Uphold Podcast Network

We're back at it! The fellas special guest today is James "Aye Waiter" Rapelyea, (links to his social media below). My guy wears many hats he is a Award Winning Filmmaker, Cinematographer and Editor. He is also the CEO and Founder of Urban Maxx, a vlog for up and coming artists. He comes on the show to talk about his projects, what inspired him to do his work and gets deep and personal about leaving his job and pursuing his dreams. This episode is a bit more raw but gives in an inside look of what it takes to maintain your personal brand, goals and dreams. Tune in, check it out and lets us know what you think!!

Instagram: ayewaiter

FB: Aye Waiter

Youtube: AYEWAITER

The Backwoodz finally get to record a topic they have been wanting to speak for awhile. The fellas discuss the pros and cons of Social Media, ways it should be used and not used. What it's original intention was for and so forth. Check it out and let us know what you think!!

The main topic starts around 33:50.

We're back! This time have a special guest on the show his name is Antoine Smart aka IG and Twitter as @mrr360. Primary focus out of the Maryland, DC area, Mr.360 is the Creator of the #BeardChronicles. He comes on to discuss his life as a photographer, how he got started and what things inspired him. He has a testimony as well so you do not want to miss it! The fellas make sure to ease his time on the podcast by providing him Cookout and a Roast Session. We had a great time! Check out his website www.antoinesmart.com for his work, and booking information!

The fellas come back to the topic of Mental Health for #MinorityMentalHealthAwarenessMonth, They discuss how they deal with stress, how they define it and if they have it currently. As black men they go over different stressors black men face daily, and ways we can overcome it. The fellas become transparent yet again and ultimately provide insight into an issue that has plagued the black community for years.

This week's episode, the fellas discuss all NBA. They talk the Summer League standouts, the completed trades and what in the world are the Cleveland Cavaliers doing.

They also make preliminary playoff predictions for the 2017-2018 season.

Tune in and check it out!

On tomorrow's episode we have Alger James III (IG, Twitter: @skys_thelimit7) on the podcast along with Jermaine Dabney (IG:@james_dabney) to speak about their company Sky's The Limit VII. They discuss their goals, their upcoming career seminar this weekend and what inspired and motivated them to do their work in the community. These guys are pretty dope and bring a unique perspective to giving back to the youth. They are also authors, poets and do spoken word. Tune in now!

Youtube: https://youtu.be/jq6FtM-yrNY

We're back at it, with our 2nd guest the infamous Tony Logan, (Twitter: @tonylogan, IG: @tonythrifts. A good friend of the show drops in to hang with the fellas. The fellas again dive back into the 9 to 5 episode, with #TonyLoganDroppingGems. Tony discusses his new book, The Power of Process, his decision to leave his job and some sound wisdom for anyone looking to pursue their dreams. This episode gets deep, and its a long one. Go ahead and speed through the NBA conversation, we won't even be mad at you this time!. ESPN give the Backwoodz a call!

Youtube: https://youtu.be/RTzlxgrGKjc

Shoutout Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks! lol

The fellas discuss Father's Day, and the 2017 NBA off-season moves. The y also go deep into the verdict behind brother Philando Castile. This conversation leads to empowering the black community, getting more involved in local, state and federal politics along with collaborating and unifying the black community. Tune in and listen up!

The fellas discuss the new movie Black Panther with the homie @ikboy. He takes through the controversy surrounding the movie, the history of it and the lack minority superheroes. This topic leads to stereotypes and racial profiling which is very sensitive topic for The Backwoodz. Yes, of course we talked about the 2017 Champions, The Golden State Warriors. You don't want to miss this!

The fellas bring you two episodes in a week. The second one today talks about Kendrick Lamar buying his 17 year old sister a car after graduating high school. Social media was an uproar about it and we are trying to figure out why? The fellas speak about wealth and materialism in the black community again, along with their first cars and opinions about what Kendrick did. Take a listen!