Category: Lit
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Free Download: G.R.E.E.D.S. x Nutty P Present… Sampler 4
Nigerian poet and writer Yomi Sode grew up on a council estate in a deprived area of south London “where gangs, knives and guns were a fact of life”, but instead chose a life of art and expression. Performing under the moniker G.R.E.E.D.S [‘Generating Rhymes to Engage the EnlightenD Soul’], Sampler 4 is his fourth…
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Poets Lounge: G.R.E.E.D.S [Video]
“I am a product of my environment.” London performer and poet G.R.E.E.D.S (Generating Rhymes to Engage the Enlightened Soul) performs his poem, “We Are” for Wize TV‘s Poets Lounge, a new feature showcasing poets and spoken word artists. Check out more material from G.R.E.E.D.S on his website.
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Poet Taalam Acey Evalutes Dr. Laura’s N-Word Rant & Violent Culture In Baltimore [Video]
Popular New Jersey poet Taalam Acey gives his views on the use of the N-word – and Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s controversial repeated use of it in a recent rant – in the video below. He also talks about the “violent culture” in the city of Baltimore, pointing his attention to possible reasons for the increase…
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Jay-Z ‘Decoded’ Hits Bookshelves In November | News/Pre-Order
Hip Hop legend-in-action [and seemingly the modern blueprint for every other new emcee that emerges] Jay-Z has collaborated with respected journalist and former editor of The Source, Dream Hampton, on a new book titled Decoded – set for international release this November. Throughout its 336 pages the hardcover, illustrated book mixes first-person memoir – tracing Jigga’s…
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Poejazzi at E4’s Udderbelly | Event Review
For the second year running, E4’s Udderbelly entertainment season at the Southbank Centre played host to London’s exclusive spoken word/music night Poejazzi on July 1st, which featured a band with lead vocalists that change costume six times in a set of just seven tracks, a young reincarnation of Joni Mitchell with in song jokes that…
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Poejazzi at E4’s Udderbelly | Event Review
For the second year running, E4’s Udderbelly entertainment season at the Southbank Centre played host to London’s exclusive spoken word/music night Poejazzi on July 1st, which featured a band with lead vocalists that change costume six times in a set of just seven tracks, a young reincarnation of Joni Mitchell with in song jokes that…
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Dean Atta – Reason & Rhyme | Free Download
Some musical spoken word for the ol’ ipod…. London poet Dean Atta proclaims to be “embarking upon an exciting journey into the world of music” and has worked with a number of producers on five-track spoken word EP Reason & Rhyme – available below for free download. Described as an “eclectic jigsaw of words and…
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Album Review: Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
February 2010 revealed a jewel in the crown of super-sonic XL Recordings – whose coat of arms reads: Radiohead, the White Stripes, Basement Jaxx, Vampire Weekend, Ratatat, to name but a few – with the musician, poet, novelist, activist, the extraordinaire and un-classifiable Gil Scott-Heron. Music messenger Richard Russell, XL’s founder, sealed the production of…
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Album Review: Gil Scott-Heron – I'm New Here
February 2010 revealed a jewel in the crown of super-sonic XL Recordings – whose coat of arms reads: Radiohead, the White Stripes, Basement Jaxx, Vampire Weekend, Ratatat, to name but a few – with the musician, poet, novelist, activist, the extraordinaire and un-classifiable Gil Scott-Heron. Music messenger Richard Russell, XL’s founder, sealed the production of…