I'm a freelance Publicist and this blog is a display for unsigned hype otherwise known as the INDEPENDENT artist as well as artists I work with. I hope you like what you see & hear...feedback is always appreciated. Email submissions to nicoya.hogan@gmail.com
Ladies and Gentleman, we are back with another HOT artist for Featured Artist of the Week. He is a New Orleans native and a staple in the underground scene with his monthly showcase entitled 'Uniquity'. He's deep, he's bold, he's the Connoisseur of Fine Rhyme...I proudly present to you, SLANGSTON HUGHES!!! Today, you will learn how this man started, hear his music, SEE him perform LIVE and find out just how you can reach this man determined to change the sound of Hip Hop one word at a time...so sit back, relax and enjoy the sounds of Slangston Hughes...
***Who is He???
Slangston Hughes, THE Connoisseur of Fine Rhyme, can be summed up in the following quote from fellow emcee, Mr. J'ai: "The future of hip-hop has arrived. Slangston Hughes' music is a fresh blend of sensible lyrics, head bobbing beats, and unpredictably witty wordplay. Slangston is pushing the envelope and destroying all stereotypes of what a Southern emcee is supposed to sound like. He represents the new movement of unheard, progressive New Orleans rap." Hughes’ first mixtape, Money & The Message, featured original production from Blaze the Verbal Chemist, Jon Jackson of American New Wave Media Group, and New Orleans Power 102.9 FM’s own DJ Mike Swift. Money & The Message emphasizes lyrical tenacity and subject matter with meaning. Hughes was the first ever two and three-time winner of the Microphone Co-Rivalry Emcee Competition, a tournament-style, crowd judged emcee contest. Hughes, both as a solo artist and as a member of the New Orleans supergroups Tygah Woods and Superugly, has opened for Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother, Mickey Factz, Lyrics Born, Wise Intelligent, and the Asian Hip-Hop Summit tour. Slangston is currently founder and co-host of Uniquity, a monthly showcase that highlights the variety of talent in New Orleans and honors the city’s musical roots, backed by the live fusion jazz band, Fo On the Flo. Slangston is also a contributing author to New Orleans: The Underground Guide (2010). Available late summer 2010, Slangston Hughes’ mixtape, Nu Growth, will be available for digital download and at local retailers. It is a reflection of his progression as an artist and promises to be his most complete work to date.
Congratulations Slangston Hughes! Your work is amazing and definitely a necessity in Hip Hop today! Thank you so much for letting me share your talent with the world. I look forward to hearing even more from you. Good luck in all of your future endeavors!!!!
Ladies and Gentleman, I hope you have enjoyed Slangston's music...we'll be back same time next week with a brand new Featured Artist of the Week...and as always please leave feedback...we definitely want to know what you the listener has to say...
