For this episode of the Mental Threads Podcast I have a special guest Liberian alternative rock artist Gucci Ron. me and Ron have been connected through social media for a while finally meeting each other’s acquaintance at Trey Rhodes Charlotte Spark event this past October. we delve into his interests from everything of Scott Pilgrim to Lil Uzi Vert's songs and how it impacted him. We discussed matters revolving around him growing up in Minnesota and then relocating to Charlotte and just the difference between those 2 cities. We talk about matters of him excepting himself as an individual from his love of rock music and just expressing that love through his own art. We also discussed matters of the Liberian community as a whole from Minnesota to Charlotte and so on. We speak on a whole lot of different topics. I really enjoyed speaking to Gucci Ron and having him on the podcast. This is definitely an episode that a lot of folk need to check out. Ending Credit Songs: Gucci Ronnie - " 2 Man In Portland " ft. OreoTheSage https://youtu.be/0_TqA-tarNU?si=AEprI2IsZTEkBikj https://www.instagram.com/guccironnie/ https://flow.page/guccironnie

In this episode for the Mental Threads Podcast, I will be conversing with an artist from South Carolina currently residing in Charlotte North Carolina. His name is MENTXL! I met MENTXL at Trey Rhodes Charlotte Spark event he is a rap artist from a small town in York, South Carolina and now making life for himself in the Queen city along with his fiancé. We will be discussing of all types of topics from him growing up in York as well as the contrast between a small town in South Carolina to the Queen city , switching his style up from a more modern take to a more boom bap based sound, his interest in a more culinary based background with all types of food that he can make and him growing as an artist. we discussed matters of him having tensions with his family, and just learning to outgrow from a little town and embracing his own individuality. this is a very dope episode and I’m so glad I got that. Have him on, you gotta check this episode out as well. Ending Credits Song: MENTXL - "Broken Ones" https://www.instagram.com/mentxl444/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/32LhT87NlUN6wpEENoD16k?si=bIyVlFhPRlqO-dPiyVh6kQ

For this episode of the Mental Threads podcast I’ll be conversing with OreoTheSage he is an artist originally from New York currently residing in Charlotte, North Carolina of Bajan Descent. Me and Oreo converse over all types of matters. We start discussing matters, revolving, anime more specifically, Naruto and the many things that we enjoyed about that anime, as well as the many things that we agree could’ve been improved upon. We delve into Oreos background from the origins of his name "OreoTheSage" to various hobbies and interest he had particularly athletics like wrestling. we converse over him growing up in moving between Brooklyn NY to South Carolina. we discuss about matters of him wanting to live in Charlotte NC and making this City his home. We talk about his experiences regarding auditioning and performing for the Charlotte Spark event. We also talk about his Bajan culture and various Bajan cuisine as well as discussing the history or Barbados and Liberia's connection. I also try to put him on to various Liberian food hotspots in Charlotte. This was a very dope episode and I’m so glad that he was able to hop on for a conversation and you’ll be glad that you hopped on to listen as well.

End Credits Song: OreoTheSage - "Don't Wake Up" https://youtu.be/yNXveY895m8?si=w5soMISPhxxpT6K9

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