Def Poetry

5 things to do: Thursday

source: Cincinnati.com

 OH Enjoy happy hour at Mixx Ultra Lounge and stick around for Mixx's "Soulful Garden" event, featuring "HBO Def Poetry" star Georgia Me and hip-hop and neo-soul music. 3. The Cincinnati Art Museum's annual food and wine event, A Taste of Duveneck, ...

Published Thu, Jun 4

'Weeds' Creator, 'Tara' Producer, and the Hebrew Mamita Take on ...

source: Beliefnet.com

 NY Vanessa's hip-hop spoken word performances have been featured on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam, and she's also the director of "Monologues," an evening of solo performances exploring Jewish identity through anecdotes, stand-up comedy, hip-hop, ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Around the bubbler: What's on tap the week of April 23

source: 77 Square

 WI who was part of the Tony Award-winning "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam" on Broadway; and a performance of "Boomboxed: The Remix" by the First Wave Hip Hop Theatre Ensemble, with a featured performance by Tony Award-winning poet Beau Sia. ...

Published Thu, Apr 23

An Dochas' Irish tunes rock Marty's

source: Luther College Chips

 IA This academic year, the committee also hosted a Salsa Dance; Gateway Dance Theater; Shihan, a Def Poetry Jam Artist; Desdamona, a Hip Hop artist and “Incognito,” a one-man play about confronting the meaning of self and race in society. ...

Published Wed, Apr 22

[video] Russell Brings New Poetry Slam to HBO

source: streetknowledge (WordPress)

via XXL Going one-step beyond his critically-acclaimed Def Poetry series, hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons has linked up with HBO once again ... streetknowledge.wordpress.com

Published Wed, Apr 1

National Poetry Month starts on April Fool's Day - The Star-Ledger

source: NJ.com

National Poetry Month starts on April Fool's Day The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ It's hosted by slam poet and teacher Big Mike, who has appeared on Russell Simmons Def Poetry series. It's free and is part of the center's Alternate Routes hip-hop festival, which runs through April 4.

Published Tue, Mar 31

Asian American Alliance's Fusion concert brings diverse music of ...

source: Tufts Daily

 MA Magnetic North is an unsigned hip-hop duo out of New York, while Regie Cabico is a spoken word performer who has been on two seasons of HBO's "Def-Poetry Jam." This year's featured band is Tim Be Told, a group that mixes pop-rock with soul. ...

Published Thu, Mar 26

Amanda Diva Spandex Rhymes Soul

source: Exclaim!

 Canada A Def Poetry Jam alumnus, one-time fill-in member of R&B duo Floetry and recent Q-Tip collaborator, Diva expands on her hip-hop base and delivers a 13-track record full of mid-tempo boom-bap bangers and spacey electro-rap beats. ...

Published Tue, Mar 24