Revolutionary Freedom Fighters past and present like Maroons such as Nanny, Cudjoe, and Accompong. Arawaks and Tainos who resisted and fought back the aggression of columbus and his successors. Africans who did the same in the face of the portuguese and those that followed. John Chilembwe, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Black Hawk, Powhattan, Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vessey, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Toussaint L'Overture, Marx and Engles, Lenin, Trotsky, Rosa Luxemburg, Eugene Debbs, August Spies, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Robert F. Williams, Kwame Toure, SNCC, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella J. Baker, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Cathleen Cleaver, Fred Hampton, H. Rap Brown, Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier, Shaka Sankofa, SDS organizers and members, ISO organizers and members, Campaign to End the Death Penalty organizers and members. The Last Poets, Gil Scot-Heron, Sonia Sanchez, Immortal Technique, Rage Against the Machine, Cannibal Ox, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Nina Simone, James Brown, Irma Thomas, Sweet Inspirations, Odetta, Kim Weston, Clarence Smith, Company Flow, Nas, System of A Down, Common, Labtekwon, and many more...
NEW CD!! THE ART OF STRUGGLE!! 8.06.08!!
PRE-ORDER NOW!! $10
NEW SHIRTS JUST $15!!!
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DOWNLOAD S.O.N.'s Debut CD - BLOOD AND FIRE!! - 17 TRACKS! - $5.00!!
S.O.N. APPEARS ON THESE COMP'S
"FREE THE P" w/ Immortal Technique, Invincible, The Philistines, etc. to benefit the film "SLINGSHOT HIP HOP" - freethep.com, slingshothiphop.com-
"CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT" w/ The Welfare Poets, Hasan Salaam, Abiodun of The Last Poets, etc. for the Abolition of the Death Penalty - welfarepoets.com -
"PEACE NOT WAR VOL.2" w/ Paris, Jurassic 5, Ani Difranco, etc. - peace-not-war.org -
Political hip hop artist, former Baltimore City high school teacher, activist, cancer survivor, sickle cell battler, and recipient of praise by Public Enemy’s Chuck D as “[Leaving] a mean look on somebody’s face” for being “More than relevant!,” S.O.N. doesn’t just entertain his crowds he empowers them. He’s shared the stage with artists like Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, and Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine as well as activists like Howard Zinn, Cindy Sheehan, Rosa Clemente, and Liam Madden from Iraq Veterans Against the War. Music from his 2004 debut cd “Blood And Fire” has earned him spots on compilations with iconic artists ranging from The Last Poets to Sonic Youth, won him a “Best of Baltimore” award from the Baltimore City Paper, and took “Best Song of the Week” on NPR’s website. S.O.N.’s forthcoming cd, “The Art of Struggle,” is a collaboration with producer DJ Mentos and will be released in early 2008.
The Art of Struggle CD 8/6/08's Friend Space (Top 12)
Adamatic is one of the finalists in the Opio/Hieroglyphics remix contest. Head over to the link below, and vote for the Adamatic remix. Thanks for the support. Peace!
MAN SON I LOVE YA MUSIC, WHAT YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH B, IF YOU EVER IN DALLAS HALLA AT ME, HAHA WELL BOTH BURN THE CITY DOWN WITH THA LYRICAL TRUTH!!! AND KEEP IT UP TOO, I GOT MAD LOVE FOR YA, PEACE,LOVE,AND HIP-HOP.... mc la truth
So I'm trying to take writing more seriously and centralize art-political things I do in a place that's easier that my own server where I have to code everything myself. I revamped this site and updated it heavily:
http://laughingfish.blogspot.com
Check it out and give me your thoughts.
In other news, I hear a rumor you may be coming to Denver for the DNC? That would rock. Hope to see you then.
I went accidentally. I was on my way to class and there was a protest going on and they were blocking traffic, so I got out and marched with the people, it was pretty powerful (I had to stop when I got to the subway). They walked along the major roads in Harlem and stopped in the intersections counting to 50. It was powerful and moving. I really wanted to participate but it was the end of the semester and I had a lot going on.
S.O.N. You rocked the mic at Winter Soldier! Keep inspiring myself and others with your words, hopefully one day when I am a history teacher I can teach the way you rap and tell kids the truth!
Yo bro, THANKS for the music and extra cd, mucho respecto. The photo autographed was tight. I mos def got more than I anticipated on. From what I've heard so far, your sick on the mic.. Yo I was trying to find the exact address for the buildings that caught on fire on Mt. Pleasent street, in Baltimore right? I got some clothes I would like to mail. Thanks again.
I just purchased your CD thru paypal on your site, can't wait to recieve it. Yeah, I finally broke down and purchased it thru credit. Mucho Respecto, hope to see you perform live in the near future.
a "top 25" to bring balance back to mainstream radio -- for the babies who must listen -- the recorded mc roots of hiphop (a Black subculture thats universally accepted!)... long live the BlackArtsMovement!
1 the message - furious five 2 my melody - eric b and rakim 3 tennesee - arrested development 4 boundaries - freestyle fellowship 5 my philosophy - bdp 6 sucker mcs - rundmc 7 astronomy - BlackStar 8 aquemini - outkast 9 put your weight on it - big daddy kane 10 eat em up l, chill - ll cool j 11 passing me by - pharcyde 12 lost one - lauryn hill 13 cell therapy - goodie m.o.b 14 stick'em - the fat boys 15 the corner - common 16 roxanne, roxanne - u.t.f.o 17 paperthin - mc lyte 18 nobody beats the biz - biz markie 19 we had to tear this mothaf**** up - ice cube 20 fight the power - public enemy 21 funky joint - p.r.t 22 u got me - the roots 23 wrath of my madness - queen latifah 24 i seen a man cry - scarface 25 if i ruled the world - nas
BlackWork Against Genocide... whensleeperswakeup.com
Hey, I know it's a bit late but I have a video of you from the Hip Hop for Palestine show you did back on December 1st. Great show, keep up the good work:
....Wow. Brother... I just came to the page to thank you for lookin out for Axiom... and I JUST heard interview with Chuck D..... so I guess I should thank you twice.. that's a powerful piece man... How many people even REMEMBEr the North Amer. Free Trade Agreement??!?! wow.. you a RBG fo sho..
