Shea for Life joined the panel to discuss the benefits of shea butter as a healthier alternative to moisturizing skin and hair. We also celebrate the life of Fred White, drummer from Earth, Wind & Fire as well as Summer Walker giving birth to twins with the assistance of Erykah Badu as one of her doulas. We also discuss the latest battle in the chocolate industry for the production of the raw materials in Africa vs. the export and marketing to the rest of the world.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining much more traction in the music business—to the point of AI “rappers” releasing songs that become Billboard hits. Ehm-Jay joins in the discussion on how this is affecting the music business for creators as well as consumers.

Ehm-Jay joins Taiasha and I for part 2 of digging deeper into the music industry: emcees must respect music producers. We discuss marketing vs. production, such as Puff and Missy to 21 Savage and Nas along with so much more.

Taiasha and independent artist Ehm-Jay join the panel to discuss reactions to Deion Sanders leaving Jackson State University, how funding for schools work as well as reactions to the reputation of Dr. Umar Johnson in relationship to his own quest to open a private school.

DJ Kayode Olumoroti discusses new developments with the music business, what 100,000 means, Apple Music upgrades and explains to Taiasha why some men address other men in a certain way when it comes to pronouns. Were there any famous people mentioned? Yes, there were lessons learned from Beyoncé!

DJ Kayode Olumoroti tells Taiasha how he met Keanu Reeves in the real matrix while he was getting out of the matrix, all while the first episode of The Matrix trilogy was being released back in the late 90s. They also discuss other actors he spoke to via social media and the lessons learned during that time period.

Questlove discovered who his ancestors were upon arrival to the “New World” of these United States of America. As he releases his findings during the marketing campaign for his new documentary, DJ Kayode Olumoroti shares a few marketing gems for entrepreneurs in music with The Black Royal and Taiasha, including marketing campaigns of the Boston Celtics, Kanye West with his “White Lives Matter” t-shirt.

DJ Kayode Olumoroti addresses concerns many artists have about their audience losing interest with their previously released songs that may not be as popular as they once were. He also discusses other issues with music marketing, owning your masters and how music lovers can discover an artist via releases from years prior to their discovery. Other panelists include cohost Taiasha and artist Benny Black.

DJ Kayode Olumoroti addresses points of discussion that DJ Akademiks expressed in his podcast “A Letter to LL Cool J” regarding why he used the word “dusty” as an adjective for some of Hip-Hop’s pioneers. Other panel members include Benny Black and Frank Hubb with our cohost, Taiasha.

DJ Kayode Olumoroti provides his initial response to the LL Cool J and DJ Akademiks commentary. Taiasha, ehm-jay and Frank Hubb join the conversation to discuss the dark side of the music industry. On a lighter note, we welcome a surprise guest from Brazil.