In My Humble Opinion

This week's episode features our guest DJ and producer, Mark Byrd.  The Chicago native has worked with the likes of Cyhi the Prince, Kanye West, Rapsody, Big Krit, Jack harlow, Cassie, Fabolous, Jeremih, John Connor and now finds himself in Houston working alonside Charity Work and Dante Higgins. The trio have created God LVL music group and have plans on making an impact here in the city. We speak with Byrd about his start in the indusrty, eventually getting a chance to work with Cyhi, his work on Kanye's Life of Pablo, how Dr. Dre became his mentor, and more. 

This week's guest is creative Coreigh Terry. He is the creative mind behind KHNTXT, a talented videographer, and just a renaissance man.  He does it all. He returns to the show to talk about his creative process, what inspires him about Houston artists, what you can expect from him in the upcoming year, and more. 

This week's guest is Rob Gullatte.  He returns to the show to speak about his upcoming album, Corner Store Legend. We also speak about releasing two albums with different tones in the same year, the influence family has on his work, rising above sickness, and more. 

This week's episode features returning guest Scooyunda of the Grit Boys. We speak with him about his new album and the changes he's made sonically as a solo artist. We also speak about his growth of the last two decades, being a veteran artist and still trying to prove himself, working with a live band for his new album, and more. 

We want to start off this week sending out prayers to the families that lost love ones at Astroworld Fest. Our guest this week is 2 Raw. We speak to him about the influence his grandfather had on starting his rap career, rising up through the battle rap scene, not getting pigeonholed, and more.  

This week's episode features Alief rapper GodKing Preach. We speak with him about how a producer from The Chronic helped introduce him to the idea of rapping, the creation of his debut album, what you can expect from him in the future, and more. 

This week our guest is Mr. Wired Up. He's found his niche in music by creating "Strip Hop", music geared towards dancers in the club.  We speak with him about what has kept him, and others like him, sustained in the Houston music scene, the influence of women on Houston rap, what was in the water at Prairie View in the early 2000's, and more.  

This week's guest is Big Bee 713 of Next Level Automotive. We speak with him about running a business during the pandemic, how the supply chain is affecting everything in the industry, diversifying into different businesses like clothing, and more. 

This week's episode features rapper Sumthing Beddar.  We speak with the MC about using music to find his place in life, the importance of stopping the creation of content to focus on marketing, creating his on artistic world, and more. 

This week's guest is rapper/singer/songwriter/producer B Val. We speak with him about his introduction to music, the influence of the northside in Houston Music, his ability in securing connections in the industry, and more. 

This week's guest are Dash The Goat and Jett I Masstyr.  The two recently released their album, Meechie, an album that speaks to their abilities to keep pushing forward. Dash's wordplay over Jett I's soulful production sprinkled with a few of Houston's heavy hitters has the two shooting for album of the year.  We speak with the two about how they connected, what they saw in each other to decided to create an album, how the two stay motivated in the Houston rap world, and more. 

This week's guest is Scotty Raps.  He is a battle rap MC, the owner of the battle rap league Houston Bar Code, and the founder of a number of other businesses.  We speak with him about Houston's love for battle rap, what gave him his start in rap, how he plans of diversifying his brands, the support of the local rap community and more. 

This week's guest is John Fuggin Dough. The MC has made his mark in Houston by blending the sounds of Texas and Louisiana. We speak with him about his latest album, his yearly festival, the impact covid has had on creation this year, the shifting landscape in Houston and more. 

This week's guest is Derryk Rhodes. He is a producer, engineer, and owner of Black Label Music. We speak with him about the music industry in Houston and abroad, his start in the industry, the importance of Houston, and what he and Black Label can do for artists. 

This week's guest is Godbody Bingo.  He's a northside MC that recently released his album Off The Books, an ode to his part of town.  We speak with him about the focus, or lack of, that the Northside of Houston gets in the media, the work that went into crafting his album, why he feels his skills on the mic are so important, and more.  

Our guest this week is one half of The Smush Bros, M's Up Milo. We speak with him about the duo's latest release, performing at 713 Day, putting on your own shows, and more. 

This week's episode features returning guest Rob Gullatte. He speaks with us about starting a new business during the pandemic and the unlikely path that led him to selling fried rice.  We also speak about his last album The Tortoise Theory, food deserts in the community, how financial and health stability is affecting his new album, and more. 

This week's guest is writer and online editor for Radio One, Brandon Caldwell.  We speak with him about his start during the blog era with his startup, A Day And A Dream, what sparked his interest in writing, moving into his position at 97.9, and more.

This week's guest is Shelby Stewart.  She is a writer for the Houston Chronicle and the founder of the Houston Hip Hop Museum.  We speak with her about how she got her start in writing, her decision to start a museum about Houston Hip Hop, the deep musical history here in Houston, and more.

This week's guest is Brian Hobbs.  He is the manager of former guest Doeman DYNA and the Music Festival Programing Manager for SXSW. We speak with him about what was going on the day Austin canceled the festival due to COVID, what made him decide to go into music management, the shift that happens when you have to manage an artist, who is the greatest team in baseball, and more.