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About Me

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Hired Gun is a Jersey born emcee representing the borough of Brooklyn since 2000. An educator, writer, emcee and event organizer, Hired Gun is a man who wears many hats within this hip hop culture. A member of the ESP massif since 1996, "HG" continues to collaborate with Mista Mayday as an emcee with Frequency Activism. In addition HG is a co-founder of Say Word Entertainment, a new york based Hip Hop event company, and one third of the group 3rd Party.Hired Gun also works as a solo artist, and is a after school mentor/teaching artist for UrbanArtBeat (www.urbanartbeat.org). Gun is a child of the golden era, and his socio-political commentary,dense lyricism and high energy performance are a reflection of that.
One of the most versatile lyricist you'll ever see he also is a member of the Black Opz Drum n Bass massif Hired Gun has performed all over the country doing both hip hop and drum bass as far west as Minnesota, as north as Vermont and as south as Virginia. Hired Gun has been blessed to share the stage with such legends as the Last Poets, Fat Lip of the Pharcyde, Rob Swift, and Slick Rick. If you're in need of music with meaning, high energy, and positivity...and you can find him (which isn't hard) maybe you can book..the Hired Gun.
Also coming soon from www.sol-productions.org and www.nomadicwax.com. a documentary on the Western African tradition of "Griots" and its decescendants the hip hop emcee, peace Magee.. width="425" height="350" ..

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Member Since: 8/30/2004
Band Website: saywordentertainment.com
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Hired Gun aka H. Rap Gunn :
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Third Party/Sayword Entertainment consists of-And I,Art,Farbeon,Rabbi Darkside:
ESP Collective is-Mr. Mayday, Unpaid Bill, Angel Dust, Topix, Luck D, Hoo Doo, Daz the Starchild:
The Drop Squad is-Tranquill and Core Rhythm
The Frequency Activism is-Sean Canedy-bass, Matt Turcott-Guitar, Andy Morris-Drums, Paint Dragon-vocals, flute, sax, Mister Mayday-DJ, emcee, sound provider, Statistics-guitar/emcee
Jungle Corps/Black opz are-MC Aero and the Praying Mantis:
Free Radicalz-manifesting soon.....
Influences: Gangstarr,Native Tongues,Mos Def,Public Enemy, Boot Camp Clique, Sven Vath,Daftpunk,Living Colour, and all things funky.
Sounds Like: BUY SEPARATION OF POWERS

BUY PRESSED FOR TIME

Record Label: Free Radicalz
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TONIGHT 10PM HG on the radio..Soulogistics Radio Getcha Joint Spun!

10pm Y'ALL Tune in!www.whapradio.comTONIGHT! one of my tracks from the upcoming release "The People's Verses" called "Gone is the Thrill" (featuring Preacherman-Carterficial on production) will be on ...
Posted by Hired Gun on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:49:00 PST

Hired Gun is rockin on your RRRAAYYYYDDDDDOOHHHH

If your radio is in Virgina...BUT.. on the real this Friday and Saturday, February 1st and 2nd one of my tracks from the upcoming release "The People's Verses" called "Gone is the Thrill" (featuring P...
Posted by Hired Gun on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:45:00 PST

E-S to da P: Frequency Activism steady bloggin...

Posted by Hired Gun on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:42:00 PST

My interview at Hip Hop Informant

Hired Gun, Shooting through the streets of NY  Hired Gun is a Jersey born emcee representing the borough of Brooklyn since 2000. An educator, writer, emcee and event organizer, Hired...
Posted by Hired Gun on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

Hear Here-U.S. is Gangsta hits the podblast

Peace to the Cbrocker Show episode 3. Im on towards the end. Check it out. Hit'em up and let you know you're feeling the Gun...CBrocker Show episode 3 Secondly, I want to again thanks all that came ou...
Posted by Hired Gun on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:22:00 PST

Do it for hip hop Remix-feat. Donny Goines, Dame Grease.....

Among others...including myself coming in second from last. This has been getting big play on the blogs (grandgood, dj-emi, nah right, rawkus network)features: Dame Grease, Bigga Threat Farrah Burns, ...
Posted by Hired Gun on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:54:00 PST

And we Begin again....

So I've been blessed to make it to another year, 2008. I want to say to everyone who I love and respect, and even those I dont know I wish you a great year, and success in all your endeavours. We are ...
Posted by Hired Gun on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:25:00 PST

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The Latest from my Fam & I-Frequency Activism
Posted by Hired Gun on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:58:00 PST

Why the N Word still Matters....Behind our Backs we still a bunch of N!@%&s

So for this latest installment for some that may read this I'm going to break the facade of me JUST being an artist (which is really the only thing that matters...my music). By day I currently work at...
Posted by Hired Gun on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:51:00 PST

Rappers are in Danger...(Hired Gun performance)

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Posted by Hired Gun on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:27:00 PST