The Stem Society

The staff from BYNK Radio sat down to have a discussion about what 2017 did for music and what's coming in 2018. Cole Jackson (CEO) Rob Treblemaka (President of BYNK) and Sid Davis (The Social Introvert) brought their list and opinions about this past year, it was interesting. The also give their list of the trendsetters in 2018. Sit back, listen and give your opinion by talking to them via social media.

TWITTER

Cole Jackson: @colejackson12

Treblemaka: @treblemaka

Sid Davis; @iSidDavis

INSTAGRAM

Cole Jackson: @colejackson_bynk

Treblemaka: @treblemaka

Sid Davis: @isiddavis

Jay Dot Rain is a rapper that grew up in Alabama and is currently signed to Scotty ATL's Cool Club imprint. Music has been a part of his life for a long time, he went to College (and graduated) on a band scholarship. His talent and work ethic have sparked his rise in Hip Hop from being a local rapper in Hunstville, Alabama to doing shows in Sweden, doing songs with Chinx Drugs and Stalley, and even meeting Jay-Z. This interview has some exclusives he hasn't told anyone yet so you definitely want to check this out.

Skipp is a dual threat rapper-producer and is an industry vet that has done shows with Legendary artists like Kanye West, Nas and Talib Kweli. He came up in the Underground and Battle rap scene in Boston.. He called in to BYNK Radio and talked to Treblemaka to discuss his upcoming Project: Unfinished Songs Vol. 1. They also discussed why he got into production, how he crafts his visuals, and he gave us an exclusive about some thing's he has planned in 2018.

DJ Ursa Minor is one of the Premier DJs in Dallas, TX. She spoke to Treblemaka about how she first got into DJing, and her preferred setup (she doesn't use headphones!). She talked about her all female DJ collective 'Th Grls' and what it was like working with SZA, Princess Nokia and many others she's worked with. She revealed some of the science of how she crafts a set and what she does to read a crowd. She spoke on how she's had to deal with random equipment failure and her desire to get into vinyl. She talked about what its like being a black woman in a male dominated industry and how social media has effected the way DJs get shows and tour. Her and Treblemaka had an amazing conversation about her life as a DJ, you'll definitely want to listen to this interview.

Beastmode Dav has been on a tear lately. He's releasing a mixtape every month and November is no different. For his Project "Plug Sac the Mixtape" he sat down with Treblemaka at BYNK Radio to give an exclusive interview and listening session to the entire project before it release on November 5th. Dav went through the entire project, talked about why he named the tape Plug Sac and what he was looking to accomplish with this tape. He and Treb went through the entire track listing with who produced it, his mindset when recording the song and background on some of the lyrics. You'll definitely want to check out this project when it drops.

In this interview Cole Jackson sits down with Skoolie Escobar to talk about what has happened a year later.  Skoolie talks about his project Until Then, the experience to get signed to a label, what it feels like to put the city and state on his back to represent hip hop, and finally he talk about what part of his process is going to change in his music.   We would like to thank Skoolie Escobar for sitting down with Cole Jackson for his second Artist Spotlight.

Rennie is a Florida artist signed to Maybach Music Group. His central Florida small town upbringing is reflected in his grind hard, real life, high energy music. Rennie spoke to Treblemaka about who inspired him to start rapping, representing small town Florida, and how his life has changed since signing to MMG. He spoke on the mistakes some people make climbing the rap ladder and what he's learned so far in his climb to the top. He also gave us a couple clues about his upcoming tape Glow 2 and what we can expect from him in the future.

Cole Jackson sat down with The Real Joe Clark to talk about starting off with a group, the pitfalls that come with making a project, Birmingham hip hop scene and go through a few track from his upcoming project The Book of Joseph.  Click on the link below to download a brand new song from The Book of Joseph, Joe Clark did this exclusively for his interview with BYNK Radio.

Treblemaka talked to Arkansas rappers Beastmode Dav and Jump Marley. They talked about what made them start taking hip hop seriously, what the music scene is like in Arkansas, and how it has affected their sound. Jump Marley walked us through his new project 'You Smell Me', what his mindset was in creating the 17 track project and the song featuring Beastmode Dav called 'Double'. Beastmode Dav detailed his clothing line Plug Sac, what it was like working with Bankroll Fresh and Starlito, and his plan to release 8 mixtapes in the next few months. You definitely want to hear this interview.

86Zero (Eight-Six-Zero) is rapper/producer out of Connecticut. His production credits include Famous Dex, Reggie Mills, Smokepurpp, Anoyd, Carrington Cash and many other artists. He spoke about how growing up in Connecticut and how it has influenced him. spoke on why he changed his production name, whether he loves rap or producing more, and who his favorite producers are. Treb and 86 also spoke on his label 8 sounds, his plans going forward and his dream collabs.