New York Said

Today’s guest on the show is musician and content creator Willard Hill. We met up at Ink48, a Kimpton hotel in the heart Hell's Kitchen and talked about growing up in New Orleans, how culture is a gumbo, his process of making music, the music industry, group think, corporate culture, overcoming creative roadblocks, art being a reflection of the times and much much more. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. I’m going to close out today’s episode with Will performing his song Future Fresh at The Gumbo NYC. And I’ll see ya’ll, next Tuesday… Lord Willing. More About Willard Hill Official Site - http://www.willardhill.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/willardhill/ iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/willard-hill/id448858050 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/WillardHillMusic   Links to the Stuff they Talked About   Second Line - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_line_(parades) Cash Money Records - http://www.cashmoney-records.com No Limit Records - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Limit_Records Pen and Pixels - http://penandpixel.com Master P - Bout It, Bout It II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZEjKf4gBJw The Showboys - Drag Rap (Triggaman) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJyo1fjtNw4 DJ Money Fresh - Brown Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwDZhQyEWhc UNLV/Bad Ass Yellow Boy - Drag Em Thru The River - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843Nu5uJ3YM Ira Glass on Storytelling - https://vimeo.com/24715531 Nick Hakim - I Don't Know - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8wNpiBqn_0 Quincy Jones - http://www.quincyjones.com  Shoe Dog - https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike/dp/1501135910 6 Days to Air - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076781/ How I Built This (Podcast) - http://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this Isaiah Rashad - https://soundcloud.com/isaiah_rashad Negotiating with Giants - https://www.amazon.com/Negotiating-Giants-Peter-D-Johnston/dp/0980942101 The Art of War - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War Gotham Market - http://gothamwestmarket.com Blue Bottle Coffee - https://bluebottlecoffee.com Cannibal - http://www.cannibalnyc.com Ample Hills Ice Cream - http://www.amplehills.com Platinum Sound Studio - http://www.platinumsoundny.com Wyclef Jean - http://www.wyclef.com Who Moved My Cheese - http://amzn.to/2g6wcxJ Marijuana and the Bible - http://amzn.to/2g6BbP5 My Ishmael - http://amzn.to/2h21Azz Outliers: The Story of Success - http://amzn.to/2ggPxQk Jimmy McMillan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan Black Dynamite - http://blackdynamite.com This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Today’s guest on the show is entrepreneur and strategist Holley Murchison. We met up in Grind, a co-working space in not too far from 34th street and talked about growing up in Harlem, yoga, Lisbon, life in the hood, gambling, debate tournaments, her grade changing scandal, engaging with high-end clients, how to fire someone, shifting cultures, volunteering, the keys to creating good stuff, active listening, speaking your truth and much much more. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. More About Holley M. Murchison Official Site - http://holleymurchison.com Oratory Glory - http://oratoryglory.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/holleymmurchison/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/holleymurchison Creative Mornings: 8 Lessons in Love - https://creativemornings.com/talks/holley-murchison/1 Links to the Stuff they Talked About Lisbon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon Monserrate Palace - http://bit.ly/2gR342z PS 188 - http://ps188q.org Notes from the Universe - http://www.tut.com/inspiration/nftu Stoop Ball - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoop_ball Taps - http://ask.metafilter.com/91619/Taps 21 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-one_(basketball) Spades - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spades Cee-lo -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cee-lo Numbers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game Frederick Douglass Academy - http://www.fda1.org Western Texas College - http://wtcathletics.com/landing/index Odessa College - http://wranglersports.com/sports/wbkb/index University of the Pacific - http://www.pacific.edu DuckTales - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales Muppet Babies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Babies Darkwing Duck - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkwing_Duck Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_'n_Dale:_Rescue_Rangers Fraggle Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock Fraggle Rock Cactus Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUOwfbaKRgY Zach LaVine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifHc9fTXvTo Rafer Alston - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafer_Alston The Pan Pan Diner - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/nyregion/06soulfood.html West Fourth Street Courts - https://foursquare.com/v/west-4th-street-courts-the-cage/4a9ee4aef964a520ae3b20e3 Brooklyn College - http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/home.php Angie Martinez - https://www.instagram.com/angiemartinez/?hl=en Thirty Days of Kickstarter - http://www.newyorksaid.com/category/30-days-of-kickster/ The Combat Jack Show - https://soundcloud.com/thecombatjackshow Combat Jack Show (D-Nice) - https://soundcloud.com/thecombatjackshow/the-dj-d-nice-episode Bryon Summers - https://soundcloud.com/bryonsummers Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It - https://www.amazon.com/Write-Down-Make-Happen-Knowing/dp/0684850028 50 Cent - https://www.instagram.com/50cent/?hl=en M. Tony Peralta - https://peraltaproject.com Jamel Shabazz - http://www.newyorksaid.com/jamelshabazz/ New York Cares - https://www.newyorkcares.org Chris Emdin - https://www.instagram.com/chrisemdin/ Hall Pass Tour - http://hallpasstour.com Oberlin College - https://home.oberlin.edu OC LaunchU - http://oclaunchu.com Tom Joyner - http://www.tjms.com/stream/ The 2 AM Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure - https://www.amazon.com/AM-Principle-Discover-Science-Adventure/dp/1942872690 Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life - https://www.amazon.com/Peace-Every-Step-Mindfulness-Everyday/dp/0553351397 The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph - https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph/dp/1591846358 The Alchemist - https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416 Cris Dogs - http://www.crifdogs.com Pio Pio - http://www.piopio.com Seasoned Vegan - http://www.seasonedvegan.com Di Fara Pizza - https://www.yelp.com/biz/di-fara-pizza-brooklyn The Meatball Shop - www.themeatballshop.com This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Today’s guest on the show is documentary photographer Jamel Shabazz. Jamel’s contributions to documentary photography are applauded the all over the world and in my humble opinion Brother Shabazz the is the Gordon Parks of my generation. I marveled at his work way before I knew his name. You have no idea how happy it made me feel to sit at a chess table in the middle of Brooklyn and kick it with some who has and still inspires me to do my best with my skill set every single day. We met up in Dr. Ronald McNair Park across from the Brooklyn Museum to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, self publishing vs traditional publishing, his experience in the military, the summer of 1980, striving to capture images that say something profound, the importance of empathy, the crack era, giving back to the community and much much more. As you are listening to this conversation, I highly recommend you pull up Jamel’s Instagram, website or flip through one of his many photography books as you listen. It will be a great reference to what we are talking about. I’ve provided links to it all at NewYorkSaid.com  Side note, we are in the middle of Brooklyn. So, there will be sirens, there will be interruptions and that’s what you get when you record outside in New York, it tends to want to be present right there with you. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. More About Jamel Shabazz Official Site - http://www.jamelshabazz.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamelshabazz/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Jamel-Shabazz-16841597946/ Shop for Books by Jamel Shabazz Back in the Days - http://amzn.to/2f2MxIc The Last Sunday June - http://amzn.to/2gcrRJJ A Time Before Crack - http://amzn.to/2fNVx2W Seconds of my Life - http://amzn.to/2gy0i1I Pieces of a Man: Photography of Jamel Shabazz: 1980-2015 - http://www.artvoicesartbooks.com/shop/51k7s88fwm6869fxpfenq2lmkhj9yd Links to the Stuff they Talked About West Indian Parade - http://wiadcacarnival.org Eastern Parkway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Parkway Brooklyn Museum - https://www.brooklynmuseum.org Brooklyn Botanical Gardens - http://www.bbg.org Powerhouse Books - http://www.powerhousebooks.com Black In White America, a book by photojournalist Leonard Freed - http://n.pr/2fBF0fK Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews - http://amzn.to/2fBzdXB Platoon (1986) - Rotten Tomatoes - http://bit.ly/2flyJna Marvin Gaye (Song) - What's Happening Brother - http://bit.ly/2gi63Oe Luke Cage - http://bit.ly/2fZ2Jal Puma - http://bit.ly/2fBArBT Delancey Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delancey_Street Riders Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delancey_Street Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson - http://bit.ly/2gi5R1x Short Eyes (Film) - http://bit.ly/2fnwIKR Attica Correctional Facility - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica_Correctional_Facility Crack Cocaine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine Self Destruction (Song) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyYP_bS_6s The Central Park Five - http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/centralparkfive/ Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video) - http://bit.ly/2fnInZN Book of Eli - http://bit.ly/2ge0xyl Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture - https://nmaahc.si.edu This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Today’s episode is with my good friend Rashid. We met up in Bryant Park to talk about citizen journalism, speedy digital culture, the complexities of art and social media, hard driving diving, code switching, iPhone films, growing an audience ethically, Nia Long, shooting film, defining value, A Love Supreme, growing up Baltimore, cultivating ideas and much much more. Side note, we are in the middle of mid-town. So, there will be sirens, there will be interruptions and that’s what you get when you record outside in New York, it tends to want to be present right there with you. That’s enough intro for show, please enjoy. More About Rashid Zakat Official Site - http://www.rashidzakat.com Music - http://soulaquatics.com/listen/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rashidzakat/ and https://www.instagram.com/negroesofnewyork/ Tumblr - http://theawesomefarm.com Links to the Stuff they Talked About Black Star Film Festival -  blackstarfest.org  The DJ D-Nice Episode - https://soundcloud.com/thecombatjackshow/the-dj-d-nice-episode It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-How-Good-Want/dp/0714843377   This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

One of my favorite things to do is walk around New York just checking street art from block to block. On my walks I’ll catch the latest murals, graffiti, stickers and wheat paste art. If you don’t know what wheat paste art is, wheat paste is a gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water. That glue thats usually made in a big bucket is then used for paper artwork and then pasted on smooth walls. You’ve probably seen it and ya don’t even know it. Think Shepherd Ferry and his project Obey Giant, then theres Adam Cost, or Swoon, theres Bunny M, uhh there is also JR of the Inside Out Project. Today’s guest is Libby but most people probably know her from her street art, Phoebe New York. Phoebe can be found in the form stickers and wheatepaste art throughout the streets of New York. I met up with Libby in Washington Square Park and she walked me through the good, the bad and the ugly of being a street artist. In this episode we talk about shooting film photography in Paris, her love of vintage book covers, writing, becoming an artist, her first solo show, transitioning into a street artist, putting up stickers, her first night of wheat pasting, getting arrested, meeting the New York City Vandal Squad, how her alter ego Phoebe was born, subliminal messaging, letting go of crutches and much much more. Before you begin this episode or while you’re listening to this episode you should visit Phoebe instagram at phoebenewyork just to get an idea of what her work looks like and have a reference to what we are talking about as we make our way through her journey as an artist. Of course you can find links to her IG and everything we talking about in this episode at below. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and leave a comment in the iTunes store aaaaand that’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. More About Phoebe New York    Official Site - http://www.libbyschoettle.com/libby/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phoebenewyork/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/phoebenewyork Tumblr - http://phoebenewyork.tumblr.com Links to the Stuff they Talked About   Mork and Mindy - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077053/ Washington Square Park - https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/washington-square-park Andy Warhol Sleep - https://vimeo.com/4880378 English muffin - https://thomasbreads.com/products/original-english-muffins?gclid=CMjokLTyl9ACFQ1WDQod3zMEig Chelsea Flea Market - http://www.annexmarkets.com/chelsea-flea-market/ Mast Books - https://www.yelp.com/biz/mast-books-new-york Dash wood Books - http://www.dashwoodbooks.com Mercer Street Books - http://www.mercerstreetbooks.com Strand Book Store - http://www.strandbooks.com The Catcher in the Rye - https://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-J-D-Salinger/dp/0316769487 Rorschach - https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79749 Polaroid SX-70 - https://us.impossible-project.com/collections/polaroid-sx-70-cameras Wabi-sabi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi Street Art - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art Wheat Paste Instructions - http://thebigpicture2013.blogspot.com/p/wheat-paste-instructions.html Egg Shell Stickers - http://www.eggshellstickers.com Materials for the Arts - http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/mfta/html/home/home.shtml Screaming Mimi - http://www.screamingmimis.com Lulu Lemon - http://shop.lululemon.com Teen Vogue - http://www.teenvogue.com Glamor - http://www.glamour.com This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Today’s guest on the show is DJ CherishTheLuv also known as Cynthia. I met Cynthia back in the Spring and within a few minutes, I knew I wanted to invite her to be a guest on the show. Fast forward to a few days ago, our schedules aligned and we finally had a chance to meet in the East Village. I don’t want to give it away but here is some of what we talked about, growing up in the East Village, creating attractive design, the growth mentality, listening to your intuition, public speaking, talking to her phoenix, getting her doctorate in survival, meeting Oprah and declarations under good circumstances. More About DJ CherishTheLuv Website - https://djcherishtheluv.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/djcherishtheluv/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/djcherishtheluv/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DJCherishTheLuv/ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - https://www.mskcc.org/search?keys=cynthia+cherish The Roost - https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-roost-new-york Tonga - https://www.facebook.com/tonkanyc   Links to the Stuff they Talked About   School of Visual Arts - https://www.sva.edu Young & Rubicam Group - http://www.yr.com Fat Rat Press (The Matches) - http://www.fatratpress.com Full Sail University - https://www.fullsail.edu Jamel Shabazz - http://www.jamelshabazz.com Golden Book - http://www.randomhousekids.com/brand/little-golden-books/ Highlights Kids - http://www.highlightskids.com Aventura - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventura_(band) Sony - http://www.sony.com Nespresso - https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/ Black Wine Glass - https://www.amazon.com/Spiegelau-Authentis-Blind-Tasting-Glass/dp/B00MX72U7O/ref=pd_sbs_79_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DKBF6FKT48SJ5Z5WXVFW Think First - http://thinkfirst.org Dub Spot - http://www.dubspot.com DJ Clue - https://www.instagram.com/djclue/ DJ Envy - https://www.instagram.com/djenvy/?hl=en DJ Dirty Harry -https://twitter.com/dirtyharryny Phil Morse - https://www.digitaldjtips.com/phil-morse/ TEDxTeen - http://tedxteen.com How to Work a Room - https://www.amazon.com/Work-Room-Revised-Susan-RoAne/dp/0061238678 Change Your Brain, Change Your Life - https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Revised-Expanded/dp/110190464X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477725058&sr=1-1&keywords=change+your+brain+change+your+life Ippudo NY - https://www.yelp.com/biz/ippudo-ny-new-york Robertas - http://www.robertaspizza.com Abraço  - http://www.abraconyc.com Robert Galinsky - http://www.galinskyplace.com   This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Today’s guest is my friend Natty Boom. I saw that Nat was in town from Paris and I invited her to be on the show. Turns out she wasn’t visiting, she was here to start a new chapter. So we met up in Union Square and just kicked it. In this episode we talk about growing up in the DMV, her thoughts on LA, learning new languages, siesta, fashion week, moving to Paris and much much more. That’s enough intro for one show, please enjoy. More About Natty Boom https://www.instagram.com/nowlatersandnewports/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Chateau Marmont - http://www.chateaumarmont.com American in Paris: Saul Williams critiques his home country from the outside looking in: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/09/23/american-in-paris-saul-williams-critiques-his-home-country-from-the-outside-looking-in/ Place de la République: http://en.parisinfo.com/transport/90901/Place-de-la-Republique Silencio - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/31/david-lynch-disco-paris Le Comptoir Général - lecomptoirgeneral.com Le Perchoir - https://www.timeout.com/paris/en/bars-pubs/bar-le-perchoir La Barge -  http://www.cafebarge.fr DJ Jacks - https://soundcloud.com/djjackss Hotel Costes Paris - https://hotelcostes.com Colette - http://www.colette.fr Terry McMillan - http://terrymcmillan.com Roald Dahl - http://www.roalddahl.com and http://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/characters/magical-folk/the-big-friendly-giant The Giving Tree - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree West Indian Day Parade - https://www.timeout.com/newyork/west-indian-american-day-carnival-new-york Anderson.Pak - http://www.andersonpaak.com Frank Ocean - http://boysdontcry.co Isaiah Rashad - https://soundcloud.com/isaiah_rashad This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Amon welcomes Raeven Western to the show. They talk about learning from children, cutting school, her journey to becoming a professional model, social perspective, being committed to your dream and much much more. More About Raeven Western https://www.instagram.com/dreampusher/ and http://shedreamsoflove.com   Links to the Stuff they Talked About Inwood, New York  New York Models Tom Ford Yves Saint Laurent YSL Tovah Klein, How Toddlers Thrive The Tipping Point Lemonade - Beyonce Club Lotus Yummy Thai Museum of Natural History Hall of Science  Link to Danny Episode Discover the Power Within You The Pursuit of Happiness  This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Amon welcomes Arturo Vega to the show. They talk about Arturo becoming a designer for the Ramones, moving to New York, first jobs, the music of the time plus much much more. More About Arturo Vega https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Vega and http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/05/20/design-ramones-arturo-vega-and-the-making-of-the-logo-heard-round-the-world/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Mexico City - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City Elvis - http://www.elvis.com Orange Julius - http://www.orangejulius.com The Bowery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery Dee Dee Ramone - http://www.deedeeramone.com Ramones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones Eisenhower dollar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenhower_dollar The Metropolitan Museum of Art - http://www.metmuseum.org CBGB - http://www.cbgb.com The Clash - http://www.theclash.com Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols Lou Reed - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Reed David Bowie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie MC5 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC5 This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Amon welcomes Mustafa Shakir to the show. They talk about the power of a name, growing up in Harlem, being a barber, life as a poet, yoga, meditation, music, life on set, being a struggling vegan, the difference between New York and LA plus much  much more. More About Mustafa Shakir http://mustafashakir.com and https://www.instagram.com/mustafaeffortless/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Gerard Dure Salon - https://www.yelp.com/biz/gerard-dure-salon-new-york Negro Ensemble Company, Inc - http://necinc.org Apollo Theater - https://www.apollotheater.org Adina Howard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adina_Howard Heather Hunter - https://twitter.com/hunterheather Michael K. Williams - http://www.michaelkennethwilliams.com SlamNation - http://www.devlinpix.com/film/slamnation Saul Williams - http://saulwilliams.com Afropunk Festival - http://afropunkfest.com National Black Theatre - http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org Survival Soundz - http://www.allmusic.com/artist/survival-soundz-mn0000753886 Survival Soundz - Dub is Dub - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUn1mwQLzJc Vipassana Meditation - https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index Integratron - http://integratron.com Joshua Tree National Park - https://www.nps.gov/jotr/ Quarry - http://www.cinemax.com/quarry/ Sekou Sundiata - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekou_Sundiata Sekou Sundiata - Def Poetry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWhnZPeW644 Sekou Sundiata Dies at 58; Performer of Text and Sound - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/arts/music/20sundiata.html?_r=0 The New School - http://www.newschool.edu The Celestine Prophecy - http://www.celestinevision.com On the Breath of the Gods - https://www.amazon.com/Breath-Gods-Ariel-Tomioka/dp/0923490094 The Kybalion: A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece - https://www.amazon.com/Kybalion-Hermetic-Philosophy-Ancient-Greece/dp/1603864784 Alibris  - http://www.alibris.com The Alchemist Kitchen - http://www.thealchemistskitchen.com Bikram Yoga NYC - https://bikramyoganyc.com Calcifying your Pineal Gland - http://www.med-health.net/Pineal-Gland-Calcification.html   This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.