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Boogie is direct descendant of the rich literary and music heritage that flows through Ohio. From Rita Dove, Abiodun Oyewole, P-Funk, and the stylings of Roger Troutman and Zapp, he is a mixture of the old, new, and future as evidenced by the diversity of his accomplishments. He started writing in fifth grade, when his English teacher promised to keep a haiku that he wrote on her wall as long as she was teaching.
Later, after doing his thing as an emcee, he reverted back to poetry in 1995 when he placed third in the National Poetry Slam as an individual and anchored the
second place team from Cleveland. No one knew he had just begun to perform his poetry, and including the Nationals, had not performed more than seven times in his entire life. Boogie began reeking havoc on the poetry scene by becoming the first male to win the National Poetry Slam individual championship. He then went on to win 4 times on the nationally syndicated show "Showtime at the Apollo." He retired from that legendary stage never losing. Graduating to music he co-penned and recorded a duet with Lionel Richie entitled "To the Rhythm" and laid down a historical account of hip hop on the album "Buffalo Gals: Back to Skool." He has sat on panels at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame to Harvard and has published 4 books of poetry which have been used in curriculums from middle school to the university level. Having shared the stage with the likes of Robert Lockwood Jr., Common, Musiq and Savion Glover he has solidified his place as a treasure that is diverse at he is talented.
Boogie is on his way to becoming a legend. He made his movie debut in Hip Hop for Life, an independent film by Velocity Productions, which was featured at the Sundance, Acapulco, and Hollywood Film Festivals. He also ventured into theater with his one man play p.i.m2.p. - Persecuted Inside My Masochistic Psyche, which has received rave reviews everywhere it's been seen. Check for his sightings around the world, the next of which will be the release of his album "The Poet" on Lionel Richie's record label Liontracks. Also look for his latest title Relationship Cookbook to be released in the Spring of 2006. The old adage is still true, sooner or later "Da Boogie Man is going to get you."

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Member Since: 28/11/2005
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Influences: marvin gaye, james baldwin, bootsy collins, paul robeson, last poets, gil scott heron, shakespeare, lionel richie, george clinton, stevie wonder, patricia smith, regie gibson, amiri baraka, pablo neruda, octavio paz, thelonius monk, joh and alice coltrane, ahmad jamaal, miles davis, minnie ripperton, maya angelou, langston hughes, el hajj malik el shabazz, mlk jr., paul hill, muhammed ahmed, m. okantah, george jackson, dick gregory, jesus, nat turner, desmond tutu, steve biko, palmeres, to be contiued.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Its the People not the System!

     It is a common misnomer that the system we live under in America is inherently racist. If you read the constitution and bill of rights you'll find that they are some great doc...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:29:00 GMT

Reparations: Do We Get It Now?

    With all the atrocities and miscarriages of justice African Americans have complained and marched about from Rodney King to Katrina to Jena Louisiana, I still don't think we get it....
Posted by on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:40:00 GMT

The Almighty Media

 All hail the Almighty Media! It seems the general belief is, the media is influencing the people of the world and shaping how they view events, themselves, and their lives, and there is nothing ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:28:00 GMT

Gangs and Irreverent Children of Color: The False Mythology

I've heard many people speak on the gang problem and black on black crime that claim our children are out of control, and worst yet are uncontrollable. Words like epidemic, pandemic, and genocide are ...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:19:00 GMT

playing politics

How many of us have heard, heard of, or seen Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton lecture on electoral politics, lobbying, or on the reforming of state policies concerning the electoral college? I don't mean ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:24:00 GMT

Why Im against and for the Reaction to the Jena 6(5 parts)

Part 1              If you are not familiar with the Jena 6, do a quick Google search and catch your self up on the specifics. In general The Jen...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:08:00 GMT