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Quez Cantrell - Part 1 - the journey of self-reflection, releasing pain, and healing through music

Quez Cantrell Brave Musician Monica Shriver

Quez Cantrell and Monica smile for the camera!

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In this episode, which is part one of a two-part series, Monica has a profoundly honest and deeply vulnerable conversation with Quez Cantrell, an artist, MC, producer, and web designer from Nashville, TN. They talk about how they met (it all started with an NPR article about the Nashville Hip Hop scene that came out during the pandemic) and Quez’s unconventional journey that led him to put his brutally honest music out into the world. Quez shares some of the challenges that he’s encountered growing up Black in Nashville and trying to build a career when you’re not a country music artist. We dive into his writing process, influences, and how they both want to know the backstory of how a song comes together. Quez also shares how playing football prepared him for being on stage, but it was music that helped him deal with and process his brother’s murder. They talk about building a community that values what different people bring to it, being ok with being vulnerable, self-reflecting, growing as a person and learning how to feel emotions and face them.

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“I feel like the way my dad felt about Tupac, I feel about Nipsey Hussle. You know, when I listen to his music, it really spoke my story and it made me feel like my story was worthwhile to speak myself.” - Quez Cantrell

LINKS and RESOURCES 

Visit Quez Cantrell’s Website 

Follow Quez Cantrell on Instagram 

Like Quez on Facebook 

Follow Quez on Twitter

NPR piece on Nashville Hip Hop Scene

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