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AK Uhuru!

About Me

AK Uhuru! is an Educator / Emcee who focuses his energy on the uplifting of Afrikan people on the continent and the Diaspora. As an educator, he strives to teach the babies the truth about the books they read and helps them get a better understanding of themselves. As an emcee, he brings those lessons outside of the classroom and directly into the face of his audience.

Recognizing the urgency of now in regards to the state of the Black and Brown babies worldwide, AK Uhuru! refuses to feed them the poison that the AmeriKKKan MisEducation System, Music industry, and Babylon as a whole forces on them on a daily basis. He believes in EDUCATION through ACTION and MUSIC. Afrikan people -- Have you LEARNED/TAUGHT anything substantial lately? If not, then do something about it!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/02/2006
Band Members: It's just me and the ancestors...
Influences: Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Mwalimu Baruti, John Henrick Clarke, Chancellor Williams, Dr. Frances Cress-Welsing, J.A. Rogers, Malcolm X, H. Rap Brown, George Jackson, Assata Shakur, Kwame Ture, Dr. Ben, Clarence 13X, Dr. Ray Haggins, Juwanza Kunjufu...

dead prez, the Coup, GURU, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams, Rakim, Sadat X, Jeru, Afu - Ra, X-Clan, Chuck D, Wise Intelligent, Messiah, mikeflo, staHHr tha Femcee, Speech, Brand Nubian, Wu-Tang, Fela, Nas, Talib Kweli, The Last Poets, Immortal Technique, Saigon, Cube...

The life I live: people I meet, students I teach, folks who reach out to me and to whom I reach, places I go, people I know, texts that I read, lessons I heed...
Sounds Like: Practical Knowledge
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Gearing up for a Powerful Summer!

As my folks know, I'm an educator first.  With school just finishing in NC there's still no time for rest... many to-do's on my list - teaching the babies, working on an upcoming publication, and much...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:18:00 GMT

The Melanin FORTified Mixtape... IS HERE!!!

It's finally here, fam... The Melanin FORTified Mixtape. I started passing out copies on the 26th in Macon (Thanks Rhondamn) and got an immediate great response from my folks... on the 27th I passed ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:14:00 GMT

Kwanzaa in your Town / City / Area

I'm gearing up for the holla (Black) day season and will be making my way back down to GA to drop The Melanin FORTified Mixtape on the 26th (Umoja)... on the 27th (Kujichagulia), I'll be in ATL for th...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:53:00 GMT

The Melanin FORTified Mixtape.... Coming Kwanzaa

I'm back with a new product. New material with a touch of a few re-worked tracks. Planned release on 12/26/2008 -- Just in time for the Holla Black Days. So far the first single "I Meant This" has b...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:49:00 GMT

Democracy Now? Whatever....

I know that I am a bit late on this, but I just figured that I would go ahead and address this since folks have been asking me about it...Amy Goodman and staff from Democracy Now! were roughed up and ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Black 2 Business (coming soon!)

Peace. I've been putting in so much work lately that I haven't even had time to get any rest... No worries, it's all worth it. I've been studying, teaching, coaching, and writing like a madman, ya'l...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:25:00 GMT

Adjusting well.... / Marcus Garvey Day

So I've touched down in Durham, NC and gotten myself settled in a bit... And I'm loving it! So far, I've been able to connect with a lot of really good folks and build with some great people in my com...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:07:00 GMT

Black August 2008... Are you down???

If you're down and are in the Durham, NC area (or know folks that are down in the area), comment or message me...  I'd like to share my my experience with fam.  Read more to hip your self......
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:42:00 GMT

Back to the Drum

Peace! I took a long hiatus from rapping to focus on... other types of music, but the message has changed ONE BIT.  After removing the tracks that were already on the page ... I decided...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:46:00 GMT

Lately - New Tracks

Between teaching, and like three other music projects, I haven't been able to focus as much as I've needed to on putting out new tracks... The grind doesn't stop and the game don't wait, though.... I ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:14:00 GMT