Kojey Radical - "Bambu" (Prod. Lupus Cain) [EARMILK Exclusive] #Ghana #Spoken_Word @KojeyRadical

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Slam - Poetry Made in Botswana : Mandisa Mabuthoe performs "Ribbons to Bind My Hair"

Botswana-based poet Mandisa Mabuthoe performs "Ribbons to Bind My Hair."

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Ribbons to Bind My Hair

I’m not so twisted anymore

I’m looking for ribbons to bind my hair

I cant be the fairest of them all

I cant be so loose like Cinderella

I am not going to sugarcoat the witch hunt

I am not waiting to be rescued

I think I’m waiting to be born

But these days its not so twisted anymore

Because the villains and the princesses

They all get paid the same

The poets and the Princes

They all sound the same

Dreamy and twisted and far away from pleasure

Reckless and rebellious and far away from home

Looking for complicated ribbons and strings

to bind my tongue

but these days I’m not so twisted like a robe

I cant be too soft and thick

My skins gone thin against the bone

But I’m not so shackled anymore

And its not so hard to walk away

Not to forbidden things I don’t regret

Not to broken promises and biscuits and fairy tales

I wont forget

Rays of light untie the ribbons that bind my feet

Red ribbons to lace up my tattered boots

Pink ribbons to hide all the purple hues

So no one knows Ive been abused

Orange ribbons the slippery kind

So as not to confine my wings the day

[I'm ready to find] the day

I’m ready to fly

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Blu & Exile – 2007 – Below The Heavens / 2012 – Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them

Year: 2007
Audio Codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip: tracks+.cue
Length: 01:13:41

01. My World Is.. (3:41)
02. The Narrow Path (5:09)
03. So(ul) Amazin’ (Steel Blazin’) (4:39)
04. Juice n’ Dranks (3:45)
05. In Remembrance Of Me (4:04)
06. Blu Colla Workers (4:31)
07. Dancing In The Rain (4:26)
08. First Things First (3:50)
09. No Greater Love (4:15)
10. Show Me The Good Life (5:23)
11. Simply Amazin’ (3:29)
12. Cold Hearted (3:12)
13. The World Is (Below The Heavens..) (4:27)
14. You Are Now In the Clouds With (The Koochie Monstas) (3:49)
15. I Am… (7:25)
16. Shhhh (3:00)
17. For Once (Exile Bonus Beat) (4:36)

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Blu Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them (With Exile)

Blu & Exile refers to an American hip-hop duo that consists of rapper Blu (Johnson Barnes) and hip-hop producer Exile (Aleksander Manfredi). They rose to their fame through the release of their first album in July 2007 called Below the Heavens. This album was dubbed as the continuation of hip hop legacies such as Jurassic 5 and Pharcyde and was given much praise.

Blu and Exile first met in the mid-2000s while Blu served as a hypeman for various hip-hop groups such as Slum Village, Platinum Pied Pipers, and Exile's own group, Emanon.^[2] He was personally introduced to Exile through Emanon's other member Aloe Blacc. Through that, Blu signed to Exile's independent label, Sound in Color, and a dynamic hip-hop collaboration was formed. Blu would cut records for Exile and they eventually released their laid back, soulful album which received a lot of buzz from the underground hip-hop scene. Since then, Blu & Exile has been a collaboration to keep up with.

Nothing more to say, other than this man is a true lyricist and poet who speaks from the soul...

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Da Video Of The Week : Ka - "Peace Akhi" from "The Night's Gambit"

Publicado el 22/08/2013

From the album, The Night's Gambit. Video directed and edited by Ka.
http://brownsvilleka.com

I've been rhyming for over 20 years and appreciate any hip hop fan who respects lyrics. I already know my songs are not for everyone. They're not for the radio, the club or the masses. My music is for those who miss early '90s hip hop when pain and struggle were the dominant themes. From my days with Natural Elements, then Nightbreed, I've always tried to remain true to what I believe is the real spirit of hip hop. If you're going to rhyme, you should have something relevant and unique to say. I decided a long time ago that I would make music for the love of it. If you can make money from art, that's a beautiful thing. But money shouldn't be the reason you make art. You make art because you can't help it. I can honestly say there's not a day that goes by that lines don't come to me. My words are an extension of who I am and I was never willing to compromise that for anyone. Guess it's just that stubborn Brownsville knucklehead in me that could never let some A&R cat tell me how to rhyme! Lucky for me, the advancement of technology made it possible to create an album exactly how I wanted. No pressure to create a radio single. No one telling me how to flow. No instructions from people who know nothing about the creative process. After years of dreaming about making an album, I finally released one in 2008 and called it Iron Works. I use the word release loosely because my only intention was to give it to family and friends. One of those friends put it in GZA's hands and I got word that he liked it and that he'd even do a song with me. I was honored to hear that, but never really thought it would ever happen. Months later I get a phone call that he's in the studio and next thing you know I'm recording "Firehouse" for GZA's Pro Tools album. Since I don't depend on my music to eat, it's given me the freedom to have fun and not expect anything from it. I'm always surprised when people catch things I say in my songs. Almost everything I say has a double meaning and it's why more than likely you won't understand everything with just one listen. I craft my songs so that you pick up something new each time you hear it. My weapon is sharp now and I got books and books of ammo ready to let off. My Iron Works!

Contact: ironworkska@gmail.com

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The Underground Railroad Network (UK) On Afrihooop

The Underground Railroad Network is a global collection of producers, rappers, singers, writers, and art and music enthusiasts who stand as a unified entity for the promotion and distribution of original forms of music and foster artistic cooperation and engagement between its members.

The album provides a good variety of hip-hop sounds and styles ranging from the gutsy intensity of TeckZilla's compositions and the smoothness of Swarthy Soul (UK) to the engaging beats of Black Intelligence. Also featured are productions from Dead Serious from Switzerland, Kammokane, Es-K, and Alfred Greem. It also abounds with amazing storytelling and magnificent rhyme saying by reverberant eMCees and rappers who paint lucid pictures and show off amazingly structured craftsmanship. The Underground Railroad Network album is put out as part of the international hip-hop movement.

Slam Béninois On Afrihooop

Kmal fait du slam ( genre oratoire et poétique) depuis 2003.

Il est l' un des pionniers du slam béninois.Avec son compère de longue date Thibault ADOTANOU, il organise depuis 2005 des Scènes Libres Aux Mots (SLAM) pour permettre à d' autres jeunes de s' exprimer, de parler de leurs vécus quotidiens et des maux qui minent leur épanouissement.

Avec 9 autres slameurs béninois, Kmal forme le collectif 10 BP 229( 10 slameurs sur le boulevard des poètes du 229: Bénin ) pour partager ensemble la passion commune des mots et pour faire connaitre cet art de type nouveau dans un contexte socio culturel assez libéralisé au Bénin.

En 2010 avec le slameur en langue Fon Thibault ADOTANOU ,il réalise l' album L' Ecoute qui est soutenu et appuyé par l' Union Européenne. Cet album avait pour but essentiel d' inciter les pouvoirs publics à voter un budget pour l' enfance du pays

Mais c' est en 2012, sur l' initiative de l' organisme communautaire NO LIMIT GENERATION que Kmal écrit le Hit Continental ASSUME TA JEUNESSE , qui est un morceau d' éveil et d' engagement destiné à toute la jeunesse africaine.

Le clip du morceau fait le tour des télévisions béninoises, gabonaises, sénégalaises,togolaises, camérounaises et de la plupart des réseaux sociaux des plateformes communicationnelles de RFI, de la francophonie, et des sites web de promotion artistique de tout le continent, battant ainsi tous les records de vues .

L' artiste enchainera alors les interviews, les documentaires, les spectacles dans la sous région et partout ou il passe , laisse des messages d' éveil et d' engagement à la jeunesse africaine qui doit s'assumer et agir pour le développement du continent mère l' Afrique.

Il est aujourd'hui, une icône pour la jeunesse et les sans voix de son pays le Bénin

Il prépare pour l' été 2012 et grâce à l' appui d' un producteur indépendant, un maxi , avec des couleurs musicales très riches et variées qui ne laissera personne indifférent ..

Kmal Radji Officiel On Fb
Kmal Radji On Reverbnation