Echo (aka BlackFace aka WetInk aka MoveMeant)

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"THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE IS NOT THE TRIUMPH BUT THE STRUGGLE
THE ESSENTIAL THING IS NOT TO HAVE CONQUERED BUT TO HAVE FOUGHT WELL"
-Baron Pierre De Coubertin
"GREAT SPIRITS HAVE ALWAYS ENCOUNTERED VIOLENT OPPOSITION FROM MEDIOCRE MINDS"
-Albert Einstein
"MY MEASURE TO EVERYTHING IS THAT "TRUTH" IS CONSISTENT. IT NEVER FAILS, IT NEVER FOLDS, IT NEVER CONTRADICTS....THE TRUTH IS SIMPLY THE TRUTH AND IT WILL PROVE ITSELF EVERYTIME"
-Echo the PoetMC/WetInk/BlackFace
Myspace Layouts - Myspace Editor Echo The Poet MC also known as BlackFace also known as the Cure was born on September 3rd in the city of Seattle, Washington. At the age of three he was uprooted to Cleveland, Ohio where his love affair with Hip-Hop and poetry would blossom. Music was always a dominant presence in his household. He became drenched within his mother’s taste of Motown, 70’s soul and R&B records as well as his father’s preference of Beatle’s, classic rock, folk and pop music. He was introduced to Hip-Hop in the early eighties by way of Afrika Bambaata blasting through his cousin’s boom box. He began writing poetry alongside his rhymes at the age of 12, which had amounted to 200 compositions by the time he was 14. By the 7th grade, he had formed his first rap group which at the time was heavily influenced by legendary rap acts such as Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Eric B and Rakim.
Echo honed his lyrical skills by freestyling with his peers during junior andsenior high school. He regularly participated in school talent shows, neighborhood festivals and local rap competitions usually coming out on top. He began recording demos at the age of 16 with various local DJ’s and producers. He usually composed his poetry quietly while it served as therapy for his teenage years. It was during this time that he began to view Hip-Hop and poetry as a way out of his meager beginnings.
In 1998, he recorded his first full-length project entitled “The Genesis” alongside local producer, DJ Eclypse. They performed at various local venues such as The Grog Shop, Peabody’s Down Under, The Humidor and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an opening act for Outkast. It was also at this time that he became a member of the spoken-word poetry collective NUSE (Nu Urban Soul Essentials). He was heavily influenced by spoken-word icon, Saul Williams by way of the movie “Slam”. This was the first time that Echo had viewed the dynamic of poetry as an outlet to perform. He began to perform at regional open-mic spots as well as release several chapbooks at the time. It only took a year before Echo was considered a force to be reckoned with in the poetry scene of northeast Ohio. He disbanded with DJ Eclypse in 2000 having recorded over 50 tracks in their time together. It was also around this time that he departed from NUSE desiring to progress his artform. After parting amicably with Eclypse and NUSE, Echo decided that it was time to shop his demo as well as his completed manuscripts of poetry. In the summer of 2001, Echo became very close to signing a recording deal with Rawkus Records solely based off of "voicemail auditions". Unfortunately the label folded before he would go over any type of contract. In the several years to follow, he would open up for such Hip-Hop luminaries as Chuck D of Public Enemy as well as Outkast.
Another close call presented itself in the form of DefPoetry Jam. In the winter of 2005, Echo had survived the final cut of auditions, being at that time the only poet from Cleveland to have ever been scheduled to perform on the show. It was only a mere week later when he discovered that his slot, due to a demand for more celebrity guests, would be instead taken up by Black Thought of The Roots. This would only be another setback to fuel his drive. Within the last 4 years, Echo has enlisted the production services of such local heavyweights as Dubflex, Ace Boogie and Preview. In the spring of 2006, Echo relocated to the cultural mecca of Atlanta, Georgia with his fiance to further realize his dream as an MC and poet. He is currently recording tracks for his upcoming full-length Hip-Hop project entitled “Evolver” for the purpose of shopping for a deal as well as completing a manuscript of short stories and poetry entitled, "Love Is A Verb".
Echo’s music and poetry deals with universal themes as being inspired from his own life. His style mixes old-school braggadocios with new school bohemia, giving him a unique sound that many have compared to the likes of Mos Def, Saul Williams, Outkast and A Tribe Called Quest.
For Booking, networking or collabs contact Echo at [email protected] or 770-310-9403

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