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VERSE C

Simply Fresh Ta Death!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About Me

Born on the southern most tip of Africa, just living on the cape flats will furnish you with the gift of never running out of concepts...Been blessed by hiphop since the age of 7... The rest is history, im here now and nothings going to stop me from utelizing the gift of mic and voicebox.Multifaceted artiste energetically driven by experiences gained in theatre production, magazine journalism, performance art, event coordination, Hip Hop activism and radio talk-show presenting... Columnist for online Hip Hop Mag.-http://www.africasgateway.com Biggest Southern African Hip Hop Portal (June 2005- present) .. Contributor, later Editor in Chief for The Mobshop (Hip Hop Mag.).. Managed Woman..s Day Revolution Workshops and after-party featuring the top female DJ..s in South Africa (2003). .. Co-directed and performed Hip Hop Connected Theatre Production- (Sep. 2005 as well as July 15 2006) as part of the annual African Roots Imvelo Festival .. worked with House of Blues- Event Company showcasing developing artists in rural and low income areas. .. Personal Assistant to local TV celebrity Tina Jaxa - (Madam and Eve) www.etv.co.za .. Staff manager of up-market club .. ..Madisons.. (2003) .. Member of the Steering Committee of the Artscape Resource Centre www.artscape.co.za Performance Art Institute cultivating and nurturing Africa..s aspiring talent .. Currently an Intern at Artscape. .. Recording Album called ..Elements of simplicity.. .. Penning a hip hop novel. ..Highlights Femme Fatale (1999-2002) Founder and lyricist of an all girl group; blending various genres of music Underneath the Poet Tree .. A Classic Hip Hop Story (Aug. 2004) Hip Hop theater production coordinator and main featured character Cape Town Festival (Mar. 2004) www.capetownfestival.co.za Master of Ceremonies for Cape Town Live Performance Youth Festival Performing Artist (1998-present) Live shows at various schools and tertiary institutions across the Western Cape Artists for Artists Jam .. monthly series of shows to raise money for studio time for up-coming artists Unified Urban Schools festival Conceptualized and coordinated a charitable event to raise funds for disadvantaged schools. Cape Wow - Ankh78 Collaboration's Woman's Day (2004) Organized various themed events around Cape Town leading up to Women..s Day Song Writer- AIDS Awareness School Program (2004) Wrote lyrics for Aids anthem during AIDS Awareness Month for Dryden School Primary Artscape Internship On a one internship programme withj Artscape, with Sticks Mididimba as my mentor. Ghetto Pimps Radio Show on UCT - 2006 Co- host a radio show with dj Eazy and Dj Ahzul from the beat bangers. New York and London 2006 Performed in at various events, also interviewed and also collaborating with some Nyc Hip Hop artists. Lord of the Blings Carshow Performed at a huge carshow at Good Hope Centre in September 2006 Joined the Faculty of Hip Hop- 2006 Society for the preservation of Hip Hop. Television interview and tv performance Channel mk89 (dstv channel) a show called Hip Hop Opening act for Purple Simba International british emcee Field reporter for Hip Hop Show, channel mk89. News reader for the Ghetto Pimp Radio Show Ep to drop real soon

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/13/2006
Band Members: da archlyricist and all life's experience
Influences: Anything raw,honest and that gives me goosebumps...Any genre,as long as its quality
Sounds Like: South African emcee from the Cape Flats Ghetto
Type of Label: None

My Blog

part 2

In that instant  my heart fell to my boots, everything in my mind stopped as pain and anguish entered my previous beautiful thoughts of a happy death. I knew that even if I died happy I will expe...
Posted by VERSE C on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:38:00 PST

true love is this...

In the horizons was a breathtaking sunset, the kind that our beloved kingdom was famous for. The hills were a dark rich brown, the sky was a bright orange mixed with yellow and blended so perfectly it...
Posted by VERSE C on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:56:00 PST