Episodes
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Boris Wright - Season 5 Episode 4
Once again Talk So Real is back with yet another episode highlighting the people who really make the Austin music scene tick tick boom, and this is a big one. I finally got my brother Boris Wright in the studio and pon di mic to discuss his long and illustrious career in the music business and...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Doug Mecca - Season 5 Episode 3
Another big one for the record books! This should have happened a long time ago! I finally got my brother Doug Mecca up in the studio for some real talk. Doug is a pioneer in Austin hip hop and beyond. He and his Hip Hop Mecca Crew revolutionized the game back in the 90's when they started...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Victorious - Season 5 Episode 2
This weeks show is another huge one! We have my brother Victorious in the house. Victorious and I go way back in this Austin hip hop world, I'm talking back in them Andre Walker/Sociopath Left daze (#IYKYK), and we have a lot to talk about. From our early days on the scene in Austin, to a couple...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Alesia Lani - Season 5 Episode 1
Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala is back for the 2 0 2 4 y'all! And this one is a BIG ONE! I finally got to sit down and have a real talk with Austin's own Alesia Lani! Alesia is an incredible singer with a dynamic energy who has taken the city by storm in recent years and just released her debut...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Robert Gabriel - Season 4 Episode 6
I know that I say this all the time but THIS IS A BIG ONE! I've been down with Robert Gabriel, nee, R2G2, since the mid-90's when we were both writing for the Bay Area hip hop magazine 4080. The publisher Lauchlan Eugene Sampson McIntyre told Robert and I that we should meet each other as we were...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Greg Beets - Season 4 Episode 7
Word to Richard Whymark and Chepo Pena and every person who ever watched a band play in Austin when it was cool, today's guest is Greg Beets! Greg has been covering and playing music in Austin since the late 80's and had a front row seat to all that was happening in the Austin music scene that…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Wayne Donowho - Season 4 Episode 5
Maaaaaaan once again we may have outdone ourselfs with the realness. I have a lot of history with my man Wayne Donowho. He was actually my "Promotions and Publicity" teacher back in the days and from right when we met we hit it off and became family. I don't him or his lovely wife and sons nearly...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Kwame Anderson - Season 4 Episode 4
MC K PEOPLE CALL HIM KWAM! My brother Kwame Anderson joins us for today's edition of Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala. Our history runs way back to the early 90's and the days of the Hip Hop Coffee Shop at Hoi Polloi on White Oak which is now Onion Creek and also to the days of Strictly Hip Hop...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: DJ Chill - Season 4 Episode 3
Today is a really special edition that is for sure. I always say that Talk So Real is the podcast where I talk to my friends and I literally have talked to some of the people closest to me in this series. But DJ Chill is different! What we have done together over the years changed our lives big...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Gabe Vaughn aka DJ Dangit - Season 4 Episode 2
We close out the week with a huge announcement! You may know Gabe Vaughn as one of the owners of Breakaway Records and you may know him as DJ Dangit and have amazing memories of Sock Hop DJ nights and you may even know him from his time in Arctectonics, whatever way you know him you know that…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Audrea Diaz - Season 4 Episode 1
We are back in Texas for Season 4 of Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala and today's guest is yet another great friend of mine with a lot to say, Audrea Diaz! If you are doing ANYTHING in Austin hip hop you have for sure at the very least encountered Audrea more than once as she is the biggest…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Pete Stadtmueller - Season 3 Episode 9
We continue on with the stories of kids in the van traversing the country with my other brother Pete Stadtmueller. Pete played drums in the first band I ever booked, Lost from Erie, PA and has always been a great friend of mine. He is a teacher on the university level now and is also a deep sea...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Mike Krusewicz - Season 3 Episode 10
Continuing on in Erie, PA today we present one of my oldest and closest friends, Mike Krusewicz. When I first met Mike he was a crazy, mouthy skater type who did not hold his tongue at all (nothing's changed). I remember being taken aback the first time I met him, like "Who is this dude?" Then we...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: A Bullet for Fidel - Brian DiPlacido - Season 3 Episode 11
SEASON 3 BONUS WEEK HAS BEGUN! Well three days at least. Today starts the ERIE EDITION of Talk So Real. I spent a good part of the summer in my hometown of Erie, PA and meant to do way more podcasts, but I did get with three of the people who were HUGE in the formation of who I am today. These…
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Matt Sonzala Has Something to Say
Been a long time, I shouldn't have left you... but I have a bit of an explanation and a preview of what is to come with Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala. Check this out and give me some feedback please...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: YellaStud - Season 3 Episode 08
Oh man here we are back again with another episode of Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala and this is a big one, we finally got YellaStud in the house! We go way back and reminisce about all kinds of Austin hip hop memories. YellaStud, I still call her Lolo, and I did a lot of shows together for SXSW...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Bak of The Feedbak - Season 3 Episode 07
Man it felt really good to do this one for sure as I got to get my man Bak on the other side of the mic! Bak is one of the most thorough podcasters that I know personally, he is definitely an OG in the city of Austin where he has been covering nightlife and more for years. He has literally...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: OG Ron C & DJ Hollygrove - Season 3 Episode 06
Maaaaaaan it finally happened. I've BEEN meaning to sit down with the legend OG Ron C and chop (no pun intended) it up about all sorts of things, and on this episode it finally happened with a bonus appearance by DJ Hollygrove. We talk about the beginnings of the Swisha House, The Chopstars and…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Yung D3mz & Uche B - Season 3 Episode 05
Special shout out to my brother Gregory "Beef" Jones (@ogbeefjones) for inviting me to the Group Black party during SXSW IA last week. Group Black is a company founded by industry legend Bonin Bough to dramatically transform the face of media ownership and investment. Beef and I had been trying…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Shu of IITight Music - Season 3 Episode 04
Maaaaaan I am finally getting back to the podcast game and this one is a good one! I finally got to sit down with Shu of IITight Music (2 Tight) from Japan! Shu is a huge supporter of real rap music and one of the truest fans I have ever met. I love meeting people from around the world who...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Kevin Curtin - Season 3 Episode 03
This is the biggest interview to hit the internet since that one interview last week had everyone going nuts. My guest this week is Kevin Curtin, and since you asked, we talk in depth about Ye's appearance on Infowars and what all this means to a couple of punks out here in Austin, Texas. Kevin…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Keith Corona - Season 3 Episode 02
Keith Corona is a South Austin hip hop legend. A leader in all that he does, Keith has been on the cutting edge of the visuals game for as long as I can remember. You have got to check out his YouTube page where you will find all sorts of dope music videos, many of which were filmed in Mexico…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: DJ Michael Watts of Swisha House - Season 3 Episode 01
Season 3 of Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala STARTS NOW! And today we have a big one. DJ Michael Watts of the Swisha House joins me in the studio for about an hour of real talk about music and all sorts of things. We talk a bit about the new Swisha House Experience that was curated by their…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Jeff Liles - Season 2 Episode 19
Maaaan hold up! This week I got to sit down with a man who has been a friend and a mentor to me for like 30 years, Jeff Liles. This man has stories and I think just about anyone would enjoy listening to this one. I first met Jeff when he was a member of the group Decadent Dub Team, an…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Deuce - Season 2 Episode 18
Man this is a real good one right here, I finally got to sit down with my man Deuce and talk some shop. I first met Deuce when he was an on air personality on Austin's Hot 93 in the early to mid 2000's. Hot 93 was a special place, and maybe one of the last commercial urban radio stations to keep…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Kiko Villamizar - Season 2 Episode 17
Finally got to sit down with my man Kiko Villamizar. Kiko is a multi-instrumentalist - musicologist - vocalist - comedian - intellectual bad ass dude who was born in Miami to a musical family who took him to Colombia as a youth and raised him on a coffee farm where he immersed himself in the…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: MOJOE - Season 2 Episode 16
Maaaaan this is a big one for me as I have been a fan of MOJOE for many years, and when we sat down to do this they informed me that I had never interviewed them before. Which is something I can't even fathom given the amount of times I have seen them live and how much I have listened to them and...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Noah Tennefrancia - Season 2 Episode 15
Continuing on with the podcast where I go and have some real talk with my friends, this week I sat down with Noah Tennefrancia to talk about a whole lot of thangs! If you are out and about in Austin's hip hop and electronic and more scenes you probably know Noah as he is always in the place. He…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: DJ Jester The Filipino Fist - Season 2 Episode 14
Oh man this is big, secure your internet as the whole world wide web gonna feel this one. On this kick off to America Day weekend we are joined in the studio by the one and only DJ Jester the Filipino Fist. His latest mixtape/CD - Made in USA (with DJ Marz on one side, Jester on the other) is out...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Edica - Season 2 Episode 13
So honored to have my great friend Edica in the studio of sorts this week! We go way back to when I first came to Austin and she would help me promote shows and do SXSW things and all this, while she would work with cool artists like Houston's The Nice Guys and Dallas legends SoreLosers. She has...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Richard Henry - Season 2 Episode 12
What the what? Heads are NOT ready for this one. Someone may need to reup the Hollerboard to make sure this one gets maximum penetration into the internets and all the real heads can know the deal. Stand up one time for my special guest Richard Henry. Richard has been a mainstay on the Austin…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Grimy Styles - Season 2 Episode 11
Man this week I got to sit down with Martin and Matt of one of my favorite bands, Grimy Styles to discuss a bit of their history and to get hyped up for their new album Late Pioneers of Psych Dub - out later this month. The boys are back and in their truest form. On this episode we discuss the...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: El Dusty - Season 2 Episode 10
With @eldusty in front of @producegoods Maaaaaaaaaan this one was a long time in the making! I have been wanting to sit down with the man El Dusty for a while now, as to me he is one of the most interesting musical artists in Texas, and beyond. The sounds he creates are next level and you never...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Coka Trevino - Season 2 Episode 9
Continuing on with my podcast series in which I sit down and talk with my friends who do dope things, on this episode I get to sit down with one of the dopest, Coka Trevino! I have known Coka for some years through the music scene here in Austin, we both tend to like good musics and such, and I...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Serg - Season 2 Episode 8
Oh man this is a very special episode and has been literally a couple years in the making. If you know anything about my history, you know that Serg taught me everything that I know about the internet. He had a blog before me and did a podcast before I really understood what a podcast was. The…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: DJ Protege - Season 2 Episode 7
Man! This weeks episode is fire. I had the honor and the pleasure of chopping it up with a dude who has been deep behind the scenes in Austin and Texas hip hop and more. DJ Protege has been rocking crowds and producing records for a good while now. On this episode we talk about his early days as…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Cha'keeta B - Season 2 Episode 6
This week I got to sit down with my good friend, and one of my favorite MC's from Austin, TX (or anywhere) Cha'keeta B! On the show we discuss why she calls herself a Femcee when she raps harder than many of the dudes out there, the Austin hip-hop community, the pandemic, all sorts of shit that…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: DJ Rapid Ric & Carlos of CH Customs - Season 2 Episode 5
The Mixtape Mechanic is back! DJ Rapid Ric and Carlos Hernandez of CH Customs have reunited to bring back the iconic Whut It Dew mixtape series/apparel line with new music and a whole lot of surprises dropping soon! In this episode we learn the origins of the whole imagery behind Whut It Dew and...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Lance Walker - Season 2 Episode 4
Got a chance to sit down with my man Lance Scott Walker for this episode. Lance and I go way back in the scene in Houston but really connected when he and Peter Beste started working on the Houston Rap book and what would later become two editions of Houston Rap Tapes. I love Lance's style…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Bavu Blakes - Season 2 Episode 3
This one has been a long time coming, it's about time I have a real talk with one of my best friends in this whole musical journey, Bavu Blakes. His Twitter bio says it best: "Scholar Emcee deliberately walking through the intersection of Hip Hop, education, and spirituality; co-author of...
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Salih Williams - Season 2 Episode 2
This is a real special one for me, as it should be for any fan of Texas rap. Salih Williams and his brothers have been a musical force on the Texas scene for many years, starting out with their family band that toured the Texas circuit way back in the day, to his rise around the turn of the…
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Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Money Waters - Season 2 Episode 1!
Season 2 of Talk So Real is now live and in fool effect! On this episode long time supporter of southern rap and other thangs Matt Sonzala talks with Dallas, Texas MC Money Waters about his new album The Porch 2. Money Waters is one of the most revered underground rappers to come out of Dallas…
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Killer Mike - Pop Montreal 2013
Matt Sonzala got to sit down with Killer Mike and have a real talk at Pop Montreal in 2013.On the third floor of their headquarters building and it was like Fat Tony and Golden Eyez and Darcy were like the only people there. Nw there were some people there but it was too small for what this…
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Homeboy Sandman
This one goes deep. Matt Sonzala talks with Homeboy Sandman just after he tells the world that he isn't playing venues with vaccine and mask mandates. He explains his feelings in detail and Matt listens and has feelings as well This is a real one TALK SO REAL. indeed.
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Kool Keith
Got to sit down and have a real talk with the realest legend MC in hip hop evAr Kool Keith.
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Adebantu
Sitting down with the legend Adebantu was an honor and a pleasure. Got to experience one of his Afropolitan Vibes events and it was one of the greatest concert experiences I have ever had. Viva Lagos. I must return soon!
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Temi Dollface
Visiting Lagos was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in my life, and sitting and talking with Temi Dollface was one of the many things that made it great. I hope that you enjoy our conversation.
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Seun Kuti
I had the good fortune of visiting Lagos, Nigeria a few years back and met so many incredible artists. On one of my last days I was invited by Seun Kuti to the Kalakuta Republic (His father Fela's last home) to witness a rehearsal with Egypt 80 and do this interview. I hope you enjoy listening as...
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Fat Tony
Old pals Matt Sonzala and Fat Tony get on the horn and talk all things Exotica and more.
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TalkSoReal with Matt Sonzala - Curt Low of Complete
Complete is a legendary band from Fort Worth, Texas that never really got their just due. Or maybe they got more, I don't know. In my eyes they were incredible and when videos of their performances started popping up on the internet in the mid-2000's I just had to find them. To this day I…
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