Workshop: Emceeing: “How Dope Can You Go?”
A deeper look at lyrics in today’s rap music and the stereotypes they create. Let’s take a moment to deconstruct these message that are being sent to us in today’s “hip hop” music. What is it the mainstream is trying to push and convey? Why is it we embrace emcees & artists such as J Cole and Kendrick Lamar that use lyrical maturity to transcend what the mainstream hopes to send as the message into something larger for us to hold on to, and ultimately inspires us? This workshop will examine and have an open forum of discussion about lyrics of some of today’s most popular, and those historically popular in hip hop, and the messages & stereotypes they create or breakdown. Do we create the culture or is the culture creating us now?
STEVIE FRANKS: www.facebook.com/StevieFranksMusik www.steviefranks.com
Stevie Franks is an emcee currently signed to an indie label called "TracQaed Music Group", which is based out of Philadelphia currently. Stevie Franks calls New Jersey home these days as both an emcee and educator. His areas of focus are on Emceeing, stage performance, song writing, song structure, verbal delivery and MC presence and attitude. Through the years he has performed at multiple venues in the Delaware Valley area, Southern States, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Atlanta and West Coast Areas. By performing at these venues, he has opened up for several big named artists such as "Stlyes P", "Redman", "Slum Village", "Big Lou", "Rah Digga", "AZ", "Chris Rivers", "Planet Asia" "Cuban Linx" and soon to be "Ras Kass" coming up this August. He also have been featured on multiple underground radio stations such as "Bushwick Radio", and "Side B Radio" which is based out of New Jersey, which is live on FM radio every Sunday evening. He has released 4 studio albums up to date, "Words N Pictures", "Self Portrait", FOFTB (Fortune Only Favors The Brave) which was hosted by fleet DJ "DJ Soul Buck". And most recently "Morals Over Money" which was featured on multiple big named blog websites such "Jack Thriller", "This is 50", "Hip Hop Since 1987", All Hip Hop.com, etc. And up to date, he has sold over 1000 copies independently.
A deeper look at lyrics in today’s rap music and the stereotypes they create. Let’s take a moment to deconstruct these message that are being sent to us in today’s “hip hop” music. What is it the mainstream is trying to push and convey? Why is it we embrace emcees & artists such as J Cole and Kendrick Lamar that use lyrical maturity to transcend what the mainstream hopes to send as the message into something larger for us to hold on to, and ultimately inspires us? This workshop will examine and have an open forum of discussion about lyrics of some of today’s most popular, and those historically popular in hip hop, and the messages & stereotypes they create or breakdown. Do we create the culture or is the culture creating us now?
STEVIE FRANKS: www.facebook.com/StevieFranksMusik www.steviefranks.com
Stevie Franks is an emcee currently signed to an indie label called "TracQaed Music Group", which is based out of Philadelphia currently. Stevie Franks calls New Jersey home these days as both an emcee and educator. His areas of focus are on Emceeing, stage performance, song writing, song structure, verbal delivery and MC presence and attitude. Through the years he has performed at multiple venues in the Delaware Valley area, Southern States, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Atlanta and West Coast Areas. By performing at these venues, he has opened up for several big named artists such as "Stlyes P", "Redman", "Slum Village", "Big Lou", "Rah Digga", "AZ", "Chris Rivers", "Planet Asia" "Cuban Linx" and soon to be "Ras Kass" coming up this August. He also have been featured on multiple underground radio stations such as "Bushwick Radio", and "Side B Radio" which is based out of New Jersey, which is live on FM radio every Sunday evening. He has released 4 studio albums up to date, "Words N Pictures", "Self Portrait", FOFTB (Fortune Only Favors The Brave) which was hosted by fleet DJ "DJ Soul Buck". And most recently "Morals Over Money" which was featured on multiple big named blog websites such "Jack Thriller", "This is 50", "Hip Hop Since 1987", All Hip Hop.com, etc. And up to date, he has sold over 1000 copies independently.
