For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing gospel artist Cynthia Jones. Her style of music is a mix of gospel with a hint of jazz and neo-soul. We discuss her upbringing in NC and humble beginnings performing anywhere she could, legacy of various gospel acts, songwriting and performing methods, her new single Ain't No Half Steppin' and more!!! This is an interview you can't miss!!!  Follow Beyond The Album Cover wherever you stream podcasts, My YouTube channel(Youtube.com/j85), and at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover.

Another dope episode of Beyond The Album Cover is here with music legend and member of The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame DJ Yella from N.W.A. We talk about everything from World Class Wreckin Cru, Formation of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton, The impact of The West Coast on hip hop and NWA as a whole and individuals, 1580 KDAY, Uncle Jam's Arm, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and most importantly his book Straight Outta Compton: My Untold Story. This is an interview for a fan of hip hop and music history in general that you do not want to miss!!!! Follow Beyond The Album Cover wherever you stream podcasts, My YouTube channel (Youtube.com/j85), and at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing R&B artist out of Indiana TraiShaun Johnson. We talk about his career, growing up in the Hoosier state, Babyface and other music acts from The Midwest, His alma mater Purdue University, Verzuz Battles, and everything else in between. This interview you can't miss!!!! Follow Beyond The Album Cover wherever you stream podcasts, My YouTube channel at YouTube.com/j85, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover!!!!

This is a very special episode of Beyond The Album Cover because myself and today's guest Deryle Daniels attended the same college (University Of North Carolina at Greensboro) . He is the host of the N.A.R.R.O.W. podcast (Narratives Over Wine and Whiskey) and is a jack of all trades. We talk about his upbringing in the bull city aka Durham NC, our time at UNC-G, issues affecting the African American Community, how college has changed since our tenure, the Versuz battles between The Lox/Diplomats and Fat Joe/Ja Rule, fatherhood and so much more. This is an interview you don't want to miss. Stay updated with Beyond The Album Cover at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbum Cover,  My YouTube channel at Youtube.com/j85, and beyondthealbumcover.wordpress.com!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing brothers Anson and Eric Dawkins better known as the gospel duo Dawkins & Dawkins. We talk about their upbringing, hooking up with Fred Hammond and Commissioned which lead to their 93 debut album, impact of different figures in the world of Gospel, Intersectionality between Urban Gospel and CCM (Contemporary Christian Music), their new project Come By Here, and so much more. This is an interview you can't miss. Follow Beyond The Album Cover on my YouTube channel at Youtube.com/j85, Facebook(Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover) and on Word Press!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing a name that is well known in radio circles and that is Elroy Smith. He talks about his journey from Bermuda to Boston and how he got into radio, Stories of Maurice Starr, New Edition, New Kids On The Block, Perspective in radio from an on air and managerial perspective and so much more. This interview is one not to miss. Follow BeyondTheAlbumCover where you stream podcasts, on YouTube and  the Facebook group Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover.

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure to interview Rick Party. If you know radio and voiceovers then Rick Party is the stuff legends are made of!! He sits down with me to discuss his career in radio, current state of radio in today's media landscape, radio personalities that influenced him, and everything else in between. This is an interview you don't want to miss!!!! Follow the Facebook show page at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover to stay updated with all things related to the podcast. Tell a friend to tell a friend!!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Rickey Vincent from UC-Berkley. He has written the books Funk: The Music, The People, The Rhythm Of The One and Party Music: The Story Of The Black Panthers Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music and he has contributed to other countless books specializing in music. We talk about his journey to Cal, Funk Music and it's origins, Bay Area hip hop, New Jack Swing, and everything else in between. So if you are a funk music lover or music scholar then this interview you don't wanna miss!!! Catch the podcast right here on my YouTube channel at Youtube.com/j85 or wherever you stream podcast and at the website beyondthealbumcover.wordpress.com. To stay updated with all things related to the podcast join the Facebook group at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover.

This is a rare interview for Beyond The Album Cover, Herbie Crichlow who was behind many hits for Ace Of Base, Backstreet Boys, Robyn, 5ive, and countless others sits down with me to talk about his career from the beginning, Cheiron Studios, 3T, Max Martin and Denniz Pop (RIP), UK R&B, Take That, his impressions on Backstreet Boys and *N'Sync before they broke big, Eurovision and it's importance to Europe,  UK Pop and so much more. This is an exclusive that you don't want to miss! Catch this interview along with the rest of the collection at this YouTube channel, wherever you stream podcasts, or at the website beyondthealbumcover.wordpress.com. To stay updated with podcast news join the Facebook group Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover. Go to https://open.spotify.com/album/3DxhXiZTABWnQy20v0eUD5?si=_JJLZuCVQgKTAzVQXH8HNQ&dl_branch=1 to check out Herbie's new album The Art Of Making Music For The People.

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview Tony Brown. He was studio manager at Future Studios in Virginia Beach, VA where Teddy Riley and the rest of the in house production team crafted hits from artists such as Blackstreet, Michael Jackson, Patti Labelle, New Kids On The Block, Bobby Brown, and the list goes on and on. We talk about his time in the military, growing up in Portsmouth, VA, how he got to Future Studios, Teddy Riley and his book Don't Leave: 8 Years Of Working With Teddy Riley, Blackstreet, and Future Recording Studio (Available on Amazon.com and it is in E-Book format). For all you new jack swing lovers, don't miss this interview. Follow Beyond The Album Cover either here on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/j85, wherever you stream podcasts, or at the website beyondthealbumcover.wordpress.com. To stay updated with podcast news go to the Facebook group at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover.