Guest Speaker Ep. 112: Suriel

On Episode 112 of the Guest Speaker Series, we welcome back Lynn, MA hip-hop artist Suriel back to the show, for his first in-person appearance on the podcast. Suriel recently released a mixtape exclusively on his website titled ‘The Turning Point’, which is a call back to the glory days of the hip-hop mixtape era. Suriel discusses his reasoning behind not dropping the tape on streaming platforms, and the unique ways in which independent artists are trying to get their art through to fans in an era of over-saturation. Suriel also talks about an upcoming EP he is dropping later this year titled ‘The Shelter Tape’, an homage to struggles of his youth days living in a shelter home. Suriel also reflects on two huge performances he recently had, the first being an opening act for The Lox’s recent 30-year anniversary tour at Roadrunner in Boston, as well as being enlisted to Termanology’s 978 Show. In addition, Mike & Suriel also do a deep dive into a plethora of music topics, such as the “Top 5 Rappers of All-Time” debate and why Nas sits at the top of their lists, their thoughts on Eminem’s new album, reasons why The Marleys are the greatest musical family ever, and so much more. Follow Suriel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suriel781/ Stream 'The Turning Point' on Suriel's website: https://suriel781.com/ Watch "Heaven Knows" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-GE0xKv9E 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