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TUGGS.T.A.R (Still True After Rhyme)

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Indpendence Poem: The Return Leg

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Member Since: 1/19/2006
Band Website: tuggstarthepoetman.com
Band Members: The Best Kept Secret includes myself, AmeN Noir, OneNess and ShakaRa
Influences: NEW TUGGS.T.A.R ALBUM- SEASON OF LOST LOVE:- TO KNOW MORE GO TO www.tuggstarthepoetman.com and click on NEW ALBUM (to see the title track performed live click below)SEASON OF LOST LOVE

Add to My Profile | More VideosOnly love and respect those whose sentences, rhymes, verses and words make sense, Says somethings and dares to challenge those that hear. Chuck D, (Has there been a more inspiration artist of the 20th cen? Cant even just say an aritist) Krs One, Immortal Technique, (politics meets battle rap) Talaam Acey, (adorned with some ancient west African juju when on stage) Amen Noir, shortMAN, OneNess, Davey J, Shaka RA, (All gifted beyond belief) DA-IMEJ, ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS OUTSIDE THE BOX IS THE DEFINITIVE BOOK FOR OUR GENERATION. FE REAL, Mahogany Browne, (Single Mothers Song one of the illest poem my ears dun heard, Tehut Nine (The Lynchings, another on of the illest poems I heard) Ras Kass (Nature of the Threat, Best hip hop tune written EVER!) Da Original One, Jive Poetic, Spin, Jnay, (Wait to you hear this brother sing) Otis redding, Sam Cooke, (Music and the message) Nas, Rakim, Common, Mos Def, Kamau, Knaan, (Somalias first emcee, history in the making, Poetic Pilgrimage, (Islamic women warriors some of the illest lyricist Ive come across period) Floetry, Dead Prez, Reggie Rockstone,(Originator of Hip Life, Hip hop and HI-life, our own Knaan) Klashnekoff, (possibly the best rapper to ever come out of UK) Rodney P (Aint no more important rapper in the British hip hop game), Lemn Sissay, Poetic performer his one man play was immense Floetic Lara (The heir apparent to Natalie of floetry. She aint even begun to hit her potential. Mesmerising. There is oh so more, but too many to mention for now. But If you dont know get to know, every name is a heavy weight. BLAP BLAP!!!
Record Label: Poetman Productions
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Check out this event: CD LP LAUNCH SEASON OF LOST LOVE

Hosted By: tuggs starWhen: Saturday Feb 09, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: BRIXTON ART SPACE130 BRIXTON HILLBRIXTON, London and South East|66 SW21RSUnited KingdomDescription:tuggs star Click Here To View Event...
Posted by tuggs on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:47:00 PST

SEASON OF LOST LOVE

Dear Listener.. When starting out on the poetry road, I quickly became known as an Afri-centric political poet, (Which I don't shy away from) though, I would never have guessed I would produce a CD b...
Posted by tuggs on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:45:00 PST

WEDNESDAY- 7DAYS IN NY

WEDNESDAY   NEW YORK, NEW YORK BIG CITY OF DREAMS, BUT EVERYTHING IN NEW YORK AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT IT SEEMS... On one hand you got dirt poverty a circle of violence and on the other hand you got a...
Posted by tuggs on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:44:00 PST

TUESDAY- 7 DAYS IN NY

TUESDAY My Uncle Emelyn was born and bred in New York. One of the early immigrants of first generations Africans growing up among African Americans. Growing up, he said people knew he was different, ...
Posted by tuggs on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:40:00 PST

7 DAYS IN NEW YORK (Poetman in NY)- SATURDAY

7 DAYS IN NEW YORK New York, New York, big city of dreams. I've been to the big apple many a time before, but what makes this time different is that I am now a poet. An established poet, a confident...
Posted by tuggs on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:10:00 PST

THE SAUL WILLIAMS INTERVIEW

What an experience this was, when you're in the field of journalism its all about perseverance and sometimes you think you've done everything correct then SHAZAAM you're back to zero. So how did ...
Posted by tuggs on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:35:00 PST