POEPAN- POETICAL PANDEMONIUM - Hip Hop Artist

POEPAN POETICAL PANDEMONIUM ARTIST BIOGRAPHY nbsp; nbsp; What if you had an emcee who was the derivative of the dislocated and most hated Who speaks to the miseducated and underestimated Who rhymes about voluptuous thighs and has A Thug’s Resume Who revisits and revives the renaissance poetry of Langston Hughes He would be the ripple in the placid lake of money-driven and substance-compromising rap Who is the anchor of today’s hip Hop news report He would be Poepan - the Harlem cat who embraces all aspects of urban America’s music and masterfully blends its mass appeal with its power to elevate and heal nbsp; “What I try to represent is basically humanity It’s not so much about me being a rap artist but more of a three-dimensional human being” lays out his agenda Poe “I think that Hip Hop is being portrayed too much by one-dimensional characters” It certainly doesn’t take a detective to trace back the origins of this thought From the “fuck the police!” and “bitches ain’t shit”-hollering gangsta rapper to the fur-coated cigar-biting rap pimp to the new-age thug hammering about his ice and the diameter of his rims Hip Hop’s storytellers have for the longest produced one-note tales of life in the hood nbsp; “I really don’t know if anyone can actually change the rap game but what I wanna do is open some minds to other possibilities” says the happily married father of a fiery-eyed baby boy who seems to have been the first to receive the MC’s energy A self-described revolutionary lyricist Poepan - whose name stands for Poetic Pandemonium - unites the rich literary tradition of his hometown Harlem with the native tongue tradition of his stomping ground Strong Island where he was the lead rapper of JVC FORCE rival group The Kemelions in his solo debut disc “The Black Experience Vol 1 (nottheniggerchronicle)” While honing his craft he freestyled with a slew of Hip Hop pioneers among whom EPMD JVC FORCE De La Soul K Solo Redman Method Man and Keith Murray just to name a few nbsp; Even though this may be the first time you are hearing the name make no mistake Poepan is far from another new artist with no idea or appreciation for the history of Hip Hop Poepan was signed to Jazzy J and Afrika Bambaataa’s Strong City label as a solo emcee while in Jr High School and then as with his cousin as a member of The Kemelions he dropped the album ‘Basement Arrangements’ on Zoo Entertainment BMG in 1993 which received three mics from The Source After being discourage with the direction Hip Hip has gone since his last outing Poepan returns on the solo tip once again with a mission to show how it suppose to be done nbsp; “My whole thing is to preserve the art form of what Hip Hop is supposed to be” says Poe voicing his disapproval with the current state of mainstream Hip Hop The first single “One Of A Kind (message2thesuckaemcee)” bw “Nikki 2020’ and “Unfiltered” released on the emcees own The GATTACA Project independent label offers an advance look into the nephew of a jazz player’s mind and shows different looks of a lyrically gifted emcee Whereas it surely would take more than one art-conscious emcee to till the barren land of the 2K+ Hip Hop generation with lyrics encouraging and empowering the change of heart and outlook and production by Brand New Heavies track master Jose Lopez and Chris Sibilla “The Black Experience Vol 1 (nottheniggerchronicle)” is bound to stir more than a few minds nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; By Cherie Amour nbsp;nbsp; FOR MORE INFO CONTACT AJ WOODSON- BIG MOUTH NTERTAINMENT BIGMOUTHENT1@AOLCOM OR CALL 9146688838

Musical Influences

RAKIM, NAS, PRINCE

Personal Influences

unknown

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