My name is Shavon "Miss Shay" Meyers and I'm from Brooklyn NY. I'm the host of The B Side Show on www.thebsideshow.com. The show features indie music from all genres and interviews with up and coming musicians, artists, film makers, non profits and anyone that I'm interested in learning more about. I'm also a poet/author and recently released my first book of poetry entitled QuietStorm Vol. 1 as well as an associate producer at Sirius XM in NYC. Hobbies include photography, traveling and reading.
I can be found on my site: http://www.thebsideshow.com/, my blog: http://www.blog.thebsideshow.com/ or on twitter: @thebsideshow.
1!> How do you feel about the current state of hip-hop and the music industry in general?
I feel the current state of mainstream hip hop is undeniably stale. Mainstream music in general is at a weird point right now but that's why my show focuses on "underground" artists that are breathing new life into the music industry. Artists such as Homeboy Sandman, Kimberly Nichole, Jesse Boykins III, Raye6, Bronx Uber Villian, Bless Roxwell, Donny Goines, A Alikes and Russian Rullet to name a few.
4> Do you feel like the recession is over?
No, especially when people I worked with in radio and other fields who were laid off months ago are still looking for work. I think things are turning around but sadly, recession or not, there are many inner city neighborhoods and lower class families whose condition will stay the same no matter the economic state.
5!> What steps do minorities need to take to create a better community for our children?
I think a key factor is that we need to re educate ourselves on our history to gain a renewed sense of pride and self worth. Not necessarily a four year college degree education but an education about OUR history. Unfortunately minorities are taught 90 percent someone else's history throughout their academic lives with an allowance of one month a year about their history. Once we have that solid foundation we can learn to better serve our communities and meet the needs of our people.
6!> Are we living the dream that Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of in his "I Have A Dream" speech?
I think we are to some extent. I know I am. But there's always room for improvement and racism is still alive so maybe we are living a flawed version of his dream.
7!> What beliefs do you hold onto that motivate you to do what you do?
The belief that hard work and dedication DOES pay off...eventually lol.
8!> Who in your life has pushed you the hardest concerning your dreams?
I have. No one is harder on me than I am.
13!> Do you believe that college or higher education necessary to be successful?
Absolutley...NOT!
14!> What is your definition of SUCCESS?
Success is happiness and freedom. It has nothing to do with material things, annual salaries or how many degrees you have under your belt.
16!> Athletes receive multi million dollar contracts but we still have uneducated children and hungry people on the streets… How do YOU feel about this and what, if anything, can we do to change it??
People need to change their thought process. The super bowl, basketball finals, world series games, boxing matches etc are sold out regardless of the economy but schools have trouble getting parents to come to "parent-teacher nights". If people were more involved in their communities and as a whole and placed people like teachers on higher pedestal than athletes the system would have no choice but to move with the change. The homeless problem in the US is another unfortunate issue that I think could be dealt with if people were more informed about homelessness.
People tend to think that other people choose to be homeless and that there is tons of aid available to them when there is not. Especially in cities like NYC where homeless programs and aid are being cut tremendously. Media plays a role in this as well. A major homeless shelter in Brooklyn is being shut down with no replacement but people would never know about it because it's something that's not publicized, but we ALL know that Alicia Keys is pregnant. The media's priority is no longer to keep the public informed but to keep them entertained.
18!> Why is it that is takes a crisis (Haiti/Chile earthquakes, Hurricane Katrina) for people to respond to people that are already in dire straits??
Honestly because as humans we naturally not concerned with things unless it effects us.
19!> How do you feel about the word ‘Negro’ being on the 2010 census form??
First off I honestly think people have become overly sensitive about EVERYTHING. Especially labels and titles BUT I do think "Black" or "African American" would have sufficed. I think it was something done intentially to see if WE are paying attention and obviously we are.
Shavon "Miss Shay" Meyers
www.thebsideshow.com
blog.thebsideshow.com
THE B SIDE SHOW
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