AWKWORD - The Fallen Angel

AWKWORD… Born 1981. Alive longer than Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain, longer than 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. (RIP.) Childhood outcast. First poem at age 8. Strove to personify Robin Hood in high school. Straight As; suspended half the time. Stole cash, phones and cigarettes from rich girls at parties — and donated to and volunteered at soup kitchens. Delivered serious beatings to racists, homophobes, rapists and general misogynists. Ran from cops, fingers dripping with paint. Nearly held back from graduating, but honored with multiple academic awards… Then, rap. Angst + Anger + Empathy + Passion + Creativity + Intelligence + Innovation + Wit + Humor + Sarcasm + Boredom. Diversity Day. First performance… 1999: A frightful year for many (Y2K… ahhhhh!); Vassar College for AWKWORD. Sociology. English. Activism. Veganism. Green Haven Prison. Family Partnership Center. Birth of Hip Hop 101. Four years. Live shows, ad hoc freestyles, shoddy recordings. Graduation. Degree. Sub-Way Stiles: Whatzisface + Voice 1 + DJ Syzygy + Blended Babies. Sub-Way Mixtape. Critical acclaim; Elemental Magazine says AWKWORD shows most heart on the album. Solo LP (See the Light). Positive press. Remix Contest. Morgan Stanley Foundation Grant. World View: First-ever 100% nonprofit global hip hop project. Production from 15+ nations and every continent. Benefiting Guns 4 Cameras (a.k.a. Aim to Live): 501c3 registered nonprofit. Hip hop-inspired education and empowerment of our youth. Eradicating gun violence… Meanwhile, AWKWORD stays in touch with his people via twitter (@AWKWORDrap), his blog (GetYourMindRight), and those pesky little leaks of free bangers. “New York Minute” (prod. Harry Fraud), with Punchline, Vast Aire, Mazzi (S.O.U.L. Purpose) and Jadakiss, dropped November 3, 2009. “Notes From A Different Kitchen (Blog Rap)” (prod. White Shadow) dropped May 7, 2010. “Imperialism” (prod. Jonny Lupo), with C-Rayz Walz and REKS, dropped June 2, 2010. World View the album hits the Internets (and select stores) in 2010. Two World View Mixtapes will drop beforehand. Stay tuned… And GetYourMindRight.

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Block McCloud, founder of Brooklyn Academy (with Pumpkinhead and Mr. Metaphor), member of Army of the Pharoahes (with Jedi Mind Tricks, Apathy, King Magnetic, etc.), and Founder and CEO of Disturbia Music Group, says: “I respect AWKWORD’s gangsta, his grind, his hustle, his tenacity to see his project through, the fact that he’s politically driven, that he is creative and artistic… I think AWKWORD is a dope MC.”

Elemental Magazine
- “proves himself as a talented MC with a solid delivery”
- “thoughtful, subjective and compassionate writing”
Urban Magazine
- “Koch needs to give this guy an indie deal A.S.A.P.”
UBO Magazine
- “one of the hottest underground lava flows”
- “One thing about AWKWORD that the public should know is that this guy is a community activist. Not only is he a talented emcee spewing consciousness to his community”
Hat City Entertainment Journal
- “emcee AWKWORD is more than just a stage performer… He finds his material in the world around him”
Juicy Magazine
- “standing out from Eminem will be easy if he keeps drawing on his education”