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Yes it's JIHAD! one half of Defined Print, one 30th of the Amphibians. I been here doin' this too damn long!
Bass-heavy, head-nod Hip Hop to uplift the spirit of the every day individual. My lead single "Get Up/State of the Union f/ Head-roc & Noyeek" addresses how I feel it's necessary to bring real commentary from a working class perspective. Something for those of us who go to class, and go to work knowing we want something better for ourselves.My music is the embodiment of each individuals' daily struggle to do what's right in a world where it's so easy to do what's wrong. The internal "holywar" of our collective conscience. We all have to choose from right, wrong and everything in between. Our choices effect the life we live, and consequently the world around us, friends, family, acquaintances, environment, and vice versa.I've been a participant of Hip hop culture since birth in the '70's. Rooted deep in the Funk of my parent's era, bass lines drive the the rhythms I select and flows I deliver. Over the past ten years i've been not only participating, but teaching youth and adults about this culture of Hip Hop through lessons in Aerosol Art, B-boying, DJing, Poetry, Performance Techniques and Community Investment.As an artist I am a community activist working with youth and adults to empower and educate. I speak upon our need to unify and educate ourselves upon the various cultures of the world, specifically the African diaspora, as expressed in "Dig Deep." Now it's time to apply my lessons and release my first full length album, Will Rap For Truth and Justice.Releasing singles previously with the Amphibians (Lettuce b/w Journey 1998), and Defined Print (Fine Print 1999, Rhymes Connect 2001) taught me a lot about promotion and distribution. Will Rap For Truth and Justice should have been in your hands last year as a part of the Jihad For President campaign. However on Oct. 16, 2004 half way through the promotional tour, I flipped my tour truck. So, needless to say, things got put on halt as I recuperated and hashed the new ad plan.In the song "Love Lessons" I speak to youth and adults upon relationships and how we need to value ourselves and our spirit in the relationships we maintain instead of simply physical wants and needs. The word Jihad means striving. In its primary sense it's an inner thing, within self, to rid it from debased actions or inclinations, and exercise constancy and perseverance in achieving a higher moral standard. This is the basis of my art, and the driving force behind my actions. I believe if each individual took it upon themselves to practice Jihad our world would be a greater place.
