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GaKnew Roxwel of FRESH CITY

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About Me

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST:I am the producer, creator, and 1 of the 4 emcees of the hiphop band FRESH CITY. FRESH CITY is a Los Angeles Hiphop band known for it’s undeniable stage presence, innovative production, and relatable thought provoking lyrics. FRESH CITY also gained recognition for standing toe to toe with bands of various genres in the Emergenza International Battle of the Bands, and walking away with a 1st place victory in rounds 1 and 2 by a landslide. Noted as arguably the 1 band in California, FRESH CITY stepped away from the stage to record their debut CD. In the mean time its 4 emcees have also been polishing their solo projects that were already in progress. BE ON THE LOOK OUT!I am also a two time Grand Slam Champion, member of the 2004 National Poetry Slam Championship team, and have been noted several times in the Los Angeles Times, featured on HBO’s Def Poetry, and starred in the Hiphop/Spoken Word Documentary “Thoughts of Egression”. I am also the creator and facilitator of the youth lyricist workshop, 16 bars. In 7 months I will be releasing an album. From now until then I will be keeping a weekly journal of my progress. For all that are interested, check out www.freshcitymusic.com/news.html. Until next time, PEACE! JOIN OUR MAILING LIST:Catch the interview on the HBO Def Poetry website. ..

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Member Since: 2/1/2005
Band Website: freshcitymusic.com
Band Members: the AUDIO REPAIR TEAM
Influences: Foster youth, the people of Compton, Watts, L.A (FRESH CITY), Inglewood, Hollywood, Westwood, Gardena, Huntington Park, Santa Monica, Texas, Louisiana, New York, Metropolitan America, Refugees from all over the world residing in America, Dream chasers, Ethiopia, struggles of a single mom raised by a single grandmother, absense of a womanising father, battered women, battering men, thugs, dope dealers, LAUSD, liberal thinkers, Spike Lee, Mainstream media, indie film makers, Blues people, Guns Germs and Steel, the bible, the Baptist Church, homeless alcoholics, drug addicts, death, Jazz, Mo-Town, Folk music, 80's Rock, 70's Soul, 80's/90's hiphop, Modern day American poets, World history, American Slavery, the Deconstruction Era, the Civil Rights movement, Intergration, Melrose, Wilshire district, Mid Town, CIA tackics, perception of police/government in the African American community, society's desire for material things, society's anger and contridictions, the worlds need for peace, Corporate greed and advertising, peoples lack of care for the enviroment, peoples care for the enviroment, inconsistant friends/love ones, lack of stability, the privileges of being recognized and appreciated for my talents, recognizing how unknown I am, knowning my place in it all, God.
Sounds Like: The soul of a Mannequin. Call it Still Living.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Sound Manipulation is an Art Form

Creative mode. I set a goal for myself to make 20 beats during the month of December. I spent the entire first week listening to about 7 or 8 crates worth of music, and picked out 100 songs that I dee...
Posted by GaKnew Roxwel of FRESH CITY on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:27:00 PST

Explanation of the CD title

WHAT UP?! - That's urban for howdy : ) So, as I was saying last week, I'm titling my CD "the Mannequin People". I've decided, rather than explain the concept, to just post the theme poem. Hey, every ...
Posted by GaKnew Roxwel of FRESH CITY on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:01:00 PST

FRESH CITY update

Thank you for joining the journey. In 7 months I, GaKnew Roxwel, will be releasing the MANNEQUIN PEOPLE. This will not JUST be an album. I won't box it with a cliché label such as calling it "A Moveme...
Posted by GaKnew Roxwel of FRESH CITY on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:49:00 PST

New Orleans

I hope everyone who voted for Bush realizes what his pride is doing to US. He functions like a prideful dictator with no regard for what the people of this country feel. New Orleans needs American tro...
Posted by GaKnew Roxwel of FRESH CITY on Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:06:00 PST