The most prolific and productive record-maker in the Wu-Tang Clan pantheon, Def Jam core artist Ghostface Killah has completed his 16th career album - and his 6th solo album for Def Jam - APOLLO KIDS, set to arrive in stores on December 21st. In addition to guest appearances by Wu-Tang Clansmen Raekwon, GZA, Method Man, and Cappadonna, APOLLO KIDS also boasts star turns by Redman, Busta Rhymes, Sheek Louch, The Game, Jim Jones, and many more.
APOLLO KIDS is - amazingly - Ghost's third original studio project in just over one year. It follows up his previous solo album, The Wizard Of Poetry (released September 2009), in which he attracted an A-list of duet partners including fellow Def Jam artists Kanye West & Ne-Yo (on the closing track, "Back Like That"), John Legend, Raheem 'Radio' DeVaughn, Fabolous & Shareefa, Lloyd, Vaughn Anthony & Estelle, and others.
Prior to The Wizard's release, Ghost spent July-August 2009 on the road with Method Man and Redman, keeping the Wu-Tang Clan spirit alive and well on the month-long, 21-city Foot Print in Hip-Hop Tour. The tour was attended by Ghost's legions of fans, who have been tuning in to The World According to Pretty Toney long enough to know that "he doesn't so much deliver rhymes as narrate graphically detailed scenes, rife with violence, passion and a little humor," as USA Today once wrote.
More recently, Wu Massacre (March 2010), a collaboration with Method Man and Raekwon, was as close to a W-TC reunion on record as history has seen in the three years since the group's last album, 8 Diagrams. Wu Massacre was a collectors' dream, with three separate album covers - one for Ghost, one for Meth, one for Raekwon - created by famed DC and Marvel graphic master Chris Bachalo. 300 randomly distributed copies of Wu Massacre contained Bachalo's original un-inked pencil sketch of one of the three explosive color covers. Those ultra-rare inserts now rank among the Maltese Falcons of hip-hop limited editions
RAW is an indie arts organization for artists, by artists. They focus on spotlighting indie talent to the public.
Every month they hand-select and showcase 30-40 artists in film, fashion, music, visual art, photography, accessories, performing art, hair & makeup as well as Djs etc. RAW operates in 50+ cities across the U.S and counting.
The most recent RAW Artists Atlanta showcase was held on 4/20 at Terminal West @ King Plow.
The Hip Hop Legends Photo Exhibition by Carolyn Grady showcased live performance images of Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, Silck Rick, Rakim, MC Lyte & more!
RAW: Artists for Artists featuring Images by Carolyn Grady of Rhythmic Images Photography
RAW is an indie arts organization for artists, by artists. They focus on spotlighting indie talent to the public.
Every month they hand-select and showcase 30-40 artists in film, fashion, music, visual art, photography, accessories, performing art, hair & makeup as well as Djs etc. RAW operates in 50+ cities across the U.S and counting.
RAW Atlanta Artists - Marvel
Saturday April 20th 8pm - 1am Terminal West at King Plow 887 West Marietta St NW Atlanta, GA 30318 $15 In advance Free Parking!
Born on August 11, 1969 in Dakar, Senegal, Didier Awadi is originally from Benin and Cap Verde. In 1984, while Hip Hop was slowly emerging on the Dakar scene, Awadi created the group Syndikat. In 1989, he formed Positive Black Soul with fellow hip hop musician Duggy Tee with the desire of promoting a positive image of Africa. In 1992, PBS is chosen by the French rapper with Senegalese origins, MC Solaar, to be the first part of his show touring throughout France. With a growing popularity, they record in 1994, a first track "Boul Faale" ("Don't worry") in which they denounce the local corruption of the political system. This track became part of their first album, "Salaam" released in 1995 after a European tour and signed under the label, Island Records. During fourteen years, PBS had multiple international collaborations (KRS-One, Mc Solaar, Princess Erika, K-Mel, Kimani Marley, etc.) and toured worldwide while releasing K7 and CD in Senegal and internationally. Throughout his career, as member of PBS and later as solo artist, Awadi articulated a militant and critical discourse in favor of a brighter Pan African future.
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