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Minneapolis, MN | Established. Jan 01, 2016 | SELF

Minneapolis, MN | SELF
Established on Jan, 2016
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"HIP HOP FOR EARTH LIBERATION AND RESISTING THE OIL AND GAS PIPELINE IN UNIST'OT'EN LAND"

January 26, 2015
Last Saturday, January 24, 2015, Robby Brag organized the Hip Hop for Earth Liberation Concert and Teach-In event to raise funds for the Unist'ot'en First Nation activist blockade against the oil and gas pipelines being built throughout Northern America.

"Over the past four years, the Unist'ot'en clan of the Wet’suwet’en nation have literally built a strategy to keep three proposed oil and gas pipelines from crossing their land. Concerned about the environmental damage a leak could cause on land they've never given up, they've constructed a protection camp to block pipeline companies. As opposition to the development of Alberta's tar sands and to fracking projects grows across Canada, with First Nations communities on the front lines, the Unist'ot'en camp is an example of resistance that everyone is watching."


Supported by the following artists/performers:

Joe Davis (Host/Spoken Word Artist)
Keno Evol
SMYLADON
Excel
EB The Homie
Black Magick
Origami Bones
Pseudoubt
MNtality
Khem Clan
MonoPoleJoe

Coverage by the following artists unfortunately were not captured:
Keno Evol (Keno Evol BandCamp) & Khem Clan (@KhemClan/ Khem Clan Facebook) - ProsaiC Minds


"ZULU NATION HIP HOP 4 HEALING AT CAPRI THEATER"

July 27, 2015

Zulu Nation Omega Chapter Twin Cities Announces
Hip Hop Cultural Summer Event

Summer 2015 has brought together many cultures and forms of expression within all facets of Twin Cities life. The Universal Zulu Nation Omega Chapter Twin cities has been building upon the same presence with Hip Hop 4 Healing!

Hip Hop 4 Healing the culture-keeper's efforts to bring together the elements of Hip Hop (breakdancing, graffiti/aerosol art, DJing, MCing, Beatboxing, and Knowledge) to promote positive growth and community cohesion. Bringing people together is a long-time tradition of Hip Hop, and you can expect nothing less within this event and showcase.

The event is going to be Saturday August 22nd from 2 - 6 pm.

ALL AGES WELCOME

$5 Admission (12 and under FREE)

At Capri Theater 2027 W Broadway Ave, N Mpls, 55411

BRING YOUR FAMILY!

Performers Include LNJay, King Kamaal, Niles, Dramuzik, MN REAL Breakers, AL Taw'AM (The Twins), DJ Chuck Chizzle and DJ Francisco. Hosted by Smoke Dee (KMOJ and House of DJs).

Supported by Truth Maze Productions, Save The Kids, Progress Foundation, ProsaiC Minds, Grow Green Team, House of Dance, SoulSpeak Expressions.

Twin Cities Omega Zulu Nation: What we do We at the Twin Cities Omega Zulu Chapter are grounded in the five basic elements of Hip-Hop, which are DJing, MCing (rap), Aerosol or Grafitti art, Breakdance (B-boy, B-Girls), & Knowledge of self! We as Zulu's are here to serve, uplift, & grow with our communities to make a better place for all mankind. We do this through peace, love, truth, unity, knowledge, wisdom, justice, equality, love, respect, overstanding, economics, mathematics, science, life, & the oneness of the creator. Ase



Twin Cities Omega Zulu's are Teachers & mentors doing many things in our communities including:

Breakdance (All Styles) DJing, Music Making, Mixing
Drum Cyphers
Food Drives/Donations
Clothes-Giveaways, Helping the Homeless
Hip-Hop History, Knowledge of Self the Infinity Lessons Cooking and Gardening
Writing, Spoken Word, Beatbox,
MCing Aerosol Art, Graffiti Art, Painting
Health, Diet, Nutrition
Meditation & Yoga
Food & social justice, Restorative Justice
Affiliated with Save The Kids organization, Progress Foundation, Prosaic Minds
Community Activism, Volunteer Work Parades, Marches, Tabling for Just-Causes - ProsaiC Minds


"EXCEL'S #2016 DILLATRONIC LYRICAL EXERCISE"

Ushering in the New Year Excel drops 3:00 minutes of raw and uncut bars over J Dilla's DILLATRONIC from his most recent project conveniently named DILLATRONIC. You can purchase the Dillatronic album from iTunes or purchase the album, vinyl, and all types of merchandise at this link, right here: www.dillatronic.com/

"I thought it was only right to bring in the new year with a Dilla feel... a lot of our efforts with many members of our Twin Cities Omega Zulu Chapter are actively involved with the Official Twin Cities Dilla Day Committee: TC LOVES DILLA. The chair of our committee is actually my brother, DJ Francisco, also the VP of our Twin Cities Zulu Chapter, so it isn't a 'Zulu thing' officially so-to-speak... but man fuck it.. it's a Zulu thing in my words, just not exclusively! Anyways, not to go too deep but even though it seems hard to top expect more than last year, I'm not about to spoil anything!" - ProsaiC Minds


Discography

Full Available Discography @ http://www.prosaicminds.net/excel-discography.

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Bio

Independent Twin Cities-based lyricist painting colorful murals with meaningful lyrics. Founding MC with Prosaic Minds Collective member of the Universal Zulu Nation Twin Cities Omega Chapter, and cofounder and Development Director of Progress Foundation nonprofit organization. 

Excel focuses most energy into making music and community building. Previous performances include various Twin Cities venues/spaces, touring extensively in Okinawa, and Tokyo, Japan.

Currently building and producing with various musicians and MCs Excel is pushing to defy the bounds of Hip Hop and popular culture while delivering a positive message and appealing to a greater audience. 

- See more at: http://www.prosaicminds.net/excel/#sthash.g46TDHdk.dpuf

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