The-Re-Up Podcast - Music - Art - Culture

As season 2 comes to an end we’re happy to sit down with the DMV’s own (Washington DC, MD, and VA) KAMAUU. Not only is he a man of many disciplines but he’s also a story teller to say the least. He walked us through his upbringing along with the steps that got him to where he is today in the world of music, art and culture. Kamauu is also readying the release of his self produced project “The Romantic Spirituals” which we got a fir...

This week we sat down with Washington D.C. Native, Underground Rapper, and wordsmith, Rahiem Supreme. He gave us a look into his process when it comes to making music and story telling, a bit of info on how to pitch to Record Labels, how he got into Rap, his DC influence, and some of his favorite Japanese Imported Cars.

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This week we had a special guest, Philadelphia’s own, Ghais Guevara. As a Rapper, Lyricist, and producer who’s renowned in the underground music community along with the Black liberation, socialist, and communist movements we jumped in to an in depth conversation that touched on some of our favorite music from “There Will Be No Super-Slave”, his upcoming album releasing in January “Goyard Ibn Said”, his Anthony Fantano Review, how ...

This week we got the pleasure of sitting down with Northern Virginia's own comedian and Tik Tok sensation David Balagizi, also known as “ZUNNI”. As our first comedian on the show we dove deep into the inner workings of comedy, how to make it as a comic, his time with Dave Chappelle, and more.

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This week we sat down with Sommer Hill, a DC resident, journalist, Howard Alumni, storyteller, teacher, and fellow podcaster (It’s Sommer Time) to name a few of the impactful accolades that she’s accomplished and continues to build on. We talked about Howard University Homecoming, her journey through the world of professional journalism, how to get a podcast off the ground, NPR Tiny Desk, and more! 

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This week for Episode 15 we sat down with DC based singer + songwriter Imani Grace. We talked about her background in music and theatre, Imani’s single "King" and how it came together, her time at Howard University and more.

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This week we sat down with Richmond, VA's own Vocalist, Rapper, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer, Tennishu. Some of you might know him as the lead vocalist and Brass section in Butcher Brown, others might be tuning in off his latest Album "More To The Story". We covered the full story behind Butcher Brown coming together, his musical process, Gentrification and the future of Richmond, VA, Music Theory, and more. 

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This week we got the chance to sit down with our third guest from the "7 Cities" specifically Newport News in the Virginia Beach area, FULMETALPARKA$. His sound and style of music builds off of his Harlem, New York upbringing and current residence by the beach paired with a love for Anime while not taking from a specific mold or pattern. With collaborators like Ski Mask The Slump God, karrahbooo, and Ryan Celsius just to name a few...

This week we sat down with Corey Fonville, a Virginia Beach born multi-instrumentalist whose strongest skills are within the world of Drums. He’s the heartbeat and rhythm of Butcher Brown but what really defines him is the theory and cadence behind the work he’s done to become an established drummer. We got the chance to dive deep into his production, how he learned and honed his skills as a drummer, working with legendary artists ...

This week we brought in Eyezic, a DC, MD, VA based Electronic DJ and Producer who creates music within a few different genres including his own "Ethereal Dance Music". We talked about UKG, Future Bass, House Music, favorite performances, influences, growing up in Northern VA, how to pitch to labels, Diversity, Peruvian influence, and the definition of Ethereal Dance Music

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This week we had a special out of state guest, Florida born, multi instrumentalist and producer, Kaelin Ellis. He just released his latest studio album “You Are Here, Start” fresh off his tour supporting the album. We sat down and talked about how the album and some of the features like Kenny Mason and Guapdad 4000 came together, his thoughts on Ai, growing up in Florida, how to land sync licensing placements in commercials, his up...

This week we got the chance to sit down with SIR E.U, a boundary pushing lyricist based in Washington D.C. who creates music spanning across a wide range of sounds, genres, and styles under the umbrella of rap music but the end product is so much more. SIR E.U comes from the developing 2000's era that we like to call the "2012 era" but the date range varies. After releasing "The Ghost of Velvet" (OUT NOW), rapping for 25 hrs straig...

ReUpAlex + BeMo Brown sat down with Virginia’s own new school rapper yvngxchris, our first guest from the 7 cities (Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Chesapeake, Hampton, Virginia Beach, and Suffolk). We covered his newest studio album “Everybody Hates Chris 2” and how it came together, growing up by the beach, Pharrell and his festival Something In The Water, Meeting Pusha T, Producing music, his influences, his next tour, and so...

This week we sat down with Darrin X to talk about the history, culture, and musical structure that follows Go-Go Music, a Genre that was created in Washington DC. Darrin X breaks down the eras that built Go-Go Music from the 70’s to now along with a detailed view of where Go-Go Music is going.

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Bryant “BeMo” Brown and ReUpAlex sat down with Malik Dope, Tenacious, Chad “Focus” Arrington, Togeki, Shreztah, and MartyHeemCherry for the Season 1 Finale of The-Re-Up Podcast featuring viewer-submitted interview guests from Washington DC and Maryland. Topics ranged from Hyper Pop, Go-Go, Dubstep, Vice, DC Culture, America’s Got Talent, and more.

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