The Grind Podcast | w/Host DJ RETRO

The Grind Podcast | w/Host DJ RETRO

We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests and friends. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. Additional Guest: Melissa Cervantes (Artist/Singer), Valerie Parriett (Creative), Jules Nobles (Actress), Rogers Williams (Photographer), Domonique Nicole (Actress), DJ JIJI Sweet (SHADE45), DJ Chevi Red, Kidney Donors from One Kidney Club Las Vegas, Kelsey Nicole Nelson (ESPN & FOX Sports Analyst), Noree Victoria, Lexxy Badd and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-grind-podcast-w-host-dj-retro--3511504/support.

Episodes

The Grind | Retro Interview w/ "DJ CHEVI RED"

June 7, 2022 • 17 mins
This time we had the opportunity to talk with DJ Chevi Red and she had a lot of insightful things to share with us about the world of DJ's. She has spent a lot of time building her brand and shouting out those who have been role models along the way.

Make sure you follow us:
Website: www.thegrind.online
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990
Twitter: @DJRETRO1990
Music: Jawz of Life and Enoc (www.jawzoflife.com)

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Instagram: @djchevire...
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The Grind | w/ Community Activist and Podcaster J. Jamison Host of "Her Story Podcast"

July 18, 2022 • 34 mins
Janea is a Louisiana native and hosts a weekly podcast called Her Story, L.L.C. She creates opportunities for critical dialogue and action for Black Women who have defied obstacles and turned them into success.

She is a longtime advocate for race and gender justice. Her justice lens focuses on centering BIPOC women and girls in policy, organizing, and advocacy to develop a roadmap for equity.

Website: janeaclaire.com
Instagram: jane...
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The Grind | w/Bassey Brazil of "A Magnolia Show"

July 18, 2022 • 23 mins
Bassey Brazil sits down with us and expresses how music from the deep roots of Mississippi have been untapped for years. He explains his progressive plan on how to showcase homegrown talent to the rest of the world.

Website: https://www.youtube.com/AMAGNOLIASHOW/
Instagram: @amagnoliashow

Make sure you follow us:
Website: www.thegrind.online
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990
Twitter: @DJRETRO1990
Music: Jawz of Life and Enoc (www.jawzoflife.com)

Bec...
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The Grind | w/ Las Vegas Designer Dusty Stevens

October 13, 2024 • 51 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.
Host: DJ Retro
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
Website: www.thegrind.online (AD Space Available)
Guest
Singer: Du...
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The Grind | w/ MC and Producer "Southside Miko"

October 13, 2024 • 27 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.
Host: DJ Retro
Instagram:‪@DJRETRO1990‬ 
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
Website: www.thegrind.online
Guest:
SOUTHSIDE MIKO, "Hardest Artis...
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The Grind | w/ Multi-Award Winning Sports Journalist Kelsey Nicole Nelson

October 13, 2024 • 40 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.

Host: DJ Retro The Grind Podcast
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
Website: www.thegrind.online (AD Space Availab...
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The Grind | w/ Living Kidney Donor, Harold Mintz OKCLA

October 13, 2024 • 41 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.

Host: DJ Retro
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
One Kidney Club Las Vegas: @ONEKIDNEYCLUBLVN (Founder Mrs. Parri...
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The Grind | w/ Living Kidney Donor, Michelle Petty OKCLVN

October 13, 2024 • 23 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.

Host: DJ Retro
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
One Kidney Club Las Vegas: @ONEKIDNEYCLUBLVN (Founder Mrs. Parri...
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The Grind | w/Chef and Artist Melissa Cervantes

October 13, 2024 • 30 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. THE GRIND is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. Website: www.thegrind.online Host: @djretro1990 (on social media platforms)

Host: DJ RETRO
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990
The Grind In...
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The Grind | w/ Singer and Songwriter of "The River", Noel Gourdin

October 13, 2024 • 22 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. This is a throwback interview from 2015 when Noel Gourdin graciously provided an interview when I was getting started as Pre...
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The Grind | w/Singer and Songwriter ChaiXe

October 13, 2024 • 32 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. This is a throwback interview from 2015 when Noel Gourdin graciously provided an interview when I was getting started as Pre...
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The Grind | 2015 Retro Interview w/Actress Dominique Nicole (Film Credit: Madea Goes To Jail)

October 14, 2024 • 39 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. This is a throwback interview from 2015 when Dominique Nicole graciously provided an interview when I was getting started as...
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The Grind | 2015 Retro Interview, w/Playwright, Screenwriter Jamie Rhodes

October 14, 2024 • 29 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. This is a throwback interview from 2015 when Jamie Rhodes  provided an interview when I was getting started as Preface Media...
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THE GRIND | w/Singer & Songwriter Fate Kent

October 23, 2024 • 34 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.

Host: DJ Retro
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
Website: www.thegrind.online (AD Space Available)
Song Credit: "T...
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THE GRIND | "The D.O.C" Impact on Hip-Hop

December 3, 2024 • 25 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.

Host: DJ Retro
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
Website: www.thegrind.online (AD Space Available)


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The Grind: Cover 2 Cover, "The Pebbles Effect"

July 31, 2025 • 17 mins
"Welcome to The Grind: Cover 2 Cover – where we don’t just play the music, we open up the entire album experience. Each week, we dig deep in the crates and revisit the records that shaped R&B, soul, hip hop, and everything in between. We’re not just talking hits – we’re talking album credits, producer gems, and the stories behind the sound. From the liner notes to the sleeve design, we decode the visuals, the thank-you messages...
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THE GRIND | 2016 Retro Interview on former Preface Media Brand, w/Urban Grandstand Digital

July 31, 2025 • 45 mins
We’re proud to share a handful of recent interviews from our guests. The Grind is dedicated to exceptional conversation, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you have a platform to tell your story. If you’ve had experience you want to share with with us, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it. This is an interview under our former Preface Media DBA.

Host: DJ Retro
Instagram: @DJRETRO1990  
Instagram: @THEGRINDLV
Website...
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The Grind | w/Founder of the DJ Museum Las Vegas, Sam Maxion

November 20, 2025 • 28 mins
The DJ Museum Las Vegas
It was a privilege to talk with the Founder of The DJ Museum Las Vegas-Sam Maxion, who graciously shared incredible insights into the world of music!
We dove deep into the craft of DJing—what it truly takes to move a crowd and the importance of knowing your music and your history. We discussed the evolution of culture, tracing the roots of DJing from early radio days to the global phenomenon it is today, and h...
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