Grown Up

We back with another one! Today I have a new artist with a unique still who zoomed in from Australia to talk about his independent music path. We discussed the music scene in Australia, how he has been able to shape his own sound, and how the support from his family has helped him continue to create the music that feels good to him. We also discussed his latest album that was not out yet when we r...

Welcome back to yet another episode of me figuring out life as a Grown Up. Today I am joined by my girlfriend and we talked about some exciting life changing updates that are happening in our lives. We discussed some updates with my transition, new job venture, and prepping for a bundle of joy coming soon to a Grown Up podcast near you. With all the changes that is happening in my life I am thankf...

On today's short episode I break down some of the changes that are going on in my life. I talk about things that you start to care about when you realize you are getting older, the struggle of good paying job right now, and preparing for the family path that I am so excited to share with you all. Don't forgot to check out the latest N.O.W interview with Robyhood & East-O! The power duo is maki...

Welcome back to the N.O.W interviews where I search for independent artist who want to share their independent story behind the music that's featured in the podcast. Today I have an amazing independent powerhouse duo joining me who is breaking through barriers on the way to more success. Joining me today to catch their wave that you might already be on is Hip-hop lyricist/actress Miriam A. Hyman a...

Disclaimer: This episode contains touches on subjects that will definitely be sensitive to children and those who think we don't have a problem here in America. Today I am joined by pancreatic cancer survivor Matthew. We opened the dialogue about the drug/opiod addiction which has been a serious problem many struggle with and it's getting worse. Matthew tells us his story of addiction and his test...

What's good! On today's episode I catch you up on some new grown up changes in my life that I am trying to adjust to and I talk about the one thing most people my age are freaking out about....medical insurance. I give my opinion about why this conversation is not casually had enough with grown up kids and why we as young adults, should help each other out and not suffer in silence not knowing whe...

Let's talk about budgeting. On today's episode I am going to talk about the struggles I am going through with trying to budget. I discuss how I am able to manage so far even with all the prices going sky high in California. I also talk about wanting to budget the gym in my life while I figure out how to maintain my grown up life. Shoot me an email or dm me to let me know how your budgeting is goin...

Man it's been one hell of a week. On today's episode I have my girlfriend and my big brother join me on the podcast and we have a good old conversation about the grown up expectations we are going through. We talk about where we fit in in the multitasking realm while we mange other expectations like sleeping, working, and all the other fun adulting things we do everyday to maintain our lives. Don'...

Welcome to another look into the artist with DH Worldwide. Coming from Camden, NJ he talked about his upbringing from his dad exposing him to hip hop at a young age to his own catalog of music he soon began to create for himself. He talked about some of his influences when it comes to music and he gives us a little insight to his creative process in the studio. Don't forget to stream his new singl...

Today on the podcast I express some words of encouragement for those who are having just as long of a week as I am. I talk about why I feel like we are fed up from working to Covid and just need time to reset. Of course I have a new artist this week so follow DH Worldwide and stream his music to catch his dope wave. This week I am switching things up with the N.O.W segment so listen out for the ch...

Disclaimer: This episode contains a sailor mouth moment so please keep the kiddos ears covered. Every adult comes to a point where they just need to rant and today is my day. Join me for a rant on working, driving, and mental health. I talk about my struggles of learning balance in my adulting journey and I tell you about my new business venture. Make sure to stream and check out the new N.O.W int...

Welcome back to the Naturally on a Wave interviews! Today I have a new artist joining me all the way from London. Her music was featured in the episode Life is just happening....Oh yea and Covid, now she is joining me talk about how she got started making music, how she was able to gain confidence in herself to believe in her musical abilities, and her hopes of working with the amazing Jhene Aiko....

What's good Grown Up gang, this is a special episode I am holding close to my heart in hopes it touches those it needs to. Today I dive into a new chapter I am entering in my life and I am sharing it with you all. I discuss from beginning to end my hurt and frustration for not being able to simply be who I always knew I wanted to be. I am proud to able to express myself and I hope I encourage othe...

I'm back Grown Ups! I know it may seem like I took a couple days break and fell off but I'm here to tell you I have been adulting. This week I tell you all about what has been going on with my posting schedule, how I am trying to manage my life with emotions, and I give more exciting updates about my journey. Go stream the new N.O.W interview with MyBrothaVan and don't forget to follow him for mor...

What's good I'm baaaaack! Yes I have another artist interview for you today. You heard his music featured in the episode "Are you passive, aggressive, or assertive personality?", if you haven't you didn't stay till the end and you have to go back to listen. He stopped by the podcast virtually to discuss his start in music which is a great story that is different than previous interviews. He also t...

Today I drop update on how my life is going throughout what seems to be a slowing down at least for the moment of the pandemic.i catch you up on my long week, give an update on vaccines and face mask, and I talk about the Golden State stimulus something that Californian's may have heard of recently and/or received already. Shoutout to this week N.O.W artist Swayla coming from London with the cool...

Welcome back Grown Up gang! I have a new guest joining me this week who is bringing us a new perspective to the podcast. We discussed his book A Gay Man's Guide To Life which was released last year. We talked about his journey of going from digital marketing to public speaking and eventually landing on his newest title author. In hopes to change the narrative that gay men have no sense of directio...

Joining me for this week's Naturally on a Wave interview segment is Nasa LaMode. From Milwaukee to Houston Nasa LaMode brings his versatile style to the podcast and talks about his venture into Neo-Soul. We talked about the music scene in the Milwaukee area and what it was like for him growing up in the Midwest. He breaks down his music background that led him to finally making his own tracks that...

Today I update you on what's new in my life and opening up a bit more about myself on how I used to act before realizing I needed to do more once I got to the Grown up stage. I pose the question of what your personality exudes and discussed how my action from being passive effected my life. In hopes to start the conversation about learning more about ourselves I also discuss my opinion on why lear...

Welcome Grown Ups! This week I have a new guest on the show who took a little more convincing than usually to get her to join me but I managed to bring the small extrovert out. Today I welcome Jen the blogger who also happens to be a huge introvert. We sat down and I asked her some questions about what it's like for her to be an introvert in her everyday life with friends, family, work, and pretty...

What's good Grown Ups! I'm back again with another Naturally on a Wave interview and this is one that I have been anticipating. After building up my own name in the music department I decided to bring someone one the show who has been building himself for awhile now and it's paying off big time. He happens to also be my blood brother who I've seen struggle, hustle, and still stay determined toward...

Today I am excited to be joined by one part of a brand new independent podcast on the market called Make Way podcast, who happens to be my good friend from back in our college days. Despite me bringing him on to interview him, he flipped the no script on me and we ended up having a great conversation. We talked about his Ori Tahiti dance life, my soccer career, and of course his brand new podcast...

Today I open a can of Grown Up worms to get you thinking about life. I talk about why I believe we are suffering in silence, what we should try to do to create a better society, and I give some shoutouts to my peoples who are doing their independent thing! I dropped a new podcast pick up and tell you about some future episodes I have planned for you all. Don't forget to check out the new N.O.W int...

Today on the Naturally on a Wave segment I have a brand new artist for you. His music was featured in the "I'm finally taking a trip" episode and now he has joined me on the Grown Up podcast to talk about his music journey. We talked about his favorite song, the influence music has made in his family and what led him to create his latest album For the Free, Vol 1 Trails and Tribulations streaming...

Welcome to another week of ranting and raving about life. This week I get pretty raw and real about how I have been feeling lately. I talk about maintaining my life while trying to being support for others, trying to keep up with the expectations of unauthentic lifestyles all while working myself half to death just to maintain my life for one person. I also rant about the number one trending topic...