Jonnie Bars stopped by to elaborate on his early start in music before rap, creative friends, and details regarding his project #TheAmericanDream.

Jonnie Bars

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Instagram: @jonnie_bars

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Following the release of her #JoyRide album, Vel The Wonder dropped in to give us an "insight" look into the process of making the album, new music, and performs a couple tracks live.

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Vel The Wonder

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IG: @vel_nine

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With DIY Festival around the corner, The Essentials team had some of the performing artists come through to talk a little about their music, what they look forward to, and more!

Producer DK The Punisher came by The Essentials to share details on his production process, musical start, and what new music is on the way. Press play above.

The Essentials Radio team sat down with Loc Grown in-house producer/DJ, 4th Beats. Listen to GroovyLiz and Cali Ally send off 4th to his next endeavor with an in-depth and fun conversation.