The Soul Qurators

Happy Women’s History Month!

The SQ3 return to discuss our musical standouts for the first quarter of 2025. Some of our favorite artists have started the year off strong and we definitely want to highlight what’s been holding our attention. We also take time to honor the memory of the much too long list of legends we have recently lost. We also discuss an interesting take on the legacy of the legendary band MAZE, as well as introducing some of our new musical finds! ANNNNND we have some special shoutouts to some well known brands and artists (you’re gonna want to hear this)!

Be sure to catch all episodes of The Soul Qurators Podcast on The MPN Network (www.mpn-llc.com) and everywhere podcasts are streaming.

And we are back! Happy Black-ass History Month!

The SQ3 kick off season 3 shining the light on the love songs! I mean, since it is the season of celebrating love, we decide to address the stigma of current love songs by sharing some of our standouts that represent what this generation has to offer! Join Soops Kitchen & MistaGoodBar as we hold down our sister Ms. Christina Curates as we also cover some Kendrick/Drake talk, as well as introducing some of our new musical finds!

We are excited for what Season 3 has in store for us and YOU! Be sure to catch all episodes of The Soul Qurators Podcast on The MPN Network (https://mpn-llc.com) and everywhere podcasts are streaming.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Roxanna Love.

What a wonderful problem it is to have so much amazing music to sift through in an effort to compile our standouts for 2024! Mr. Al Pete joins us as we list our top albums of the year, along with some of our amazing listeners to chat about and listen to our favorite joints on Twitch! See how our lists compare to yours! Click HERE to check out the Best of 2024 playlist from us!

Thank you all for rocking with us in 2024 and get ready for season 3!

Happy Holidays to you all!

Y’all.

This season of The Soul Qurators Podcast has been powerful to say the least. Its only right to conclude such an amazing season with an amazing (and highly requested) special guest. We are honored to spend time with musician/producer/DJ/performer/executive/pioneer Nicolay!!!

We have the pleasure of chopping it up with Nicolay about his upbringing, his musical journey, his legacy & future and of course his latest project  “Terra Firma”! This brief description is merely scratching the surface on the jewels that he shared with us. His influence on culture and music cannot be denied and we truly enjoyed giving him all the flowers he could handle during our time with him. 

We know that you will enjoy this episode as much as we did. And trust us, we asked everything that you all want to know about Nicolay! Make sure to purchase and stream “Terra Firma” and all Nicolay projects on all platforms! Also make sure you are following him on all social media platform as well. Of course make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

Be sure to enjoy our mix and playlist associated with this episode!

Take a journey with us on this episode as we venture into the story of musician / emcee / DJ / artist / media maestro / entrepreneur Mr. Al Pete!!!

Al Pete shares some amazing and enlightening stories of his influences in music, style, artistry, ownership and more. We also get to hear about some of the highlights he’s experienced as a result of his talent and hard work! Truly a testament of what can be when properly cultivated and guided within the culture, as well as being bold in your purpose!

It’s a joy to be able to present flowers to a well deserving creative! We hope you enjoy this episode with Mr. Al Pete as much as we did. Make sure to support all of his endeavors by visiting MrAlPete.com where you can purchase and stream his extensive discography, support The MPN Network as well as his myriad of artistic and creative endeavors & brands. Also make sure you are following him on all social media platforms! And of course make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

Be sure to enjoy our mix and playlist associated with this episode!

A Soul Qurators first!  This episode we welcome back as our first returning guest the super-talented and amazing friend of the show Tamisha Waden!!!

We had to do a quick check in with our friend following the release of her incredible single “Happy For Me” that is featured on the soundtrack of the Lifetime movie “Tempted By Love” by the legend Terry McMillan!

Tamisha catches us up on all the things she’s been busy with, gives us insight on how “Happy For Me” came to be and even revealed to us some hidden talent she’d been keeping in the tuck!

It’s always a joy to connect with one of our favorite people! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. Make sure to purchase and stream “Happy For Me” by Tamisha Waden on all platforms! Also make sure you are following her on all social media platforms. Of course make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

Be sure to enjoy our mix and playlist associated with this episode!

The SQ3 returns to “rock this mfer like three the…….”, oh some of you may catch the Run-DMC reference, some won’t lol! We get back together to lay down some more flowers for the legend Mr. Frankie Beverly. We discuss the possible tributes that will inevitably be on the way and what we expect to see.

We also put on our thinking caps to try to create our version of this generation’s Soulquarians. Whew, the names we came up with!!! Get ready to comment on who we missed, and who was added that you were like “naaaah” lol!

We have a indepth discussion about legacy artists, as well as our thoughts on artists who we are missing in the culture (Dwele we love you). Plus, with the 4th quarter of 2024 approaching, we put together an early list of our favorite/standout albums of the year thus far. Definitely a great reference for projects folks may have missed that are must haves! We had fun with this!

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. Make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

The SQ3 goes behind the producer boards with the incredibly talented and diverse producer, beatmaker, hooper and shoe collector E. Jones!  Talking with the mind responsible for so many classic hip hop, r&b and instrumental joints was truly an honor and a pleasure! We enjoyed presenting him with his flowers.

We had the pleasure of being joined by Mr. Al Pete, as we delved into E.Jones’ basketball background, how the church played a huge part in his musical development, as well as how he caught the ears of hip hop legends. We also spent time discussing the inspiration for the Deadstock series, how to recover from “producer block”and the origin of “hurt niggas jammin’” LOL. 

This episode was recorded shortly after receiving the news about the Master Teacher Frankie Beverly. We took time to process the news collectively and dedicate this episode to his memory.

This was a great conversation that we truly looked forward to and a must listen for everyone who wants to know more about E. Jones. Make sure to purchase and stream the entirety of his discography which includes his work with Will Jordan, Talib Kweli and his “Deadstock” series just to name a few. Also follow him on all social media platforms. 

And of course make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

Be sure to enjoy our mix and playlist associated with this episode!

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You know how The SQ3 gives it up. The joy we feel when we are blessed with the chance to sit down with incredibly talented souls, we extend that to you all. And this episode is no exception, as we do yet another North Carolina check-in! NC gotta adopt us at this point. What an honor to spend time with the amazing Carlitta Durand to talk about her new upcoming project “Make Me Stay”!

We laughed alot on this y’all. Carlitta talks with us about how “Make Me Stay” came into fruition, how she was inspired and blushes about her favorite song on the project. She also shares a hilarious banana pudding story and some Prince talk! 

This was a great conversation that we truly looked forward to and a must listen for everyone who wants to know more about Carlitta. Make sure to purchase and stream “Make Me Stay” and follow her on all social media platforms. 

And of course make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

Be sure to enjoy our mix and playlist associated with this episode!

The SQ3 have turned into florists on this episode y’all. It’s only right, as we take the time to give flowers to the dynamic Darien Brockington, as he resurfaces from almost a decade and a half hiatus to bless the culture with his new project “Where Love Grows”!

Mr. Al Pete & SQ3 take a journey through D.Brock’s past, get a glimpse of his future, while we make sure that he knows exactly who the f**k he is in this culture. We also learn why custodians were very necessary during those early shows lol.

This was a great conversation that we truly looked forward to and a must listen for everyone who loves D. Brock, FE Music Group, and SAINGERS. We had alot of fun with this one. Make sure to purchase and stream “Where Love Grows”, and follow him on all social media platforms. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darienbrockington

Music, etc.: https://linktr.ee/darienbrockington

And of course make sure you are connected & subscribed to all things related to The Soul Qurators Podcast, powered by The MPN Network.

Be sure to enjoy our mix (coming SOON) and playlist associated with this episode!