"Kasha is a rap artist from the UK and makes up one 3rd of the label Vivid Imagery. He has a love for literature and finds peace in the beauty of writing. He believes that people deserve to hear good music which has been crafted delicately from concept to completion. He also states that Rap is the fusion of speech and music and that it can be used to educate the misguided people of the world. His form of hip-hop can be seen as a vessel to spread truth, hope, dreams, love, peace and positivity.
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The Primeridian , a hip-hop based, power duo consisting of Jaime Roundtree (tree tha scarecrow) and Simeon Viltz (see-me-on) hail from the eclectic, historical music scene of Chicago. With musical influences from blues and R&B, to house and acid jazz, the primeridian fuses these influences into a soulful, jazzy, acid-funk sound independent of musical genres and classification pushing hip-hop to new levels of exposure, experimentation and expressions. With thought-provoking lyrics, a touch of humor, skilled production and musicianship and years of explosive live performances, the primeridian takes a stage by storm with energy, emotion and experience moving crowds of diverse audiences (young and old)! Both artists bring a unique background to the primeridian's music.
tree is a native of Chicago's west-side working class community submerged in the socioeconomic trials of urban life. Beyond the simplicity of simple rhyme schemes in everyday hip-hop, tree has a passion for language and continuously research ways to communicate his rhymes in a manner that is innovative and genuine. An old soul griot, he intricately weaves words into poetic lyrics skillfully revealing the tales of the city and the struggles of oppressed people. "My goal is to relay a perspective of life through musical poetry that will appeal to all open minds. Using words and sounds I want to take the audience to an experience that is new and honest," he affirms. tree thus maintain Chicago's down home country feel but keeps the "gritty edge."
On the other end of the spectrum, see-me-on AKA V, a native of Chicago's southeast Hyde Park area, represents the 'the soul' of primeridian. Born to a family of gospel and jazz artists, V was 'raised in music.' His work centers on the search for spiritual alignment and growth of character amidst the mayhem of urban madness. With metaphysical imagery and cultural hsitory, V takes the audience on a soul filled "mental ride." "I encourage the audience to read between the lines and not just look at the face value of things. I want to lead them to a space of original thought . . . with spirituality that is collective in essence but objectively different." states V. Disciplined, educated artists who work extensivley with youth, both tree and V have studied and performed with numerous artists of various genres. The primeridian have opened for a number of artists including the legendary Run DMC, Redman, Common, Ludacris, Talib Kweli and many others. They have also performed and toured within the United States and Europe. In 2001, Promihjay 8, Inc. released the album "I'll Meet You In Greenwich" . . . on November 8th, 2005, their next album on the All Natural label "Da AllNighta" was released. While recording their yet to be released album "the morning after," the primeridian integrated longtime friend and High Noon collaborator Race from PCP/Highruallahs/The Late Show into the group. Race states, "Our music is what we are about. It is made up of the things we speak about day to day. It is our life, our dreams, our fantasies, our goals, our beliefs, our failures, and our demons. We not only aspire to give you music to shake that thang to, but also create a masterpiece that can advise you, give you knowledge, something you can learn from. The Music is the Message." For more information about the primeridian, visit www.allnaturalhiphop.com. much love to: All Natural Inc., Guidance Recordings, Promihjay 8, Inc., Juba Collective, 4 fingers & a thumb, Lounge Fidelity Public Wizard Inc.
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Astonish joins the veteran hip-hop collective, the Molemen, as their youngest burgeoning emcee. Originally from Humboldt Park but now residing in Old Irving/Jefferson Park, Astonish embodies Chicago’s capacity to produce a street-smart lyricist with enough intelligent swagger to hold his own in the midst of both the thugs and the backpackers.
Having been reared in a diverse musical environment, Astonish gained a unique eclectic auditory experience that has helped him develop his balanced approach to music. Between the old-school soul records of his grandparents’ era, his father’s penchant for NWA, and his own musical delving with everything from Usher to Nas to Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Astonish’s rhymes convey a multitude of topics that reflects this musical heritage.
After gaining a street buzz as a younger teen, Astonish felt that he needed to restrain himself from putting out tracks without a proper network behind him to ensure that his first album wasn’t lost in a flood of underground releases and never heard. By biding his time, he was able to cultivate his craft and eventually gain the ear of the Moles, quickly earning their acceptance with his sincerity and the quality of his delivery.
With nearly six years of devoted rhyming under his belt, Astonish is in a solid position to quickly establish himself as one of Chicago hip-hop’s newly tiered breakthrough artists. One of his songs, “Broken Dreams”, focuses on his strong impulse to take advantage of the opportunities presented to him while they are still available, and not to let time pass him by. Having joined up with the legendary Molemen collective at the young age of 21, it is clear that he is wasting no time in taking advantage of a very strong opportunity to allow his dream of becoming an internationally respected emcee to be realized.
Astonish’s first release (available now) is “The Biz” mixtape, with fellow emerging Molemen recruits: Scheme and Decay. Utilizing beats by the Molemen camp and his own producer, Cucs, Astonish plans on getting Chicago acquainted with his style with an EP by the beginning of 2008, entitled "From Now Until Forever". He is also planning on putting out a compilation album with his RnA cohort, Risque, after his first full-length Molemen release. The title for the debut Molemen LP has yet to be determined, but it is slated to be unleashed fourth quarter 2008. (written by Will Line)
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Biography
While South Carolina producer/MC Danny! declares himself "A Tribe Called Quest on acid, or EPMD on LSD", he’s much more complex than that. Born to military parents in the summer of 1983, Danny Swain never had enough time to grow roots in any particular area. With his family criss-crossing the country, the scenery was always changing and so were Swain’s friends; the only long-term relationship he was able to maintain was the one he had with music. His mother supported her son’s interests, buying him music equipment every Christmas. By 1998 he was a serious beatmaker and writing rhymes became his next conquest. By 2002 he was ready for his debut and began work on The Danny Swain LP, but the album would never see the light of day. Accused of being the ringleader in a grade-changing scandal at his college, Danny! was expelled from Claflin University and by the end of 2003 he was back home, dejected, depressed, and quitting music. He later had a change of heart and reappeared onto the local scene with his first full-length, The College Kicked-Out. While some saw it as a winning combination of Little Brother and Kanye West, detractors saw it as derivative of both. Danny! relocated to Georgia for a second chance at higher education at the Savannah College of Art & Design (alma mater to neo-soul princess India.Arie) and worked on his second effort, the venomous F.O.O.D. (Finding Out Our Destination). Whether or not the Kicked-Out criticism was the reason for the anger, F.O.O.D.
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Strange Fruit Project
Strange Fruit Project is an underground hip hop group from Waco, Texas, which consists of producer and emcee Symbolyc One (also known as S1), emcee Myth (short for Mythological) and emcee Myone (pronouned "My Own", originally from Indiana). The group's DJ is DJ Whiz T. The trio officially debuted in 2004, with a pair of underground releases, Soul Travelin and From Divine. Their biggest exposure came with the release of their acclaimed 2006 album The Healing. The group's name is derived from the Billie Holiday civil rights song "Strange Fruit".
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