The Deen - Scholars Ink Records profile picture

The Deen - Scholars Ink Records

Fresh for twenty-o-eight suckas!

About Me

I am a walker on the path and I've discovered a way - and this way is hip hop. I believe that we can use hip hop as a constructive force to negate the negativity in the community as a whole and foster togethernesss. Through the application of our natural vocal and artistic abilities, we can express ourselves through the nonviolent means of writing on the streets, rapping, DJing, and b-boying. There is too much killing in the world today by those who lack a spiritual direction. It is only by acquiring a love for divine that we can alleviate the pain that is facing the world. My way of actualizing this love in my person is to produce artwork that promotes a social cause and a consciousness to the viewer. We cannot achieve anything for the greater good if our time is spent thug posturing and trying to promote a false idea of how "hard" we are. The hardest brothers are the ones that will challenge the system and speak for the people - not the dude that's robbing another minimum wage brother, thinking that makes him macho. If we have faith in our hearts, we can accomplish our goals and I make supplication to the Lord that we WILL, Insha'Allah (God Willing)
I created my own profile using nUCLEArcENTURy.COM and you should too!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/9/2005
Band Website: scholarsink.blogspot.com/
Band Members: Member of Old Souls with Tiya Thompson.
Influences: Musically speaking - Bob Marley, Nas, Mos & Kweli (esp. as Black Star), George Harrison, DJ Premier, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Amanda Diva (you may not have heard of her but she's going to save this culture that we call hip hop)Business - Shawn Carter, Lupe FiascoLife - Brother El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Huey P. NewtonThere is no way for me to list everyone who has influenced me, but I hope that the above sheds light on my major influences. Almost everyone above is connected to hip hop in some way, so I suppose that says something in and of itself.
Sounds Like: We sound like people who love what it is that we do. Scholars Ink is very different from anything you've heard before - at least, any combination that you've heard before. We combine elements of music from all around the world to form some very unique soul music and hip hop.
Record Label: Scholars Ink
Type of Label: Indie