and chimed in about how Chicago impacted him Growing up in Gary,Indiana which is a neighboring city about 30 mins away. Dug’s story is serendipitous to say the least and linking up with him was as well. Cabrini Green was the largest project building in the United States in the 90’s and when it it get brought up Dug mentioned how Candyman was filmed there and then he said CandyMan 3 times in my basement followed by “There’s no mirrors” and laughed. I pointed to the. Wall and 4 by 7 foot mirror watched us laugh some more~ Secret Recipe Podcast episode 23 “DUG INFINITE” is considered by many to be one of the legendary pioneers of Chicago’s Hip Hop soundl. Dug is an active advocate for the Hip Hop community. Teaching workshops to kids, lecturing, speaking on panels, and mentoring kids are still a part of his life. Raised on the south side of Chicago B-boying, skateboarding and music were his outlets of choice. The underlin