Papers, stages, mics, unfair parking tickets and chastity belts, the Advocate of Wordz rips them all! This Bronx native's bold and diverse tongue has been touring Poetry, Hip-Hop and Theatre venues for over 5 years now, as well as hosting various poetry performance workshops in and around New York City. He is a a founding member of " El Grito De Poetas ", a cast member of Lose Control TV and the new 2009 Open Room host on Friday Nights at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe . Wordz is the founder and President of " HipHopPoetry[dot]com " (HHP), which has received media overage by many periodicals including the LA Times and Chicago Tribune. PBS created a lesson plan for educators that include the use of HHP. In the spring of '09, the Advocate will begin his very own Hip-Hop Poetry in the classroom program at Union Assembly Middle School in Marcy, Brooklyn.
From talking your way out of detention to impressing hiring managers, Advocate of Wordz is a strong believer in “poetry†being your everyday language as opposed to being reduced solely to the moments you read, write or record. Charismatic imagery and an unforgiving truth is something he prides himself on. His personal favorite achievement was something his Third and Fourth Graders taught him a longtime ago, “remember to make poetry funner each time you writeâ€.
Wordz is proud to have published his first book "The Over Glorified Chapbook Of..." and is in the process of publishing a second book for 2009. Fans should keep a look out in the upcoming months for his very first solo CD with some suprise guest producers to be announced later this year! He is a co-producer of the "21 Poetz Mixtape" and “Neustro Gritos (“El Grito De Poetas†first spoken word album)â€.
