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.@FTCRadio: EP 44 - @BeauYoungPrince #stereochampions #ftcradio #beauyoungprince #dc #dmv #music

https://soundcloud.com/for-the-culture-radio/ep-44-beau-young-prince-on-new-project-sunset-blvd-young-futura-and-being-an-innovator-in-dc This week on the show we interviewed the groovy god himself @BeauYoungPrince. At this point in his career you can definitely consider him a Young OG. He’s performed at SXSW several times opened up for Wale, Cam’ron, Danny Brown, and a list of others. We talked…

This week on the show we chopped it up w/ fellow podcaster Niq Bohr (Pronounced Nick. My bad) of the Niq Bohr Show w/ Niq and Nari. He represents Virginia…hard and we covered a lot in this episode including his feelings about the DMV sometimes leaving out the V (Shoutout Rico Nasty).. He’s a fellow Podcaster and we talked about some of the challenges we face to maintain a successful and consistent podcast.  Now if you’re familiar w/ his podcast you know that Niq is good for a good rant or two so we got him to talk about a classic rant of his regarding the Good Vibes Festival in Virginia that was cancelled earlier this year.  Not only does he podcast but he manages 8 artists and a DJ so he’s clearly a busy guy. At the end of the episode we asked him to give us 5 songs he would provide someone if he was introducing someone to hip hop. So without further adieu, episode 43 w/ Niq Bohr. 

This week on the show we sat down w/ DJ Malcolm X (No relation). If you know anything about the dc scene there’s a good chance you’ve seen his name on a flyer or heard him at your favorite party. During the interview he talks about his journey from Dj’ing gigs once a month at Velvet Lounge to basically have a gig every night of the week in DC. He’s one of the busiest DJs in the city and credits his consistency and studying other DJs as some of the reasons why he’s been able to have so much success thus far in his young career. He also blessed us with an exclusive mix (around 45min) of his own just for the show! So without spoiling too much let’s get right into it. Episode 42. DJ Malcolm Xavier.

Mike of Doom. He’s been making a name for himself for a while now and he recently put out perhaps his most personal project yet with ‘MICHAEL’ which dropped earlier this spring. During the interview Mike explained the life events causing a transition from making darker more gritty music on ‘NO BULLSHIT’ to a more upbeat positive light sounding project on ‘MICHAEL’. He talked about that transition and challenges he went through to get to the point of making this personal project and even feeling empty and unhappy listening to his older music. He talks about bouncing back from the “dark place” he was in last year in 2016 and just speaking to him you can tell he’s in a better place mentally as he talks about taking his performance game to the next level, 30Whop, PG County, and also his legacy. So without spoiling too much. Episode 41 w/ Mike of Doom.

FTC Fam. Greetings and welcome back. This episode is gonna run a little differently. This week’s episode runs more of unedited, uncut conversation with a few friends more so than an interview with good friend of the show @uhitsveronica. We’ve been meaning to get this show together for awhile and we FINALLY got it right on the 3rd attempt lol. We talked about her new vinyl youtube channel, planning an upcoming music festival in Detroit and she shares a few stories about working Afropunk a couple years ago. So bare with us as we were passing a few bottles – of that you know what – around during the recording and check out this conversation w/ of the dopest people outta detroit right now. Episode 40. W/ @uhitsveronica. For the culture radio. 

@FTCRadio: EP 39 – @notDOTalone #stereochampions #ftcradio #notalone #music #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/for-the-culture-radio/ep-39-notalone-on-new-ep-black-as-the-ace-of-spades-the-dynamic-of-working-as-a-group I’m someone who believes that in many cases, less is actually more. I mean let’s face it, we’re living in the overload of information age and you have to get your point across in less time than ever nowadays. And if you’d ask my guests from this week they’d probably…

He lights up the room when he enters and provides quite the lasting impression on you when he leaves. He’s the center of attention and he knows it too. Cal Rips, an MC from the DMV is the voice you will be hearing from in this episode and he’ll give you plenty to remember about him.

From losing his mother at the age of 7, as well as losing his brother Chris aka Avionadramida a former up and coming and supremely talented rapper in the DMV. Cal shared with us a lot and was very transparent about how he currently deals with depression, how fatherhood and his two daughters have changed him and even a story about how his aunt, the artist Nonchalant, put him in the studio following his mother’s death.

So without giving too much away I’ll let you hear it for yourself. Episode 35 – Cal Rips. 

Focused might be an understatement. Calm probably doesn’t do him justice. If anything, ready might be the most accurate to describe the current position Matt McGhee occupies. In ep 31, Matt McGhee, an MC from Maryland sat down with us to talk about his upcoming project Under New Management what it represents and the events leading up to this point in his career. Like most of us who are just trying to figure out this thing called life, Matt opens up about being impatient and frustrated on the journey to success despite being talented and putting the work in. Things weren’t all so serious though, we also pulled some receipts on him and asked him to explain a few tweets about being paid for shows, his webMD struggles, and shea butter love. Speaking of love he wants you to know that he’s the spokesperson for finding love and he’s not afraid of being open and vulnerable about that within his music. If there’s one thing you should know about him is that “This [rap] shit is not sweet” and he’s rapping like he has something to prove. Don’t believe it? Listen to his story in episode 32.