MA-based school teachers dive into the world of music, providing a variety of content such as local artist interviews, album reviews, song recommendations, and many other music-related discussions. Class is in session!
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On Episode 149, we welcome Lawrence, MA artist, producer, & engineer, C Scharp, to the show! C Scharp has been a staple in the 978 for nearly two decades as a multi-faceted creative in both the hip-hop and dancehall genres. You may know him from his production credits and features with artists such as Termanology, Paul Wall, Kota the Friend, & Sheek Louch. Recently, C Scharp just releases his…
On Episode 148, we welcome back artist & producer okaykirby! On his sophomore episode, okaykirby does a deep dive with Mike on his latest project 'Oblivion' as he shares the personal and difficult moments in his recent life that ultimately led to the inspiration behind it. Mike & okaykirby also discuss collaborating on the visuals for 'Oblivion'. okaykirby describes the duality of living near…
On Episode 147 of the Guest Speaker Series, we are joined by rising hip-hop artist KSAP! Currently a senior at Medford High School, KSAP is the youngest guest we have ever had on the show, as well as the youngest artist to be nominated for a Boston Music Award this past December for his music video “100 Miles”. Despite not taking home the award, KSAP reflects on what he still feels like is a win…
On our first episode of 2026, we welcome rapper & producer B Cave to the show! B Cave shares his story of coming from a very musical family, but choosing to take sports such as baseball more seriously until he starting making beats in college. He then made the leap to move to LA right after his time playing baseball at Tampa University, knowing nobody and having no connections; he even lived in a…
On Episode 145 of the Guest Speaker series, Mike sits down with Boston artist & producer MaceyOMaze, and artist manager Ty Boogie, both of whom are a part of the eclectic group Ethereal Visions (or commonly known as EV) and are making waves within the New England music scene. Macey & Ty discuss how EV was formed, as well as the influences they have drawn from groups before them, much like Van…
On Episode 144 of the Guest Speaker Series, we welcome artist & producer, Ishan, to the show! Ishan has been steadily on the rise in MA & beyond showcasing immaculate wordplay, and production that has reached a national level, in particular on Termanology & Paul Wall’s “Do It For the Ghetto” featuring Big K.R.I.T. Ishan takes plenty of time on this episode paying homage to his parents who…
On Episode 143 of the Guest Speaker series, we welcome Connecticut’s very own 4KPHIL. to the show! 4KPHIL. is a hip-hop artist who’s steadily been making a name for himself in New England and beyond, including his track “Young Picasso” (produced by soupy2k) being featured on NBA2K22, as well as single “Truancy” found its way on multiple editorial playlists and has amassed over half a million…
On Episode 142 of the Guest Speaker Series, we welcome a rising R&B/hip-hop star in the MA music scene, Yanna G, to the show! Yanna is fresh off the release of her latest album ‘ON EVERYTHING I LOVE VOL. 2’, produced in full by Billboard-charting producer Chase N. Cashe, with features such as SVMBV, Nay Speaks, Funeral Ant Bell, & Hil Holla. Yanna discusses her evolution as an artist from the…
On Episode 141 of the Guest Speaker Series, we welcome back Maeko to the show! It’s been a while since we’ve caught up with Maeko, but he’s back to discuss his latest album ‘Blue Green Casino’ along with the process that went into its creation. Mike & Maeko also discuss a major theme of the album which is gambling & taking risks, ultimately leading them down a conversation surrounding addiction in…
On Episode 140 of the Guest Speaker Series, we welcome LA-based hip-hop collective C4RP00L to the show! C4RP00L is compromised of three friends Renzo Starr, Michael the Villain, and Kent Danger, originally all from North Carolina. Their journey started when they met at NC State as college students, and they quickly became acquainted one another and realized their synergy musically. Since, they…
