Came out of hibernation to record this special episode with Backroad Gee! 

Reporting live from the studio in Lagos, Nigeria, we spoke about the story behind his rap name, his time in jail and the impact that had on him as a person and a musician. 

In this episode, he also opens up about his just-released mixtape “Reporting Live From The Back Of The Road” and what can be excepted from this project.  

Finally, Backroad Gee weighs in on the comparisons between Drill, Uk Drill, Grime, UK Rap & Road Rap. 

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Singer & Song Writer - Mikel - is our final guest of the season! Yes, Season 1 has to come to an end - with a bang though! 

We spoke about his very interesting journey in the music industry. From busking in front of popular clubs in Lagos to signing an Empawa deal to writing some of your favourite songs. 

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Co-Founder Eggcorn Digital and Mondegreen - Seyi Ekisola - is our guest this week! 

He took us through starting Eggcorn Digital in the UK before finally expanding to Nigeria. He also spoke about the move to start a Podcast Network. We discussed his future projects - specifically Mondegreen - A talent management agency. 

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Afro Dancehall artist, Layydoe smokes Garri with Jess this week! 

We spoke about her very inspirational journey in the music industry - From Naysayers to sleeping outside the studio to meeting and working with Olamide on his newest project - we spoke about it all! 

We also chopped up a growing trend in the Nigerian music industry where artists carve out or create their genre of music. 

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Image Consultant and Founder of 90s Model Management - Maurice Sokari - smokes with us this week! 

Being the youngest founder of a modelling agency, we spoke largely about the modelling industry in Nigeria - in comparison to its counterparts in the diaspora. 

He also shared his experiences in trying to place models Internationally, and the shortcomings of the fashion industry in Nigeria generally. 

We also spoke about the importance of having a sense of personal style as a music artist especially. 

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Budding Afro-Pop Singer & Producer - Mizzle - is our guest for this week.  

In this episode, we slice and dice a bunch of interesting topics. From the new and improved Adekunle Gold 2.0 to Remembering and celebrating the life of late afro-pop legend - Sound Sultan. Of course, we spoke to Mizzle about his journey into the music industry. 

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In this episode, we smoke Garri with WOLF. 

We spoke extensively about marketing in general and specifically in the music industry. We also made some comparisons between secular and gospel music artists - mostly the wide gap in income between both genres in music. 

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Miss World Africa and Current MBGN - Nyeka Douglas - smokes with us this week. 

From her journey in the modeling industry (Abroad and in Nigeria) to winning MBGN to representing Nigeria and ending over a decade of  dry spell at these competitions, we spoke about it all! 

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This week we have budding actor and event promoter - Adakole Scott. 

As always, we chop up a couple of engaging topics while soaking our precious bowls of Garri. From Old Nollywood vs New Nollywood to his entry into the Nigerian film space, his relationship with Timini and what changes he’d like to see in Nollywood for the future.

We also discuss the relationship between movies and music - We even highlight some of our favourite movie soundtracks. Finally, we talked about the relationship that exists between music and drugs. 

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Journalist and founder of More Branches - Richard Ogundiya,  is the guest this week! 

While we smoke some Garri, We chop up some interesting topics with Richard. We talked about Olamide’s 12th studio project - UY Scuti, to the amazing love Wizkid’s Essence is receiving around the world. 

He also takes us through his journey: from failed startups to starting More Branches. We discuss the role new media has to play especially in music and how the Twitter ban has affected Media, Digital Media, and Nigerians as a whole. 

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