Mr. Blakes. Patrick 'Pea Dee' Murphy. S'ence. NickNack. D-Madness. Andrae Van Buren. Hydroponic Sound System. Symbolyc One (S1). Ter'ell Shahid. DJ Domo. Adrian Quesada. Ntymydat. Element7D. Rapid Ric. Wes Sanders. Da Bosnian. Picnic. Rochelle Terrell. JMK. D Powers. Kunal Merchant. DJ Phyfteen. J. Rudy Eccles. Scott Levy. Bruce James. Brannen Temple. John Dees. Carter Arrington. Arson Optics. DJ Massive. DJ Baby G. DJ Logic. J Rodriguez. Willette Wallace. Wallace Hawkins. Melvin Wilburn. Rob Viktum. Ty Macklin. Shorti C. Yashi Vaughn. DJ Kurupt. DJ Sae One. Dertrick "Fire" Winn. Jah Born. Francis Moka. More Texas Beats. DJ's. Players. Singers.
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Bio.
Webster defines wordsmith in the form of a noun as a person who works with words; especially a skillful writer. Defined by those who write professionally as journalists, authors, newscasters or spin doctors - it is very much a verb. They wordsmith documents, speeches, quotes and letters. Many times this action involves finding more powerful, meaningful words that paint a picture and more clearly deliver a message.
Dubbed "One of Texas' brightest new stars" by legendary rapper The D.O.C., Bavu Blakes is the ultimate wordsmith by both definitions. This is an artist and writer so unique that he's the only man named Bavu -- meaning 'force' in Kiswahili -- in American history!
Equally adept at writing, performing and freestyling, Mr. Blakes offers both clarity and hype. While words and rhymes are clearly where his talents shine, he places equal importance on beats. By defining tracks in terms of mood, rhythm and melody, he makes the music sound better. Creating a sense of cohesion between the lyrics and beats, Mr. Blakes's music reveals this approach through clever, thought-provoking lyrics over diverse beats guaranteed to entice any listener's ear.
A fixture on the Texas scene since 2002 -- endorsed by artists ranging from Bun B and Chalie Boy to Bernie Worrell and Chali 2na -- Mr. Blakes is focused on success and married to his keep-em-guessing originality. Mostly concerned with longevity and substance, Blakes possesses the creativity and the hustle to make his talent pay dividends.
Mr. Blakes has performed with many artists including Snoop Dogg six times, Roots five times, Luda, Busta, E. Badu, UGK, Devin the Dude, Slick Rick, Slim Thug, De La Soul, Paul Wall & Chamillionaire, Common, Lil' Flip, Rakim, Blackeyed Peas, Anthony Hamilton, Swishahouse, The Coup, Chalie Boy & Da Ryno, Big Mike, DJ Krush, Crime Mob, DJ A-Trak, Z-Ro, Raheem Devaughn, Angie Stone, Dwele, Jurassic 5, Jeffrey Osborne, After 7 and ...
... and has been covered by Down mag, Ozone mag, Billboard mag, Hip Hop Connection (UK), Spin mag, Block II Block mag, The Source mag, Vibe mag, Murder Dog mag, Urb mag, Blaze mag, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Houston Press, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, Allhiphop.com Breeding Ground, Hiphopgame.com, Basementalism, Basementalism Poland, Hiphopdx.com, Okayplayer.com, Sohh.com, BallerStatus.com and ...
Appreciate the collab Bavu, the track turned out nice, got KJ Hines on another verse. But yeah let me know what you have coming up with your music. I'll be sure to check it out.
THIS Sat Aug 1st Lady A hits the stage @ Kick Butt Coffee with special guest Trauma from Chaos Click! Tickets are $8 pre sale email shootingstarstyle@hotmail.com or $10 @ the door! All ages welcome! Doors open @ 8pm! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTIST!!!
yeah dude my ipod is getting boring and i need that new music mayn, why u gone hook it up Bavu?? u know in my school we did like this project on most influential musicians of Austin and i decided to put u in my groups most influential artist, thanks for hitting me up.
Second, since you and I are already friends, I wanted to invite you to listen to my new album "God is in the City" on my page. You can download a !FREE! MP3 from it by joining my mailing list by clicking the link right under the media player.
Third, I'm never really on myspace a lot anymore and I would like to keep in touch with you, so if you have facebook or twitter, let's be friends!!! The links to my pages are below.
free mixtape download...www.datpiff.com/THE_DON_SHAUN_The_Army_In_Me.m48205.html.....let us know whut you think....im a emcee...if your skeptical,just use the link & listen 4 yourself
WHAT'Z POPPIN FAMO? IT'S YOUR BOI POT BELLI, DROPPIN BY TO SHOW SOME LOVE! MAN I'M CHECKING OUT YOUR PAGE AND I GOTTA SAY...DAMN IT'S BANGIN!!!! I GOT NEW MUSIC UP, TWO JOINTZ I PRODUCED FOR SHANKA D-RUSS! "NO THREATT", AND "HITTIN SWITCHEZ"!!! MAKE SURE YOU DROP BY AND CHECK 'EM OUT! AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE EVERY LISTEN I GET! POT BELLI BEATZ! SHUT UP, AND LISTEN!!!
FINALLY, NEW MUSIC! "The Art Of Broken Glass" (EP), click myspace.com/mrjmedeiros and take a listen! Available on itunes or directly from my site. New Mr.J songs to add to your profile! WORD!
You can also follow on twitter.com/mrjmedeiros for free music.
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