Whether he's in his melodic, rapping, or producer bag; Dayvi does it all and does it well. One of the leaders of the New Age music from our scene stops by and discusses his earlier music years, musical influences , being in an environment like Blueroom Studios to help develop his artistry, and lastly K asks about a possible versus against MUDA!. Dayvi also plays us some unreleased music as well. Snoozers Dayvi's Pick- "Rockstar Status" by 1LP and Tukie Darius's Pick- "Said It" by Lil Step and Kudo K's Pick- "All In" by Shamrock ft Qwalitaye  Follow Respectfully Said on IG https://instagra ..read more

We are honored to kick off 2022 with our first guest of the season  The 413Joint! We talk about the birth of the magazine, creators deciding to change career paths and being successful in their new lane, being realistic about turn around rates, and give Kudo and Lil Step their well deserved flowers for their amazing project titled "Now And Forever".   Follow us on IG https://instagram.com/respectfullysaid?utm_medium=copy_link   Follow The 413Joint on IG https://instagram.com/the413joint?utm_medium=copy_link   Listen to "Now And Forever" By Kudo and Lil Step https://fanlink ..read more

This episode we welcome our special co host Joenis and our musical guest Lazy Da Chemist. We kick things off with Lazy telling us the story of how he got involved with Slime World. K talks about Holyoke being on the rise musically which leads Joenis to give us the backstory of how Paper City Studio came to be. he also tells us why Paper City The infamous XXL 413 list that Lazy posted is brought up and K mentions some people she felt was left off. Lazy talks about sending time in Rochester NY and their music scene. K asks about Joenis’s IG post about behind the scene roles needed to be filled ..read more

We are honored to have videographer MYSE1F come thru and drop a couple of well needed gems. Our musical Guest MonaVeli does as well. The episode starts off with Myself introducing himself and MonaVeli discussing the importance of a creative director. K asks MonaVeli if artist development is something that’s missing in today’s time. She also stresses the importance of investing money to create some memorable visuals. She also tells us what makes her different than everyone else doing music in her area. Darius and Myself have a needed discussion about rappers with money always asking for handout ..read more

Finestro from ILL Entertainment comes through a very dope episode. We start off by having Finestro introduce himself to viewers. Finestro starts telling us his backstory and his introduction into music. K also has a PSA for those wanting to debate independent music with her. We congratulate Avery On The Beat for acquiring a couple of billboard plaques. K asks Finestro what are some things he didn’t like about being a manager and they soon start telling stories about their overall experiences with management. K reveals her western Massachusetts mt Rushmore list. And of course stay tuned for our ..read more

What’s so special about our region musically is the fact that we have artists who are in different lanes and genres. A U R is one of those artists who contributes to the above statement. We talk his raps, his beats, and his fashion sense. We talk about what influenced his sound and why ultimately he is the God of Springfield. Is the local music scene based way off on popularity than it is on talent? We discuss this and many more things on this latest episode ..read more

The episode starts off with K introducing the new sponsors(Let’s Talk Network and Gypsy). She addresses the recent changes to the podcast, which includes implementing a special co host every episode. It’s been 6 months into the new year so we discuss what projects we liked so for. Swang talks about valuing himself as a producer and talks about his album that he’s preparing to drop soon.  We review music from B Swiss, Kxng Harris, we get an submission from a graphic designer, and we tap in with Van Buren Records latest effort, “Bad For Press”.  Snoozer tracks :  K’s Pick- Bout Th ..read more

Blogger and Hip Hop artist Jacob Erza phones the crew all the way from Canada to talk about some of his current endeavors.  We ask about which is more important, blogging or music. Jacob tells us the backstory on how he ended up writing for Ear Milk while also discussing his favorite musical genres, that branch from hip hop to folk. Darius asks Jacob if he feels blogs are making a comeback while K stresses the importance of artists supporting blog sites. The crew also asks Jacob how he got acquainted with the western Mass music scene and also talks about his plans for the future with his ..read more

Paper City Ceo Tygee stops by Studio West Side for a very dope conversation regarding his business ventures.  Episode begins with K correcting a previous statement she said regarding Austin Fair's release history. Tygee talks about his decision to close down Paper City Studios to the public due to upgrades and renovations. He talks about turning Paper City into a production studio.He also gives us a quick history of the birth of Paper City Studios.  K asks the guys when it comes to music, who's allowed to criticize. Darius fills us in about Springfield Battle rapper Stumbles making h ..read more

K starts of the episode with new music drops. She also speaks on the lack of support for Solid Mula's latest effort. She and Darius give MacWay his flowers.  Kudo comes by with a list of things he wanted to speak before embarking on his next musical adventure. He touches on important points that every artist should have some sort of knowledge on and apply it to their journey!    Follow Kudo on IG https://instagram.com/ayekudo?utm_medium=copy_link    Follow Respectfully Said on IG https://instagram.com/respectfullysaid?utm_medium=copy_link ..read more