Acclaimed New York-based verbal stylist, who has risen to the level of one of the foremost slam poets today. Holds a B.A. in philosophy and acting from Morehouse College, as well as a Masters in Acting from NYU. Was a staple of NYC's Nuyorican Poets Cafe, where he honed his skill, drawing from old-school hip-hop and African griot-style storytelling. Has since also performed with progressive hip-hop acts like KRS-One and The Roots and punk rockers Rage Against The Machine.
Father is a minister.
Attended Morehouse College with Miles Marshall Lewis.
In 2006, he worked on a full-length album, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!", which was co-produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away,Books are carefully folded forests/void of autumn/bound from the sun,When I can feel you breathing into me i, like a stone gargoyleatop some crumbling building,spring to lifea resuscitated angel.
She stuck a bookmark in his heart and walked away.
I presented my feminine side with flowers. She cutthe stems and placed them gently down my throat. And these tu lips might soon eclipse your brightesthopes.
Hip-hop is still cool at a party. But to me, hip-hop has never been strictly a party; it is also there to elevate consciousness.
I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. .
