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About Me

Poetry is life and life is poetry.... When it comes to ROK there may not be a sentence that betters sums everything up. ROK is versatile wordsmith who has been perfecting his craft for the better part of the last 8 years. As a founding member of the underground collective The Society of Invisibles, ROK has seen his fare share of stages across the US.Artists of all types know the extreme pressure of performing in groups, yet at times, he has executed the difficult task of individually stepping on to the stage in front of hyped spectators of packed hip-hop shows locally and nationally. As the crowd is silenced by the booming voice and metaphors of this poet, a certain amount of unspoken respect is bestowed by the attention he receives. It is only after he has verbally delivered one of his signature metaphor laced pieces, that he notices the instant calm he blessed the crowd with and leaves them resting in the palms of his massive hands.As for "ROK's style", unique, honest, vivid and dynamic have been thrown at him. Yet there really is not a set category you can place him in. Whether ROK is telling a story or painting a masterpiece with his arrangement of words there is not a listener that ROK cannot touch. Driven by nothing more than the complicated nature of human emotion ROK's aim is always clear and he speaks from his heart. Be it personal experience, or the stories told to him by others, you can be assured ROK is always going to give you the truth. At time's this poet has been criticized and told his writing is at time's 'Too honest', Rok can only reply with "if I don't believe in what I'm writing how I can expect someone else to?" It does not get much simpler than that.Poetry is life, and life is poetry...

My Interests

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Member Since: 1/20/2005
Band Website: geistaudio.net
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SUPPORT

Influences: NAS,rakim, big daddy kane, the Wu-Tang Clan, Biggie, mos def, common, canibus, Louis Logic, Krs-one, big pun, big l, OC, Pharaoh Monch,Redman, the roots, def poetry alumni mayda del valle, Black Ice, Mums, poetri, lemon, suheir, shi'han, j.ivy also Saul Williams, talib kweli, langston hughes, memories of my nana an tata, TSOI, my mother, my sister, K.Hustle, P.Sky, M.Pharoah, my pops, chino xl, portishead, bjork, meeks the jerk, ali and emma, russell simmons, Judgement, mary j. blige, goapele, , Jill Scott, Amel Lauriuex, jean grae, gang starr, erykah badu, dead prez, anthony hamilton...
Record Label: Geist Audio Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

...:unattainable:...

i've begun to tell myself that it was how unattainable you were that had me fascinated by you,but its so much deeper than that,let me keep it real for a second,i knew the end result before it had a ch...
Posted by ROK on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:53:00 PST

ladies..chewing tobacco is not the bizness!!!!

sweet baby haysoos.... so yeah, saturday night comes and we hit the Hidden House for a small gathering to celebrate Karlie's b-day... shits goin well...new castles are being drank, laughs being had, h...
Posted by ROK on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:41:00 PST

..:what more can i say:..

A place of solace is my sanctuary, Alone with my thoughts is where I long to be, When it's just me everything is so much more comforting, Behind closed doors I ponder my future and look at my pa...
Posted by ROK on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:48:00 PST

.:_______________:.

I walk tenderly over broken pieces of fallen and mirrors and see reflections of my past, each step reveals more to my story, tears and good times, my pen and my mind, love and sadness, chaos and madne...
Posted by ROK on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:50:00 PST

Im Sorry

I’m Sorry,I’m sorry that I still don’t have my shit together,I’m sorry that I am not a better person,I’m sorry I’m not what you want me to be,I’m sorry that I...
Posted by ROK on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:55:00 PST

The Return of the weekend Wrap up!!!!

Its been a couple three years since The Weekend Wrap Up has surfaced....upon returning to Cali I see it fitting to remember the trip to the best of my abilities...granted only a handful of people are ...
Posted by ROK on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:26:00 PST

Dear Lord...Part 1

DEAR LORD PART. 1Dear lord, why do I feel how I feel?Sometimes I can't open my eyes to see clear,At times I wonder what's the fucking point,I hate my situation but I feel unmotivated to make changes,S...
Posted by ROK on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:35:00 PST

Clitter....turns her labia into a YAY-Bia!!!!

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Posted by ROK on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:48:00 PST

...Clear...

Seeing clearer...What a difference a few days can make,Reading the words of a couple wise women has helped,I'm working on bettering myself,A stronger man,A better person,Striving to do the most with w...
Posted by ROK on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:51:00 PST

...So Full Of Doubt...

So full of doubt,At time's my mind is my own worst enemy,The constant over analyzing at times it drives me crazy,But I tell myself that I analyze things the way that I do for good reasons,Protective o...
Posted by ROK on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:20:00 PST