TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season, and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks who have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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This episode features Taigenz, a Montreal-based hip-hop artist whose unique blend of West African Afrobeats with modern hip-hop and R&B elements sets him apart from the rest of the crowd.  With roots tracing back to Cameroon, his artistry serves as a vibrant amalgamation of diverse influences.

We talked about his childhood, life in Montreal, the music business and much more.

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TEx Podcast: Episode 37 Featuring MeccaGodZilla OUT NOW

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TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season, and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks who have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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This episode is another special one, set for the books as we sit down with the one and only MeccaGodZilla aka RYU BLACK aka RAVAGE, the Brooklyn born rapper/visual artist/record producer/entrepreneur and social activist. Known for his off-kilter, cinematic production and his knack for penning thought-provoking and insightful songs that tackle modern real-time issues ranging from social engineering, spirituality, and the pros and cons of technological advancement.

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Welcome to part 2 of the 3 part Episode with our favorite co-host Kat. Today we talked about History, effects of Technology and cancel culture

We are back at it with Kat and this time it's the first of our back-to-back sit-downs. A whole lot of conversation was had around mental health, communication/social skills, collaboration and then some.

This episode features Keisha, a multi-faceted individual currently studying Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter. She took time out of her busy schedule to speak with us about student life, her love for marine life, mental health, and many other interesting topics.

This is the martial arts episode and we focused on Tang Soo Do with the help of Master Ben Leonard who runs the SU Tang Soo Do society in Falmouth.

This episode we chat with Polish/UK student Kat about mental health.

We had the bubbly Asian Society VP Aleisha who joined us for another exciting conversation about student life.

We had a fun chat with Exeter student Moraa Siekei.

We sat down with Vick Bain, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the British Academy of Management.

Vick is the President-Elect of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) and a music tech start-up called Delic and also a trustee of Parents & Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA).

This is our first episode for the year 2024 and we had a fruitful and enlightening discussion with Emily, who is currently the president of the African Caribbean Society.

We talked about life, student life and many more topics.

We had a sit down with broadcaster/songwriter/singer Phisayo on this episode. We talked about music, mental health, ageism and more.

TEx Podcast: Episode 36 Featuring PG Blao OUT NOW

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TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks that have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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In this episode, we chat with Canada-based rapper/businessman/music executive PG Blao.  A founder of Blao family Entertainment that gave Nigeria the likes of famed songwriters The Kazez, producer Sinister and others. He was also a part of the team behind the annual Breakin competition Battle Of The year Nigeria and has released a handful of solo projects as a rapper.

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The first solo episode.

We featured musician/music consultant/educator Sam Jones on this one

Season 3 with a revamped name; TEx Podcast

Featuring rising rapper/producer/DJ Ghetto Orange

Intro: Dj Babus RIP
How we met back in 2005 via email/ African hiphop.com
His first entry into the music business and being signed
Working with Terry Tha Rapman and the BANS movement
Miekh Harry Segue . RIP
Raplogic EP
Using Fecko's project as part of my School work
Work with Zonefam
Fecko's remixes and work with Teck-Zilla
Breakdown of R.A.P 2.0 single
Buddah Blaze and his influence
Fecko's experimenting with other genres
His animation work
Fela Must Rise breakdown
Fecko's podcast "Surviving Eko"
Take the mic back experience
look back at hip-hop oriented  platforms
Power of collaborations
Nomadic wax
what to do when launching your career
Experience on set with Clarence Peters
Being artistic and business savvy
Foreign artists collabo and its effect
Building relationships
Reaching out to other Naija rappers
Phlow segue
Fecko's radio runs
shout outs to Teck-Zilla
Fecko and short films
Fecko's debut mixtape
"Control the Mic" recording session
Hearing my song on the radio
Fecko being on Billboard in Timesquare
Stay consistent
Support his podcast "Surviving Eko"

No Shakes No Worries Episode 15: featuring Tomilola
Intro
Her start as a singer
Being part of a performance group in the USA
First commercial recording and her previous moniker
Her return to Nigeria and kick off her career
Her work with Kingsley of Cavemen
Name switch
Her new single “Moya To”
Her recording process
Big Foot Segue
Her experience in this music business
How the pandemic changed plans
Redirecting energies
Clubhouse segue
End wars experience
Her next moves
Message in her songs
Improving her self and craft

Get her new single Get "Mo Yato" on all platforms
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/tomilola/mo-yato

The intro

His early foray into the entertainment sphere

Radio plugging

Managerial experiences

How he met MI

Self-development

Being blunt and honest with critiques

Consultant woes

music business conversations

rise of the A&R heroes

Be comfortable and try to experiment if need be

Reminiscing on Compact Discs

the job description of a radio plugger

digitization and evolution in the music industry

radio before twitter

Dr. G and Big Tyme segue

His podcast and style

music and being realistic

documenting the music industry

encouraging A&R talents

Some of his earlier works

 Focus on building your movement

standing out in this day and age

Content creation

His present works

Growth

Moti cakes shoutout

A short story from the OG

final gems to grow on

How things have changed

Nigerian Music culture

Rise of Audiomack

Mungo parking

Media platforms and PR

Musical players, infrastructural issues and self-service

Majors entering the Nigerian market

Challenges upcoming artists face in this modern era

Changing musical landscape

Laycon & BBN

BBN ratings

End SARS experience

protest music or not

songwriting

history of Nigerian songwriting

birth of contemporary afro-pop and changing times

discussion of what defined the Nigerian afro-pop era

Alte and progression of Song writing

Rap and our culture

A generation gap or not

Social Media madness

NIN issue

Motolani's NIN rant 54:50

The government's apathy to its citizens

Azimo , Transferwise and forex issues

Apple music and Coolfm link up

Jaden smith segue

fav album of 2020

Hip Hop Grammy debate with Moti Cakes

Conscious hiphop segue

No Name & J Cole segue

New Nigerian hiphop  Albums

NSNW 12: Cill SOul

For a short performance by Cill Soul skip to 26:23

Introduction

Humble Beginnings

How we met

Playing the guitar

Voice rep and accountability lab stint

do we need to categorize you

IACC and ambassadorship for fair play

performance and public speaking

the inspiration behind her name

studio with Teck and all

"Tatarata" and situationships

Next step for Cill soul

the strain of a perfectionist

Cill short performance

exercise and random talk

Intro

Her brother's rap group

Being left out

Writing and recording on her mum's phone

We attending the same Primary school and memories

focusing on music

How we met: Apollo Hotel

Recording her first EP

works with Maka

Work with Hennessy VS Class

Appearance on the Source and international Blogs

balancing music and office job

back catalog and having strong discography

History of Asuai vol 1 and 2

Hennessy VS Class and female rappers

Rant: 21:04

Gloria EP history

Working with Alpha Ojini

How she met him and Marmalade

The future for Phlow

Stream her music

I sat down with soul-singer Maka and we talked about so many things from her beginnings to how we recorded her first official project and more.

TEx Podcast: Episode 35 Featuring Kid Konnect

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TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks that have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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In this episode, we chat with US-based producer Kid Konnect. Known for producing bangers for Black Magic, Show dem camp and others.

This one is for the books.

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How it all started

1st Mixtape in UNILAG

UNILAG Stress

Sprite Emcee Challenge

Working With KnightHouse, Sauce Kid

Making Of Oshamo with Tha Suspect

Freshness Mixtape

4 Play EP, Industry drama

Music and Adulting

Artistic struggles/Creating Art

Creating Laataro

Rae Slick & Growth

Recordings and unreleased music

Verses After Dark

Life & Marriage

Love Yours

Life as It Is

We sat down with multi-faceted classical and opera singer Ranti 

0:01:04: Getting by with the lockdown

0:03:20: The Operatic/Classical Space

0:08:00: Chemical Engineering background

0:16:00: Competing with the mainstream

0:19:28: Gender discrimination

0:20:10: Keeping integrity intact

0:23:40: Business and emotions

0:35:40: Her new sound

0:38:20: Thin line between contemporary music and operatic world

0:43:15: Chi town experience

0:44:15: Refinery experience

0:48:10: Time and chance

0:50:00: last words and advice.

0:02:00: How it all began

0:04:04: Urban Central/Law School

0:06:00: Lack of music reviewers

0:10:24: The Jay Elect convo

0:11:44: Balancing lyrical skills and mass commercial appeal

0:25:30: Is Alté dead?

0:29:00: Afrobeats? Afropop!

0:32:40: dearth of support in the nail hiphop community

0:43:04: Chaning Naija pop terrain

0:44:20: Take on Nigerian Legacy rappers.

0:48:34: Osagz the rapper.

0:52:36: Artists & criticism

0:55:52: Stan Culture

0:57:52: Teck’s take on Wizkid’s present status

1:00:40: End of Alté?

1:05:12: Is it a genre of movement?

1:07:50: paranoia and creativity

1:14:50: Motolani’s rant

1:18:12: Document your story as a creative

0:01:12: Who is Cynthia?

0:04:00: Yoga infused events and The Late Night Soiree 

0:09:16: Behind the artistry

0:12:00: Parental pressures and charting a niche path

0:18:00: Changing musical terrain/foray into the digital realm

0:20:48: Lack of activism and need for re-orientation

0:21:30: Shoddy digital distributors

0:26:00: Research your favorite artists and apply what you learn

0:36:48: SMW Lagos Rant

0:42:40: Why she loves staying behind the scenes

0:44:08: Lack of substance on radio

0:49:00: Empowering artists

0:52:00: The story behind your music must be told

1:09:00: The Late Night Soiree coming to your city soon

No Shakes No Worries Podcast: Episode 5 Feat Rogba Arimoro 

We talked about the ups and downs of the music industry, his foray into the film making and much more.

0:01:40: How Knighthouse Started

0:03:00: Diversification

0:05:50 : Foray into film making

0:07:15: Passion for storytelling and concept for his feature film ’Tokunbo’

0:09:20: Importance of vision and building a team

0:14:20: Lack of infrastructure and having the right mindset

0:18:56: Failing Forward

0:23:20: Thoughts on modern music

0:25:44: The MoCheddar Affair and growth

0:30:00 Reflecting on Street Scriptures 1 and new music

0:34:00: The future.

Watch Tokunbo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V2Cm3NQGVk

No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry, and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure.

Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions.

Episode 4: The Dolapo TGM Episode

0:01;36: WTS : The Beginning

0:05:24: WTS : Whatsapp Era/Uniben Influx

0:12:16: Dolapo, Vader and Sorple's Studio

0:14:18: WTS art and aesthetics

0:17:16: Tron, Genius annotations

0:18:40: Power of collaboration

0:19:44: Hennessy VS class saga

0:25:00: Why Telegram?

0:29:00: Longevity of the WTS community

0:34:00: History of LOFN

0:39:00: Future projects Rap beef

0:43:00: LOFN 3 tracklist Breakdown

1:01:25: Shouts to the WTS team

No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions. 

EPISODE 3: THE Ms Eva Johnson EPISODE 

0:03:00:  Background and creative experiences 

0:08:00:  Her hip-hop idols 

0:12:00: Life principles and music 

0:15:00: Don’t complain, create 

0:19:00: Life in the U.K 

0:24:00:  Law & Technology 

0:30:00:  Her magnum opus and then some 

0:32:00: Music as a time marker 

0:36:00: On being confident and amazing 

0:43:00: What is next?

No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions. 

Episode 2: The ShadeNonConform Episode 

0:01:58: Kobe Bryant 0:05:00: Procrastination & Life in the 90s 

0:08:10: Culture shock and living in different countries 

0: 11:24: Early Journalism experiences 

0:18 : 00: Her mentors and ultimate purpose 

0: 26: 00: Taekwondo story and foray into the defunct NigerianHipHop.net 

0:33 : 00: NBA & Hip-Hop 0: 40: 00: The SNC Podcast

 0: 51: 00: Having the right attitude 

01: 00:00 : Womanhood and excellence

No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure. Powered by ROG Music Africa and Str8Buttah Productions.  

Episode 1:

 The Pryse Episode 0:04:40: 

Her Tenure at Chocolate City 

0:08:51: Her unreleased 'Pryse Tag' project and her debut "Eleto" single 

0:12:30: Why she moved back to Port Harcourt 0:14:20:  Her ONLY regret 

0:15:00: Her Label and transitioning from artist to CEO 

0:23:00: Challenges female artists face in the industry and disrespectful fans 

0:30:00: The T. Savage Affair and rap beefs 

0:44:00: Cost of putting out a single in Nigeria

0:48:00:  Her mum and self-growth 

0:53:00: Her secret record with the Choc Bois 

0:56:00: Her artists and the next wave.

No Shakes No Worries Podcast (NSNW Podcast) is an off-the-cuff industry insider podcast that focuses on different aspects of the music industry. Hosted by veteran hip-hop producer/DJ Teck-Zilla, the podcast invites different players for a 1 on 1 discussion on a myriad of topics ranging from music, music business, life in and outside the industry, and more random topics depending on the situation. It is fully unscripted and unfiltered for your listening pleasure.

TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks that have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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In this episode, we chat with Half-Chinese, half-militant, half-rapper known as Hua Li. A prominent figure in the underground alternative electronic scene in Montreal whose style cannot be put in a box.

Website: https://www.hualimusic.com/

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TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season, and this time, we will chat with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks that have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.============================In this episode, rising Falmouth-based singer/songwriter Tega Blaize shows up to talk about music, life and more.

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TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks that have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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In this episode, we sat down with the uber-talented Soul Snatcha of the legendary Nigerian Gospel-rap group Rooftop MCs to discuss his roots in media and more.

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TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks that have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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This episode sees Teck-Zill chopping it up with the one and only Bayo Omisore. A multi-talented Creative consultant,music journalist/A&R, businessman and talent manager.

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The Summer Zilla II podcast is the latest episode in the ongoing The Experience Podcast hosted by Teck-Zilla.

This episode has Keisha interviewing producer/dj Teck-Zilla as they talk about a wide range of topics, from the inspiration behind his recent instrumental project SummerZilla II, his humble beginnings in Lagos,Nigeria to the UK and Canada.

Keisha is a marine biologist at the University of Exeter 

This is the final entry of our 3 part podcast with Kat. Yet another thrilling piece where we conclude our views on technology, the good and the bad and all that

TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season, and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks who have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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This episode was recorded in Southampton and is the second part of a dual special episode and this time I chopped it up with the OG emcee Udin of the Supreme Cartel.

The episode is filled with history, lifelong lessons about growth, the changing landscape of the music industry and much more.

TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season, and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks who have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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This episode was recorded in Southhampton and is the first part of a dual special episode where I sat down with Big Foot. The veteran Nigerian producer/sound designer came to the UK and we finally connected via the rapper Udin.

We chopped it up for an hour plus about his humble beginnings in Benin to the days of Africanhiphop.com to moving to Lagos and building a name for himself.

This is a deep dive into the inner workings of the creativeside of things and we got to learn a few things about Big Foot and Teck-Zilla's musical relationship and affiliates.

TEx Podcast returns for a glorious new season, and this time, we will be chatting with various musical creatives from around the globe. Folks who have crossed paths with Teck-Zilla in his musical journey.

Get ready to be blown away by the copious amounts of information and insightful stories.

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This episode features Five Steez, an independent underground hip hop artist from Kingston, Jamaica. With 13 projects (albums/EPs/Mixtapes) under his belt,  it is safe to say that he is a veteran of the game. 

In this episode, we spoke about his childhood in Kingston, Jamaica, the ups and downs and also his fitness regimen and him taking part in a marathon.

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