Shameless Plug…
My latest body of work in the studio, “All Dat Glitters Aint Goals” (Lyons Wier Gallery Sept6-Oct6 2012) inspired me to dust off my mic and drop a few hot bars on these fools. The experience was nothing short of DOPE!
I collaborated with one of Atlanta’s mightiest producers, the homie ILLASTRATE who outfitted me with some banging tracks that really made me step my game up. I went even furthered and made a few calls to some of my ATL hip hop heroes to also lend their talents to the project. The end result is a 5 track EP that features the likes of: Stic.Man (of the hip hop duo Dead Prez), Ekundayo, El Sun and Thunda (from the mighty L.I.U.N.S aka All Nice and Decent crew), Starchile‘s Massive the Victor and Divine Wiz, Methuzalah, Clan Destined, Boog Brown, MikeFlo, Joe D, and G.R.E.A.T. SCOTT.
Look, I can go on telling you about it… or just tell you where you can find it! Go to www.fahamupecouistheshit.bandcamp.com and get the free (yes I said FREE) download, which comes complete with a digital book that features the images from the exhibition and song lyrics.
Got it covered…
Yes, yes y’all… It’s Hip Hop Appreciation week and the journey continues.
Over the years we’ve seen hip hop grow and expand to be an all encompassing aspect of American culture. Some purists would argue that the true art is dead. I disagree. Like Mos Def said, we are hip hip and hip hop goes where we go.
I find the fact that people from all walks of life have come to embrace and participate in hip hop invigorating. It broadens the conversation and makes for some fun, exciting and interesting interpretations of the art form. Like any art style, it must evolve to stay relevant. It must also expand as it grows and sure it may look different depending on your vantage point, but at it’s heart it remains the same.
So today I present something “new”. Check out this cover of Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne’s joint “Look At Me Now” by musician @karminmusic. Karmin has become an Internet sensation for her creative covers of popular songs including a few hardcore hip hop bangers. (Quietly, I like her version better than the original… Lol)
Be sure to check out Hip Hop Appreciation Week events in your area! For more information go to:http://hhaw.org/events/
Dancing with the “bars”
House hop they’re calling it. If you’ve ever been to a house club, you’ve seen how expressive the dancers can be. House music dancers typically use their body movements to catch every beat, often incorporating foot flourishes, spins and upper body movements referred to as “up rocking”. Combine that with hip hop moves and music and you get a whole new style that’s too fresh for words. I’m sure The 15 Project’s resident music maestro DJ KEMIT will get a kick out of this. I can’t wait to get to the next SPREADLOVE party and try this shit out myself!
(Forgive me in advance if I accidentally kick you in the chest or knock your drink out of your hand. These dances are not as easy to do as they may appear.)
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