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M.anifest

from the motherland to all lands..

About Me


Vita.mn - Best New Bands (January 2008)
Top 5 Albums - Star Tribune (December 2007)
City Pages - The Year's Best Local Albums (December 2007)
City Pages - Picked to Click (September 2007)
Star tribune (September 2007)
RapReviews.com (October 2007)
The Minnesota Daily (September 2007)
Hip Hop Club Interview (September 2007)
Vita.mn (August 2007)
Graphic Showbiz (October 2006)
City Pages (July 2006)
www.manifestmc.com
What the deal is. Peace World!

A child of the night I am. Born and raised on African soil with a fierce love in my eyes for beauty and struggle for beauty. Music is a window to my soul. I think in harmony with the drum and Im a hopeless sucka for melodies that gratify the ears and taste good in the mouth when spoken.

I've discovered comfort in my mortality and creative juice in what would be insecurities. Spiritual I am. Scorpio child. the passions flowing through me seldom appreciated and oft misunderstood.
shedding off the innocence of childhood, Ive struggled with and embraced consciousness. I feel a deep obligation to truth: the good, the bad, and ugly. What u hear from me is and will always be a reflection of me as Im caught clumsily between thoughts, emotions, and carefully nurtured ideas at different moments. Bear with me when I stumble. we give thanks for wisdom, the ancestors, tradition and Ghana, the mamaland.

self-pity and apathy are anathema to my being. Consider this music a celebration. Its a party yall! Relax yourself let your conscience be free.u now tuned to the sounds of the ESL emcee. Unwind and let your mind free. BRRRRRRucka!


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Member Since: 2/8/2006
Band Website: manifestmc.com
Band Members: IN STORES NOW! ORDER TODAY!

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Management: Ashanti Abdullah
[email protected] or 612.282.3112

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Been a long time coming!

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Influences:

Mom, Love, Pain, Struggle, hurt, Drums that speak Soul (Talking Drums?), truth, dreams, serenity, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, Shuggie Ottis, Peter Tosh, Otis Redding, Nas, Mc Lyte, Curtis Mayfield, Dilla, Tupac, Timbland, Eugene Mcdaniels, Kool Herc, Treach, Krs-One, Afrika Bambaataa, Obrafo, Nina Simone, luciano, culture, dub, hi-life, Reggie Rockstone, yellow man, BDP, mad lionMiriam Makeeba, Ayi Kwei Armah, Nkrumah, Cabral, folk songs, Yaa Asantewa, Koo Nimo, J.H. Nketia, Lauryn Hill, A Love Supreme, Amandla, P.E, Roy Ayers, Africa Dreamin', Memories, Mobb Deep, Hov, silence, Chaos, outkast, E-40, Blackstar, Ananse stories, The message, Bu me Be, Wu-tang, 4 shades [O-D, G MoBeatz, Katrah-Quey, M.],Tony Allen, Fanon, Poor Righteous Teachers, Mr Meth,Drums, Pharoah Monch, Donny Hathaway, Osibisa, E.T. Mensah, rainy days, Marvin Gaye, EPMD, Rakim Allah, David Axelrod, David Ruffin, Brasil 66, Sankofa, Adinkra, Home Cooking, Sun Ra, Dead Prez, Isaac Hayes, Garvey, Achebe, Smokey Robinson, Badu, Prince, P-Funk, Pharcyde, Busta, Rah Digga, Slick Rick, Sun Ra, Black Thought, Meshell N'Degeocello, D'angelo, Isaac Hayes .... and the list and the beat goes on

Sounds Like: liberation

"coming to america" LP coming in 2008!
Record Label: unknown
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Top 5 Albums - Star Tribune

"manifestations" in the top 5 local albums (across genres)5. M.ANIFEST "MANIFESTATIONS"For a native of Ghana living in Minnesota, this 25-year-old rapper offered a surprisingly worldly and encycloped...
Posted by M.anifest on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:16:00 PST

City Pages - The Years Best Local Albums!

"Manifestations" Chosen as one of best local albums of the year by city pagesM.ANIFESTManifestationsself-released Kwame Tsikata's got a voice that's unique to local hip hop, and it's not just due to...
Posted by M.anifest on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:30:00 PST

612 to 651 and back - Review of Manifestations

Review of ManifestationsBy Justin SchellManifestations, the debut album from M.anifest, which stands for "Music-Always Needing Illumination For Every Soul Today," seems destined to become a classic of...
Posted by M.anifest on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:12:00 PST

"on the verge" - Star tribune

one of nine artists "on the verge" by the star tribune. M.ANIFESTrapper, 24What he's done: Born in Ghana, he has called Minneapolis home for seven years. He released one of the year's best local album...
Posted by M.anifest on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:06:00 PST

Africa and Hip Hop, a Beautiful.....

Africa and Hip Hop, a Beautiful M.anifestationAfrican News JournalAuthor: Ibe KabaM.anifest got me in the Fine line. The first time ever. After I don't know how many years, after visiting almost all t...
Posted by M.anifest on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:40:00 PST

City Pages - Picked to Click

Full StoryKwame Tsikata's Journey from West Africa To Just West of the Mississippi Words I M.anifest By Nate Patrin MC wants to be different from every other MC. ...
Posted by M.anifest on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:15:00 PST

"Manifestations" - Get Yours

Its been a long time coming but yours truly's debut opus, Manifestations is finally here. Put my heart, soul, joy, pain, and experiences in it. Support - get yours today!Available @StoresThe Fifth Ele...
Posted by M.anifest on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:59:00 PST

Interview with Obaasema magazine... Check it out

Peace world. I was chosen as Face of the Month for OBAASEMA magazine. A free online magazine targeted at African women. Peep the interview below. M.anifest Interview w. Obaasemau shd also add them to ...
Posted by M.anifest on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:39:00 PST

you already knew, but by the way...

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Posted by M.anifest on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:10:00 PST

From a Dilla Beats Feen- Dilla Dawg - Return if Possible (R.I.P)

Jay Dee aka J. Dilla&RIP (Return if Possible).M.anifest song to Dilla Beatcassette tapes & pharcydethe first time i heard the pharcyde, circa '96, i definitely had an "oh-shit-where-did-this-come-...
Posted by M.anifest on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:05:00 PST