Essential MC
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Essential MC

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States
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"Inspiration Happens. Lives Change"

Essential is an individual that has the capacity to speak fluently, poetically, and to speak with a degree of power that allows people to discover who they are, and who’s they are. He is the real deal. When he’s doing his thing, inspiration happens and lives change. - Michael Bernard Beckwith


"Message of inspiration"

Essential. I thoroughly enjoyed your recent workshop and presentation on: "URBAN MYSTICISM: Using the Laws of Quantum Physics to Redesign your Life". I gained a lot from the session. I appreciate your message of inspiration and infinite possibilities, your "over"-standing of ancient wisdom and knowledge. Thank you. - Andre – Los Angeles, CA


"A Clear Connection"

I just want you to know how grateful I am for your presence on the planet. My wife and I have used the technique that you taught in the workshop and have had life changing results. We now have a clear connection to our higher selves and are living in our purpose. Thank you so much. - Joshua – Denver, CO


"Truly Essential Affirmations"

Thank you! Wow! I can’t even tell you how much I love the album. It has become a part of my morning routine, so that while I’m waking up getting ready for the day I have a dose of truly essential affirmations. Keep up the good work. The universe needs you. - Isabel – Hempstead, NY


Discography

-From College to Higher Consciousness
Living In Your Higher Purpose
-Hip-Hop Culture
Have We Forgotten Who We Are
-It’s Not Where Your From, It’s Where You’re At
...In Consciousness
-Not Now...Right Now
A Call to Action

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Bryan Aponte the Essential MC was born with a unique purpose to raise consciousness through the power of the spoken word. He has worked with a myriad of local and national organizations as a lecturer, hip-hop emcee, spoken word artist, mentor, and workshop facilitator. Some of the organizations have been the Agape International Spiritual Center, NAACP, National Urban League, HeArt Foundation, Star Education, J.U.I.C.E., Avant Yard and others.

As a speaker, Essential has been known to captivate the audience in his keynotes by delivering his message in a style that resonates with the attendees. Being a natural emcee, he innately tunes in to the energy of the crowd and “uplifts them to another level of consciousness”. – Michael Beckwith. He adds a component of centeredness, vision, and self determination from the perspective of a young, focused, hip-hop generation leader that is transformational and quite essential to future leaders.

As a hip-hop and spoken word artist, Essential has had the privilege of sharing stages with other artists such as: Mos Def, Common, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, Jessica Care Moore, The Roots, dead prez, Method Man, Saul Williams, Michael Bernard Beckwith and many more. He is currently being featured on KRS One’s Stop the Violence 2 album which is set to be released this fall, along side artists such as Nelly, The Game, Ne-Yo, Talib Kweli, Lyfe Jennings, Busta Rhymes and many others.

He has also recently released his self produced motivational CD entitled Essential Affirmations which was designed to reprogram the subconscious mind by using declarative poetry set to hypnotic tribal rhythms. Currently he is working on his hip-hop album which features platinum producer Duane “Da Rock” Ramos as well as a track with stic.man from dead prez and other collaborations.

Essential was recently featured as the top #22 unsigned hip-hop artist on myspace.com, which has been confirmation that uplifting hip-hop music is not only growing but that he is at the forefront of the shift. He is currently booking dates for his fall lecture tour as well as gearing up for the release of his transformational hip-hop album.

As an active advocate of shifting the state of hip-hop culture, Essential has met with and interviewed: Jesse Jackson, Magic Johnson, Akon, RZA, The Roots, Louis Gossett Jr., Hill Harper, Vondee Curtis Hall, Vanessa Williams, Talib Kweli, E40, Snoop Dogg, Master P., and so many other actors, activists and artists.

Essential has been known to have a gift of effectively communicating the principals of a higher consciousness, through his lectures, workshops and music. In what seems to be a Universal season of change, Essential MC is quite an essential element to that shift.