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Michael Franti & Spearhead
Artist Biography For Michael Franti & Spearhead
Michael Franti Born April 21 1967 In Oakland CA Is A Gifted And Much-Heralded Spoken Word Artist And Political Activist From San Francisco CA. As Leader Of The Politically And Socially-Charged Group Spearhead Franti Is At The Forefront Of Hip-Hop's Renaissance Expanding The Music's Boundaries As He Draws On Funk And Soul-Driven Beats. Through His Music And Poetry Franti Tackles A Range Of Issues--The Criminal Justice System Corporatization Of Our Daily Lives AIDS Gay Rights Homelessness The Death Penalty Drug Addiction And Suicide. His Project Spearhead Produced The Critically Acclaimed Home In 1994. The Album Contained His Biggest Single "Hole In The Bucket " A Thoughtful Lament On The Plight Of The Homeless And "Positive " Which Addressed The Growing AIDS Epidemic. The Album Boasted Adept Funk Samplings Sinuous Guitar Vamps And Soulful Melodic Tracks About Family And Social Injustice. 1997's Chocolate Supa Highway Was Not As Pop-Friendly As Home But Neither Did Its Themes Of Kidnappings And Police Brutality Lend Themselves To Such Overt Accessibility. Its Mixture Of Harsher Musical Styles -- Techno Rock And Funk -- Was A Step Forward For Franti As His World View Broadened And Deepened. In 2001 Franti Released Stay Human. In It He Expresses His Anger At The System His Advocacy Of Love And His Belief In Freedom Through Individuality And Self-Expression Through A Set Of Songs That Revolve Around A Fictitious Death Penalty Case. In It His Embrace Of The Genres That Inspired Him Is Achieved With Eloquence. Earlier Projects Of Franti Include The Beatnigs And The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy Which Had More Of An Experimental/industrial Sound But Addressed Many Of The Same Social/political Issues. As A Celebration Of The Election Of Barack Obama Franti Recorded The Obama Song Offered As A Free Track On Downloaded At Their Offical Website Www.Michaelfranti.Com/.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead - Love Don't Wait Michael Franti & Spearhead - Only Thing Missing Was You Red Astaire - Move Yo Ass Buck 65 - Zombie Delight Arrested Development - Revolution Madlib - Chino Theophilus London - Only You Idle Warship - Enemy Shotty - Frankly 3CE - A Tune Inside Of My Head Shotty - Maybe Not Empire Cast - Tell The Truth feat. Jussie Smollett Empire Cast - Nothing To Lose feat. Jussie Smollett Jamie T - Dragon Bones Buck 65 - Lights Out Ozomatli - La Meta Ozomatli - All Around The World DJ Format - Live At The Place To Be THEESatisfaction - Earthseed Bakar - Ginger Pubes Jamie T - Believing In Things That Can't Be Done Akala - You Put A Spell On Me Akala - Absolute Power Just Jack - Eye To Eye Chiddy Bang - Silver Screen K'naan - Gold In Timbuktu Plan B - Rakin' The Dead Duckwrth - Mask Off Feelings Duckwrth - Coming Closer Akira The Don - We Won't Be Broke Forever Lord Echo - Just Do You 2 Mello - Rock The Beat! Spank Rock - The Dance Mick Jenkins - Gucci Tried To Tell Me Spank Rock - Ta Da Young Fathers - Only God Knows The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Bacao Suave Busdriver - Bliss Point JUNGLEPUSSY - Picky Bitch Checklist Open Mike Eagle - Ziggy Starfish Anxiety Raps feat. Gold Panda Tierra Whack - Cutting Onions Blue Scholars - Slick Watts Tommy Cash - BLACK JEANS, WHITE T-SHIRT Blue Scholars - Marion Sunshine Mykki Blanco - Ace Bougie Chick Asher Roth - Pull It Khruangbin - LITTLE JOE & MARY 88Rising - California feat. Warren Hue Mykki Blanco - WISH YOU WOULD Mick Jenkins - Carefree
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Biography - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Michael Franti Born April 21 1967 In Oakland CA Is A Gifted And Much-Heralded Spoken Word Artist And Political Activist From San Francisco CA. As Leader Of The Politically And Socially-Charged Group Spearhead Franti Is At The Forefront Of Hip-Hop's Renaissance Expanding The Music's Boundaries As He Draws On Funk And Soul-Driven Beats. Through His Music And Poetry Franti Tackles A Range Of Issues--The Criminal Justice System Corporatization Of Our Daily Lives AIDS Gay Rights Homelessness The Death Penalty Drug Addiction And Suicide. His Project Spearhead Produced The Critically Acclaimed Home In 1994. The Album Contained His Biggest Single "Hole In The Bucket " A Thoughtful Lament On The Plight Of The Homeless And "Positive " Which Addressed The Growing AIDS Epidemic. The Album Boasted Adept Funk Samplings Sinuous Guitar Vamps And Soulful Melodic Tracks About Family And Social Injustice. 1997's Chocolate Supa Highway Was Not As Pop-Friendly As Home But Neither Did Its Themes Of Kidnappings And Police Brutality Lend Themselves To Such Overt Accessibility. Its Mixture Of Harsher Musical Styles -- Techno Rock And Funk -- Was A Step Forward For Franti As His World View Broadened And Deepened. In 2001 Franti Released Stay Human. In It He Expresses His Anger At The System His Advocacy Of Love And His Belief In Freedom Through Individuality And Self-Expression Through A Set Of Songs That Revolve Around A Fictitious Death Penalty Case. In It His Embrace Of The Genres That Inspired Him Is Achieved With Eloquence. Earlier Projects Of Franti Include The Beatnigs And The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy Which Had More Of An Experimental/industrial Sound But Addressed Many Of The Same Social/political Issues. As A Celebration Of The Election Of Barack Obama Franti Recorded The Obama Song Offered As A Free Track On Downloaded At Their Offical Website Www.Michaelfranti.Com/.
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