An aspiring rapper and spoken word performer from the Sacramento area is on a unique mission during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, chronicling his journey through a series of short videos on social ...
PEORIA – Brandon Alexander Williams still vividly remembers the first time he heard rap, the art form which eventually became his career. “I was 10 years old in my cousin’s basement in Downers Grove, ...
Alivio Open Mic, held in a garage in Bell before the pandemic forced the spoken-word event onto Instagram. (Felix Quintana) In a garage in Bell, Friday nights used to be occasions for a communal ...
Desmond Spann, aka DLux the Light is a spoken word poet, a positive emcee and an educator. Desmond Spann, aka DLux the Light is a spoken word poet, a positive emcee and hip hop artist, and an educator ...
An evening of spoken word, rap, art and community. Curated by Karia White with Assétou Xango as Master of Ceremonies Shades of Honey works to cultivate community through artistic lenses such as spoken ...
An Ohio State student and spoken word artist is transforming his art in hopes of developing a devoted fan base and rising to the ranks of hip-hop elite. Searius Addishin, a senior in African-American ...
Loud, proud, and here — 2020 was a breakthrough year for women in hip-hop, with Megan Thee Stallion’s Grammy win for Best New Artist, Niki Minaj and Doja Cat’s smooth chart topper “Say So,” and Cardi ...
The Writer's Block, a new Houston performing-arts company dedicated to inspirational poetry, music and expression, will celebrate July Fourth with poetry, music and a reading of the Declaration of ...
"Fallon L. Taylor-Gray (DaT mCeEpoEt) will headline “Glasshouse Music Presents Poetry Night” at Club Escalade on June 9 from 6-10 p.m. Taylor-Gray was born in Indianapolis, but grew up in New York ...
The top 10 finalists were Roberta Battaglia, Broken Roots, Cristina Rae, Daneliya Tuleshova, Kenadi Dodds, Archie Williams, Alan Silva, Bello Sisters, Brandon Leake and BAD Salsa. America's Got Talent ...
NEW YORK - Long before Public Enemy urged the need to "Fight the Power" or N.W.A. offered a crude rebuke of the police, Gil Scott-Heron was articulating the rage and the disillusionment of the black ...