Vida is a new Dublin upcoming artist that has showed great potential with the singles she has dropped. "Take It All" is her second single following her first hit "Different" which had an amazing video shot by Ed ddit.LISTEN TO VIDA'S MUSIC IN THE LINK BELOW...https://open.spotify.com/artist/19VpCcWyAAapOhsUHsYdM4?si=WROzfDFWTJ-z6_oYmeotGA&dl_branch=1

Kestine releases his debut EP Reflection. The EP, engineered by Outsider Yp, elaborates on the concept of appreciating the moment. Throughout the project Kestine reflects on where his priorities are laid at this current stage in his life. He ponders on the potential glory of being the best Irish and international act as well as appreciating these pivotal moments he has with his aging father and mother. Kestine touches upon the BLM movement and black people in general in the track titled U.N.I.T.Y boldly stating "honestly some of our people are hypocrites, we scream Black Lives Matter yet do we as black people cherish other black people." Kestine delves further into some of his deepest thoughts through the character of Melanie. Melanie being the representation of women in Kestine's life and their concerns about men and the struggles that they must face on a day to day. Kestine rounds off the project with uncertainty, the pressure to be a worthy man for his other half and being financially stable to take care of her and his family. He worries about his anxiety and the "constant feeling of [needing] to make them proud". Sonically, Reflection, borrows from Michael Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, and early Kanye West.Having grown up as a member of the choir, Kestine always leans towards natural instrumentals and soulful melodies. This is in sharp display through his delivery and beat selection, creating an atmosphere that marries the soulful instrumentals with futuristic kicks and 808's melting together with the darker lyrical themes of the EP to create a unique sound.LISTEN TO KESTINE ON THE LINK BELOW :https://open.spotify.com/artist/1VRJmcIcYGKIgl013N63r1?si=IzWDvwuHR9eGdbt8g0HT7Q&dl_branch=1

LG4 TREY is a Cork based musician who is part of the LG squad. In this interview he talks about changing his name, the inspiration behind his music and what his family think of it. LG4 TREY also touches on his accent sounding more American than Irish.

"Faulty Hour Podcast" is made up of 2 Besties who record their FaceTime calls & don’t edit out the cheeky parts.... We sat down with the girls for a chat.

Bubba Shakespeare has always been one of the lads who ain't afraid to tell people about his past, present and future. After being teased about his accent in his music, the Tipperary lad decided to do a song dedicated to his home town Nenagh. In the song he describes the slangs they use, the lifestyle and Irishness.

Daly expresses his feelings towards the Irish rappers today and his thoughts on why they are not authentic to him. His EP "BREATHE EASY" is out on Spotify and other streaming platforms. He also gave us a brief story behind his "Collective - Old Enemies Entertainment " and also introduced us to the crew....

Trappiiee recently dropped his new EP "Afrotapes" and he came to the show to break it down for us the meaning behind it...

Slick Bullet (SB), real name Samuel Edward is a Nigerian born, Irish and UK based Afro Swing / Bashment/ Hip Hop rapper and Singer/Song Writer, also affiliated with other different kinds of genres.Slick spent his first 2 years in Nigeria before He was taken to live with his parents in the UK and Ireland. Growing up he spent most of his time writing music. At the age of 13 slick realised that he had a passion for writing and producing music, so he began recording at a friends home studio that he had built in the back of his house. This is when he began to seriously concentrate his efforts on his music career. At the age of 17, Slick got into performing at gigs and supporting some of the biggest acts to ever come to Ireland such as - Giggs, Tinchy Stryder, Tyga, Sisqo, P-Square, Stylo G and many more. Apart from creating his own music, Slick is also a Sound Engineer Technician by profession. He is responsible for producing 60%-70% of all urban music coming out of Ireland today. His clients believe that he is the best at what he does when it comes to the overall sound and production of music.

"Alphabet" Album comprises of 40 artists all in Ireland and 26 songs. The album is available on all streaming platforms.

The Last Poet Zen talks about his new album and breaks down some of the songs on the project. He also confronts The Labtv Ireland for lack of support and more.

The Labtv Ireland sits down "Through Zoom" with one of the most promising 19 year old Irish producer Vivid Beats. Over the last 2 years the producer has worked with some of the respected active acts in the scene i.e Jah1 and FMC.INTERVIEW VIDEO IS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE...

This was an exciting week as we had 2 albums dropped by our local artists, one in Dublin "Tolu" and another in Cork "Last Poet Zen".  We started the podcast by playing one song from each album and also had some general discussion.  (23:14:00) Susan tries to understand why people will post their pictures on social media just for their crush to see it...(43:32:19) Tkay - Mamacita(49:10:08) LGtrey - BackseatMusic Review(1:00:52:06)  Pepper - litness(1:05:59:06)  Lowkey Lu - Escape  wasteland(1:09:13:18)  Big Don 028 ft Mindsigns & Steve Loc - Juice(1:16:00:00) TheLastPoetZen 's Album - Nonames(1:21:46:10) The LastPoetZen - Ciara(1:24:17:22) TheLastPoetZen - AB vibes Ft. Pharaii Dambisa(1:30:30:16) Album rating (1:31:02:23) Tolu's Makay's Album - Being(1:33:57:03) Tolu - Don't Let goClosing MusicJambo - Human conditionTheLastPoetZen - Get UpAwkwardZ Ft. Suchapapi - Switching sides

On this Podcast we introduce our final Co host "Susan" and a bit of her background and contributions to the Irish music scene. The main topic for this episode was to raise a question which a lot of people have been asking or wondering,.. "Is Drill Music Hip Hop or does it fall in a separate genre"? We then did Denise Chaila's New Album review and other new music from various artists.|Opening song (0:00) - 115 by Skripteh| Music Review from (15:00) - includes music by Versey , Jah1, | Album Review from (30:00)| Closing Music from (1:12:03) - Embers by Uppbeat ft Lawriii Craic, Red The Future- Day or Night by Coji x Moje- Get to my Dreams by Lethal Dialect

Ika is finally back and he joined Da Mayor on this episode to discuss new music and some of the things the industry is lacking to gain attention from ordinary locals..The Boys suggest a Power Couple is necessary in the industry as it appears adorable and goals to the general public. Listen as the boys discuss "POWER COUPLES" (11:55) | introducing Ruby Tina to Ika "Bells ring loud"song (15:28) . | Check the boys discuss if population matters in artist's music being popular across the world (30:54).| New Music (43:42) - Olympio, Jah1, Jay Ronic, Jyellowl, versey ft. Costello & Jah1| Vivid Beats (1:06:55)| Emailed music for review... Marcos - held high (1:14:00)

Boss Lady for the Independent Ladies Agency stopped by to talk about her new movement that help promote lady models of all sizes, shapes and colour. After her personal first experience modeling in Miss Bikini Ireland, Chloe spotted something that triggered her to start her own Agency that will boost ladies who wished to model but felt like they didn't "fit" a certain criteria.Opening song - Minnie Marley "My Way" (0:00)Host Song Choice - Alkae "I was Busy Working" (34:21)Guest Song Choice - "Greyscale - TITAN" (39:33)

Billy GRC is a music producer and a Dj based in Cork City. He is now known in Ireland as the man behind the new sound and club records by Minnie Marley. On this episode he talks about his first encounter with record labels when he was back home in Venezuela and the problems he went through with the label and other things. He also talks about the mistakes "he" and other artists make when they get signed and what artists need to know about record labels and contracts. At (27:00) he talks about how he met Jay Ronic and Minnie Marley. Artists knowing the music Business and owning their masters (32:00). Making Tik Tok song (52:00). Accents (1:13:00) ..Irish media (1:15:35) | Kestine - Tale of a Black Irish (1:24:00) | Sarloos - Everything (1:26:50) | Huggie B3ar x Wale Quietly x Lumo D - ROAD (1:30:00)

This is our 1st episode and we had our 1st guest "Blue Mu$ic" who came to talk about artists in Ireland who are allegedly buying views on Youtube to act like their music videos are getting more attention. From (00:00) We talk about Blue and his music, Dbn music group and Jay Ronic. Minnie Marley music plus more at (18:00). Tino and Michelle Grimes at (30:23). Last main topic about Irish artist buying views came at (34:00). Jay Ronic - Liquor song (58:00). Skripteh - Secure the bag Remix (63:46).