Jamaal "Mall Chi" Cowan is a writer, poet, podcaster, and creative from Southport, NC. Heavily influenced by music and writing at an early age, Jamaal believes in the power of words and music to positively influence audiences of all ages and demographics. He is actively involved in the Charlotte creative community and one third of the hosts for the Poet Up podcast.
In part of of our conversation with Ed Mabrey, we delve deeper into his spoken word roots discussing his first slam experiences, him always coming in 3rd place (4:00) how they Christopher Columbus(ed) slam in Columbus, OH (6:05) we debate if we made Segways or segues (16:10) we discuss relevancy (18:10) and doing the work (22:00). We get off the rails per usual and we have a freestyle session at the end. (58:00)
Ed Mabrey Info:
Ed Mabrey is the only 4 time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and the only 4 time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion.
He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker.
A two-time InkSlam winner, multiple LEAF Slam Champion, an Emmy winner,
Ed has been on Seasons 3, 5 and 6 of Verses and Flow (TV One),
ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry
and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton.
He’s performed at over 100 colleges and universities around the country, teaching workshops and conducting seminars. On the comedy front, Ed has opened for DL Hughley, Ian Bagg, Rob Schneider, Roy Wood Jr., Charlie Murphy and many more.
Ed is a two time finalist in The World Series Of Comedy, held in Las Vegas and he’s been the voice of companies ranging from the Ohio State Medical Center to Lexus.
Freestyle Beat: "Life" by @scartersway
PoetUp Crew:
Twitter: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @MrBluz @jayward2030
IG: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @bluzbluzbluz @jward2030
Facebook: @PoetUpPodcast
Email us at thepoetuppodcast@gmail.com
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In part one of this two part interview with 4 Time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion Ed Mabrey we discuss differences between comedy and spoken word (5:30) his transition from poetry to comedy (10:02) Bluz being a gangster of mythical origins (11:11) why multiple streams of income are important for any artist/creative (17:20). Bluz also shades the Bey Hive (27:13) Jay Ward shades Mall Chi (29:50) and will Ed be a speech writer for a presidential candidate? (38:35).
Ed Mabrey Info:
Ed Mabrey is the only 4 time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and the only 4 time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion.
He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker.
A two-time InkSlam winner, multiple LEAF Slam Champion, an Emmy winner,
Ed has been on Seasons 3, 5 and 6 of Verses and Flow (TV One),
ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry
and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton.
He’s performed at over 100 colleges and universities around the country, teaching workshops and conducting seminars. On the comedy front, Ed has opened for DL Hughley, Ian Bagg, Rob Schneider, Roy Wood Jr., Charlie Murphy and many more.
Ed is a two time finalist in The World Series Of Comedy, held in Las Vegas and he’s been the voice of companies ranging from the Ohio State Medical Center to Lexus.
Freestyle Beat: "Life" by @scartersway
PoetUp Crew:
Twitter: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @MrBluz @jayward2030
IG: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @bluzbluzbluz @jward2030
Facebook: @PoetUpPodcast
Email us at thepoetuppodcast@gmail.com
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In this episode we speak with Sha'Condria "iCon" Sibley, We discuss her beginnings in spoken word poetry (4:00) name origins (6:06) Southern Fried memories (10:15) wack art (16:10) going viral (36:45) and of course we freestyle terribly at the end.
iCon Info:
A lover of the stage, iCon has also been featured in several stage productions such as the musical, ‘Badu-izms’, a production of Eve Ensler’s ‘A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer’, ‘Housewarming’, and ‘Waiting to Be Invited’. She made her national television debut as a featured poet on the 3rd season of TV One's NAACP award-nominated hit TV show, ‘Verses and Flow’. Over the years, iCon has shared stages with the likes of Sunni Patterson, Taalam Acey, Abiodun Oyewole (The Last Poets), jessica care moore, Amanda Diva, The Tony Rich Project, Dead Prez, Andra Day, and Kendrick Lamar. She even earned the honor of being a part of the first poetry act to grace the main stage at Essence Festival 2016.
website: icontheartist.com
Follow iCon on IG @icontheartist
Freestyle Beat: "Titel" by Lofi
PoetUp Crew:
Twitter: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @MrBluz @jayward2030
IG: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @bluzbluzbluz @jward2030
Facebook: @PoetUpPodcast
Email us at thepoetuppodcast@gmail.com
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In this episode we talk with Cocoa Flo about her non-profit (4:10) dads stealing toothpaste (10:10) the legend of Fizz (11:45) the importance of mentoring (13:58) W.A.P. (26:48) doing poems in church (32:24) Mall Chi hating to lose (47:35) and of course, we freestyle terribly(85:55)
Cocoa Info: Jasmine “Cocoa Flo” Swanagan is an intelligent, unapologetic, and enlightened poetic voice, hailing from the small city of Owensboro, KY. Her small town roots mingled with her experience as a corporate professional lend themselves to make up her unique and incredible style. Lyrically, she is a roaring lioness when she serves due notice to patriarchy, body shaming, and colorism. Her ultimate goal is to empower audiences to think, act, and heal through her transparency and blatant truths. In alignment with her life vision, Cocoa is currently in the process of incorporating a nonprofit organization that supports and empowers black women in postsecondary education through mentorship. Cocoa Flo ranked 11th in the 2019 Individual World Poetry Slam, is a 2x Southern Fried Indie Finalist, as well as a Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam Indie Finalist.
Twitter/IG: thecocoaflo FB: Cocoa Flo
Freestyle Beat: "Life" by Mall Chi
PoetUp Crew:
Twitter: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @MrBluz @jayward2030
IG: @PoetUpPodcast @mallchi @bluzbluzbluz @jward2030
Facebook: @PoetUpPodcast
Email us at thepoetuppodcast@gmail.com
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Creator Details
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Episode Count
16
Podcast Count
1
Total Airtime
18 hours, 18 minutes
PCID
432421