About Me
Uno The Prophet comes from a legacy three generations deep in Boston Mass. Born and raised in an artistic family in the section known as Roxbury, his material often references the deep history that is in our all-too-often overlooked Black communities in Boston (Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan). He was exposed at an early age to all forms of music and live talent, as his grandmother was a renowned tap dancer in the US and Canada, often breaking bread with the likes of Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll, Jimmy Slyde and a young Gregory and Maurice Hines.
Growing up in Roxbury was colorful, and Uno was exposed to much in his formative years, as his family had a rich history in the area and was one of the first of a handful there in the 1950's. As a youngster he attended the esteemed Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, which, in the 1970's, was the Black Boston version of Fame, learning dance, drama, sewing, cooking, history, singing and music, among other things. It was here that he began to hone his musical sensibilities, and he started rhyming at the early age of ten. A naturally gifted child, Uno excelled until his teen years, where the restraints of inadequate school support and racism began to rear their ugly respective heads.
In his adolescent public school years Uno juggled school and rhyming - but later went on to hustle, drink and fight with increasing frequency - culminating in him being permanently banned from the entire Boston public school system in the tenth grade for punching his principal. He later got his GED and attended some college, all while working on his music and developing into a monster emcee.
Of all of his early experiences, it was the racism that had the most profound impact on him, and his political awareness began to emerge even as he was doing dirt. In the late 80s he was heavily influenced by Public Enemy, Rakim, X-Clan and Poor Righteous Teachers, and later by Bob Marley, Jacob Miller and Peter Tosh, among others. Uno moved to Atlanta in 1992 and continued to do hip-hop shows, effectively finding his voice and direction. He also did poetry, and opened for The Last Poets, Poor Righteous teachers, Public Enemy, dead prez, Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka, with messages of revolution, Black pride, self-sufficiency and self-esteem. He was the winner of one of Yo!MTV Raps' first freestyle contests, played the Transmusicales festival in Rennes, France in 2000 with Les Nubians, Guru, Angie Stone, Bilal and Herbie Hancock, and in 2002, played Summer Jam in Boston for a crowd of 20,000 people.
As his social and political awareness grew, so did his skills and notoriety, as he had began to infuse the teachings of Malcolm, Dr. Khallid, and Garvey into his material. He was soon featured on projects by Prof. Griff, 7L & Esoteric, Les Nubians and on Dr. Mutulu Shakur's Dare To Struggle project...a tribute to his stepson Tupac, and his writings have been featured in both his own works and in national publications.
His ongoing work with, and solidarity to the New Black Panther Party, the Millions More Movement, the Million Youth March, Millions for Reparations, Dr. Mutulu Shakur and the 'Dare To Struggle Project' and Fred Hampton Jr.'s efforts make him a perfect fit for Guerrilla Funk.
Uno The Prophet's debut offering, Split The Prophet , is in production now.
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