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HonestAbe-Brooklyn's Lost son

About Me



Layout by CoolChaserhttp://www.gspoetry.com/member-honestabe-33108They said "this boy is shy...this boy too quiet...this boy need open up and project more....he don't talk enough..." Well, this "boy" is a man now. And has grown to be the truth and speak it to the masses. The truth has always spoken...people jus wasn't listening...until now. Growing up in one of Brooklyn,NY's most well known sections for violence and crime in Crown Heights...Even his teachers, as far back as the 4th grade admired his articulative way with words. This " shy boy" has always had eye for realness and a mind of insight, productivity, intuitiveness and prosperity. And also what most rarely saw or noticed, a mouth full of reckless honesty."I admit, being the youngest of six brothers it wasn't easy for me to open up to any and every new person I met. Through the ongoing years, up to today...I think I've mostly evolved out of that "shyness cocoon" everyone seemed to label me with. Though the high school years were a stressfull and trying time for me in more ways than one; my first release of tension with this yet untamed mouth piece wasn't with poetry, but music. And have written a little around a dozen songs, even had a little group with my brothers called "B4". That was way before the group "B5" came along. But life happened and the group dispanded before having a chance to even putting something out to pursue that dream. It change to poetry when writing music didn't feeling like enough and I left that on hiatus. Poetry then took center stage around the end of high school. My mind was far from set at that point and it went on hiatus too."Until my 1st yr. in college in 2007. When I was reinspired to write again by joining a creative writing/poetry club and started even performing at school events. Which also lead to venues around manhattans lower East side...which I performed in such places as Bowery Poetry Club...which was the first open mic poetry venue I had ever been in; Nuyorican Poets Cafe; (Where I took on the nick name of Honest Abe, though I think the name goes even as far back as elemtery school) and now New World Stages in the TimOut NY Lounge. Even as recently at 449 LA in Harlem,NY, The Spot and Skippers Restaurant in Newark, NJ . Also being a featured artist at the Time Square Arts center. Some still consider the name a cliche monikr, but they know better once hearing one of my poems...schooling them about it. I really started using my voice and experiences and bringing them to life back on stage(another place I was on hiatus from being for some time). Starting to participate in more and more slams after observing and hearing other poetic artist doing there thing. While honing my own style in the process. My status as student at Kingsborough Community college(for the time being, studying in Liberal arts) in brooklyn, has changed in some ways recently. He still hits up the open mic scene and still slams when possible. And if there is an event some where in his birth babylon of BK...be on the look out for a special appearance by this rising writer/poet/visionary/soothsayer/mind reacher...the list contiues to et bigger daily. :-) But have been and will always be a student of life. A brotha with with keen insight visually and mentally to see and point out things most still ignore or can't see. A conscious poetic artist who's one of his main goals is not to write to incite crimes, but to incite minds with the truth in a world and a society full of lies and deception. Hell, call him Mr. Controversial Conscious, because he is not afraid to tell it like it is. So...."Let my words be the inspiring shit clog, stuck in your memory's history that will never be removed. Profound like lyrics to a rap song Huey Newton wrote, that's hard to prove to you. Cause this is the untitled misery of a POET!!!"-Honest Abe
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Music:

Member Since: 08/05/2008
Band Website: Coming soon!!!
Band Members: Honest Abe
Influences: Mom &; Dad, God, my brothers, Sidney Poitier, MLK, Malcom X, Common, stevie Wonder, Mos def, Talib Kweli, Grandmaster flash & the furious Five, KRS-ONE, Blackmoon, Bill Cosby, my friends,Gil Scott Heron, Taalam Acey,every positive artist of (poets, rappers, singers...) and every teacher I've had over the years, that has had a positive influence on my life, that never gave up on me, helping me become the man I am today.
Sounds Like: Some have said my style is a lil Kanye/Lupe fiasco-ish. I guess on some level that's kinda true. But I feel its more like wit a Krs-one/MLK/Malcom "by any means necessary message delivering mentality. Wit a taste of Gil-scott heron...if I could be so bold to say. :-) Battle for Supremacy (at the Brooklyn Book Festival) 9-14-08THE ISSUES @ New World Stages 5-22-08 I AM CHANGE @ New World Stages 6-12-08 WHAT A BROTHA NEEDS @ "THE ESTROGEN EVENT" in Hacienda 6-30-08
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Dtruth speaks...in Brooklyn

Dtruth speaks...in BROOOOOOOOOOKLYYYYYYYYYN!! tonight. 7:30pm. Please come and watch me reintroduce myself to my birth Babylon. :)The Perch Cafe Feat. in BK And don't forget to check me out for a pre ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:27:00 GMT

Feat. @ Mid-Summer Nights Dream: Erotic Poetry @ VESTA

Write Hand Ent. Presents. Mid- Summer Nights Dream (Erotic Poetry)Write Hand Ent. Presents. Mid- Summer Nights Dream (Erotic Poetry) @ VESTA VESTA 390 8th ave bet. W 29th & 30th st. New York, NY...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:15:00 GMT

Check out this event: The Inspired Word Reading Series

http://newyork.going.com/event-616729;The_Inspired... If your free and in the tristate area or free and visiting NY around this time....come through and enjoy a good night out in Queens.
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:00 GMT

Decision 2 Make

There's no self righteous preecher is before us...Just me, you, a frienemy, a gun and this perpetrator 5 sec. away from meeting his maker.God put all his children on this plain of existence for a reas...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Go check my latest post at Blogspot.com!!

I wrote new blog entry this morning after waking up from a heat induced, knock out slumber. Lol. And had some things on my mind. click the link below and check it out at http://honestabe4u.blogspot....
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:38:00 GMT

Dtruth speaks...jus listen

No matter how far you go down the wrong road,you can always turn back, and I'm living proof of that,and the fact... I told you before, I'm more than just your average poet.I'm a son,a brother,nephew,...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:25:00 GMT

Whats in store for late 08/09...

Wat's up my Truth commission Movement people!!! Check out my show schedule @ http://www.reverbnation.com . If your in the NY and Tri-state area. Come through and support a brother an see me LIVE!! I d...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:17:00 GMT

A Dose of Hope

While walking down the street of sorrowa mile away from hope avenue, I seea mother pregnant with pride saying,"I can't do this..." So I'm like; Don't abort your baby values young sistabefore havi...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:09:00 GMT

Shows 2 come.....

Hey my peoples and Truth Commission Clan!! Jus letting you know I willl be performing soon, and more often in some Brooklyn spots. I know I've been neglecting my birth babylon lately. But its gone hap...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:00 GMT

Tonight’s performance!!!

Hey my peoples and the growing members of my Truth Commisson Clan. Ya boy Abe gonna be @ the Time Square Arts Center tonight on 42nd st & 8th ave. Show time is 8:30pm. Doors open @ 8pm. $5 when yo...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:24:00 GMT