Music:
Member Since: 3/24/2006
Band Website: as220.org/BSS , therhodeshow.com
Band Members:
(CD Cover designed by Kwajo Ankoma / www.1stopmedia.net / Painting by Angel Quinonez / Support Photography by Owen Muir / www.muirphoto.net)
ABOUT THE GROWTH PROJECT 2.0:
The Growth Project 2.0 is the New Album released by The Rhodeshow and Underground Hip-Hop Legend, Joey Beats. The CD has 11 amazingly produced tracks and cutting edge lyrics and delivery with its very own, unique, kool-aid Flavor.
The CD also includes:
* Two Bonus Tracks Produced by the Rhodeshow
* Featured Artist, MaryBee and Kyle Jones
* Photogaphy by Owen Muir
* Original Painting from Angel Quinonez
* All music on CD mixed by Chris Warren
* Graphic Design by Kwajo Ankoma
TO BUY A COPY OF THE GROWTH PROJECT 2.0:
You can order a copy with a Credit Card through Paypal here on our myspace (Scroll down) or at www.therhodeshow.com/buystuff.html. If you are in the Rhode Island area, you can come pick up a copy at AS220, 115 Empire Street / Providence, RI. The Growth Project 2.0 is $10.00
(Picture by Owen Muir for Muir Photo / www.muirphoto.net)
THE GROWTH PROJECT 2.0 CD RELEASE PARTY REVIEW:
The show was AMAZING! We had an extremely diverse group come out and had a lot of representation by young buks from group homes. Anjel Newmann was amazing! She made the food happen, she promoted, she made calls, she took on so much, this couldn't have happened without her! Kat came through with our video needs at the drop of a dime, thank you thank you thank you. Marybee went beyond the call of duty to help promote and had an amazing performance. Owen Muir just set up his carmera willing and took, with no doubt, amazing pictures of the show. Alex Baptista made a Music Video for "This One Goes Out", not some 'ol low budget fake looking thing, It is a real deal piece of ART! Who Dem? and Rhodeshow Alum, Shane Lee ripped it. Joey Beats has made himself so available to the rhodeshow with his art and providing that extra creditable to our product, he was amazing and this will not be the last time that we work together!
Between the food, the line up and the promo of ten free CDs to the first ten paying customers, we had the house packed by 8:30pm. We sold a lot of CDs and left an impression! I am so proud of all Rhodeshow (Anjel, Amber, Andre, Michelle, Akinola, Randolph, Vega, Robert, Awesome!, Roger, ABap and Rex) and their ability to be themselves and share their personalities on stage and through their music!
Promotional Buttons and Flyers Created for our The Growth Album Release Party on May 31st 2008 (Picture by Owen Muir for MuirPhoto)
THE GROWTH PROJECT 2.0 REVIEWS:
The content is a little different as well. While the first record felt like a debut record, with declarative statements about who the young rappers were and what they were about, this disc feels like a second record — a collection of songs by a group who has done it before and knows they can do it again.
So while there are earnest slice-of-life tracks such as the leadoff "Be Me," by Michelle Mancone, and "This One Goes Out," by Mancone and Anjel Newmann, there's also the battle rhyme "You Ain't Nothing," by Randolph Placide and Gonzalez, the romantic "Love So Divine" by Newmann and the harrowing "36 Hours," by Joshua Vega.
- The Providence Journal (05/29/08):
The Growth Project 2.0 is no after-school rehab special or corny 13-track Just Say No commercial; the Rhodeshow troupe lives the lyrics and rocks the mic with a nonchalant confidence and fluid, streetwise delivery without glorifying the negative choices surrounding young people.
- The Providence Phoenix (05/29/08):
CLICK HERE FOR AKINOLA'S MYSPACE
Akinola Oluwale Daramola Jr. is 19 years old and is the newest addition to the RHODESHOW! Ak is an Emcee, Producer, and Full-Time student at CCRI. We look forward to hearing the music he will be creating in the near future with us and sharing the stage with this talented young man. Akinola resides in East Providence but is orginally from Pawtucket!
CLICK HERE FOR ANJEL'S MYSPACE
Anjel Newmann is 20 years old. She has been a member of The Rhode Show since its conception in 2002. Anjel began as a hip-hop dancer/choreographer and has since evolved into an emcee. She currently holds the position of Performance Arts Coordinator Apprentice
CLICK HERE FOR MICHELLE'S MYSPACE
Michelle Mancone is 18 years old. She joined The Rhode Show in 2006 and has since then developed into an amazing vocalist and poet. Michelle is a Rhode Island Native and lives in Providence with her mom and is also a graduate of Cranston East High School.
CLICK HERE FOR AMBER'S MYSPACE
Amber Newmann is 17 years old and has also been a member of The Rhode Show since its conception. She began as a hip-hop dancer and has since then developed into a brilliant poet and spoken word artist. Amber resides in Cranston with her sister Anjel and is also a graduate of Cranston East High School.
CLICK HERE FOR VEGA'S MYSPACE
Josh Vega is 18 years old and has been a member of The Rhode Show since early 2007. He is a talented dancer with influences in salsa and break dancing. Recently Josh has been experimenting with emceeing and spoken word. He is originally from Puerto Rico and now resides in Providence, Rhode Island where he attends the Met School.
CLICK HERE FOR HOMMY'S MYSPACE
David Hommy Gonzalez is 29 years old and has been the Performance Arts Coordinator for Broad Street Studio since 2004. David is a writer, emcee, and spoken word artist. His abilities also extend to recording and producing beats. David is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., and presently resides in East Providence, Rhode Island.
CLICK HERE FOR RANDOLPH'S MYSPACE
Randolph "R.I.P." Placide is 17 born and raised in Federal Hill, he is destined to be an alumni from Cranston High School East he came in as a dancer but evolved into a Hip-Hop artist. He has been with the Rhode Show for almost two years. He plans to acquire a master's degree in accounting from Johnson and Wales University.
CLICK HERE FOR ANDRE'S MYSPACE
Andre Bradley Is an 20 year old organic intellectual and voracious reader who lives and works as a non-profit director in Providence RI. He has been a performing artists for more than ten years but has just recently began showcasing his hidden talents with the Rhodeshow. In the fall he will be attending Hampshire College in Amherst, Massacheusetts, where he was selected as a James Baldwin Scholar.
Influences: Hip-Hop Culture, Street Theater, Rhode Island Art, Commericalism, Each Other, AS220 and our Broad Street Studio, The Rhode Island Training School, Our Fam,Visual Artist, Pressure Group, the AS220 Mission, etc
Sounds Like:
THIS ONE GOES OUT Video Directed By Alex Baptista
I HAD A FEELIN' performed by Akinola Daramola with Randolph Placide and Michelle Mancone.
YOU AIN'T NOTHING performed by Randolph Placide and David Gonzalez with a some help from our man, Akinola at BSSShowcase07
CORNBREAD performed by Anjel Newmann and Randolph Placide at SoundSession07
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FIVE SENSES performed by Anjel Newmann and David Gonzalez at FooFest07
Record Label: The Delgado Studio
Type of Label: Indie
