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Kairos and DedI have been writing for as long as they can remember. The two didn't meet until college(University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and even then they weren't aware of each other's talent. It took a well put together poetry reading on campus to open their eyes to each other's gift. From then on they were one of a small handfull that drew regular listeners and made that weekly poetry reading successful. So successful in fact that the host of the poetry reading started charging a door fee when before it was free to the public. That corruption was the downfall of the reading and it was never the same since. Since then the two still performed at open mics as well as improving their craft. It wasn't untill 2000 when they started colloborating and recording their words to music and have been doing it ever since. Their display of skill is not just for monetary gain. It is intended for the purpose to show others that poetry does not have to be presented in the "traditional" style. You can come off very direct and blunt and still move a crowd. So please feel free and sit back, relax and catch contacts from their thought provoking wordplay.

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Member Since: 2/8/2007
Band Members: Black Kairos and DedI Nsomniak
Influences: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Dead Prez, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, 2Pac, Kanye West, Common, Ursula Rucker, Saul Williams, Gang Starr, The Last Poets, KRS One, and all other artists and friends who deliver a message but can entertain at the same time.

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Sounds Like: Nothing you ever heard before
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Inside the Belly of the Beast

Inside the Belly of the Beast I'm being devoured like a tasty morsel in its mouth.Traveling thru it suffocating esophogusThere's no way out.What do you do when you're inside the belly of the beast?Esp...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:12:00 PST

Permanent Ink

So many try to hide me...I eventually shine.I've been covered like bricks behind ivy,But my face is shown in timeIvy is what the lies be, Im still not hard to find.Bright is what I be and plenty are d...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:10:00 PST

Free From the J.O.B

Free From the J.O.B. I kissed that 9 to 5 goodbyeLike an ex-girlfriend who couldn't get byWithout me.Without me they'll manage but with me I was stranded.Body damaged by the weight of the shackles on ...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:20:00 PST

The story behind the "Friend In-Law" track

Fellas, you either had one or have one. Every girl has that one girlfriend who is so damn nosey and don't know how to mind her own business. You try to be cordial b/c that's your girl's fr...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Tue, 27 May 2008 08:15:00 PST

Sleepless Daze, and Nights

From sundown to sunup Im up with a mind full of unspoken wordsThat I must speakWhen Im supposed to sleepI close my eyes and seeVivid imagery of distant memoriesThey eat away at meForcing these words t...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:44:00 PST

Homage

Homage Almost gone the day I was born And though I struggled for a month My delicate and fragile days went on It took just that long to determine How...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:03:00 PST

Hero Flawed

Hero Flawed I'm a flawed hero.I have the people's interests at heartBut ready to tear the closest friend apart.Ready to swim with the sharksBut won't walk with the ants.Won't admit when I can'tLike to...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:55:00 PST

Pull Up Your Pants

This is a circulating email that I received and felt like too many people need to pay close attention to. It is something that has been touched on many times before because people seem to ignore...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:48:00 PST

The Sleepless Poet

You feel the words rumbling in your head. The first instinct is to reach for the penAnd let it spill ink like blood bled.And once dissolved you spread leadAcross the page until the wood tears the shee...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:22:00 PST

My Birth Grounds (City Of Lost Angels)

As I hover above my Birth GroundsMy face is gloved with a frown.Flames become temporary residentsWith swift travel,Quakes turn ground to gravel,And angels come in the form of dustOr simply can't be fo...
Posted by Sleepless Poets on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:40:00 PST