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I & Ideal, London rapper talks on revolution dedication, writing and state of hip hop in next 20 years. 5 (2)

‘Nowadays in the music industry, the music is very much watered down and repetitive, that’s why the undergrounds so important…’ London artist I & Ideal of Rebel Lions shares his views on the music industry.

Artist Name: I & Ideal Country: England
Artist Type:Rapper / Spoken Word City/State: Mother Earth
Genre: Hip-Hop Age: 20
Alias: —
Description:
I & Ideal has been doing music for about 5 years now, and is a very positive Hip-Hop artist who uses music as a tool to educate and motivate people.

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Inerview with UK Rapper Potent Whispser

“The only difference between the underground and mainstream is money.”- Interview with Rapper Potent Whisper 4 (1)

Rapper Potent Whisper asks “How much thought do you think these talented underground artists give to their image, the longevity of their brand, PR etc? “

Inerview with UK Rapper Potent Whispser

Artist Name: Potent Whisper Country: England
Artist Type: Lyricist, Rapper City/State: London
Genre: Hip-Hop Age: 23
Alias:  —
Description:
I make Hip-Hop music for love, unity and empowerment. When one considers the resounding echo of history, it is accurate to say that any accomplishment, however great, is merely a whisper in time as we know it. To be a potent whisper is to do what one can irrespective of this fact.

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Content as a Catalyst – Do we really need more controversial artists and material in the music industry? 5 (1)

Content as a Catalyst

Recently we had an article on the site which included an interview with Ed Greens. In this interview, he said “…music is music and resistance is resistance, therefore music can never replace resistance or activism…” This response struck me as particularly potent and got me thinking. If music isn’t resistance, or much less revolution, then what is it? When artists write scathing satires or blatant, outright attacks on the powers that be, or when they attempt to draw attention to the simple injustices of everyday life, what are they trying to accomplish? Perhaps it’s not an attempt to Read More »Content as a Catalyst – Do we really need more controversial artists and material in the music industry? 5 (1)

Revolutionary Hip Hop Artist, Ed Greens, UK

Hip Hop artist & poet Ed Greens thoughts on music, activism, education and the “Apocolympics” 5 (2)

 “Music can never replace resistance or activism, I think seeing music as resistance is a very western idea.” – Ed Greens speaks to A/V Revolution

Revolutionary Hip Hop Artist, Ed Greens, UK

 

Artist Name: Ed Greens Country: England
Artist Type:Rapper City/State: London
Genre: Poetry, Hip Hop, Spoken Word Age: 21
Alias: Greenz
Description:
Ed Greens is a poet and activist who has been making Hip Hop for the past few years. He recently released You Can’t Live Twice with Uk Producer EMPDY which featured D, Hans and Melissa Melodee. He is currently working on more projects with EMPDY, D and HANS as well as an Album which joins Palestinian artists and UK artists in collaboration.

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Earth Speakers and Global Revolution through poetry

Poetry as Revolution – ‘What exactly is Poetry?’ 5 (1)

Poetry as Revolution

Earth Speakers and Global Revolution trhough poetryPlease note that all opinions expressed herein are solely that of the author.

We’ve all heard the dreaded question in high school English classes, college classes, writing seminars, book clubs. The list goes on. What exactly is poetry? For some, the answer is quite resolute. Poetry should adhere to strict literary standards, albeit many different standards, whether it be meter, rhyme, or rhythm, or any combination of those and more. For others, poetry’s definition is much more vague. It doesn’t need rhyme, meter, nor a particular rhythm. Some even claim blunt, raw feeling spilled onto a piece of paper is worthy of being called poetry. So where Read More »Poetry as Revolution – ‘What exactly is Poetry?’ 5 (1)