Episode 32 | Stages of Self-Awareness Feat. @lomaaaaa_ (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 32 | Stages of Self-Awareness with Paloma Hernandez, she a creative/photographer from Hackensack, New Jersey. Paloma and VAL. have known each-other since college and have been best friends ever since! While uncovering her upbringings; the pair discuss some tough times in each-others lives... how we were there through it and how far we've come. Moreover the pair goes into their healing processes at the moment and how its suppose to be frustrating at first. Learning how to change learnt behavior from your family is not an easy task to do... take the time you need but most importantly you must practice self-awareness. How can I know if i'm practicing self-awareness? WELL... tune in and Paloma and VAL. cover each step by step process from professionals. Thank you all who tune in every week!! Full episode on YOUTUBE!!

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Episode 31 | Feat. @Sonlix (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 31 | Actors Cut Feat. @Sonlix, Jason Felix; he is an actor/entertainer from New Jersey. In the beginning VAL. and Jason discuss the events he participated with the " our voices matter" collective. Jason has co-hosted events for One Mic Day; a showcase event located cliffside, New Jersey.

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Episode 30 | The Social Function Feat. @Notthatpodcast (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 30 | The Social Function Feat. @Notthatpodcast, Anthony J; he is a social media personality from Hillside, New Jersey. (2:06) VAL digs deep; what made you inspired to tell other people story to begin with? (3:09) Anthony talks about how much of an introvert/extrovert he is while being in a career that involves being social. (4:30) VAL. brings up the difference between a natural media personality verses one that is under pressure. (5:00) “I was 11 years old when I found interest in talking to people and media.” (7:00) Anthony talks on his views in gossip and how he doesn't feed not it. (8:00) “Being a person who likes to interview others… would you say you trouble with sympathy boundaries? (9:11) VAL. covers why she started reflections with VAL. and it aligns with Anthony’s. (11:45) “Why do yo think its hard for the underground creatives to come together?” - Anthony J. (13:30) VAL brings up insecure artists allowing other people to hinder their own creative path. (18:44) Anthony asks VAL. a couple questions on her signing journey. (20:24) VAL. talks about one of her best vocal instructors growing up; Mr. Kennedy. (22:05) VAL. talks about her struggles in self-neglection growing up and how she was able to put herself first for once. (23:37) “I was 20 years old when I started my youtube channel before my children came into my life” - Anthony. (27:37) The pair discuss the time Anthony almost went to the army but quickly changed his mind. Shortly after... he met his wife and became a father at the age of 20. (30:30) " You had a vision,; a dream and you did it by yourself? no help? and how?" VAL. (34:31) " I didn't want to get a job where I became to comfortable because I always wanted to work on my dreams." - Anthony J. "The job a I have doesn't define the person I am... it just feeds my lifestyle" - Anthony J. Overtime as you were married; how did you balance your time with family while also pursing your dreams? (38:20) The problem in my journey starting was being inconsistent. (41:07) When you were goring through transitions in life; was there a song or genera that aid your wounds?

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Episode 29 | Stop treating it like a Hobby Feat. @Stevendarnellofficial (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 29 | Stop treating it like a Hobby Feat. @Stevendarnellofficial, he is a rapper from Alabama, Montgomery. (1:04) VAL. takes deep dives into Steven’s beginnings before music touched him. (2:11) Growing up was hip-hop influenced through your family? (3:00) “When I was a kid, I would always watch mtg, via, bet music videos all day with my cushions”. (3:20) Steven talks about the first time music captivated him and at what age he experienced a feeling inside. (5:30) Steven & VAL. talk on growing up in a farm. (7:05) Steven takes some time to thank his Grandma for all the amazing work she did to take care of him growing up. (8:44) “Most of my family are hard workers but they all work in education”. (9:08) “Before your stop mother came into your fathers life… growing up in the household did you see your parents separating?” (10:45) Steven shares how he use to always move around but never really seem to stay in one place. (11:58) VAL and Steven get to how the hip-hop seed were planted and it was through his mothers music interests. “The year 2003 when Kanye West changed what rappers could be” was the time It was heavily influenced. (13:18) Before music… Steven was involved in a couple sports; eventually he received a full ride to a college for football. (14:50) When you were going though these major life transitions; What method did you use to help you cope? did music hop aid in that? (16:09) Steven tells the story on his first rap freestyle experience. (18:09-26:37) VAL. talks on college life and how Steven transitioned from playing football to finding his interest in music. (26:52) Steven talks about his first time hearing music through the dorm rooms; one of his friends Ceejay made his dorm room into a studio. (28:11) Steven talks about the first song he wrote during the time he was forming; he was 18 years old. (35:34) Steven talks about his first seat fillers experience and he had the opportunity to seat in celebrity award seating at Billbroad awards. (41:00) Steven talks about looking for artist managers starting out in the game. (1:07:04) What is your #1 purpose when you're making music… what you hope your audience takes from you? Stay tuned for more episode of Reflections and thank you all for taking the time to support!

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Episode 28 | People Pleasing Feat. @Elim27 (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 28 | People Pleasing with guest @Elim27, Elias Benitez; he is a singer, dancer, and actor from Paterson, New Jersey. (1:19) When was the first time you encountered your crafts? (2:30) Elias explained the first time his voice was recognized by a school teacher. Shortly after he was able to audition to Arts Academy middle school where he was taught how to dance and act. (3:08) VAL. mentions in how he remembered him getting into a performing arts school and how jealous she was. (3:27) VAL. and Elias talk on the times they grew up together and how they couldn’t stand me then. (5:33) What was the age that music impacted you? (6:17) Elias and VAL. speaks on his vocal inspiration Mariah Carey and how much he learned from her. (7:12) In times of distress in life; was there a song that helped you cope? (8:53) what kind of music your parents brought you up on? (9:40) VAL. explains how Marie, Elias’s mom was her hairstylist since she was 6 years old. eventually years later VAL. met her son and they’ve been family ever since, (11:17) Growing up through changes… did you ever use music or craft to help you cope with these changes? (12:59) “At 8 years old… I had to make a decision on which parent I would live with” - Elias. (15:33) Elias pays repeat to his father for stepping up and supporting his creative ventures. (16:25) “Its’s inevitable for us to grow old but its optional for us to grow up” - Elias. (16:37) VAL. goes into their Dorney Park experience with an older women while waiting in line. (21:19) “You’re not put in this earth to please everybody” (23:30) Elias breaks down his people pleasing experiences in his life and how he moved passed that part in his life. (25:08) Elias pays respect to VAL. for going so strong on her platform. (25:29) VAL. and Elias talk on how long they’ve known each-other. (28:12) Going into a performing arts high school; would you say it helped you in your craft? what was your biggest lesson those years? (40:25) Elias talks on his major life transition when he moved to California with only $75 dollars in his backpack. (48:23) with emotional words… describe what were you going thought during that transition? (51:54) VAL. and Elias talk on music that helped them open up more during there healing processes in life. Stay tune for more episodes every Wednesday on Soundcloud, spotify, and Apple podcast app. Thank you to all the licensers and supporters of Reflections! See ya next week.

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Episode 27 | Repression & Self Awareness Feat. @Victorious_vq (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 27 | Repression & Self Awareness with guest @Victorious_vq, VQ; she is a writer, spoken word artist and activist from Newark, New Jersey. (1:09) the pair discuss the group collective @freedomfighters where VQ works along side of @visiongraphics144, @freedom_of_righteousness. (1:20) VQ breaks down the purpose of what Freedom fighters is all about and what they stand for. (2:11) Newark water Collation was the first activism group VQ was apart of and eventually found freedom fighters. (12:55) VQ brings up how important self- awareness is during you’re healing process. (13:32) VAL. brings up how more women than men find it hard to face their flaws. (14:39) VQ brings up how society has influences in how we treat ourselves and others as women. (17:39) “Mind ya own body” - VQ (18:25) VAL. starts to as VQ on her family upbringings and how her upbringings showed in her adulthood. (20:37) VQ open up about her inscueties growing up and how she battled through it. (21:28) throughout all the repression, repression of years… what year would you say you had enough and changed? (23:53) In these years of repressing your emotions… did yo have a way to cope? (24:05) “ Behavior is learned” - VQ. (24:35) The pair talks on the energy vampires… what they are and how to target them. (25:19) You can feel when people don't have the same energy around you. (25:57) VQ speaks of growing up in Newark and how she didn't know the difference between violence and no violence. (27:24) VAL. shares a time where she repressed and in doing so she allowed men… friends… etc. in so it can fill a void but it only made it worse. It wasn't until she faced her root problem with self-reflection for her to get rid of it.(30:29) When did your creative ability come into play in life? (3309) “ got to a point where I was tired of re-living in my past” - VQ. (34”07) VQ shares the two abusive relationships she was apart of in life and what she learned from each one.(40:20) Tips to get over voids, repression, neglecting… without going towards escapes. Thank you to all the listeners, supporters of the show!! Tune into Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple (podcast app)

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Episode 26 | Women & Narcissism Feat. @Mfkowboy (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 26 | Women & Narcissism. On this episode VAL. uncovers a host/podcaster from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Although he goes by @mfkowboy on Instagram; his real name is Glen. On every episode; VAL. loves to choose a different person with a different creative background to speak on life experiences and lessons that came along the process. Today, you’ll get to know more about Glen being raised in Texas on farm life to converting to suburban life. Discover more about his podcast called Kowboys Korner Football Podcast aired on IGTV and Facebook at the moment. On the Kowboy’s Korner Podcast get to know some strong independent known athletic women. Glen loves to talk sports and women in the sports league that deserve recognition over their work. While getting to knows platform, VAL. dogged deep into some roots into how Glen was raised… whats music helped him get through traditions in his life… and What does he advice someone out there battling what he once overcame? Thank you to the listens and supporters of Reflections and stay tune for more!

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Episode 25 | Young Old Souls Feat. @Yosonova (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in a pandemic; sit back and tune into episode 25 | Young Old Souls. On this episode VAL. uncovers a producer/ music technologist, @Yosonova. (0:50) Yosonova speaks on being raised in Staten Island but now living in the Neighborwood located in South Jersey. (1:53) Speaking on family life ; Yosonova talks on his parents serving the United States as Coast Guards. (3:11) Yosonova goes into what his music producing work really is to him and what he prefers to go by. (4:13) VAL. mentions a couple produces in the industry that remind VAL. of Yosa’s work; Knxledge, kaytranada… etc.(5:25) VAL. shows a song from producer Knxledge called “Listen” to breakdown where the hell he got those samples from! (6:13) “Out of respect, I try not to sample snitch” - Yosonova (7:10) Being raised in your household would you say they helped with your music influences growing up? (8:22) At what age did music first captivated you?… “I was like % or 6 years old.” ( 9:25) I was 10 or 11 years old when Hip-Hop became an influence. (10:35) The pair discuss how old the Sugar Hill Gang are… and were they really the ones that started Hip-Hop or was it in the early 70’s? (18:13) Yosonova explains what the first 3 letters of his name stand for; “Yos” Young, Old, Soul. (19:00) On the album, SIPS VOL I, How long did it take for you to create it? (20:14) Besides producing, Yosa also DJ’s on the side. (21:04) being a producer that focuses on samples. how do you work with copyright laws? (22:58) VAL. speaks on her Lyric of the week and how other people have tried stopping her from living out her vision due to copyrights. (26:50) Transitions from young Yosa to Old Yosa; what did you have to do to take your music level a step further? (:32:54) VAL. and yosonova talk on his first run table experience and how he perfected his craft growing up. (35: 35) The pair goes in the famous Reflections with VAL. segment on music therapy… what song you created in the time you made this song and did it help you? (39:40) VAL. brings up on how far Yoso has growth since she's been following him and recently… He became a part of a group collective called The Horsemen. The horsemen include a group of producer, and hip-hop artist that make amazing music together. (42:12) VAL. and Yosonova talk on the first time he met everyone thats apart of the horsemen with @Acefelli, @Ronsolemn_, @Guessmuzik, & @Iamkidpro. (51:59) The pair discuss an old school/new school motown artist, Leon Bridges. (53:22) Since you’ve join @thehorsemen is there anything we may be looking towards?

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Episode 24 | Protect your Energy Feat. @Magic_trail (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in quarantine; sit back and tune into episode 24 | Protect your Energy. On this episodes VAL. uncovers a hip-hop artist from Hudson Park, Philadelphia; @Magic_trail. (2:20) VAL. covers how she met Magic Trail on the Juneteenth event in Newark, New Jersey. (3:09) What was the song you performed at the event she met him? “Open your eyes” (3:29) Magic trail goes into how and why he wrote “open your eye.” (4:17) What was the very first moment when music impacted you? (5:13) Magic Trail and VAL. go into his family life growing up with 1 out of 13 siblings. Trail also opens up about the moment he was adopted in life and how he managed. (6:18) Growing up; Did you ever have a father preset? (6:31) “ I didn't have a father figure or anything like that until I was 26 years old.” - Magic Trail (7:06) “Everyone has their own version of normal” - Magic Trail (7:47) I was 19 years old when I started taking music surely (8:58) What made you wait so long to start the journey of what you love; “music”? (8:41) Having that time and years in incarceration; would you say it gave you an advantage to write more? (9:55) Trail opens up about his current writers block and talks on how he gets himself out. (11:31) Growing up on the block did you have anyone in your neighborhood that gave you inspiration to pressure music? (11:45) the legendary music therapy segment of great music influences growing up and even now… Drake, Royce ’59, Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross &more. (13:50) Before Meek Mill, was there an up and coming rapper from philly coming up in the industry? (14:55) Besides Meek Mill and Lil ozzy are the only ones from Philly making a way for all of the underground rappers. (15:40) Trail talks on the other genres he dabbled with growing in his artistry such as… country, pop, rock and even anime music. (16:26) The creative break down process; where VAL. ask her guest about a song they written in a hard time in their lives and what was their message/ purpose behind creating the song. (16:51) “God said if ask and you shall reievce beyond this life if you have not that means you never asked beyond this life” - “Open your eyes” - Magic Trial. This one verse in the bible helped him overcome many trails in life. (18:26) Magic mentions “Say Whats Real” - Drake “Why do I feel so alone like everyone in the studio is acting out a role and playing the role”

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Episode 23 | Johnson’s Corner Feat. @Johnsonsoldout (Reflections With VAL.) (Podcast/Interview)

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While we’re all in quarantine; sit back and tune into episode 23 | Johnson’s Corner. On this episodes VAL. uncovers a writer and poet from Belleville, New Jersey. (0:52) VAL. goes into how Johnson and her met during open mic’s and performances. (1:30) The pair talk about his most popluar spoken word piece in theJersey open mic’s; “I lloovveee women.”(2:12) Johnson goes onto how his writing journey all began.(4:45) Johnson speaks on his growth journey writing after taking finding intreat after 19 years old. (6:26) Justin mentions camp lawless and how he improved and learned way more in writing. (7:55) Working with the lawless camp; how was it opening up and coming out with your artistry of the first time? (8:47) VAL. asked about the first spoken word performance Johnson did and how was it for him? (9:28) When did you start picking up tones, sound, tempos during your spoken words? (10:25) Johnson in order for me to grow; I had to care so I would deliver my spoken word stronger. (10:58) Growing up and going after your written work; did you have family supporting you? (11:42) What music influences and genres were you bought up on? (12:20) Johnson discusses being one out of seven siblings growing up.(13:54) Could you share a written work that helped you overcome a touch time in your life? (14:21) what is one lyric or poetry line that resonated with you and got you out of depression? (15:30) Kid, cud, Isaiah Rashad, Childish Gambino, Tyler the creator…. etc. (18:51) VAL. goes on a rant on hip-hop images and the true stories… “what you rap is what you should live.” (29:50) VAL. and Johnson talk about his first time being published on a book. (31:54) VAL. has Johnson quote and break down a couple of his poem pieces. (34:43) Johnson talks about the time he was inspired on writing being at a nude beach. (36:50) Johnson talks on the time he was chastised at the tube beach. (41:33) Have you ever gone through something close to Gorge floyd in your life? (45:05) what was your biggest challenges pursuing writing in your journey? Stay tune for more episodes on all streaming apps and youtube!! Thank you for listening.

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