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About Me


(i am) isis. the renaissance chic. the poet/ spoken word & performance artist. the rocker. the writer/ journalist/ lover/ friend/ community activist/ spiritual advisor/ revolutionary/ and whatever damn else u need her to be.
nurturing her love affair with ink and page, rhyme and stage, isis has created for herself a montage of eclectic rhymes, emotional rants, socio-political soliloquies and stories of love and growth and inspiration.
daring to be defined, isis’ work has evolved across genres from spoken word to hip-hop to what she calls rock-hop.
“my father was a dj, so i was exposed to every type of music imaginable," isis says. "now, exploring all aspects of music and performance is second nature to me.”
over the past several years, isis has performed across Minnesota, including such venues as First Avenue, Triple Rock Soul, the Quest, 7th Street Entry, Intermedia Arts, Blue Moon, Blue Nile, Mankato State University, Paisley Park and around the country, including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Ohio, New Jersey and Washington, DC.
she has self-published her first chapbook in May 2006. a poetic (r).evoL.ution celebrates the power of words spoken (now written) and, through poetry, follows the angst, love, evolution and resolution of finding one’s voice.
isis is also the co-founder/executive director of Minneapolis-based Soulistic Playhouse (www.soulisticplayhouse.org) where she has co-produced and performed in daring, avante garde pieces such as Re/membering Aunt Jemima: A Menstrual Show and for colored girls and black boys: the remix.
as a performance artist, she has performed at such venues as the Historic State Theatre, Hamline University, with the Youth Performance Company, Acadia Cabaret and Theatre, with the Revolutionary Women’s Caberet, Intermedia Arts and Mixed Blood Theatre.
current projects include her long awaited debut album i am..., set for release in SPRING 2008 and 7th Awakening, a collection of poems and short stories, set for release in Summer 2008.
she is blessed to experience life and hopes to bring joy to all who share in her journey.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/13/2006
Band Website: iamisis.com
Band Members: (i am) isis
to book me, e-mail [email protected]
Influences:

everyone and everything

(including:
.::fam
.::tina turner
.::mos def
.::jon bon jovi
.::queen latifah
.::van ness place
.::richard wright
.::queen afua
.::lauryn hill
.::my sprained ankle
.::yesterday's news report
.::books of overstanding
.::billie holliday
.::erykah badu
.::common
.::salt-n-pepa
.::andre 3000
.::the guys who sang "more than words"
.::muat ashby
.::astral trips
.::the liberian coup in the late 70's/early 80's (before the official war began)
.::toni reams
.::saul williams
.::my broken heart
.::t.e.l.r.
.::learning to be whole again
.::trifling interviews
.::dope emcees
.::wack emcees
.::the minneapolis hip hop scene
.::walking down bowery street
.::teens who rock the mic and the quest for the voice
.::taking the 25 to irvington center
.::catching the 70 back
.::intellectually stimulating conversations
.::c-o-n-spiracies
.::in living color
.::mc lyte
.::osirus
.::method man
.::wutang
.::killah priest's "heavy mental"
.::rock-n-roll
.::platinum mind
.::my two stolen laptops and fried hard drive
.::nwa
.::al green
.::sade
.::the truth
.::my childhood
.::ur dramas
.::life...)

.::get the picture?
Sounds Like: me
Record Label:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

song credits

giving credit, where credit is due!!! they're all in my top...holla! soul rebel lyrics: (i am) isiscomposition: M-Bag, Uriah Posyer, Ken Etienne enigineering: Ken Etienne for Big Head Productionsmixin...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:16:00 PST

08.08.08

it's official! my debut album drops 08.08.08...the power of the 8, baby! stay tuned...i'll be posting updates on the final process...linking u to my NEW website...posting hot off the press tracks and...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:33:00 PST

independence? | big perm | is wright wrong?

today, someone called me super independentand i wanted to counterargue, that i am not independent...not because i can't take care of myself but because he made it seem like a cuss wordi'm not the "put...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:22:00 PST

where am i? (sean bells murderers acquitted)

so...last night...when i finally get plugged back into the matrix, i begin reading e-mail after e-mail about the murderers (i refuse to consider them peace officers or even cops) who killed sean bell ...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:59:00 PST

just rambling...

it is 1:11 in the morning and i am soooo tired...supposed to be backing to leave in the morning...but, instead, i decided to play on the 'puter...yes, i am a procrastinator...so, i am sure i will be r...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PST

support this groups new release: Vicelounge

good people. good music for grown folks. check them out! Record Breakin’ Music presents Vicelounge (EP) - Special Offer(((For 15 days only - download the EP for $3 )))     * * * * *...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:10:00 PST

Photo comparison: Lebron on Vogue cover to old army ad

the first pic is the Vogue cover. The second pic is an old army recruiting ad. and we’re being too sensitive? kiss my ass! (thanks media takeout for posting these images!)...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:21:00 PST

networking site for TC hip hop artists

Land of 10,000 Emcees check it out! (thanks Kandis for sharing)...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:08:00 PST

change soon come

as spring takes its own sweet time to arrive in Minneapolis, i can’t wait for the leaves to grow. to lose the gloves and scarf. to watch the lawns change from brown to green and the snow st...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

online classes are kicking my butt! (that’s a good thing)

for those who don’t know me, i am a nerd. 100%. a geek, in fact. and to help further my cause, i enrolled in some online classes to increase my geekometer reading. i am taking MySQL and PHP scr...
Posted by (i am) isis" on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:59:00 PST