Bklyn Combine Podcast

The Bklyn Combine ends our East Africa series with part 2 of our discussion with the charismatic, Mr. Lee, an 82 year old, legend in Lamu, Kenya. This Harlem expat has lived life fully and we are honored to have him as our guest. Join us as he shares stories and life advice. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Robert Glasper, feat. Lalah Hathaway 2. Try A Little Tenderness by Otis Redding 3. F by Raheim Supreme

This week The Bklyn Combine continues with the final installment in our East Africa series. Meet Mr. Lee, a legend in his own right and a humble, yet larger-than-life figure. This Harlem expat has lived life fully and we are honored to have him as our guest. Join us as he shares stories and life advice while occassionally breaking out in song. We couldn't get enough of Brother Lee's life stories and the live serenades were the best! We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. 1. I Apologise by Billy Eckstine 2. Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue) by Nat King Cole 3. Four [The First Recording] by Miles Davis

Are you a music lover? So is your family at the Bklyn Combine, and this week we build with two of our favorite DJ's/music men. We call them "music men" because they are both multi-faceted and music aficionados in their own right. This week we went into the crates with Asen James of FON Soundsystem and Dave Andrew of Ode To Vinyl (OTV). They spoke to Ken about their preference for vinyl and they shared insight about everything from Jazz to Hip Hop and what made them love the art form. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. http://www.fonsoundsystem.com http://www.instagram.com/aaliance http://www.instagram.com/odetovinyl http://www.instagram.com/ask4dave Music: 1. The Creator Has A Master Plan by Pharaoh Sanders 2. Re Fingered With Love by Ge-ology 3.

Continuing with last week's theme, The Bklyn Combine brings you an intimate conversation with a young Maasai man who became our first honorary Tanzanian Combine member. Phill and Chaba sat down with Leepa "Simon" Lenguka and they chatted on a ferry ride from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar. And what better way to pass the time than to chat with a new friend? We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. www.lengukastravel.com Maasi Self-Instruction Manual chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Maasai/Maa%20manual.pdf Music: 1. Maasai Music, Embrukoi 2. Yope Remix by Innoss'B feat. Diamond Platnumz 3. Traditional Maasai music 4. Rhythmic Maasai Deep Humming

Join the Bklyn Combine on a journey to the continent of Africa on Ken's 50th birthday. This episode was pre-recorded in July of this year when a few of the Combine members went to Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa to explore and experience just some of the wonders of this vast continent. For Ken it was his first time and the squad had some interesting stories to share. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. http://awaytoafrica.com Music: 1. Healer Ntliziyo Yam (feat. Russell Zuma) by Gaba Cannal & George Lesley 2. Tanzania (feat. Sino Solo & BoiBizza)by Uncle Waffles & Tony Duardo 3. Kethiwe (feat. Sino Msolo) [Edit] by Shimza & Darque

On the premiere episode of our latest season of the Bklyn Combine podcast we build with a true lyricist and all-around thinker. He goes by the name of ANKHLEJOHN and aims to become a household name. Think of him as your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. The DC native also blessed the stage at Combine Day as our headline performer at Restoration Plaza in Bed Stuy! We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. https://lordy.bandcamp.com Music: 1. ,Gold and Relics / Fathers Day, ANKHLEJOHN 2. As A Man Thinketh, ANKHLEJOHN Feat. Reign Supreme 3. I Had A Dream, Rahiem Supreme Feat. ANKHLEJOHN 4. The Sunrise, ANKHLEJOHN

This week some of the older members of the Combine sat down with some of the younger members and discussed a few current topics from Kevin Samuels to the Supreme Court. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Rest In Power Netic: https://youtu.be/BU_PMct6eaU Music: 1. Wait For U (ft. Drake, Tems), Future 2. Rebel, Game Rebellion 3. Mr. Nigga, Mos Def 4. It's All Great, Homeboy Sandman

Women's History Month is almost over but your Bklyn Combine brothers had an opportunity to discuss the impact of strong women in our lives along with other current issues in the news like, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, COVID and Deltacron, and all around mental health. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2022/03/19/i-dont-need-white-womens-allyship-a-conversation-with-raven-rodriguez-about-liberation/ Music: 1. Control, Janet Jackson 2. BAM BAM, Sister Nancy 3. Moody, ESG

This is part 2 of our conversation with Mr. Tyrone Larkins, former inmate at Attica prison in 1971. Attica is known for a prison riot where over a thousand men, took control of the prison and took hostages in their demand for better living conditions. Larkins continues his riveting account of his time at Attica and life beyond the wall. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Patterns, Ahmad Jamal 2. When The Revolution Comes, The Last Poets 3. Magnum Band Remix, Mach Hommy

This week the Bklyn Combine sat down with black history. He goes by the name of Mr. Tyrone Larkins and he was an inmate at Attica prison in 1971. Attica is known for a prison riot where over a thousand men, took control of the prison and took hostages in their demand for better living conditions. Larkins has an incredible story to tell and this is the first installment of a 2-part series. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Poinciana, Ahmad Jamal 2. Ksubi Raps, Ankhlejohn

This week we sat down with Merl Code, a former Adidas executive who was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for his participation in a college hoops bribery scandal in 2017. The Combine gets the scoop from Merl as we learn what really happened. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Leaving This Planet, Charles Earland 2. Whale Watching, Curren$y & The Alchemist (feat. Styles P) 3.The Big Payback, James Brown

This week we discuss NYC's new mayor, Eric adams' sit-down with Maino and some of Brooklyn's most popular drill rappers, i.e. Fiveo Foreign and B-Lovee. The meeting was a step that some may consider progress but others may look at as performative. The Combine dissected the genre and it's impact on a new generation of listeners, the consequences, and much more. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Gisela (Lion Rock), Fitz Gore & The Talismen 2. Politician / King Tubby - Killa Dub, Barry Brown 3. Is Ya Ready, Kay Flock 4. D&D, Sha EK Feat. Blockwork

This week your family at The Bklyn Combine deliver the first episode in a special series called, “Combine Honors”. In this series, we will do a recap of our instagram Black History Month February posts, a daily dedication to individuals who have made a major contribution to Black culture. In this episode we review Fannie Lou Hamer, Chairman Fred Hampton Sr., Gwendolyn Brooks, and William L. Patterson. https://www.instagram.com/bklyncombine/ We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Harvest Time, Pharoah Sanders 2. No Knock, Gil Scott Heron 3. Oblighetto (Remix), Brother Jack McDuff 4. Maiysha, Mile Davis

The Bklyn Combine took a brief hiatus after our premier around the holidays, but we have returned to share our thoughts on a few current topics and to explore a Black History Month series that we have started on Instagram and Facebook, https://bit.ly/bhm-combine. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Where U @, Ma$ter Glo (Feat. H3RON) 2. I Had A Dream, Rahien Supreme (Feat. Ankhlejohn) 3. What A Thug About, Beanie Sigel 4. Rock co. Kane Flow, De La Soul (Feat. MF Doom)

"DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK!" Your friends at the Combine have been quietly planning for the future and putting in major work since last summer. Needless to say, we have had an eventful couple of months since our last podcast. We lost some community members this year and we have made some major accomplishments. We will shares throughout season 3 of the podcast so stay tuned for new and exciting developments from the home team. In our season 3 premier episode we talk to Ken, Mali, and Phill about the United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility, a federal prison in Fremont County near Florence, Colorado. This facility is best known for housing inmates who have been deemed too dangerous, too high-profile, or too great a security risk for a maximum-security prison. Think terrorists and cartel leaders. ADMAX prisoners are confined 23 hours per day in single cells with facilities made of poured, reinforced concrete to deter self-harm, and are under 24-hour supervision, carried out intensively with

We decided to do a special 420 Episode on a solid community member and Bklyn Combine family, Floyd Jarvis. Floyd is a horticulturist/gardener and founder of the Canarsie Neighborhood Community Garden. In addition he also recently founded, Ganja War Veterans For Equity and acts as a major Cannabis Advocate in NY. Armed with knowledge and a passion for community, Mr. Jarvis walks us through his journey in farming and cannabis advocacy not to mention his deep knowledge of Rastafarianism and much more. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. The Ganja Complex: Rastafari and Marijuana by Ansley Hamid https://www.amazon.com/Ganja-Complex-Rastafari-Marijuana/dp/0739103601 Inside the CIA's Secret War in Jamaica Paperback by Casey Gane-McCalla https://www.amaz

In part 2 of The New Alaskans we interviewed our brother, Sam Gregory and our hosts/spiritual guides while in Alaska, Tim and Adam. They share stories of Life in Alaska and much more as we chop it up in a remote cabin in remote P-Vine Valley. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. http://timsalaskanguideservice.com Building Alaska - Season 5, Episode 9 - Lofty Goals https://youtu.be/IQ22zu5nRpE?t=395 Music: 1. Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughan 2. Golden Thread, Jeffrey Martin 3. Built to Roam, Shakey Graves

A few members of the Combine took a trip back to McCarthy, Alaska with community partner/Brooklyn to Alaska founder, Sam Gregory. They share stories of their travels on snow machines and unique experiences in the below 0º temps. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. http://timsalaskanguideservice.com Music: 1. Against All Odds - 2Pac 2. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G. 3. We Gonna Make It - Jadakiss Feat Styles P 4. Mississippi Delta Blues - Muddy Waters

Join us for part 2 of our chat with Dwight Rhinosoros, of Eat The Rich Podcast. Eat The Rich is a show about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations hell bent on staving off it’s death rattle. twitter.com/rhinosoros twitter.com/eattherichpod patreon.com/eattherich @eattherichpod We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. We Did It Baby (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2) - General Lee and The Space Army Band 2. He's Misstra Know It All - Stevie Wonder 3. George Carlin Clip / Henri Mancini - Theme For The Losers / Beware - Big Pun

This week we sat down with Dwight Rhinosoros, of Eat The Rich Podcast. Eat The Rich is a show about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations hell bent on staving off it’s death rattle. Eat The Rich is a podcast about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations hell bent on staving off it’s death rattle. http://twitter.com/eattherichpod http://patreon.com/eattherich http://soundcloud.com/eattherichpod We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income and underserved communities. Music: 1. Two Oldtimers - Moebius & Plank 2. Young and Fine - Weather Report 3. Bright Moments - Rahsaan Roland Kirk