FIGURE OF SPEECH is Shinji Moriwaki, a hip-hop and drum 'n' bass emcee whose rhyme style is characterised by politically charged/socially conscious lyrics and unorthodox flows.
Member Since: 3/20/2007
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MUSIC:
Agalloch, Beth Gibbons, Blue Sky Black Death, Brother Ali, Cannibal Ox, Cinematic Orchestra, Collective Efforts, Common, Dead Prez, Divine Styler, DJ Hidden, DJ Krush, DJ Premier, Ed Rush and Optical, Gang Starr, Gil Scott-Heron, Good Looking Records, Guru, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jeff Buckley, Kool Keith, KRS-One, London Elektricity, LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Medusa, Nas, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nine Inch Nails, Ninja Tune, Novembers Doom, Organized Confusion, Paris, Pharoahe Monch, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Public Enemy, Rakim, RJD2, Stamina MC, Stoupe, Violence Recordings, Virgin Black, Wise Intelligent, Zack de la RochaFILMS and DIRECTORS:
Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, American History X, Amores Perros, Audition, Children of Men, City of God, Cry Freetown, David Lynch, Dead Man's Shoes, Der Untergang (Downfall), The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Devils, Do the Right Thing, Dr. Strangelove, George A. Romero, Gummo, Hanabi, Happiness, Harmony Korine, Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies, His Big White Self, Julien Donkey-Boy, La Haine, Lost Highway, Louis Theroux, Magnolia, Martin Scorsese, Nil By Mouth, Paul Thomas Anderson, Raging Bull, Requiem for a Dream, Romper Stomper, Scum, Shane Meadows, Spike Lee, Stanley Kubrick, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Taxi Driver, Trainspotting