Beyond The Album Cover

Today I interview Dr. Mark Naison professor at Fordham University. We discuss the current civil unrest in our country, Dave Chappelle's 8:46, 90's Hip-Hop, Disco, and so much more. Sit back and get ready to learn! Class is in session with The Notorious Ph.D

Here is a throwback interview to my days on WUAG 103.1 FM. This is with Tony Cornelius: Son of Don Cornelius and Executive Producer of BET's hit series American Soul. We discuss all things Soul Train and its influence on culture. On a side note, this interview was conducted years before Don's passing.

On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Tony "T-Rob" Robinson from the R&B group Cold Premiere. You get to hear how they formed growing up in Cincinnati, OH, influence of the funk bands out of Dayton, Syd Nathan and King Records, How they got in Class Act and why no album after the big buzz from that feature. Also he discusses their appearance on Big Break hosted by Natalie Cole and so much more. Just relax and enjoy the interview!

I had the pleasure of interviewing producer, arranger, and musician Herb Middleton. We talk about his beginnings in production, getting discovered by Teddy Riley and working with Bobby Brown, SWV, production techniques, and how has technology impacted the music industry and so much more! Relax and enjoy the show!

On this very special episode. I had a one on one with my good friend and former co-worker Elijah Carbajal. He is a teacher for Aztec Municipal Schools in Aztec,NM. The recent events in our country inspired us to have a raw, uncut and unfiltered conversation on race, class, privilege, resources on self education of systemic racism and the big question of how do we move forward as a nation. So for this episode only the show will be referred to as Beyond The Cover. Listen with a clear heart and mind.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ivory Tabb. She is a jack of all trades. Talent Buyer, expert on fitness and wellness and was a contestant on The VH-1 series I Wanna Work For Diddy (Season 1) back in 2009. We talk about everything from her days as an athlete at LSU, Diddy, Kobe, MJ and The Last Dance, food desserts and so much more. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

On today's episode I had the chance to interview music/culture critic and co host of the podcast Immaletyoufinish Amy Linden. We discuss all things music and love of 90-Day Fiancee. So just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

Today's episode of Beyond The Album Cover is special for me cause I was able to interview my good friend and college roommate WRAL sports anchor Chris Lea. We reminisce about our days as college students at UNC-Greensboro working at WUAG, his internship at 102 JAMZ, Stint at WXII as a traffic reporter and fill in sports anchor, his time as a wrestler along with everything in between. Enjoy this interview as it was a very special one for yours truly.

For this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Desmond Johnson of Sports Carolina Monthly and host of sports show The Rundown. We talk about the merging of sports and hip-hop, MJ and The Last Dance, Golden era hip hop and everything else in between. It was a fun one so sit back, relax, and enjoy!

I had the pleasure of doing a special episode of the show with my good friend Jeremy White. We discuss best education practice for kids during distance learning, my former life as a teacher, growing up as the son of Hall Of Fame NFL player Reggie White, playing pick up ball against a teenage Steph Curry and everything else in between. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!