The CharQoal Interview
Andrew from UNDRGRND sits down with the one and only CharQoal for the third episode of season two of The UNDRGRND Podcast!
CharQoal is a 31-yr-old singer/rapper/songwriter from Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. Now residing in the greater Los Angeles area, the Gemini has been making music seriously for 5 years, and credits The Script, Lauryn Hill, and Killarmy as his biggest musical influences.
CharQoal stands out to the UNDRGRND team for his unapologetic confidence both on and off the mic, and his charismatic attitude that is destined to impact the masses. He regularly uses @big_rula_rules to engineer his tracks, and shouts out “@tyfighter805’s new stuff” as some of his favorite recent 805 songs.
Stay up to date with King Qoal right here and check him out in UNDRGRND Issue 3 COMING THIS MAY!
0:00-2:22 Welcome Jay Uno from 7 Records!
2:23-3:10 “Art is what you make it”
3:11-5:14 Jay Uno seeing the game from his pops & leaving football for music
5:15-6:45 What separates 7 Record’s artists from other musicians in the city? (“Our music sounds like it’s on the radio”)
6:46-8:04 Overcoming the challenges of pushing music as a team
8:05-9:35 Jay Uno wanting to become a label CEO & manager on top of dropping music himself
9:36-11:26 How did 7 Records adapt to the non-performance 2020 (“We’re literally gonna flood 2020”)
11:27-12:55 The 7 Record’s San Francisco show
12:56-14:36 How the name “7 Records” came to exist?
14:37-15:15 Where is the squad based right now?
15:16-16:30 Jay Uno looking for “difference” when adding artists to the label
16:31-17:55 2021 music goals for 7 Records? “7 Network”, more dope dope music (“We’re not just a record label”)
17:56-19:50 Who Jay Uno says has made it out of “The 805” scene (“‘The 805’ is slim with EXPOSED talent”)
19:51-20:53 The pieces Jay Uno reps on his neck (for his brother, his daughter, and the Jesus piece)
20:54-22:32 Follow @iamjayuno & @its7records and a Chris The Thr!llest shoutout!
22:33 dope edit by @andre.watson.ii & outro/BTS
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INTERVIEW FILMED BY @bings.visuals
INTERVIEW EDITED BY UNDRGRND