Quoted text (from original post, June 2009 by Alison Isaac) “Toronto has always been a city better known for its cold and cleanliness than its emcees. Now, in a city distracted by a young boy named Drake, emcee, poet, and new-era bluesman Ian Kamau emerges from the shadows with the September Nine Mixtape (Vol 1). […]
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Quoted Text (from original post, posted Jan 2, 2009): “(Watch the video first. Read the post later.) Years back, my boy NaNa took me to York University to recite some spoken word poetry at an open mic. It was one of my first ‘performances’ ever.. and it was difficult as hell. There, while my nerves […]
SPEAK OUT POETRY FEATURE (2010)
My boy Narcy asked me to come out on stage during his feature performance at Speak Out Poetry.
THE MIXTAPE TRADITION
Originally published February, 2010 The mixtape, combined with the internet, is an exciting phenomenon to me: partially because it enables artists like myself to get music out directly to people who may have the opportunity to listen, but also because I see it as the continuation of tradition. This might sound a little odd […]
LOVE IT HERE_ (2010 ELZHI/DILLA DUB)
This video was release February 2010, the first song off of the Vol. 3 Love and Other Struggles Mixtape. Shot, directed and edited by Nabil Shash. For Toronto. Download Mixtape for FREE
THE CULTURE OF ENTITLEMENT
Originally published April, 2009 Wrote this in an email to a white male friend of mine this morning and thought i would like to share it… it was a response to a white male attending a ‘all female’ gathering for a girl program in Nairobi, Kenya… posted it on my blog too… i think this […]
POUND ISSUE NO. 17
I met Steve Carty on this Pound shoot back in 2003 which also featured Sol Guy, Tara Chase, Sage and YLook. The cover featured Big Black Lincoln.
POUND ISSUE NO. 19
A funny shoot inside, I won’t show you, but if you can find it you’ll see some familiar faces and a not so great picture of me (hence the reason I’m not publishing it here). This issue of Pound came out in 2003.
DOJO COVER
Dojo was a great little magazine run by Denny Lee, Joel Regular and Jason Gouveia. Very creative and very supportive of the diverse art scene in Toronto. This cover features familiar faces Wan (from Main Ingredient) Danilo McDowell-McCallum, Ski and Carlone Capone Mario Mitchell and many other notable artists who have gone on to do […]