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Azeem (rapper)
Azeem Ismail (born July 17, 1977 in New Brunswick, New Jersey), better known simply as Azeem is a hip-hop rapper and performance poet, residing in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.Ducker, Jesse (2008)Azeem: Cartoon networker", ''SF Weekly'', September 10, 2008, retrieved 2011-07-30 Biography Azeem, born of Jamaican and Panamanian descent started his first band, Telefunken (band), Telefunken, in 1991, which was a combination of live instrumentation and Hip hop music, hip-hop. Their first release came out in 1994 on the then newly formed Om Records. Azeem's first break as a solo artist came at an open mic competition where he performed under the alias the "Invisible Man" against fifty other poets and lyricists for a spot on the Lollapolooza Tour. This led to a PBS special (''United States of Poetry'') with Washington Square Films, and two book publishings. In 1997, Azeem was hired by Bay Area artist, Michael Franti (The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and Michael Franti, Spearhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city is the home of Rutgers University. The city is both a regional commercial hub for Central Jersey, central New Jersey and a prominent and growing commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area. New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor, Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. For 2020 United States census, 2020, New Brunswick had a population of 55,266 residents, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wide Hive Records
Wide Hive Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. It was founded by Gregory Howe in 1997 in San Francisco's Mission District as a record label, live music venue, recording studio and café. In its early incarnation Wide Hive hosted live acts and recorded, mixed, and mastered CDs of the performances that were available to the audience for purchase at the end of the show. Since the release of its first record, ''Dissent'', in 1997, Wide Hive has released over thirty titles ranging from jazz to turntablism, downtempo, and funk. Artists on the label include Phil Ranelin, Calvin Keys Calvin Keys (born February 6, 1943) is an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for Black Jazz Records.AllMusic Discography/ref> Keys has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, John Handy, Bobby Hutch ..., DJ Zeph, MC Azeem, DJ Quest, Harvey Mandel and Larry Coryell. Wide Hive Records had five ''College Music Journal'' top ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
