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the1shanti

Hometown:

Brooklyn, NY

About Me:

I write music and produce other artists for the most part (read: I'm not much of a front man). Growing up, I was pretty reluctant to trade in my vinyl for spinners and ice grills.

I've got the honor of being able to say that I helped start Soulspazm in Jim Drew's apartment with a record called "Blaxploitation" which featured my friends L Fudge, R-Son, louis logic, and the Masterminds. I was just a kid and it was nothing but fun!

Since then, I've moved around the world quite a bit with a production group I fronted called DDP, putting out an album on Sony and one on Universal before moving home and starting my own label (Flatbush Junction).

For this album, I worked with 5G Productions and longtime friends friends J.J. Brown and Dan D for almost half of the cuts. My good friends Nawfcyde and Resk 1 did the rest.

Last year, Afrika Bambaataa dubbed me India Bambaataa for being the first emcee to break hip hop commercially in India. It was hard work, but someone had to do it.

I really believe that good music can overpower huge budgets, and luckily, millions of kids around the world have supported that notion for me.

I've got the honor of being one of the Rawkus 50.

I hope you enjoy the new album. It's self titled because I think it's the closest thing to who I am as an artist that I've done so far. Thanks for letting me entertain you.

Website:

www.the1shanti.com