LOVE AND SUPPORT

This is some support  and love that i figured i should share with everyone.... and give one more thank you to the good people who manifested these ( I don't know if they want their identities revealed, let me know and I will put you in here).

The 1st is someone who had to do a paper on an artist (me):

 

The artist that I choose worthy of study is actually a close personal friend of mine his name is Marquis Moorer. Marquis is a self described rap artist. He says "I try to make technical works of art. I try to do projects. I will say, let me create a story line with plots and twist while maintaining the song structure and contemporary sound". I find him worthy of study because although he can make lots of money by making rap music that glorifies violence and ignorance he chooses to educate with his music. He makes songs that he classifies as "conscience songs". My husband actually introduced me to Marquis, the two of them have been friends for over a decade. They made music together in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, N.Y. Although we have relocated they continue to collaborate on songs. In one of his songs called The Art of Ignorance Marquis describes acts and beliefs that are spread throughout urban populations. Marquis says he was not influenced by any individual artist but is influenced by the hypocrisy in government officials and the inability of leadership to effectively teach urban youth to become productive members of society.

I believe Marquis would be influenced by the music in Sub-Saharan Africa. I believe this because he considers himself a "story teller". I agree. He has songs about, dating, surviving in the ghetto, and the negative influence of drugs and alcohol. Marquis has a wide variety of songs but they all tell a story. The same is true for music in Sub-Saharan Africa. The text says "Music permeates virtually every aspect of African life. It is used to entertain; to accompany dances, plays, religious ceremonies, and magic rites; and to mark such events as birth, puberty, marriage, and death."

Winner of the prestigious New Unsigned Hype award, an award offered by World Star Hip-Hop, a leading website that showcases rap artist, Marquis Moorer is innovative and thought provoking. I am happy to call him a friend and have been blessed to watch him grow as an artist over the last decade.


The next show of support was from an old homie on Instagram


Once again I O.D. appreciate the love