Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode producer Katakage Music joins A.E. to discuss their latest single Wish You Were Here and upcoming EP Love Quest. They discuss the meaning behind Wish You Were Here and why the song is important to them. Katakage also talks about his 2020 instrumental EP Sunlight, his musical influences and some key…

Happy National Poetry Month! Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode author/poet/rapper/podcaster Kendell Malik joins A.E. to discuss his debut poetry book My Poetry Decoded: Book 1. Throughout the podcast Kendell break's down all of the poems in his poetry book what they mean and why he wanted to included them in Book 1. He also shares …

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode rapper G.R.E joins A.E. to discuss his latest project The Daily Routine and his forthcoming project Smile More 2 which drops on December 11th. He also talks about what artists influenced him earlier on and what made him start rapping, as well as shares some great advice about living in the moment a…

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode rapper/producer Mo$ef The God joins A.E. to discuss his projects The Black Tape Vol. 1 & High Life Business. He also shares his story about how he got started doing music and spoke things into existence and took a leap of faith and followed his dream. You can check out Mo$ef's music here: https://l…

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode rapper/producer Cheeky Banter joins A.E. to discuss his album Innocent Eyes See More. Cheeky talks about how he got started producing and what lead him to take a leap of faith and become an artist and start engineering. He also opens up about his faith and what he believes. You can check out Cheeky…

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode musician/author Henok Malede joins A.E. to discuss how he self taught himself how to play the guitar and the piano. He also talks about putting out his first book in 2018 entitled The Sun is Rising and what made him take a leap of faith in pursing his goals of playing the guitar and piano and relea…

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode host of the brand new music show SoundTrack2MyLife, Jullian Butts joins A.E. to discuss the show. We also talk about the albums that had the biggest impact on his life growing up such as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Illmatic to name a few. Lastly we discuss the importance of walking in your …

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode singer Khalil The Official joins A.E. to discuss his projects Purple Heart & Khalimunati. He also talks about how he got started doing music, school during the pandemic, and motivates all the dreamers and creatives out there to take a leap of faith and just do what you really been wanting to do. Yo…

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode rapper/producer Ethic joins A.E. to discuss his projects Color Outside the Lines & Still Coloring Outside the Lines. He also talks about how he got started doing music and what motivated him to take a leap of faith and follow his dreams and not give up but instead show improve when things go tough …

Welcome to Things to Keep in Mind! On this episode Victor Rashad joins A.E. to make a special announcement. As well as discuss taking a leap of faith and embracing the unknown by leaning into your faith and believing in yourself instead of letting the fear of something not working out hold you back. Throughout the show a few of Vic's unreleased son…

Welcome to the Season 3 premiere of Things to Keep in Mind! This season our positive affirmation is Take a Leap of Faith. On this episode A.E. has his Father (Alston Nichols) on to provide some words of encouragement, advice, wisdom and tips to how to take a leap of faith and believe in yourself enough to get out of your comfort zone and go after y…

On the Season 2 Season Finale of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. gives the positive affirmation of what he thinks love really means which is love is making a commitment. He has a great conversation with his friends Derek and Angela Bowe about love and marriage and everything in between such as what love looks like to them, the difference between datin…

On this episode of Things to Keep in Mind we have are first woman guest Stephanie Fitzpatrick. Stephanie and I have a very candid conversation about finding love, relationships and the dating scene. We discuss the ups and downs that comes with dating these days and how important it is to practice self love and knowledge of self so that you can bett…

On the seventh bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to his friend R&B singer Kajim. He share's his story and how he started making music as well as discusses what he thinks of the state of R&B right now and what he thinks of love and relationships in this generation. Make sure you check out Kajim's latest single You Don't Know which is ou…

On the sixth bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to his friend rapper/producer M.N.I.W. They discuss his new latest project Kintsukaroi: The KaRes Project, how he started making music and how he makes all his beats, records and mixes all of his music on his phone. Make sure you check out M.N.I.W's latest project and new singles out now o…

On the fifth bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to his friend singer Vibetonova. They discuss Nova's journey as an artist, his process, and what he thinks are the essentials for all artist to know. Nova drops a lot of gems during this bonus ep that all artist should pay attention too. Make sure you check out Nova's brand new single Clos…

On this episode of Things to Keep in Mind I have a great conversation with my boys R&B artists Khalil The Official and Rose Golden about what love really means and the state of R&B. We have a really honest conversation about the definition of love and relationships, we also talk about who their favorite R&B artists are and what they think about the…

On the fourth bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to his friend rapper/podcaster Kendell Malik. They discuss Kendell's new ep Black Friday LP that he released last year, his growth as a person and artist and so much more. Throughout the show we play songs off his new ep which you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2ha…

Even though the day has already passed Happy Valentines Day! On this episode of Things to Keep in Mind I talk to my good friend Chris Hovers about our brand new ep Love These Days. We break down all five tracks that are on the ep as well as talk about love and relationships in this day and age. Please check out Love These Days on all streaming plat…

Happy Black History Month! On this ep of Things to Keep in Mind we talk to my good friend and brother from another Victor Rashad about his new album Blakkk Love, what black love means to him, self love and much more. All the music played throughout the podcast are songs off of Vic's album Blakkk Love to listen to more please click here: https://www…

Happy New Year! On Ep. 16 of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E.Charles has a candid and intimate conversation with his listers about how to gain structure and balance in their lives this year through refocusing their attention on self care and love, which will lead to them being able to accomplish all their goals and dreams for this year and decade. Thro…

On Ep. 15 of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E.Charles and his good friend artist Jordan Carlisle have part 3 of their 3 part honest conversation about love and relationships: Live, Love & Learn. On part 3 of their conversation they talk about Understanding & Moving Forward and reflecting on what went right and what went wrong and what you need to improv…

On the third bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to his friend artist/producer: Victor Rashad. They discuss Vick's new singles that he has just released, his upcoming project and documentary Blakkk Love, his growth as a person and artist, health, mental health, self love and so much more. Throughout the show we play seven of his new sing…

On the second bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to his friends Mosef The God, Ne64ew and Chris Hovers. They discuss Mosef The God's upcoming debut ep The Black Tape Vol. 1 which is executive produced by Chris Hovers and features stand out verses from Chris and Ne64ew and is set to be released at the beginning of September. They also di…

On the first bonus ep of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E. talks to friend artist/producer: The 90z! They discuss The 90z two new projects Bananas and Feelings. Bananas is a high energy album filled with different types of flows and next level production and Feelings is a beautiful melodic album where 90z pours out his soul on each track. Check out both…

On Ep. 14 of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E.Charles and his good friend artist Jordan Carlisle have part 2 of their 3 part honest conversation about love and relationships: Live, Love & Learn. On part 2 of their conversation they talk about Conflict/Resolution and how communication is key to resolving any issue in most relationships. Throughout the sh…

On the Season 2 Premiere of Things to Keep in Mind, A.E.Charles and his good friend artist Jordan Carlisle have part 1 of their 3 part honest conversation about love and relationships: Live, Love & Learn. On part 1 of their conversation they talk about The Honeymoon Phase which usually occurs during the beginning of a new relationship. Throughout t…

On the Season Finale of Things to Keep in Mind, Zel talks about the importance of being better and doing better and shares some advice on how you can achieve consistent growth in your life. Zel also shares the story of his creative journey. Later in the podcast special guest Hao Chen (his good friend/roommate) joins to talk about ReviewCast. Review…

On this episode Zel discusses the importance of taking care of yourself and shares a few tips that can help you get out of the funk you may currently be in. Stay tune until the end of the podcast to hear Zel’s brand new single Finding My Way featuring his good friend Henok Malede off of his spoken word ep Words which is now available on all music p…

Happy New Year everyone! On this episode Zel discusses the importance of getting out of your comfort zone and challenging yourself to do and be your very best. Stay tuned until the end of the podcast to hear an exclusive motivational new song from Victor Rashad called Get in my bag! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

The importance of making the most out of the opportunities you are given. Stay tuned in until the end of the show to hear me recite my poem Message to The People!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anzel-nichols/message

The importance of shooting your shot and following it through and knowing that regardless of what happens everything will work out in the end. You just have to believe it will. The song at the end of the podcast is called Bars by Kyz and it is available on all streaming platforms! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

Zel discusses the importance of doing your best each and everyday in all areas of your life with his best friend aspiring Nurse/Artist, Jordan Carlisle. They also talk about the ups and downs Jordan has gone through with trying to accomplish his goal and dream of becoming a Nurse. Later on in the podcast they discuss how Jordan started sketching, t…

Zel discusses the importance of having patience in any situation in life and how it provides you with a sense of inner-peace with his friend, writer and poet Chris Green a.k.a Chevi Lanez. They also talk about how they formed their writing group A.E.Lanez and the re-relase of their poetry collection The Draft. Chris even spits an amazing freestyle …

Zel discusses with his friend, rapper, entrepreneur, and social activist Victor Rashad about the importance of putting in work and developing a good work ethic in your spiritual, personal and professional areas of your life so that you can learn, grow and accomplish your goals. Some other topics they talk about include; Victor's new single Don't Wa…

Zel discusses with his friend John McGriff the importance of Self Investment. They also talk about the current state of politics, hip-hop, our society and the issues plaguing the black community. There were a few technical difficulties with the phone connection this episode that we would like to apologize for in advance but we hope you are still ab…

Zel discusses the importance of coming up with a plan with his good friend and fellow podcaster Jason Johnson. They also talk about Jason's TJP Productions,his podcasts and his planning process.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anzel-nichols/message

Zel talks to Rapper/Entrepreuer Kyz about the importance of having faith. They also discuss Kyz's debut project Pennies N' Prayers. We had a few technical difficulties throughout the podcast that were out of our control. So I want to apologize in advance for that. There is a part of the podcast that duplicates itself between the 38:11 to 52:26 min …

The power of positive thinking. The song at the end of the podcast is called Beautiful Day by Victor Rashad and is available on all streaming platforms! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anzel-nichols/message