Guest Speaker Ep. 99: Ugoboy

On Episode 99 of the Guest Speaker Series, Mike sits down with budding afrobeats star Ugoboy. He explains his transition from being a hip-hop artist to afrobeats, and how his Nigeria heritage and dual citizenship played a pivotal role in the decision. The guys discuss how afrobeats has grown in popularity in the US over the years, along with a plethora of other topics including Ugoboy’s latest EP ‘Raw Eleganza’, his role in the Marvel movie ‘Madame Web’, and what it’s like to perform in front of 16,000 people. Ugoboy also shares the tragedy of losing all of his music on his hard drive, what it’s like to play against professional basketball players, what he learned at SXSW, recollecting an epic night at the club, and so much more. Follow Ugoboy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theugoboy/ Stream 'Raw Eleganza' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0vfg6RugBnHN4swydOvc0C?si=5wD1fqAYSCOYnQEah-G0Ig Stream 'Raw Eleganza' on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/raw-eleganza-ep/1717447326 Check out our studio, AOA Studios, and book a session or service with us: https://www.aoastudios.org/inquiriesbooking Follow our social media and blogs Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/turntableteachers/?hl=en Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@turntableteachers Blog - https://www.turntableteachers.com/blog Shop - https://www.turntableteachers.com/shop Subscribe to our streaming services Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-turntable-teachers/id1448694925 Google Play - https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Icujt6fhi2je7zzfxjkr7glcowe?t%3DThe_Turntable_Teachers%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-538618877 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4UJh499meoTP5wV2b2jrb0?si=EMaTjq9CR2-_zA6orKQNEQ Spotify Discover Playlist- https://open.spotify.com/user/45ix6360sx8y5286mf2ims30f?si=Swo3O5_ZREaF-01aOXVThQ