The Well Actually Podcast

We interview Hollywood actress Adetinpo Thomas and she talks about how she got her start in acting, the differences between working on Marvel and DC projects, featuring in a Steven Spielberg production and why she thinks about quitting almost every month.

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In this episode, we draft our favorite black movies from the 90s!

Ep 54 - This is The Well Actually Podcast's 2nd installment of Black Movie Game Night

You decide who wins! So VOTE in the comments!

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SPOILER ALERT!!!

Team IJ: Losing Isaiah, Friday, The Best Man, Love Jones, Waiting to Exhale
Team Panda: Bad Boys, Menace 2 Society, Boomerang, New Jack City, Life
Team Kellz: Boyz N The Hood, Set It Off, House Party, Soul Food, What's Love Got to Do with It
Team Bayo: Hoodlum, Above The Rim, Dead Presidents, White Men Cant Jump, In Too Deep
Team WAP: The Nutty Professor, Malcolm X, Belly, The Players Club, How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cast your own movie? You get to pick the director, the stars and even genre. Well now's your chance!

This is The Well Actually Podcast's 1st installment of Black Movie Game Night

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Did Billboard get it right with their list of the 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of ALL TIME? We try to answer that for you.
Who was ranked too high?
Who was ranked too low?
Who was snubbed?
Leave a comment below and join the conversation!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Billboard's Selection Criteria
10:36 What was the biggest surprise?
16:38 The top 10 songs
17:30 Ojuelegba vs African Queen
29:10 Is "Fall" Davido's BEST song?
36:30 Justice for Fuse ODG
48:01 Gems
51:00 Mad Over You
55:39 Number 50 - 41
59:30 Asake
1:04:20 Artists with only ONE song
1:08:28 Dammy Krane, how far??
1:10:10 Which songs SHOULD have made the list?

You can also check out the full list below (Spoiler Alert!) 👇🏾

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50. Weird Mc - ijoya
49. Nonso Amadi - tonight 
48. Timaya - dem mama
47. Jazzman Olofin ft Adewale Ayuba - raise da roof
46. Victony & Tempoe - Soweto
45. Olu maintain - yahooze
44. Ice prince ft Brymo - oleku
43. Kizz Daniel ft Tekno - buga
42. Libianca - People
41. Asake - pbuy
40. Davido ft Musa Keys - unavailable
39. Skales - shake body
38. Lojay & Sarz - monalisa
37. Oxlade - ku lo sa
36. Maleek Berry - kontrol
35. Tekno - pana
34. P-square - personally
33. Runtown - Mad Over you
32. The Mavins - dorobucci
31. Ayra Starr - rush
30. Burna Boy ft Zlatan - Killin dem
29. Amaarae & moliy - sad girlz luv money
28. Fireboy Dml - peru
27. Wande Coal & dj tunez - iskaba
26. Mr Eazi & Efya - Skin tight
25. Wizkid - Pakuromo
24. Afro B - Drogba (Joanna)
23. Olamide - bobo
22. Burna Boy - last last
21. Tiwa Savage & Don jazzy - eminado
20. Phyno ft Olamide - fada fada
19. Sarkodie ft Castro - adonai
18. Fuse odg ft it Tiffany - azonto
17. Wande Coal - bumper to bumper
16. Dbanj - fall in love
15. Yemi Alade - johnny
14. Davido - dami duro
13. R2bees ft Wande Coal - kiss your hand
12. 9ice - gongo aso
11. Styl-plus - olufunmi
10. P-Square - chop my money remix
9. Burna Boy - ye
8. Davido - fall 
7. Dbanj - Oliver twist
6. CKay - love nwantiti
5. Wizkid ft Tems - essence
4. Rema - calm down
3. Flavour - nwa baby (ashawo remix) 
2. Wizkid - ojuelegba
1. 2face - African queen

Ladymakavelli joined the show to talk about her becoming an overnight sensation in Ilorin, her visionary approach to promoting her music as an independent artist, and how she plans to give back to other women after she's done with her singing career.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Origin Story & Name change
7:00 Describe your sound
8:55 Musical Inspiration
10:49 Creative Process
13:40 Recording First song
24:05 Stranger by LadyMakavelli
25:15 Making of “Stranger”
32:43 Promotion for Independent artists
37:10 Performing
43:30 Challenges
56:47 Portrayal of women in afrobeats
58:32 Moving the genre forward
1:06:56 What’s Next?
1:08:35 Rapid Fire Questions

Keep up with Ladymakavelli:
Instagram: @ladymakavelliofficial
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Afro-fusion artist Jumiee joined the show to talk about how she got started in music, why she had to change her stage name, the unbelievable story behind the making of her "Dance Floor" music video, and how opening a concert for Davido was the experience of a lifetime (so far)

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Origin story & name change
5:05 Musical Influences
6:40 Musical style
7:53 Story behind 1st song
9:24 Creative process
13:31 Collaboration
16:09 Dirty Energy
19:01 Challenges faced by women
25:28 Dance Floor by Jumiee
28:04 The making of "Dance Floor"
29:33 Music Video drama
32:48 Best experience performing
35:40 Rapid-fire questions

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Instagram: @officialjumiee
tiktok: @jumiee
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#afrobeats #interview #podcast

Singer Juno joined the show. We talked about her creative process and where she draws inspiration from, how she wound up singing background vocals on a #1 hit "Pity This Boy", and the unusual way she got the name "Juno".

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:56 The name "Juno"
03:24 Your start in music
07:26 Describe your sound
14:22 Creative Process
18:44 Collaboration
20:54 Featuring on "Pity This Boy"
24:10 Rough experiences performing
28:02 "Love Life" by Juno
30:34 The making of "Love Life"
37:24 Challenges faced
48:24 Who is on your team?
50:54 Rapid-fire questions
52:46 What's next for Juno?
54:44 Advice for aspiring artists

Keep up with Juno:
Instagram: @hearjuno  
tiktok: @hearjunooo
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Singer/Songwriter Maka joined the show to talk about leaving a law career behind to pursue music, her multifaceted approach to music and the irreverence behind her "Blunt Series" and how her love for performing live makes her the undisputed Queen of the Stage™

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
1:06 Origin story
3:36 Musical style
5:24 Musical influences
8:06 Creative process
13:30 Collaboration
18:06 Love of Performing
33:11 Music over Law
37:47 "Sweet" by Maka
40:43 The making of "Sweet"
46:26 Themes and messages in music
47:57 Working with Blaqbonez
49:49 Complicated reality of an independent artist
53:40 Challenges of women in afrobeats
1:02:43 Rapid-fire questions

Keep up with Maka
Instagram: @theofficialmaka  
tiktok: @makaisontiktok
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British-Nigerian rapper and songwriter Deela  joined the show. She shared how getting into music was a happy accident, the realities of being an independent artist, the importance of shooting your shoot and of course, Good Girl No Dey Pay.
Deela also explained why she has such creative chemistry with Genio Bambino, how she got features from Teni and Flo Milli, and her other interests beyond the world of music.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:16 - Your Origin Story 
11:13 - Creative Process
23:10 - Performing
28:24 - Patience Ozokwor x Deela
31:20 - The Making of Patience Ozokwor
35:20 - Colab with Flo Milli
41:00 - Limitations of an independent artist
43:50 - Challenges women face in afrobeats
51:30 - Rapid-fire questions

Stream Deela's latest EP "Good Girl No Dey Pay"

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Singer/songwriter and all-around creative Amuta Stone ( @amutastone ) joins the show and shares the story of how she developed her sound, her influences and how staying present helps her make an impact through music.

This is the 2nd instalment from our "Women in Afrobeats" series which aims to highlight the incredible women shaping the afrobeats genre. We are going to hear stories about their journeys, creative processes, and frankly some of the unique challenges they face while navigating the music industry. We hope you'll join us! Chapters:

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:30) - Origins

(06:35) - Describe your creative process

(08:54) - Collaboration

(19:36) - Challenges women face in the music industry

(31:34) - Music Video (Take Me Away)

(47:24) - Advocating for Mental Wellness through music

 

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