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Brad “Scarface” Jordan: ‘Behind The Desk Experience’ Delivers Big In The Bay [B.Getz on L4LM]

March 31, 2024April 4, 2024 B.Getz Brad "Scarface" Jordan, Geto Boys, hip hop, Houston, live band hip-hop, NPR TIny Desk Experience, san francisco, Scarface

On this rainy NorCal Saturday night, the sage wordsmith would take the Bay Area fans on a deeply personal journey through trials, tribulations, spiritual reckonings, fallen family, and voices in his head—all dictated through the voluminous Scarface songbook.

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Forever Legendary: The Roots Crew Returns To Rock The Bay Area [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 28, 2023March 1, 2023 B.Getz Bay Area, Black Thought, de la soul, hip hop, live band hip-hop, native tongues, okayplayer, Questlove, rap, rap music, the legendary roots crew, the masonic, the roots

So iconic they’ve been affectionately known as simply “The Legendary” for over a quarter century, pioneering Philly hip-hop institution The Roots returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, February 23rd.

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Agent 23 aka Cactus aka Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, welcome to The Upful Life Podcast! A founding member of pioneering Asheville-based live hip-hop collective Granola Funk Express (GFE). A progenitor of "family hip-hop" with his Secret Agent 23 Skidoo project, which took home a Grammy in 2019 for Best Children's Album. Cactus is a published author of several books, and a prolific educator around the country for kids of all ages and backgrounds.***LlNK lN Bl0***From train-hopping, to Rainbow Gathering kitchens, to rap ciphers at Phish festivals, this conversation is a colorful strut down memory lane for any GFE fan. And my man makes sure to spread the love around the krewe. Similarly, Cactus takes us through the birth of his daughter Saki, her transformation into MC Fireworks, and the heights their inspiring hip-hop connection took this beautiful family. These days, 23 and his 'Secret Agency' collaborate with students and symphonies, to wed classical music, global indigenous instruments, and storytelling to the elements of hip-hop. Cactus has also evolved into a successful educator, bringing hip-hop into the classroom as a multi-faceted teaching device. LISTEN ---> bit.ly/upful-076bioSecret Agent 23 Skidoo is an internationally touring, purple velvet tuxedo wearing family funk phenemenon. Combining the positive, primal power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet. After a decade of touring nationally as a rapper and producer in Granola Funk Express, he released his first kids' hip-hop album in 2008.Thanks 2 our friends at @iamAVL for the sponsor!@secretagent23skidooThe ingredients of his magic spells include reverence for the boundless mindstates of young children, respect for the culture and DNA of hip hop, funk and soul music, and a deep belief in the power of the imagination to change the world in positive ways, both personal and universal. At the 59th Grammy Awards in 2019, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo won Best Children's Album for his record Infinit ... See MoreSee Less

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