About Me

Negus Shabaka: Producer - Song Writer

Negus Shabaka, mixtape DJ turned Artist & Producer. Yes, I write songs, make beats, and produce records. I also record and engineer demo recodings in the comfort of my home. When its time to mek it to sound really, really good then I go to the studio. Give thanks to Bandulu Dub for giving me roots/dub riddims.

Quite frankly, I have no far-fetched aspirations to become rich and famous through music. I do it all for the pure joy I experience from creating and collaborating with other artists, songwriters, and producers. But still, dollars haffi run cuz time is money and we all gotta eat!

Negus Shabaka
"Fresh Inna Bed-Stuy"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/11/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members:

Influences:

Sizzla, Beenie Man, Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z, Tiger, Flouagan, Dirts Man, Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Spragga Benz, Ninja Man, Bob Marley, Capleton, Super Cat, Pato Banton, Bounty Killer, Lt. Stichie, Jr. Gong

Record Label: Kings I Music Group, LLC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

What they wont tell you in bible school

Firstly, I find it quite interesting all this "chatter" about 2012, Nibiru, and Pole Shifts because most of us who talk about it are very concerned with saving ourselves. Most are looking for sa...
Posted by Shabaka on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:10:00 PST

Ganja Meditation?

I wonder who first put the words "ganja" and "meditation" together. I wonder who first suggested that ganja makes you meditate or that somehow being high means that you are meditating. I als...
Posted by Shabaka on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:08:00 PST

Zion Train Come

IntroChorus (2x)I hope you deh yah when de zion train comeHope you deh yah when de place jus a bun If you didn't leave you better start runI hope I see you when I need you when it d...
Posted by Shabaka on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:15:00 PST

The Degeneration of Rasta Culture

It's obvious to me and should be to you also that "Rasta" as a spiritual-religious-liberation tradition/movement has utterly degenerated along with the vast majority of humanity and in this regard is ...
Posted by Shabaka on Sat, 17 May 2008 11:43:00 PST

Auto-Tune Goon?

Ok "artists", this over-use of Auto-Tune has got to stop. Yes T-Pain does it and it sounds good, yes Munga does it and it sound good, but not every song sound good using Auto-Tune. And to Auto-Tune yo...
Posted by Shabaka on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:30:00 PST

Conservative vs. Liberal Rastas

I actually grew-up with a conservative Rasta father and a conservative-minded, but liberal leaning mother. So to me, while growing up in the Virgin Islands, all Rastas were "conservative". Ones who ...
Posted by Shabaka on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:02:00 PST

Selling Reggae (and Rasta) To White ppl

I had a conversation with an older white man recently about how The Wailers music was first marketed to the white cross-over audience. He seemed pretty upset when I suggested that "The Wailers" becam...
Posted by Shabaka on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:22:00 PST

What Is An Empress About

I wish someone would explain to me what an Empress is. Having been on myspace for a while, it seems like I've been mistaken all these years. Apparently Empress can also mean sexy. But when I think of ...
Posted by Shabaka on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:09:00 PST

Oh X-mas Tree...

Jeremiah 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.Jeremiah 10:3 For the customs of the people are ...
Posted by Shabaka on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:25:00 PST

Rasta Defined!

Ha, ha ha.....I know you didn't come here looking for a definition of Rasta. People often ask me what Rasta is and there is always some debate going on about what is a "Real Rasta". But really I thin...
Posted by Shabaka on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST