What is The Motto Podcast?
The Motto Podcast is a podcast hosted by the north London rapper Chip and his manager Ashley-Rae. The platform focuses on the music business and often touches on Chip’s career and its trajectory since the mid 2000s to now.
The Motto launched in October 2022 and only published one episode. The podcast’s episodes are published via YouTube.
The Motto Podcast Format
The Motto episodes are conversations between the hosts and the guests about their relationships with one another and their music careers. Often the guests discuss their history with Chip.
The podcast includes many anecdotes from Chip, Ashley and the guests about experiences they have been through in the music industry and how they got to their current position.
The Motto Podcast is filmed around a broad table in an M Restaurant branch, which has also host Chip’s exclusive brunch events – Cash Money Party events.
The Motto is used as a promotional tool for Chip’s CM Guidance Independence in Music platform which launched in October 2022, shortly after the first instalment of the podcast was released.
The Motto Hosts
The Motto is hosted by Chip and his manager, who oversees the running of the Cash Motto record label.
Chip
Chip is a rapper from Tottenham in north London. He used to be known as Chipmunk. He is known as one of the most successful UK Rap acts that came to prominence through the late 2000s generation of Grime artists.
Ashley-Rae
Ashley-Rae is a music business professional who has managed Chip since 2015. Prior to this role Ashley worked as Chip’s stylist for several years prior and personally knew him through family connections from a young age. Ashley-Rae is heavily involved in the running of the Cash Motto record label.
The Motto Podcast Example Episode
The following is an example episode of The Motto Podcast featuring Chip and Ashley-Rae in conversation with both Kritikal and DJ Ironik.
The Motto Podcast Topics
The Motto Podcast largely focuses on the music business, based around Chip’s experience as an artist and independent record label owner.
Common topics discussed on The Motto Podcast include:
- Music industry
- Self-development
- DIY culture
- Relationship building
The Motto Podcast Guests
The Motto Podcast features guests with a personal connection to Chip.
List the complete list of The Motto guests below:
- Kritikal
- DJ Ironik
The Motto Podcast FAQs
Who was on the first episode of The Motto?
The first episode of The Motto was published in October 2022. It featured Kritikal and DJ Ironik as its guests. At the time when the podcast launched, DJ Ironik was Chip’s tour DJ and Kritikal was Chip’s videographer.
Both have had a long-term partnership with Chip from early in all of their careers. Chip had previously collaborated with DJ Ironik with the Stay with Me remix and on the Tiny Dancer single.
Why is The Motto Podcast called that?
Chip’s independent record label is Cash Motto, which is where the name of the podcast came from.
