The Soul Qurators

Wasn’t it JUST January??!! The SQ3 return trying to wrap our heads around how swiftly 2025 came to a close. So we felt it was only right to run down the 5 albums and 5 singles that held each of our attentions for the year. 

Also we find ourselves pondering if the LGBTQIA artists that we love have become the masters of sensuality in R&B, as well as what the line is between sensuality & raunchiness.

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And we back!! The SQ3 run the four man weave as we are joined by the man with many hats & many flows, our producer extraordinaire Mr. Al Pete! No way we could properly salute the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions of Salt N Pepa and his favorite group OutKast without him! We spent some time honoring the legacies of these artists and their cultural impact. Christina shares the experience of being there at the induction from one of her friends, Brian Thomas. He shared with her what it was like to be in the house of this legendary event. 

We also salute some of the nominated artists for the 68th Grammys! Lots of names we love.

Speaking of love, we take time to discuss the incredible trailer for the Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael”. Someone on the crew is a bit overly excited!
We also took time to salute the lyrical wizardry of our very own Mr. Al Pete! You youngins better stop testing him. And we have a great conversation about some of the music that are time capsules for memories created to them. Definitely could’ve gone for hours on that!

New music we highlighted:
Moonchild - “Ride The Wave” ft Astyn Turr
Flwr Chyld - ”Bittersweet” ft Malaya
Seafood Sam - “Slow Jamz” ft Devin Morrison
Hit Boy, The Alchemist - “Business Merger”


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The SQ3 take this time to decompress as a collective regarding the passing of D’Angelo. After taking time to process, we got together to share our thoughts about his influence, his range, his talent and of course his music. We also take time to recognize the tribe that surrounded him and how his legacy will continue through his inspiration. We also share our favorite D’Angelo songs. 

Rest in Power Michael Eugene ‘D’Angelo’ Archer.

Soops also catches us up on his recent visit to Raleigh, NC to attend   Little Brother’s “Curtain Call” show. We also touch on the Cash Money/No Limit Verzuz, what do you guys think of it? We also pondered if R&B groups are extinct?

New music we highlighted:

Destin Conrad “Kissing in Public”

Shaylin B “Let Me Know”

Tiana Major 9 “Always” feat. Yebba

Big KRIT “Gotta Do It”

Red Hands “Walking”

Eric Roberson “Harmonize”

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*We had an amazing time recording this episode. Full of great topics, amazing music information and tons of laughs. We were so excited to have you guys hear this, and still are. Then we retired for the evening, only to wake up the next day to learn that D’Angelo had passed.

While we take some time to process this incredible loss, please try to find some joy in this ep. We will definitely give you guys a proper tribute soon.

Rest in Power Michael Eugene ‘D’Angelo’ Archer. *

Ms. Christina Curates, Soops Kitchen & MistaGoodBar are back to catch you up on the things that have been going on with the culture we love!! We discuss how music heals, along with sharing some of our fondest healing tunes. We also talk about the highly anticipated Earth, Wind & Fire documentary, as well as Taylor Swift(??). We also get into some Grammy talk and our predictions/suggestions for nominations. And who do you all have winning the Cash Money/No Limit Verzuz???

New music we highlighted:

Lalah Hathaway - Myth Of Being (Mark Francis Remix) 

Reuben Vincent - Dre & Sidney 

Kwamé - Adulthood

Joy Postell - 1of1 

The Cool Kids - Crunch Rap Supreme 

India Shawn - Gone 

MoonChild - Ride The Wave 

Isaiah Falls ft Alex Isley - Just A Dream

Amber Mark ft Anderson Paak. - Don’t remind me 

Yaahn Hunter Jr. - Vibes Down The Strip 

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And we are back! Ms. Christina Curates, Soops Kitchen & MistaGoodBar get back in the cipher to catch you up on the things that have been going on & the music we’ve been living with! We do get into some HBCU talk (sorry Alabama St), we revisit our admiration for the Playlist Retreat (Mr. Townes, please holla at us!), and we try to understand what in the world Teddy Riley is up to.

We also take a moment to honor the legendary DJ Clark Kent and the legendary Assata Shakur, may they rest in peace.

New music we highlighted:

The Hue - Colored Only EP
CARRTOONS - Space Cadet
Misha & Cocabona - Jomo feat Kadeem Tyrell
Mariah Carey -  Here For It All
Drewbyrd & Gwenn Bunn - Apologize
Ari Lennox - Vacancy
D. Smoke - Wake Up Supa
Mobb Deep - Against The World
Rapsody & Madlib - MadRaps
Iman Europe - 
Che Noir & The Other Guys - No Validation
Tweet - Toot, Toot
Syd - GMFU

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Welcome to Season 4!!! (We keep saying S3, forgive us, we grown folks with bills lol)

But we are back! Happy to welcome a new season of The Soul Qurators podcast, and helping us getting this party started is friend of the show, producer extraordinaire and man of MANY hats, the one & only Zo!!! We talk about of course his wizardry of production & composition, his collaboration with Tall Black Guy as well as the entire FE Music Group, and his approach to live shows! We also spend time discussing his thoughts on working with new talent, being a parent and of course we make sure to give him all of his much deserved flowers.

What an amazing conversation with Zo! and we know that his longtime & new fans will enjoy this! We appreciate him sharing not only the artist and business owner that he is, but also sharing the man that Lorenzo is when away from the studio. Please continue to support Zo! in all ways, follow him on all social media platforms and of course, be on the lookout for new music!

The SQ3 Zo! Mix will be available on the Soul Qurators SoundCloud page, make sure to run it up!

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As the SQ3 prepare to get rocking with Season 3, we wanted to get you ready with a special episode from the SQ vault! As friend of the show Carlitta Durand celebrates the one-year anniversary of her EP “Make Me Stay” (released 8/26/24) we decided to share a special live listening session we did on Twitch to celebrate the project’s release! We had a blast and hope you will too!

SEASON 3 SOON COME!!!!!!!!!

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The SQ3 spend some time reviewing the new EP “When” by one of our favorites, the incredible Alex Isley! We also send a special shout out to friend of the show Tamisha Waden on her newest endeavor. Mr. Al Pete also joins us for some breaking news!
And most importantly, with the upcoming holiday we can’t forget to salute all of the mommies here and in Heaven!

We also picked out some singles we’d encourage everyone to check out:

Christina Curates: Alex Isley - Thank You For a Lovely Time

Soops Kitchen: Bas & The Hics - Everyday Ppl

MistaGoodBar:
Jon B - “Show Me” feat. Alex Isley

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The SQ3 are joined by returning friend of the show DJ Foundation to visit some topics surrounding the culture we all love! We chop it up about Timbaland’s recent comments regarding his disdain of current music (which sometimes can feel like banging our heads against the wall). We also talk about the eventual dissolution of the music centered week of the long running festival SXSW (South By SouthWest) and its impact on the current musical landscape. And we also consult the vinyl guru himself about the intricacies of vinyl collecting, how to properly store and care for vinyl, as well as his preferences on vinyl quality and disdain for colored collector’s editions lol! Jewels upon jewels. 

We also picked out some singles we’d encourage everyone to check out:

DJ Foundation:

Little Simz - “Free”

Christina Curates:

Omar - “Can We Go Out”

Soops Kitchen:

Maliah - “That”

Reuben Vincent - “Anything”

MistaGoodBar:

Layfullstop - “My Turn” feat. Tyler Daley

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Come get familiar the group Bathe! ChristinaCurates and Soops Kitchen talk with the “Surf Soul” duo and enjoyed a few laughs along the way!

The discussion was centered around their new album ‘Inside Voice(s)’ that was released in March 2025. Also, it was asked about what song the audience enjoys while they were on tour. Lastly, they gave their input on their ideal festival and who they would have performed. 

A lot of creative and perspective knowledge filled this show up! Enjoy the show and share with your music lovers! 

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