Beyond The Album Cover

Part 2 of my interview with Michael Etheridge (Mike E) Mike discusses growing up around Virginia music legends Timbaland, Missy, Pharrell, Chad Hugo, No Malice and Pusha T. He details how all of these Virginia legends were great, even before they became famous!!! Video version of the interview is available on Youtube.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover!!!!! Subscribe to the Facebook show page at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover for show updates!!!!

Mike discusses the start of the 757 (Virginia) music scene in Virginia Beach, his start with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo in The Neptunes, and how they eventually met Teddy Riley. He also gives us a gem, on the origin of the Teddy Riley produced hit record Rump Shaker! Tap in... Go to Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover for more podcast info

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing Rodney Benford from R&B group Troop. We talk about Troop's formation, choreography, making of their classic albums, New Edition, his nephew producer Hit Boy and his beginnings, Cali life, and everything else in between. Business partner Keith B joined in in spots to give his take on Troop and so much more. This is an interview you do not want to miss. Audio version of the podcast is available on all streaming platforms and video version is available on my Youtube channel at Youtube.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover.

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I interview Andrez Harriott member of the 90's UK R&B boy group Damage and founder for TLG (Organization working with at risk youth in the UK). We talk about UK R&B, Take That, formation of Damage, Their appearance on The Big Reunion, Spice Girls, his work with youth in the UK, differences in the US and UK music market and so much more. If you love 90's UK R&B/Pop then you are not wanting to miss this interview!!!! Follow the show page on Facebook.com/Beyond The Album Cover. Podcast is available on all streaming platforms and video content is available on my Youtube channel at Youtube.com/j85.

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing a person who played a part in my hometown when it comes to education. Mr. Caleb Dolan co-founder of KIPP GCP and I go back since he taught at my middle school. We discuss education in today's landscape due to COVID-19, his beginnings in education, what lead to him and Ms. Tammi Sutton to find GCP (Gaston College Preparatory which morphed into KIPP), how can the education system be fixed to prep students from rural areas for college, and more. It is a great interview you don't want to miss!!! Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcast and follow the Facebook show page Facebook.com/Beyond The Album Cover for show updates!!! Youtube.com/j85 is where you can find  video content from Beyond The Album Cover!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview my good friend Troy Hughes. He has been behind the scenes doing photography for some of your favorite artists from New Edition to BBD to Full Force to Troop and more. We discuss his entry into the business, music, and so much more. This is an interview you don't wanna miss!!! Follow Beyond The Album Cover on all streaming platforms and Youtube.com/j85 for video content. Facebook.com/Beyond The Album Cover is where you go for show updates!!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I interview Granddaddy IU. He was signed to Cold Chillin in 1989 and dropped his debut album Smooth Assassin in 1990. We talk about golden era hip hop, Cold Chillin, Large Professor, Jay-Z, Nas, Big L and more. This interview is for the golden era hip hop heads!!! Beyond The Album Cover is available on all streaming platforms and video content is available on my Youtube channel at Youtube.com/j85. Follow the Facebook show page at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover for all show updates!!!!!

Our first interview was so good, I had to bring back my homie B-Man to Beyond The Album Cover so that we can chop it up more about music and everything else in between. Go listen to Pt. 1 for a refresher and catch this interview on all streaming platforms and the video version of this interview on my Youtube channel Youtube.com/j85!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Charnas. Mr. Charnas was a writer for The Source, talent scout for Profile and ran the rap department for American Recordings, author of the definitive book on hip hop in the music industry The Big Payback and former personality for Power 106 out in LA He also currently teaching at NYU Tisch School Of The Arts and is a thesis advisor at Columbia University's Graduate School Of Journalism. We discuss his history in the business, The Big Payback, Golden Era Hip-Hop, Regionalism in hip hop, Current state of the music industry and so much more. You can follow Beyond The Album Cover on all streaming platforms(Search for Beyond The Album Cover) and video versions of the podcast interviews are available on my Youtube channel Youtube.com/j85. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the interview!!! Get updated with show news at the Facebook show page at Facebook.com/Beyond The Album Cover

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview Richard Wolf. He is a producer, songwriter, composer, remixer, producer, author, and just a jack of all trades. We talk about his career in the music industry, linking up with partner Brett "Epic" Mazur and their production work as Wolf and Epic, New Kids On The Block, New Edition, BBD, music and meditation, his book and podcast, and everything else in between. It is a music lover's dream so don't miss this interview. Follow Beyond The Album Cover on the streaming platform of your choice, get up to date video content on my Youtube channel Youtube.com/j85 and Facebook.com/Beyond The Album Cover for show updates. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the interview!!!!