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INTERVIEW: Avant discusses new Unsung episode, making timeless music and how KeKe is the most talented singer out here

Sunday’s episode of TV One’s “UNSUNG” features R&B sensation Avant. Avant is best known for the success of his singles Separated, My First Love, and Read Your Mind. With the help of these hits, the singer turned his name into a powerhouse brand. Hailing from Cleveland Ohio, he helped impact the R&B scene in the late 90s and early 2000s. More recently, he's finishing up a new album on MO-B Entertainment being distributed through Capitol Music Group, while simultaneously preparing to hit the road and introduce followers to his new music.

INTERVIEW: Get to know Cincinnati's own Nick Mitchell who goes by Juan Cosby: Co-Founder of Grasshopper Juice Records, Producer, Vocalist, Keyboardist, DJ & more

Cincinnati's own Juan Cosby is nothing short of a renaissance man. Not only is he currently the vocalist/producer for Counterfeit Money Machine and keyboardist/producer for BIG’UNS, he's also the General Manager of Grasshopper Juice Records who not only has a roster of independent acts but they also book national artists, coordinate local events in Cincinnati all while throwing the Adjust Your Eyes Music and Art Festival every year since 2006. Whew.. I'm tired just writing that. Check out the interview after the jump!

INTERVIEW: SoMo talks about being driven by womens sensuality, wanting to collab with Ginuwine or Musiq and of course his love for Cleveland Ohio

SoMo is a very talented singer/songwriter from Texas who was first discovered on Youtube. He used the popular video sharing site as a platform to release not only original music but popular song covers of such artists as Ginuwine, Miley Cyrus, Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Usher, Mario, Drake, etc. which garnered millions of views. He later signed with Republic Records and in the process has released 2 studio albums (the latest one entitled The Answers which dropped in March 2017) and several mixtapes. His hottest song to date is Ride which has gone 2x platinum and has just under 22 million views on Youtube. We had the pleasure of sitting down with this cutie and talking 1 on 1 about all things music, life and sensuality.

INTERVIEW: Shuicide Holla discusses new management, how he motivates other artists and of course Hit Dem Folks

Cleveland's own Shuicide Holla is definitely the numbers man around these parts. Since his smash hit Hit Dem Folks went viral with over 1.65 million streams on SoundCloud, a youtube dance video with over 6.5 million views AND if you Google the man you will find video upon video of kids all over the world dancing to his hits, so it kinda makes you curious as to the man behind all of this.

We got a chance to chat it up with Shu so check out the interview after the jump and find out more about him!

INTERVIEW: Joyner Lucas touches on his flair for storytelling and who he gets compared to

Through hard work, diligence and creativity Joyner Lucas has earned himself not only a record deal with Atlantic Records (home to some of the hottest artists out right now; Bruno Mars, Kehlani, Lil Uzi Vert, Ed Sheeran, Ty Dolla $ign, Janelle Monae and the list goes on) but also has maintained to keep the industry buzzing in regards to his 2015 mixtape Along Came Joyner, BET Cypher and his fire remix to Desiigner's smash record Panda. We were able to catch up with him while he was on tour with Hopsin. In between doing some shopping on W. 9th at Krush and choppin' it up on his tour bus with DJ E Dubble as well as manager Sha Money XL, we were able to ask him a few questions.