Welcome to our breakout Spring episode. We're not doing nothing more than kicking back, taking trips down memory lane, and discussing new music, self-care and sharing our re-cap of shows watched. Catch up with us! -Mary J. Blige releases a new song [Love Yourself], for her new album, "Strength of A Woman", which comes out at the end of the month. -Ways to monetize your brand to not get jerked in the industry. -Dave Chappelle's stand-up might be too much for today's society. -Kalief Browder story...
Apr 04, 2017•1 hr 47 min
On this episode we sat down with singer Mila Jam. We chopped it about gimmicks for attention and sales in the music industry. -The art of networking and hustling her music (and not doing on 42nd street with CDs) -Her hanging out in Jennifer Lopez's dressing room. -Being best friends with Laverne Cox -And some other topics that hit super close to home for her. Follow Mila @TheMilaJam https://www.instagram.com/themilajam https://twitter.com/themilajam ____________________________________________...
Mar 20, 2017•1 hr 48 min
Welcome back to another episode of this. We open the show with some brotherly bickering. -Remy Ma vs Nicki Minaj - Is a description even necessary?-- Did Remy take it too far? Are there rules for beefing? -We get into our favorite hip-hop beef and diss tracks and when we realized we loved hip Hop. -We watched. Let's talk. Kalief Browder. -Being A Black Creative on the internet. Having our tweets and trends existing on major white platforms with no credit of origin. and much more with special gue...
Mar 08, 2017•1 hr 57 min
In honor of Black History Month we wanted to highlight a Black Business, so we invited Khanisa and Sean Darby owners of Khanisa's (A pudding and baking company) The two come to discuss what it's like self funding a business, being black owners, and the difficulty that comes with pushing a product. Plus, how they balance their personal and professional lives. Juggling the business, their children and their love life. Check out them out! http://www.khanisas.com/ https://twitter.com/khanisaspudding...
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Black with another down to earth episode... regular, shmegular! - We dive into the Denzel Washington & Viola Davis movie, 'Fences', and reflect on how it related to both of our lives in certain ways. *Warning* Spoiler alerts ahead... - Loaning money to friends and the circumstances of it. - Saving money and banking black. - Surviving jumping out of a plane. We have real tips and suggestions, grab a pen and pad! - Porno pop ups & preferences. - Death talk. Lots of it for some reason. Sorr...
Feb 13, 2017•1 hr 43 min
Surprise, surprise! So, truly by popular demand we have decided to release the rest of 24 Karat Tragic, so many of you enjoyed the last few moments of that episode, but little did y'all know there was so much that we cut. So here you go! On the rest of the agenda: -Dating exclusively outside of your race -Realizing you won't have children that are exactly like you, -Focus dressing like the L takers of 2017. Red Skully Gang -...and a TON of drunken tangents, hollering & cackling. If you haven...
Feb 03, 2017•1 hr 3 min
*Warning* This. Is. A. Lot! What's good all, Focus JRJ and Malcolm are back for another episode! This week we're back with special guest and host of The Loudcast podcast, Louis Johnson. We have a full casserole to dive into. Including but not limited to, - Dating white women. - The secrets of the fast food service. What's in your 2 piece? - We reflect on the death of Q from Worldstar - A trip down memory lane to Dr. Chlamydia ...and so much more. This episode is Loaded. _________________________...
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr 10 min
In Honor of MLK and celebrating our blackness here we are showing up in CP Time. This week, we're discussing: - Missing The Obama's - Hustler ambition and our first jobs - Them twitter fingers, Why is Trump still on Twitter? Why? - Entertainment beef; Soulja Boy vs Chris Brown and we're joined by special guest Emilio Sparks who chops it up about rap beefs, WWE and vagina eating restaurants. Yeah, you read that correctly. _______________________________________________________ Join the convo! Tw...
Jan 17, 2017•1 hr 51 min
Look at God! We made it. Happy New Year, welcome to 2017 and the best of Fully Loaded. A special for you all, as we recap our favorite moments with some of our funniest clips, drunken tangents and brotherly bickering. Thanks for all who was apart of our defining 2016 moments & escapades! You don't know where you're going if you've don't know where you been. _______________________________________________________ Join the convo! Tweet us @Focus_JRJ & @_HeyMalcolm and using the hashtag. |...
Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 38 min
What's good! We're back for another and talking, Focus recapping his experience at The LOX concert. Kanye West meeting with Donald Trump.... Grammy Nominations. We place bets on the winners and discuss who got snubbed. MTV's Hottest MC list. Is the list flawed & who should've never been on in the first place. Dating your co-workers. Is is messy or nah? Older men dating younger women. #WhyOldDudesAlwaysWannaFlex? and much more! _______________________________________________________ Join the ...
Dec 20, 2016•1 hr 12 min
No need for small talk, We recap our Thanksgiving dinners. Tweeting Trump and how that'll affect his "moves" plus, social media lurking. We recap Insecure, are you TeamIssa or TeamLawrence. We talk the double standards of cheating in relationships. The current state of Kanye West and how the Kardashian women have this weird way of breaking down the men in their family. J Cole's False Prophets. Who is it about? Who isn't it about? Being friends with your friends partners. and so much more! ______...
Dec 05, 2016•1 hr 20 min
Another edition of Fully Loaded is here. Trump. Damn America. Kanye has officially lost it. Who's surprised tho? Real G's fight on Twitter, Grandmothers fight on Facebook. Joe Biden, Kermit the frog & Shirley Caesar are the Triple Tag Team Champions of the internet. Thanksgiving foreshadowing and who's bringing their new bae to Nana's house? _______________________________________________________ Join the convo! Tweet us @Focus_JRJ & @_HeyMalcolm and using the hashtag... | #FullyLoadedPo...
Nov 21, 2016•1 hr 24 min
Reporting live from America's chokey it's Focus JRJ and Malcolm on Doomsday Eve. Election day is tomorrow (aka Doomsday!) & We're giving y'all some quick election day tips. Plus giving some quick suggestions on how the US should handle the current state of this "election" We've traded places, Focus has (unofficially) joined the Beyhive and Malcolm watched more than 30 seconds of baseball. Lil Wayne makes an ass of himself on Nightline We discuss open relationships, being in a relationship wh...
Nov 07, 2016•1 hr 36 min
A tad bit late...so what! Welcome Back! -This week the two of us get into Jay-Z and Kanye's brotherly beef. -A recent study that proves something we already knew, bald men are poppin! -Thanks to Luke Cage, cause positive representation matters -We dive deep into Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th. So much to rethink & piece together as to how the U.S. government has calculated ways to manipulate minorities for ages. * This is a MUST see film.* (Watch it -- It's better than a Worldstar video.) -...
Oct 25, 2016•1 hr 21 min
Guess who's turning 30?! Trumps bundles! (and us!) We're talking Kid Cudi checking into rehab and how not giving a fuck is the greatest medicine on the planet. Kim Kardashian almost gets popped in Paris. A woman blows smoke in Wale's face and he damn near smacks her kufi off which lead us into a convo about fighting in these skreets and picking and choosing your battles. Jay-Z's newest ventures and so much more! Get into another edition of 'Fully Loaded' _________________________________________...
Oct 10, 2016•1 hr 3 min
We love to chat in up with unique & insightful folks for our 'A Few Moments With' but on this edition of 'Fully Loaded' we switched gears just a little... Focus got the chance to sit down and chop it up with some Olympic winners -- specifically athletes, Allyson Felix*, Emma Coburn*, Jenny Simpson* and Kristi Castlin* of the Womens USA Track & Field . The four ladies respectively discuss what it was like competing, thoughts on Kaepernick, music they listen to for motivation, devouring ho...
Sep 26, 2016•1 hr 31 min
On this edition of Fully Loaded we discuss: -The countdown is on Election Day is less then 2 months away and there's still no hope in sight. -Obama's out here acting like this is his senior year of high school. Plus we touch over our views on how he's handling America's recent events. -Of course, Kaepernick and other NFL players National Anthem boycott, which is one of the biggest topics as we kick off the 4th qtr of the year. -Macaroni and Cheese, the baked, the pie, the soupy. Pick your poison...
Sep 12, 2016•1 hr 13 min
Episode 27! We officially have more shows than letters in the alphabet. On this edition of Fully Loaded we're talking, -Focus' trip to Columbia... -A viral video that proves NYC is still a real ass city -Drake doing the most when it comes to beefing with Meek and dating Rihanna. -The FL staff boldly share our opinion of 'The Beatles' being overrated in our musical opinion. -Summer feeling so long as a child but crazy short as adult and how lit summer used to be in NYC. -And Focus and Malcolm ea...
Aug 29, 2016•1 hr 16 min
**Disclaimer: This show is a mess!** Focus & Malcolm are back at it again for another edition of 'Fully Loaded'. This episode we're joined by the other half of Still Diverted, DJ Madam K. The three of us discuss: Olympics, winning for America and still having to show love to Uncle Sam The art of the hustle, is race related? In light of President Obama releasing his nighttime playlist we decided to pick our top after dark songs for that "Don't Pull Out" Playlist With Labor Day being just a fe...
Aug 15, 2016•1 hr 30 min
Last episode was kind of deep, let's lighten some thangs up round here. Arthur is a savage but can he win the Meme of 2016? Can he scoop up the title from the crying Jordan meme? Some kids in the burbs ran up on Joe Budden. Joe Budden then ran up on some kids in the burbs. The Obama's (Barack and Michelle taking trips to Target and Malia outchea living her 18 year old life) Folks that speak just so that they have something to say and of course we talk race does black not crack, or is it that whi...
Aug 01, 2016•1 hr 16 min
This.is.crazy. No other way to put it. With all the recent events we decided to take a step in a different direction and call in some back up. With the recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile we felt it was necessary to dissect how this is being handled in the media as well as with other police forces around the country. Author, journalist and media personality Touré joins us, as well as retired Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr., to speak on the way these killings are being de...
Jul 18, 2016•1 hr 28 min
Are you paying any attention or are you paying any attention? Our ppl...listen up...there's a new world order, tighten up your business moves. Malcolm & Focus get serious and talk power moves. Here's why... -King Khaled -The new age of rap -Making the best of your time even in unfortunate circumstances -The future of tidal -Inheriting beefs
Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 5 min
This is just another kick back w/ the siblings. More stories! More laughs! Take the rawest LISTEN! Twitter // Instagram: @Focus_JRJ & @_HeyMalcolm
Jun 20, 2016•1 hr 26 min
The BIG 21! Is this legal now? Rest in peace [and power] the great Muhammad Ali, who has past on at the age of 74. While Mr. Ali has seen America during trying times, Focus & Malcolm reflect on all the 'Fuckery' going on now at rallies, surrounding "The Donald" here in America. The guys also dive into character, and discuss as to what they would do in a life or death situation; everyone wants to live. No more deaths...please! How you do our listeners feel about social media creeping? C'mon e...
Jun 06, 2016•1 hr 21 min
First things first Happy Birthday to the late great(s) Malcolm X & Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace! We share with you another dosage of our #FlavorInYourEar on this podcast where Focus & @_HeyMalcolm addresses momma-Chinx's viral video as she calls out Puff & French Montana for not showing respect 1yr later, after the death of her son, the upcoming Queens rapper, Chinx. #LongLiveChinx. While on the topic of 'Bad Boy's', Puff gets publicly scolded rite before planning one NYC's...
May 23, 2016•53 min
Always back by popular demand. Happy May! ...and Happy Birthday Malcolm (@_HeyMalcolm). Wondering what was said? Give it a listen. In this episode you'll hear all things Barry + Becky & Birthdays. Subscribe on iTunes. Follow us on Twiiter.
May 09, 2016•1 hr 5 min
We come to your earbuds & speakers with a early drop -- not just to keep you entertained, but to pay homage to a few fallen greats. It's no secret that this week and this year alone has been a very trying year with all our losses in entertainment, as well as a brain wrecking political year to follow behind. We want to reflect, bring some cheer, and break down a few things as we close out the second quarter of the year. Lets chat a bit! @Focus_JRJ @_HeyMalcolm
Apr 22, 2016•1 hr 8 min
Join the show for a entertaining listen. Firstly, subscribe on Soundcloud & iTunes to this podcast so you don't miss a dangerously laughing episode where we leave no stone uncovered -- and if we did, we'll get to it at some point. Fully Loaded. We don't have all the answers but we may have a opinion & a story or two. Where do we start?! Well this was a podcast all about friendships, relationship, and boundaries. What better time to discuss this than now(April), with Spring flaring up and...
Apr 11, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Welp... We had it all Wrong! It's our Sweet-Sixteen -- not a Quinceañera. This is what happens when you just got by in Spanish class. It's still a celebration though! Another episode where the drinks got the flowing, and @_HeyMalcolm & @Focus_JRJ didn't hold back. While celebrating, the two covered the latest viral embarrassment surrounding Katt Williams and why not to mess with young teens today. We know you all watched the LHHY reunion, so of course the opinions were very much brewed up &a...
Mar 28, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Long story short... we're catching up after a month long hiatus! Brotherly bickering as always + Heavy insight + Honesty. @Focus_JRJ // @_HeyMalcolm www.FocusJRJ.com
Mar 14, 2016•46 min
